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Danny Boyle
A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to surviv… 
CastJames Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Kate Mara, Amber…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$$14A

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John Sayles
Beginning of the 20th Century, during the Philippine-American War. A garrison under the command of US Lieutenant Compton is left to ‘protect’ Sa… 
CastGarret Dillahunt, Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Y…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$PG

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Pierre Thoretton
Yves Saint Laurent built one of fashion's most celebrated empires. This moving documentary chronicles his rise, his lifelong partnership with Pi… 
CastYves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Bergé
LanguageFrench   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A

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Mike Leigh
A deeply moving drama starring Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen as a married couple in their 60s whose highs and lows are charted over the course of… 
CastJim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A

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Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia's genius for dark humour is at its most eloquent in his latest parody about the Spanish Civil War. Two clowns attack and disf… 
CastAntonio de la Torre, Carlos Areces, Carolina…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
SP$PG

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Mike Mills
When his 71-year-old father (Christopher Plummer) comes out of the closet, Oliver (Ewan McGregor) must explore the honesty of his own relationsh… 
CastChristopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor, Mélanie …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$PG

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Eric Lartigau
Paul Exben is a success story - partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight … 
CastCatherine Deneuve, Branka Katic, Romain Duri…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$14A

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Alejandro González Iñárritu
A man involved in illegal dealing is confronted by his childhood friend, who is now a policeman. 
CastJavier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Boucha…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain | Mexico
SP$$14A

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Derek Cianfrance
The film centers on a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods. 
CastRyan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A

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Rowan Joffe
Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish. Based on Graham Greene's classic novel… 
CastSam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Helen Mirren,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$$14A

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Rodrigo Cortés
Paul is a U.S. contractor working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a… 
CastRyan Reynolds, Robert Paterson, José Luis Ga…
LanguageEnglish   CountrySpain, USA
SP$14A

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Danis Tanovic
Circus Columbia is a romantic saga set in the late age of a century which tragically announced the arrival of the new age to the Balkans. With c… 
CastMiki Manojlovic, Boris Ler, Mira Furlan, Jel…
LanguageSerbian, Croatian   CountryBosnia and Herzegovi…
SP$14A

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Tony Goldwyn
Conviction is the inspirational true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' (two-time Academy Award win… 
CastSam Rockwell, Hilary Swank, Juliette Lewis, …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$PG

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Benoît Jacquot
France, 1865. A young vagabond, Timothée, arrives in a village and is given food and lodging by Doctor Hughes and his daughter Joséphine. Joséph… 
CastJérôme Kircher, Isild Le Besco, Nahuel Pérez…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$18A

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Kiran Rao
The film is set in Mumbai and revolves around the lives of four characters, whose paths criss-cross at Dhobi Ghat. Aamir Khan plays a painter i… 
CastAamir Khan, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kr…
LanguageEnglish, Hindi   CountryIndia
SP$$PG

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Will Gluck
A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. 
CastEmma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Cam Gigandet, Stan…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$14A

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Dan Rush
Re-make of Everything Goes (2004). Nick’s an alcoholic who loses his job and comes home to find his never-seen wife Catherine has put all of hi… 
CastWill Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Glenn Howerton,
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$14A

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Sturla Gunnarsson
At 75 years old, David Suzuki shows no signs of slowing down. In this captivating documentary portrait, the passionate environmentalist's legacy… 
CastDavid Suzuki
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
SP$PG

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Jacob Tierney
Director Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky) returns with an innovative and unsettling thriller about some very strange people living in the same apartm… 
CastScott Speedman, Emily Hampshire, Jay Baruche…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
SP$18

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Stefano Incerti
Toni Servillo ("Gomorra" and "Il Divo") plays the role of a compulsive gambler who works in the petty-cash office of the Poggioreale prison, and… 
CastToni Servillo, Salvatore Ruocco, Mi Yang, Ne…
LanguageItalian   CountryItaly
SP$14A

