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1973 · ★ 2.0 (1)

Computer generated music and visuals films directly from a color TV monitor.

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Poster for Under Construction

2015 · ★ 6.1 (4)

Roya is a middle-class Muslim woman that struggles to find herself in the sprawl of urban Bangladesh. When she discovers that she will be replaced by a younger actor for the role of Nandini —a central character of Rabindranath Tagore’s political play Red Oleanders —she battles to reconstruct the part, reclaiming her identity and sexuality in the process. As she sets the play in a modern day ready-made garment factory in Dhaka, her journey to establish her individuality is juxtaposed with the journey of her housemaid Moyna, who later joins the industrial workforce.

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Poster for Lügen und andere Wahrheiten

2014 · ★ 4.5 (17)

Six intertwined people struggle with their own sincerity, and, in so doing, unravel their secrets and the lies they live.

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1980 · ★ 6.0 (1)

This lively film is an unforgettable portrait of legendary vocalist Betty Carter, one of the greatest living exponents of jazz. Uncompromised by commercialism throughout her long career, she has forged alternative criteria for success — including founding her own recording company and raising her two sons as a single parent. Parkerson's special film captures Carter's musical genius, her paradoxical relationship with the public and her fierce dedication to personal and artistic independence.

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Poster for Weird Maryland

2026 · ★ 0.0 (0)

An amateur cryptozoologist follows in her missing sister's footsteps, discovering a sinister presence lurking in Maryland.

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Poster for The Sound of Flames

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Poster for Встреча

2024 · ★ 6.0 (1)

The plot is based on a conversation between two women - an adult and a very young one. Both women are filled with claims against each other. But what is hidden behind this, what relationships connect them? In the dialogue, the woman simultaneously tries to escape from the truth and find the truth.

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Poster for Love, Dad

2022 · ★ 6.2 (4)

A short film about ties and gaps between a child and a parent. The author rediscovers letters her dad used to write her from prison. That love seems to be gone now. She decides to write back in hope to find the connection again. She puts in writing what could not be said: blaming him for family´s break-up but also trying to understand.

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Poster for Your Own Bullshit

2020 · ★ 0.0 (0)

There is nothing greater than having a dinner with the family. Although it resembles a looped scenario that repeats itself endlessly. Recited with flying colors for many long years.

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Poster for Semele

2015 · ★ 7.7 (3)

Eleven-year-old Semele unexpectedly arrives at her father's worksite in Cyprus with a note from school that needs to be signed. This is an astutely observed, ultimately heart-rending story about a youngster whose fierce longing to be noticed is matched only by her determination to make it happen.

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2023 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The body becomes architecture in the iconic abandoned military bunkers of Fort Worden National Park as personal and geographical histories are interwoven in this genre-bending dance.

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Poster for Hara Kiri

2016 · ★ 5.1 (8)

A punk infused love story of two street skaters, August and Beto, and their last day on earth: they're gonna end it.

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Poster for Waste

2019 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Who would have thought that love, compassion and the unthinkable would happen when Miles and Lee meet for the first time.

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Poster for James Ellroy: American Dog

2006 · ★ 4.5 (1)

A portrait of American crime writer James Ellroy that is a journey through his dark personal and literary obsessions, marked by the murder of his mother, Jean Ellroy, in 1958, when he was just a ten-year-old boy.

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Poster for The Boy with the Golden Pants

2014 · ★ 6.0 (22)

When Mats stumbles upon a pair of pants containing an unlimited amount of money, everything changes. Now he can buy everything he ever wanted, not knowing that powerful forces are tracking him down.

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Poster for When Yesterday Comes

2012 · ★ 1.0 (1)

Following the success of The Long Goodbye, the Taiwan Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia has embarked on a second documentary film dealing with the plight of elderly people suffering from conditions like Alzheimer’s and other degenerative disorders resulting in memory loss. When Yesterday Comes takes the route of a compendium of four shorts by different directors.

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Poster for Sinopsis Filem BU KASIH SUCI

2019 · ★ 0.0 (0)

# Kak Mah's dream of having a grandchild begins to crumble when her daughter-in-law, Diana, has no intention of having children in the near future as she is focused on her career. Although supported by her husband, Zack, Kak Mah disagrees with the decision. To make matters worse, neither Kak Mah nor Diana know that Zack's architecture firm has already closed down and he is currently unemployed. Aishah, a housewife, feels her life is increasingly pressured and unappreciated when her husband, Norman, who works as a doctor, focuses more on his career. Their daughter, Julie, is rarely at home and enjoys socializing with the cosplay community. The relationship between Aishah, Norman, and Julie grows increasingly strained, causing her to begin doubting her own decision to give up her own dreams for the family, but her sacrifice goes unappreciated. The wish of Hafiz and his wife, Norimah, comes true when the woman is confirmed to be pregnant after waiting for so long for the good news.

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Poster for Beautiful Pain

2016 · ★ 7.8 (4)

A boy with autism causes a lot of hardships for his parents, as his father isn`t accepting the fact that he is different from the rest while his mother is trying her best to fit his needs. His mother later finds the right people to help her son live his life.

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Poster for Eagles

2021 · ★ 7.5 (2)

Along the scorching desert border in Arizona, it is estimated that only one out of every five missing migrants are ever found. Águilas is the story of one group of searchers, the Águilas del Desierto.

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Poster for King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion

2005 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Screenwriter David Franzoni hosts a discussion with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Antoine Fuqua, and cast members Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd, and Hugh Dancy. Produced for the “King Arthur” DVD.

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