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Poster for Nightingale

2023 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Autumn 1944 in Tallinn, Estonia. German forces retreat as the Russian army settles in. Young soldier Aleksei is sent from the frontline to work in a prison filled with Estonian political prisoners.

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Poster for Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

1988 · ★ 7.0 (1)

Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that Shizuka tries her best to restrict her diet and please Kazuki. "It's So Far Away!" Karuma Sae is an office lady who works in the city center but lives with her family in a house far away from her work. Because she is always rushing to catch the last train, she can never enjoy a decent date with her boyfriend, Oishi Mamoru. Her father is also always interfering in her life, so she can't appreciate the city life and isn't happy. "Get Ready to Drive!" Masuko is a new taxi driver in Tokyo who is very stressed from dealing with the behavior of some passengers. One night he drives a very beautiful drunk hostess home. "What Is English?" Kosaka Shigeru, a businessman, was transferred to a Chicago branch factory. He tried hard to learn English, practicing day and night, but couldn't improve as much as he expected.

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Poster for Look Again

2011 · ★ 5.0 (2)

When Fiona wakes up in the hospital, unaware of the events that had transpired and resulted in her being hospitalized, she feels abandoned by her family and all around her. She lashes out at Anna who is forced to reveal the horrifying truth. Written by Wanjiru Njendu

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Poster for One for the Team

2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

When trans lacrosse hotshot Nico Ramirez transfers to a wealthy high school to save his Ivy League scholarship, he’s forced to navigate privilege, peer pressure, and conflicting feelings about his new access to the toxic boy’s club. Will he fight for what he believes and jeopardize his future, or fall in with the crowd and risk losing himself?

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Poster for The Tongues

2019 · ★ 0.0 (0)

During a blizzard on the tundra, a Sámi woman is herding her reindeer when she is raped by a man. Her sister who is far away senses that something is wrong and starts looking for her. Wrapped in fear and confusion, both women will unite in their fight for revenge.

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Poster for If You Were Me 5

2011 · ★ 6.0 (1)

Funded by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. If You Were Me 5 takes a close look at the violent nature hidden behind our eyes. 5 directors- Kang Yi Kwan, Boo Ji Young, Yoon Sung Hyun, Kim Dae Seung and Sin Dong Il disclose how closely ordinary events of society connect with our eyes. There is a hidden sexual violence beyond our eyes and the power of a controlled society works through the power beyond the eyes. Not only the violence of the eye itself, also limited the ability of individuals to see, the matter of the eye intervenes in various relationships between the individual and groups. The film demonstrates how sharp the eye has become in a society with developing technology.

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1999 · ★ 0.0 (0)

It is Hollywood’s favorite role for Black women: the maid. Sassy or sweet, snickeringly attentive or flippantly dismissive, the performers who play them steal every scene they are in, and Tracy Moffatt’s entertaining video collage reveals the narrow margin Hollywood has allowed Black actresses to shine in. But shine they do.

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Poster for The Disappearance of Shere Hite

2023 · ★ 3.9 (7)

Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?

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Poster for De Grote Hummimummi Kerstspecial

2017 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Christmas is celebrated with the people you love. Right? In De Grote Hummimummi Kerstspecial Hummimummi wants to film a karaoke special, together with his best friend Oessiepoessie, but Oessiepoessie is lovesick and does not want to. They fight and each decide to make their own Christmas show. It ends in a battle, when both of them acquire the help of the best singer of The Netherlands. Will Hummimummi and Oessiepoessie unite before Christmas?

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Poster for Blanche Gardin - Bonne nuit Blanche

2019 · ★ 7.5 (53)

Blanche offers us her new stand-up, creation 2018. She spares no one. Not even her own guts, which she still delivers to us smoking on the altar of self-derision.

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Poster for The Last Women Standing

2015 · ★ 4.7 (17)

For the thirtysomething Sheng Ruxi, whose surname unmistakably echoes the slang term "sheng nu" (leftover women), the wait for a perfect partner is growing more despairing by the day. With an ultra-anxious mother who would rather die than see her daughter stay single, Ruxi is further annoyed by the doctor she’s fixed up with. Could her new colleague, the dashing 25-year-old Ma Sai, offer last-minute salvation?

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Poster for Incident Improvisation

1991 · ★ 7.0 (2)

The enterprising head physician rents out places in the resort hospital to quite healthy vacationers. Fearing inspections, he keeps his “imaginary patients” under the strictest regime, prohibiting them from even going to the bathroom. So, a young teacher and a pensioner meet, who were coming here to bask in the sun and swim in the sea...

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Poster for Desperate Journey

2025 · ★ 7.0 (1)

The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1938 and finds solace in the vibrant world of Paris's burlesque scene.

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Poster for A Romantic Revenge

— · ★ 0.0 (0)

Xiao-yu intends to take revenge on his frienemy Ke-le. He returns to school with the plan to confess his love in disguise for vengeance. However, a train accident changes everything.

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Poster for Marriaginalia

2025 · ★ 0.0 (0)

With signature wit, and Kayla Lorette and Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll’s own brand of performance sass, Hannah Cheesman takes a magnifying glass to married life, hilariously deconstructing a couple’s lived-in dynamic in three brilliantly concise acts.

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Poster for Nostradamos

2011 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Citizens living in the city of Amos, Quebec, Canada and its surroundings are preparing for the worst. They have to act fast and make some quick decisions.

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Poster for A Family

2011 · ★ 6.2 (15)

Ditte owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend and her dream job in New York is within reach. But Ditte is also the youngest generation of the famous bakery dynasty, Rheinwald, and when her beloved, but dominating father comes down with a serious illness, Ditte is faced with the grueling decision: To pursue her own dreams, or to continue the legacy of her family.

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2012 · ★ 0.0 (0)

A land where the soil has started to breathe again. A village that does not exist on the map. A people.who celebrate life. A no-where; no-where land - When a small farming community in South India decided to switch from their decades-old practice of chemical agriculture to organic farming; little did they know that they were planting the seeds of a silent revolution. By showcasing the exemplary efforts of farmers of a tiny village in Andhra Pradesh; the film explores critical issues of food security and sovereignty. At its heart; it looks at the relationship that a farmer shares with her land; her seeds and raises vital questions about food; the very essence of human life.

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Poster for Buzz of the Earth

2024 · ★ 0.0 (0)

In this mockumentary, the European Space Agency forms a team of scientists to craft a message to send to alien civilizations. As they work to compile a comprehensive report on humanity, the team is faced with unexpected challenges, including debates on what should be said and how it should be expressed.

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Poster for The Perez Family

1995 · ★ 6.0 (40)

In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez and Dorita Evita Perez are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela, whom he hasn't seen in decades.

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