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Xavier Dolan
The story of three close friends who are involved in a love-triangle. Wunderkind filmmaker Xavier Dolan returns with his second feature – a sop… 
CastNiels Schneider, Monia Chokri, Anne Dorval, …
LanguageFrench   CountryCanada
SP$14A

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Malcolm Venville
After serving three years in prison for a bank robbery he did not commit, an amiable but aimless man decides to rob the bank for real. His plan … 
CastKeanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, Judy Greer, Jame…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$PG

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Clint Eastwood
The story of three people haunted by mortality in different ways, Hereafter stars Matt Damon as a blue-collar American who has a special connect… 
CastMatt Damon, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard, M…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A

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Pasquale Scimeca
The Malavoglia are a family of fishermen: Grandfather Padron 'Ntoni, his son Bastianazzo and wife Maruzza, and their children 'Ntoni, Mena, Ales… 
CastAntonio Curcia, Giuseppe Firullo, Omar Noto,…
LanguageItalian   CountryItaly
SP$PG

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Kim Jee-woon
UPDATE: The film now released is 80 to 90 seconds shorter. (Images of body parts being eaten have been removed.) There is no indication yet whic… 
CastByung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi
LanguageKorean   CountrySouth Korea
SP$14A

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Casey Affleck
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the documentary follows the Osc… 
CastJoaquin Phoenix
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A

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Sylvain Chomet
The Illusionist is one of a dying breed of stage entertainers. With emerging rock stars stealing his thunder, he is forced to accept increasingl… 
CastJean-Claude Donda, Edith Rankin, Jil Aigrot,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$PG

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Susanne Bier
A drama about a Holocaust survivor who meets his twin sister he thought died in the in the concentration camps. 
CastUlrich Thomsen, Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyr…
LanguageDanish   CountryDenmark, Sweden
SP$14A

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Denis Villeneuve
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's ac… 
CastAllen Altman, Yousef Shweihat, Karim Babin, …
LanguageFrench | Arabic   CountryCanada
SP$PG

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Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward. 
CastEmma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis, Lauren Grah…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$PG

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Philip Seymour Hoffman
A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples. 'Phi… 
CastPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, Lola Glaud…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A

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Guillem Morales
The story follows a young woman (played by Belen Rueda) dealing with the slow erosion of her sight while investigating the suicide of her blind … 
CastBelén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Hèctor Claramunt, …
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
SP$14A

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Andrew Lau
Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in J… 
CastDonnie Yen, Qi Shu, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, …
LanguageMandarin   CountryHong Kong
SP$14A

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Matt Reeves
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. Remake of "Let the Right One In" (2008). 
CastChloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenk…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A

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Andrucha Waddington
Andrucha Waddington brings famed Spanish playwright Lope de Vega’s passionate life to the screen. The young poet returns to Madrid from war and… 
CastAlberto Ammann, Sonia Braga, Leonor Watling,…
LanguageSpanish   CountryBrazil, Spain
SP$14A

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Alain Corneau
Dangerous Liaisons meets Working Girl in this deliciously caustic tale of office politics. Starring Kristin Scott-Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier as… 
CastKristin Scott Thomas, Ludivine Sagnier, Patr…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$14A

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Nigel Cole
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. 
CastRosamund Pike, Miranda Richardson, Bob Hoski…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$$PG

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Julian Schnabel
The story of a woman who grew up in an orphanage for Palestinian children founded just after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. … 
CastFreida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Van…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom | Isr…
SP$$14A

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Milcho Manchevski
A child's friend is accosted by a flasher so she decides to go to the police herself; a film crew sets out to find the old traditions and discov… 
CastAna Stojanovska, Ratka Radmanovic, Salaetin …
LanguageMacedonian   CountryMacedonia
SP$14A

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Mark Romanek
As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they f… 
CastCharlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley, Carey M…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom | USA…
SP$$14A

