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Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Following the tracks of the famous Dakar rally, filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter (Our Daily Bread) sets off on a journey from Europe to Africa, doc… 
CastUnknown
LanguageGerman   CountryAustria
RTR$18

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Matthew Kaufman
Chronicling the rise and fall of the notorious public sex club Plato’s Retreat and its quixotic owner, American Swing captures the hedonistic he… 
CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18A

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Dan Stone
Controversial Canadian eco-warrior Paul Watson leads two ships of his Sea Shepherd volunteers on a pirate-like voyage, full of breathless suspen… 
CastPaul Watson
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Weijun Chen
The director of last year's crowd-pleaser Please Vote For Me returns with a look at the West Lake Restaurant in Changsha, China – the world’s la… 
CastUnknown
LanguageMandarin   CountryChina
RTR$18

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Juraj Lehotský
Finding one’s place in this world is not an easy thing for any person, but how much more difficult can it be for someone who is blind? 
CastUnknown
LanguageSlovak   CountrySlovakia
RTR$18

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Richard Parry
War photographer Robert King let a camera crew follow him for over 15 years. From his first assignment in Bosnia to his breakthrough work in Che… 
CastRobert King
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
RTR$18

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Ing K, Kraisak Choonhavan an…
A powerfully humanistic documentary that examines the issue of Islamic insurgency in Southern Thailand within the context of the country’s unsta… 
CastJuling Panganmoon
LanguageThai   CountryThailand
RTR$18

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Keven McAlester
This whimsical look at three adults deeply involved with Dungeons & Dragons explores how the game affects their lives and relationships, with fi… 
CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Astra Taylor
An intimate and engaging conversation with some of the greatest minds of our era, Examined Life conveys the wonderment and curiosity that drives… 
CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
RTR$G

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Robert Kenner
Drawing upon the reportage of Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), this searing investigation explores… 
CastEric Schlosser, Michael Pollan
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Andrea Zambelli
After the Second World War, many young Italian women earned their living in the rice fields, spending hours every day working under the hot sun.… 
CastUnknown
LanguageItalian   CountryItaly
RTR$18

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Kevin Rafferty
Kevin Rafferty, co-director of Atomic Café, examines the tumult of 1968 through the memories of football players (including Tommy Lee Jones) who… 
CastTommy Lee Jones
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Leon Geller, Marcus Vetter
In late 2005, 12-year-old Ahmed Khatib was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers inside the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. Ahmed's father Is… 
CastUnknown
LanguageArabic/Hebrew/Englis…   CountryGermany
RTR$14A

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David Guggenheim
The Academy Award™-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth celebrates the electric guitar by examining the creative process of three virtuosos… 
CastJimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$14A

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Gaylen Ross
Dr. Israel Kasztner helped rescue over 1,600 Hungarian Jews during the Second World War, yet he was later branded a traitor by rightwing extremi… 
CastIsrael Kasztner
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Luc Bourdon
A glorious reminder of Quebec and Canada’s rich motion picture history, La Mémoire des anges reveals the vital role the National Film Board of C… 
CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish/French   CountryCanada
RTR$18

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Kristopher Belman
First-time filmmaker Kristopher Belman had the foresight to follow the journey of a remarkable high school basketball team in Akron, Ohio, that … 
CastLeBron James
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Adria Petty
Gaining intimate access to the glamorous and chaotic day-to-day life of one of the world’s biggest icons, director Adria Petty explores the busi… 
CastParis Hilton, Rick Hilton, Kathy Hilton, Nic…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$14A

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Dorothee Wenner
The Nigerian home-movie industry has risen to immense popularity throughout Africa. Founder of the African Academy, Peace Anyiam- Fiberesima pre… 
CastPeace Anyiam-Fiberesima
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany/Nigeria
RTR$18

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Alexander Sebastien Lee
Rich with dazzling displays of Kung Fu, this film follows two Chinese and two western students as they undergo a year of rigorous training in ma… 
CastYuan Peng, Orion, Eric, Zhu
LanguageEnglish/Mandarin   CountryChina/USA
RTR$18

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François Verster
Lying on the coast of Cape Town, there is one public space where everyone seems to come together: the Sea Point Promenade and Municipal Pools. S… 
CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish   CountrySouth Africa
RTR$18

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Yulene Olaizola
Twenty years ago, Rosa met Jorge, a young tenant in her lodging house at the corner of Shakespeare and Victor Hugo streets in Mexico City. But a… 
CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico
RTR$18

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Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
With performances by James Brown, B.B. King, Bill Withers, The Spinners and more, Soul Power documents the vibrant and powerful concert that acc… 
CastJames Brown, B.B. King, Bill Withers, George…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Jamie Jay Johnson
Delving behind the scenes of the world’s premiere youth music spectacle, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popument… 
CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
RTR$18

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Malcolm Rogge
In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador, coffee and sugarcane farmers are faced with the dismal prospect of being forced off their fertile land t… 
CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish/Spanish   CountryCanada
RTR$18

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Nati Baratz
Declared the greatest Tibetan master of our time, Lama Konchog passed away in 2001, at the age of 84. In this visually stunning, emotionally gri… 
CastLama Konchog
LanguageHebrew   CountryIsrael
RTR$18

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Juan Jose Lozano
Témoin indésirable depicts Colombia’s social and political situation through the work and life of investigative journalist Hollman Morris. Morri… 
CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountrySwitzerland/France
RTR$18

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Ben Kempas
An intricate political battle plays out over water in Northern California, pitting Native American activist Merv George of the Hoopa tribe again… 
CastMerv George,
LanguageEnglish   CountryGermany
RTR$18

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Dana Nachman and Don Hardy
Voters in Bakersfield, California, elected a tough-on-crime District Attorney into office for more than 25 years. During his tenure, dozens of i… 
CastEd Jagels, Andrew Gindes, Sean Penn
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
RTR$18

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Megan Doneman
Narrated by Helen Mirren, Yes Madam, Sir portrays the life story of India’s first woman police officer. Adored by the masses and vilified by her… 
CastKarin Bedi, Helen Mirren
LanguageEnglish   CountryAustralia/India
RTR$18