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Poster for Once Upon a Time in Venezuela

2020 · ★ 8.0 (36)

Once upon a time, the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous, alive with fisherman and poets. Now it is decaying and disintegrating—a small but prophetic reflection of Venezuela itself.

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Poster for Voices from Within

1994 · ★ 0.0 (0)

"Voices from Within" brings you into a world most people never see-a mental institution. For the first time in the history of Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, cameras were allowed inside and placed into the hands of four individuals in care: Jimmy, Lee, Kevin, and Calvin, who have been residents for a combined 160 years. All of them have series mental illnesses.

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Poster for Fear of Fanny

2006 · ★ 7.1 (7)

The bizarre tale of Fanny Cradock, Britain's famous and maligned TV chef from 50s to the 70s.

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Poster for To Have (Or Not)

1995 · ★ 4.7 (10)

Alice, fired from her job on an assembly line, leaves her boyfriend and provincial home for an uncertain new life in Lyon. There she encounters Bruno, a construction worker who's just been dumped and is severely depressed. Romantic possibilities ensue.

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Poster for Two Times Woman

1985 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Jovina and Marlene, two Black women of different generations, left Northeast Brazil for Rio de Janeiro's Vidigal favela, in search of new opportunities. They relate how they thwarted Portuguese landgrabbers and transcended their status as housewives.

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Poster for Breaking Vera

— · ★ 0.0 (0)

Held captive for years, Vera attempts to keep her sanity while enduring psychological games her her captor.

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Poster for My Contribution

1969 · ★ 9.0 (1)

An illustration of the difficulties women encounter when they seek to achieve economic integration and equality with men in a country at the height of revolution.

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1984 · ★ 6.0 (1)

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Poster for Miami

2017 · ★ 4.8 (20)

Miami is the story of two sisters who have grown up separately. The older sister, Angela, is an exotic dancer with her own touring dance group. The younger, Anna, on the threshold of adulthood, lives in a small town working in sales. When their father dies, Anna looks for and finds Angela. The fascinating, high-strung Angela asks the timid Anna to accompany her on tour and, before long, trouble from Angela’s past catches up to them and the sisters’ love is put to the test.

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Poster for The Lion's Mouth Opens

2014 · ★ 8.0 (4)

A documentary on filmmaker Marianna Palka, as she confronts her risk of Huntington's Disease.

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Poster for Snake Feed

1997 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Snake Feed is a glimpse into the lives of Irene and Rick, two people struggling with life-long addiction and marginal employment. The film follows a day in their lives at a time when Rick is dealing in the small-time pill trade and Irene is intent on rebuilding her life. In the course of the story, Rick betrays Irene's trust, which causes her to take action on behalf of herself and her children. The setting, a small town in upstate New York, is woven into the film through the inclusion of details of daily life.

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Poster for Snapshots for Henry

2006 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The film centers on a conflict between two couples who live next door to each other in the two halves of a duplex: Pent and Angie, a couple who live a wild party lifestyle; and Tim and Joanne , a more straightlaced professional couple with a new baby.

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Poster for The worst is friends

2021 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Actor Morimoto has always said, "I can sell!" The synchronization was selling first, and I started YouTube. Ah, I wonder when that started. There is a discrepancy between my words and reality... Is it the worst that Morimoto suddenly appears in my troubled daily life? I want to run with these people. A story that will surely become your friend.

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Poster for God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story

2023 · ★ 10.0 (1)

Based on the life of Sheila Johnson who retired from the Air Force after being diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer and later went on to found an advocacy group to support Black women and men diagnosed with the disease.

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1995 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Francesco Maselli pitched this documentary to the CGIL, CISL, and UIL trade unions as part of the 1.5 million-strong protest march on November 12, 1994 against Silvio Berlusconi's projects on social security and the reform of the pension system. A large number of directors, cinematographers, camera operators and technicians from all over the country worked for free in 22 different crews, chronicling one of largest political gatherings ever held in Italy.

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Poster for Yuan yang yi shi

1986 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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Poster for Women in the Shadows

1991 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers in spite of the reluctance to speak about Native roots on the part of her relatives. The film articulates Métis women's experience with racism in both current and historical context, and examines the forces that pushed them into the shadows.

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2018 · ★ 0.0 (0)

After failing to act during a horrific event, an insecure gym employee must find the strength to chase after the love of his life before he loses her trust forever.

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— · ★ 0.0 (0)

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Poster for Eccentrip

2023 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A couple chasing the ultimate high find themselves in a horrific nightmare when the designer drug at an underground rave takes them on a sinister trip.

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