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Poster for Song of the Gallows

2002 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The Song of the Gallows is based on a medieval, seventeenth-century story about a magic violin that saves the life of a Roma man from the gallows. The Polish princess Katarina Jagellonica arrives in Finland in order to get married to Duke Juhana; after listening to the Romani musician playing his instrument she agrees to his request that all the gallows should be torn down in the country to save the Roma from execution.

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Poster for Monster Hospital

2021 · ★ 7.0 (1)

Some people spend money to buy officials, some people spend money to buy love, but... will anyone spend money to buy sickness? A complete geek girl, who has somehow arrived in the other world, becomes an orc saint. Other people's saints heal and save people, while our saints open a restaurant to make money

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Poster for What's The Beautiful

2021 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A girl is hit by a bicycle on her way home. Coming out of the emergency room, a persistent young man is tied behind her, offering help - the girl has a plaster cast on her arm, her mobility is impaired. Soon a connection arises between them, but as soon as the plaster is removed, the guy disappeared. What is the girl ready to do to bring back the mysterious stranger?

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2005 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A woman’s body on a bed. The camera follows her silhouette and slides out of the window to frame an urban landscape on the water’s edge. The sky and the sea share the horizon. A breath of freedom emerges from the images, like a dream in the shade of summer. A short effort made as part of the Pompeu Fabra film school, in Barcelona.

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Poster for Remember Africville

1991 · ★ 0.0 (0)

This short film depicts Africville, a small black settlement that lay within the city limits of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the 1960s, the families there were uprooted and their homes demolished in the name of urban renewal and integration. More than 20 years later, the site of the community of Africville is a stark, under-utilized park. Former residents, their descendants and some of the decision-makers speak out and, with the help of archival photographs and films, tell the story of that painful relocation.

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Poster for Star

2015 · ★ 5.8 (38)

Star follows the path of Tito and Jay, two brothers living in the Montreal neighborhood of Park Extension. Accompanying these young people in their daily life marked by complicity and intimidation, Star tackles themes dear to teenagers: identity and friendship.

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Poster for Torre das Donzelas

2018 · ★ 6.1 (5)

Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, when Brazil was under a reign of terror during its military dictatorship years. They all meet again 45 years later to break the silence and the fear of speaking out the horrors they lived under a ruthless dictatorship.

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Poster for We Are Gamily

2017 · ★ 9.5 (2)

A gay man and a lesbian arrange to have a "fake" marriage to appease their families. Hijinks ensue. The lesbian falls in love with her "husband's" twin sister and things begin to get even more complicated.

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Poster for Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story

2016 · ★ 6.5 (11)

Story of Miki Howard, an American R&B and Jazz singer, whose hits include "Ain't Nobody Like You" and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World."

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Poster for Girlfriend for Hire

2016 · ★ 10.0 (1)

A rich young man hires his classmate to pretend to be his girlfriend to appease his father. Though it is meant to be purely a business arrangement, real sparks fly as they spend time together.

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Poster for Raven the Little Rascal - The Big Race

2015 · ★ 6.7 (5)

In a powerful story about teamwork, acceptance and finding one's calling, little Raven and his friends take part in an exciting and tumultuous race through the forest.

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Poster for A Dubious Place

2010 · ★ 7.7 (6)

A gruesome discovery is made outside a London cemetery one night. Meanwhile in Paris, Police Captain Adamsberg discovers a body chopped into pieces. Could there be a link?

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Poster for Beach Goers

2026 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A day at the beach takes a turn for the worst for a small friend group when one of them disappears mysteriously. It’s a mad dash to try and find her as quickly as possible whilst also preparing for the worst.

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Poster for before it melts

2021 · ★ 5.0 (1)

When Lok's estranged father passed away, he left nothing but an ice cream motorcycle. Lok doesn't know how to ride one, so he has no way but to walk alongside it. During his trip, not only does Lok get to know more about his father, but it also leads him to reflect on his relationship with his son.

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Poster for Casa

2025 · ★ 7.0 (1)

At an alternative fashion school in the toughest suburb of Paris, the young fashion designers of the future give free rein to their wild creative dreams.

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Poster for La Fille d'un grand amour

2025 · ★ 5.1 (18)

Ana and Yves loved each other passionately, then parted ways. Years later, their daughter Cécile made a documentary about their meeting. They meet again. Still scarred by their past love, they set out to find a way back to each other.

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Poster for Liquefy

2022 · ★ 10.0 (1)

A vertical film about self-love in the times of liquid love. A film based on a poem by Isadora Tricerri about freedom and the difficulties of being in love.

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Poster for Intolerance

1996 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A collective cinematic project to promote tolerance and the value of diversity.

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Poster for Small Rope

1990 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Playing hide and seek game comes to a sticky end for the cat Tutti and the hippo Topa. Tutti stuck in a well, as the idea to hide there seemed quite reasonable. But Topa would not leave his friend in trouble and pulled his friend out with a rope, but first he needed to overcome many obstacles to find it.

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Poster for Love of Tangbula Grasslands

2006 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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