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Poster for Prisoner's Daughter

2023 · ★ 6.1 (78)

Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max’s violent past comes back to haunt them all.

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Poster for 1805 A Butterfly Drive

2019 · ★ 0.0 (0)

What's really happening at 1805 A Butterfly Drive? A mother and her daughter, a mystery, wild emotions...

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Poster for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999 · ★ 6.4 (44)

An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.

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Poster for Undergrads

2024 · ★ 6.0 (4)

Two young women navigate the trials of growing up as they confront their awakening desires. Their journey explores the complexities of sexuality and the profound impact it has on their lives and identities.

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Poster for Daddy I Do

2010 · ★ 7.0 (1)

The Purity Ball symbolizes a father's protection over his daughter's virginity, but how does this reflect in the choices she makes, understanding her sexuality, and knowing her worth as a woman? This documentary examines the effects of Abstinence-Only Programs versus Comprehensive Sex Education in schools and what society can do to help lower teen pregnancies, abortions, and STDS, as well as poverty and sexual abuse.

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Poster for The Deal

2012 · ★ 6.9 (37)

Police officer Hamza requests his transfer to the Anti-Narcotics Administration, following the killing of his brother by Suleiman Al-Muslimi. He monitors his brother Salem, the big drug dealer, who smuggled Suleiman and fabricated a charge for Hamza's wife.

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Poster for Katarynka

1956 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The sounds of the backyard Katarynka, which irritate Mr. Tomasz's sensitive ear, are the only source of emotion for the blind girl.

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Poster for Thirsty for Likes

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

From the outside, Diamond and Harmony are living the high life as influencers. What no one knows is what they’ve had to endure behind closed doors.

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Poster for The Pink Cloud

2021 · ★ 5.8 (39)

After a toxic and mysterious pink cloud suddenly appears around the globe, people are forced to shelter in place. A woman finds herself stuck in an apartment with a stranger after a one-night stand, and the two come to terms with staying together.

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Poster for Looking for Oum Kulthum

2017 · ★ 6.0 (6)

A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female singer of the Arab world, Oum Kulthum. Through her difficult journey, not unlike her heroine's, she has to face the struggles, sacrifices and the price that a woman has to pay if she dares to cross the lines of a conservative male dominated society.

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Poster for A Deadly American Marriage

2025 · ★ 6.6 (71)

A chilling 911 call. A gruesome scene. What really happened inside a family's quiet suburban home? Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores Jason Corbett's brutal death.

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Poster for Dear Zindagi

2016 · ★ 7.0 (250)

An unconventional thinker helps a budding cinematographer gain a new perspective on life.

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Poster for Talk 16

1991 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Canadian documentary filmmakers Janis Lundman and Adrienne Mitchell, over the course of a year, gathered footage of five very different 16-year-old girls, who each offered her own views on a range of topics relevant to adolescents. Collecting the girls' most intimate viewpoints on relationships, substance abuse, their families and their aspirations, Lundman and Mitchell offer a poignant look at the hopes and fears of young women at the brink of adulthood.

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Poster for Atatürk: Father of Modern Turkey

2018 · ★ 7.8 (6)

Docudrama examining the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. Monuments to him can be found in every city; the anniversary of his death is commemorated every year; derogatory words about him are punishable by law. Rarely has a politician changed a society so radically in such a short time as Atatürk did Turkey.

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The project of a full-length horror film based on Japanese folklore.

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Poster for Redhead

2023 · ★ 4.0 (3)

Cannibalism and depravity drive Autumn Blacksmith, now widowed, to engage in a relentless revenge binge. Will she kill every man around her?

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Poster for 0.1% World

2022 · ★ 7.7 (9)

Tells the love story between men and women in different places who perceive each other's emotions and perceptions and communicate. Because of an accident, assistant architect An Yi and piano tuner Gao Ang become connected through brain waves. Since then, the lives of the two become linked and gradually become the most "understanding" of each other.

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Poster for Gang Rape

2007 · ★ 6.0 (3)

Morisaki is passionate about education, and luckily she is hired as an intern in a private secondary school. To her surprise, Morisaki discovers that a group of her students record sex tapes of her neighbour Takara and force her to offer sex. Principal's grandson Fuji is actually the leader of the gang. Morisaki makes up her mind and punishes them strictly. However, those impenitent students even imprison and force her to have sex. Angry Morisaki vows to take revenge..

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2016 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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Poster for Stolen Life

2005 · ★ 6.9 (14)

When Yan'ni starts college she believes she is embarking on a new life away from her family, and she is, but not the new beginning she anticipates. Once at school, she immediately meets Muyu and falls in love with him. What she does not know is that from the moment he met her Muyu began an intricate deception that will lead to the loss of her child and the future she believes in.

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