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Poster for Happenstance

2020 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Christina and Keith are childhood friends who see each other at a mutual friend's birthday party. They recall old memories and find themselves seeing each other in a new way.

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Poster for Altered Innocence Vol. 1

2021 · ★ 4.0 (1)

A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth, identity, and desire. This diverse collection showcases a range of cinematic voices—both emerging and established—exploring the exhilaration, vulnerability, and confusion of coming-of-age through stories that celebrate queer love, self-discovery, and the breaking of societal boundaries. Blending narrative shorts, experimental visuals, and music-driven pieces, the anthology offers an evocative, multifaceted portrait of innocence transformed.

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Poster for Gambämark

2018 · ★ 0.0 (0)

"Gambämark" is a musical produced and performed by the Finnish-Swedish humor group KAJ in co-operation with Wasa Teater. Originally premiering on stage at the Ritz Hotel in Vaasa in the autumn of 2018, it premiered on TV for the wide public on 1.3.2019. "Gambämark" is about a small town in Finnish Ostrobothnia, which decides to isolate itself from the outer world and builds a large wall around its borders. The people of the town enjoy life as it used to be - but is everyone truly happy?

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Poster for Anna Fucking Molnar

2017 · ★ 4.0 (6)

The eccentric actress Anna finds herself at the rock bottom of her career and has to realize that her life actually passed her by. The theater premier was a disaster on her account, her ex is already dating a new girl and she definitely exceeded the certain age where it is still okay to get dragged out of the mess by daddy. The house of cards she built so carefully seems to be more fragile than expected. Everything in Annas life begs for a new start to get her back on track. But the only thing coming around at the moment is a firefighter.

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Poster for Fool's Fire

1992 · ★ 4.4 (5)

A crippled dwarf is forced to become jester to a tyrannical king, but when the king abuses a beautiful dwarf with whom the jester is in love the jester plots a terrible revenge.

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2016 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Hui works with her autistic-brother at the supermarket. Her husband is always away, so she constantly asks for the proof of his love. When she can't get it, she turns to her brother. The shocking ending makes us wonder what love means.

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Poster for Svetsaren i Rosenbad

2019 · ★ 6.0 (1)

Depicts the path of the boy from the orphanage, the cottage in Sunnersta to the Sagerska Palace and the ultimate power as the Swedish Prime Minister. The film presents Stefan Löfven's relatives, childhood friends, workmates from his profession as welder at Hägglund and Sons in Örnsköldsvik, in 1995 he was employed as Ombudsman in the Swedish Metalworkers' Union, and elected to the executive board of the Social Democrats in 2006, shortly after becoming chairman of trade union IF Metall, and confirmed on 4 April 2013 as Party Chairman at the party's bi-annual congress. On 2 October 2014, the Swedish Parliament/Riksdag approved Stefan Löfven to become Prime Minister,

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Poster for Firecrackers

2013 · ★ 1.0 (2)

Lou and Chantal are gonna blow up. One day. Somehow. But girls don't get out of Coberge, Ontario by playing nice. All they've ever wanted, was to feel what it's like to be free.

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Poster for Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

1998 · ★ 7.0 (1)

Known for his personification of the Western Hero, it was Montana-born Gary Cooper's horse-riding skills that first brought him bit parts in movies. And he never lost his love of the great American outdoors. Though he rarely played a villain and was an adept comedian, Cooper is best remembered for his strong, silent heroes. With his lanky country boy looks and shy hesitancy he created a unique screen presence, though his real life was one of sophisticated elegance.

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Poster for Féfé de Broadway

1979 · ★ 4.5 (4)

Maria, a great tragedian, has desires for radical change in her career. Singing, dancing, changing registers and getting younger: it has become an obsession. To get there, she calls on her ex-lover Simon whom she left in the past, who has become a popular choreographer for stars on Broadway. The reunion is somewhat tormented ...

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Poster for Finishing School

1934 · ★ 6.0 (17)

Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical intern who works as a waiter for a living. Both the director of the school and her mother oppose such a relationship.

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Poster for Chaos, Disorder

2012 · ★ 6.5 (3)

Zaki, Mounir and Manal are in their twenties, and living in a confined community where basic needs are met yet chaos and disorder brew. The two boys are in love with the same girl who finds herself the subject of a bet for a football match between them, the winner marries Manal. This story reflects a football and play-station youth and how they deal with their emotions in a community that is increasingly closed off and isolated.

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2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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2006 · ★ 5.0 (1)

This short from the anthology film Paris, je t’aime looks at the meeting between two teenagers, one a catcaller and the other a Muslim girl. Directed by Gurinder Chadha.

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2011 · ★ 1.0 (1)

Floating carefree in a water taxi, two people have sunk into love through weekly exchanges on the Aquabus. Devon, a 22-year-old art school student, and Rachel, a 41-year-old architect, have created an escape from their everyday life where they can share unhurried flirtations about love, life and the shades in between. While their relationship only exists between docks on a boat ride - on this day we come to discover that their time together also has a number of predefined stops. When Devon wants to move their relationship to the next level, we quickly understand the different worlds they come from. Through a unique partnership, this film examines whether some types of love can only exist in finite spaces and time.

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Poster for My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

2015 · ★ 6.4 (54)

A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives.

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Poster for Matthew Perry: Not Just Friends

2023 · ★ 2.0 (2)

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Poster for Tales from the Void: Carry

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Katie is thrilled when she learns she's pregnant, fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a mother. But when she learns her unborn child isn't viable, she finds that termination is not in line with her religious community's expectations.

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Poster for Don't F*ck With Ba

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Disillusioned by corrupt authorities, Thao and their friends decide to seek street justice against a thieving gang, aiming to foster renewed solidarity and protect their community.

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Poster for Sister from the South

2021 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Set in 1970's Melbourne at a school organized creek cleanup, a South African student attempts to circumvent her bully who has long held racial prejudices against her.

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