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Poster for Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

2018 · ★ 8.2 (685)

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.

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Poster for 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage

2013 · ★ 5.8 (34)

The film follows Sanna, who sets out to document the countless ways there are to ruin a marriage for her doctoral thesis.

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Poster for Frog/Robot

2011 · ★ 8.0 (1)

An off-kilter comedy about a girl who thinks more than she says, and a boy that says more than he thinks.

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Poster for That Weekend

2021 · ★ 6.0 (2)

Julia returns to her hometown and the neighbourhood she left years ago after being swindled. She’s here to sign a permit to authorize her daughter to move in with her father, but more than anything, she’s come back to recover money that she left there, and which would solve a lot of her problems. Returning to her past is nothing like she expected it to be.

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Poster for A Thousand Kisses Deep

2012 · ★ 4.7 (20)

The suicide of an old woman from her apartment building sends a nurse on a strange journey back through time to try to rectify her past mistakes.

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Poster for Becoming Frederick Douglass

2022 · ★ 6.5 (2)

In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using Douglass's own powerful, profound speeches and writing, the story retraces his journey from a man born and raised in slavery to one of the most prominent elder statesmen and inspiring voices for freedom in American history. With additional context and insight provided by historians, scholars and Douglass's descendants, the filmmakers recount the brutality and trauma of his childhood while illuminating his strength of character, defiance against the bonds of slavery and the influences that guided his lifelong quest for freedom. The most celebrated Black man of his era, Douglass's legacy and achievements continue to resonate today. His life and work still inspires activists, educators and citizens in the fight for freedom, equality and a more just American society.

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2022 · ★ 0.0 (0)

When Andy, a young boy with cerebral palsy, must move to yet another foster home, his caseworker helps him connect to his inner superhero.

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Poster for The End of Love

2020 · ★ 5.5 (10)

At first, they make love even if they are not in the same country. She's in Paris, he's in Tel Aviv. Time passes and over-communication kills their privacy. In the end, they fall in love for the first time.

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Poster for 1:1

2006 · ★ 8.0 (27)

In a Copenhagen suburb the 19-year-old Per is found unconscious after having been badly beaten up. He is taken to hospital in a coma. The police have no clues, but the air is thick with suspicion. His mother struggles to maintain her faith in his survival. His younger sister, Mie, begins to pick up rumors. Her boyfriend, Shadi, suspects that his elder brother is behind the assault but he cannot tell anyone. Many well-meaning people find themselves at sea in a fable about emotions leading us astray.

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Poster for Smudge

2005 · ★ 0.0 (0)

This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass. These ancient spiritual traditions may at first seem at odds with urban life, but to Indigenous people in Canada who are used to praying in natural settings, the whole world is sacred space.

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Poster for Haut

2018 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Lia leads a normal life. She goes to work and takes care of her daughter. While visiting her parents she is reminded that her life is not that normal after all. Several years ago she had a severe car accident leaving half her face scarred. Especially her anxious mother makes Lia feel insecure again and her despair leads to an emotional outburst.

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Poster for Satisfaction

2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Set against the stunning Greek isles, Satisfaction is a nuanced psychological drama that unravels the fragile bond between British composers Lola and Philip. Their relationship lingers in silence as Lola struggles to reclaim her voice. Weaving between their present-day trip to a remote Greek island and the start of their romance at a London music school, the film slowly reveals an unspoken rift. When Lola meets the magnetic Elena on a nudist beach and invites her into their world, tensions escalate, forcing Lola to confront the darkest part of her past.

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Poster for The Hypnotist

2001 · ★ 5.4 (5)

A weird German doctor uses hypnotism, seduction, and criminality to get the better of a trio of spoiled wealthy siblings, in a tribute to old Hollywood Technicolor melodramas.

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Poster for Nureyev

2018 · ★ 7.3 (27)

An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.

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Poster for Awayy

2022 · ★ 0.0 (0)

On the eve of a small-town waitress moving to New York City, a solar flare disrupts her plans.

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Poster for Subjects of Desire

2021 · ★ 6.0 (1)

Subjects of Desire is a thought provoking film that examines the cultural shift in beauty standards towards embracing (or appropriating) Black aesthetics and features, deconstructing what we understand about race and the power behind beauty.

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Poster for Acht

2025 · ★ 0.0 (1)

A single long-range shot shatters the quiet of a country morning, leaving a beloved doctor dead on the steps of his family home. In the aftermath, a grieving widow and her withdrawn son cling desperately to the safety of routine. Meanwhile, a weary detective – mid-divorce and living out of a suitcase – is called to investigate, joined by a young colleague still reeling from a recent trauma.

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Poster for Dorothy Mills

2008 · ★ 6.0 (258)

When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...

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2008 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Some people live to work. Some people work to live. Dave Bracken works to love.

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Poster for Inheritance

2012 · ★ 4.7 (3)

A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The battles between different family members become as merciless as the outside war once their father falls into a coma and inches toward death.

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