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2007 · ★ 5.3 (3)

Brazil documentary

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Poster for Dear Departed

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A girl who recently lost her Grandfather discovers a hidden post office where you can send and receive letters to a loved one who has passed on, however, she receives the wrong letter.

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Poster for Sira

2023 · ★ 7.0 (9)

After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror. A feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the Sahel region.

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Poster for Aspiralux

2002 · ★ 6.0 (1)

Martin finally believes he has sold a sweeper to a retiree who turns out to be a dangerous individual.

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Poster for Cairo Calling

2005 · ★ 4.8 (5)

Ahmed is in for the shock of his life when his mother calls from Cairo to announce her imminent visit to Montreal . He has to clean up his act to get ready for her arrival. He convinces his entourage to play along for the duration of her stay, telling them that the visit is a short one. But Mother has other plans... She is a woman on a mission and is ready to stay for as long as it takes for her to see it through. In fact, she has an open ticket! Ahmed's patience as well as his friends' will be severely tested as his mother tries to bring her old world values into their lives. But she too will get tested when she realizes the true meaning of the old saying : be careful what you wish for, it may just come true...

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Poster for The Strange Ones

2018 · ★ 5.2 (83)

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film version of the 2011 short film going by the same name.

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Poster for Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

2012 · ★ 7.1 (27)

The story of how, in 1970, the social activism of young UCLA philosophy professor Angela Davis led her to become involved in a failed kidnapping attempt that ended in a shootout, four deaths, and her name on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.

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Poster for So Much So Fast

2006 · ★ 6.0 (8)

A man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease deals with the woman falling for him and a brother who becomes obsessed with finding a cure.

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Poster for Fixing Up Christmas

2021 · ★ 5.9 (25)

Known as a “fixer” for difficult clients, a talented party planner must help a young CEO plan the Christmas party of the year to dazzle the mayor and save his company. Wil the “fixer” fix something more than just the company?

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2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Is it ‘rule breaking’ for Korean society to encourage childbirth while leaving childcare to individuals? Is it ‘rule breaking’ for a family where the father works low-wage irregular jobs and serves as a stay-at-home dad to four children? To resist Korean society's rule breaking, this stay-at-home father of four decides to become the so-called "Rule Breaker."​

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Poster for Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School

2023 · ★ 5.0 (4)

Documentary featuring Philadelphia teenagers from HIll-Freedman World Academy engaged in a unique songwriting collaboration that captures both the hard times they're living in and the joy that music brings.

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Poster for Manhood

1999 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Mason was born a girl and has for some time taken hormones to develop his masculine traits. A documentary about the gender-bending in San Francisco.

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Poster for Anthem of a Teenage Prophet

2019 · ★ 6.4 (43)

A small town-teen predicts his friend’s death with startling accuracy and is labelled the “Prophet of Death.” One thing he didn’t see coming? Falling in love - with his best friend’s girl.

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2000 · ★ 0.0 (0)

"This is a nice fruit tree here. Why don't you eat from it? " Working from about 2,500 images, all painstakingly drawn and painted and textured onto clear 70mm film leader, Nina Paley’s brilliant, camera-less short film paints the proverbial "Fall from Grace" as a labyrinthine trip through Pandora's box. It is a mad race, a dance with death and a rollicking good time in this raucous, vibrant set of color images shimmering and shimmying over a black background, all to the driving insouciance of Scottish punk rockers the Revillos' "Yeah Yeah."

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Poster for Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981 · ★ 6.1 (21)

The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which is borrowed from a 1958 film with the same name by Marc Allegret, refers to the sense the actresses have of what is expected of them by the film industry.

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1977 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The history of the ocean as our most important resource.

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2006 · ★ 0.0 (0)

An earthen fairy tale. A feast for the living.

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Poster for Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990 · ★ 7.3 (26)

Rosa, a mature mother of several children, is concerned that her beloved husband Don Peppino is losing interest in her, and does his best to provoke some jealousy in him. She is a masterful cook, and if her romantic charms are fading, her culinary skills are not. By one means and another, and after some amusing confrontations, she succeeds in keeping her husband from taking her for granted and harmony is restored.

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Poster for Billy Bob

2019 · ★ 10.0 (1)

Set near the cursed Hellfrozeover Lake, the story centers on Billy Bob (Zachary Chambers), a reclusive and mentally impaired man who stalks young campers engaging in premarital sex. Raised by his puritanical and deeply traumatized mother (Belinda Soprano), Billy was taught that sex is evil and that his disability is a divine punishment for his mother’s own non-consensual encounter with a family member.

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Poster for Parrot Kindergarten

2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Dive into the fascinating tale of a woman raised in a cult, whose journey of healing through teaching her parrot to read reshapes our understanding of interspecies communication.

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