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Anh Hung Tran
The melancholy tune and sentiment of this classic Beatles song seems to have taken the life of Toru Watanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama), who is similar… 
CastRinko Kikuchi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kiko Mizu…
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
SP$14A

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Rachid Bouchareb
After losing their family home in Algeria, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighti… 
CastJamel Debbouze, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, …
LanguageFrench, Arabic   CountryFrance, Algeria, Bel…
SP$14A

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John Turturro
A look at the musical roots and traditions of Naples, Italy, as well as its influence on the rest of the world. Passion journeys through Napoli… 
CastMassimo Ranieri, Lina Sastri, Fiorello, Pepp…
LanguageItalian, English   CountryItaly
SP$18

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Mitch Glazer
An angel, under the thumb of a ruthless gangster, is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck. 
CastMegan Fox, Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray, Rhys …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A

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Chris Kraus
On the eve of World War I, a 14-year-old German girl returns to her home on the Baltic coast, a place uneasily shared by Germans, Russians and E… 
CastJeanette Hain, Richy Müller, Edgar Selge, Ye…
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
SP$14A

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John Cameron Mitchell
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident. A family navigates the deepest form of loss in John Ca… 
CastNicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Sandra Oh, Dia…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$14A

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Carl Bessai
Three young drug addicts who, while stuck in rehab, begin experiencing strange and inexplicable phenomenon that change their lives forever. 
CastDustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, Richard de Kle…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
SP$14A

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Jonathan Nossiter
Rio Sex Comedy charts the misadventures of expatriates in Rio in their search for both personal pleasures and social justice. Charlotte Rampling… 
CastCharlotte Rampling, Irène Jacob, Bill Pullma…
LanguageEnglish   CountryBrazil
SP$R

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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Present-day Chad. Adam, sixty something, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken ove… 
CastEmile Abossolo M'bo, Youssouf Djaoro, Diouco…
LanguageFrench, Arabic   CountryFrance, Belgium, Cha…
SP$PG

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Jeanne Labrune
A high-class prostitute and a pre-eminent psychoanalyst discover that they share many things in common. They are both unhappy with their profes… 
CastIsabelle Huppert, Sabila Moussadek, Richard …
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance, Luxembourg, …
SP$18

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John Curran
A convicted arsonist looks to manipulate a parole officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing his beautiful wife in the lawman's path. … 
CastRobert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovic…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$14A

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Richard Ayoade
A comedy which follows a 15-year-old boy with two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to stop his mother from leavin… 
CastSally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Noah Taylor,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A

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Stephen Frears
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale. 
CastGemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Luke Evans, …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A

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Anurag Kashyap
That Girl in Yellow Boots is a thriller tracing Ruth’s (Kalki Koechlin) search for her father – a man she hardly knew but cannot forget. Despera… 
CastKalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan De…
LanguageHindi   CountryIndia
SP$18A

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Bruce McDonald
Trigger is the story of two rock n' roll women who once shared a friendship, a band and a whole lot of chaos. Now a dozen years later they meet … 
CastSarah Polley, Molly Parker, Callum Keith Ren…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
SP$$14A

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Michael Winterbottom
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon play two friends ("loose versions of ourselves," according to Brydon) who embark on a restaurant tour of the Lake Di… 
CastSteve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Pau…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A

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Emilio Estevez
An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the Route Napoleon. 
CastEmilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara U…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$PG

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Dustin Lance Black
Jennifer Connelly stars as Virginia, a charming yet mentally ill mother whose greatest love is her protector and illegitimate son, Emmett (Harri… 
CastJennifer Connelly, Harrison Gilbertson, Ed H…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$14A

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Larysa Kondracki
A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for cover… 
CastRachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgr…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A

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Woody Allen
After Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) leaves Helena (Gemma Jones) to pursue his lost youth and a free-spirited call girl named Charmaine (Lucy Punch), H… 
CastAntonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopki…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$18A

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