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“THE LESSON” (2014 feature film directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov)
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The Lesson [2014]
Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valc…
An honest, hard-working schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town is driven to desperate measures to avoid financial ruin. In a small Bulgarian t… 
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CastMargita Gosheva, Ivan Burnev, Ivanka Bratoev…
LanguageBulgarian   CountryBulgaria
CWC$14A
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“CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA” (2014 feature film directed by Olivier Assayas)
Reviews ***½
Clouds of Sils Maria [2014]
Olivier Assayas
At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But ba… 
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CastJuliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Gra…
LanguageEnglish   CountrySwitzerland | German…
SP$18 Video
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“THE HUMBLING” (2014 feature film directed by Barry Levinson)
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The Humbling [2014]
Barry Levinson
The Humbling tells the story of a legendary stage actor who has an affair with a lesbian woman half his age at a secluded country house in Conne… 
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CastAl Pacino, Mandy Patinkin, Dianne Wiest, Gre…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$14A Video
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“AIRE LIBRE” (2014 feature film directed by Anahí Berneri)
Reviews ***½
Aire Libre [2014]
Anahí Berneri
The long-time marriage between a seemingly happy Buenos Aires couple begins to disintegrate just as they are on the verge of realizing their dre… 
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CastLeonardo Sbaraglia, Celeste Cid, Fabiana Can…
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina
CWC$14A Video
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“THE DEAD LANDS” (2014 feature film directed by Toa Fraser)
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The Dead Lands [2014]
Toa Fraser
Hongi, a Maori chieftain's teenage son, must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after … 
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CastJames Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe T…
LanguageMaori   CountryNew Zealand
SP$18A Video
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“IN COMPARISON” (2009 feature film directed by Harun Farocki)
Reviews ***½
In Comparison [2009]
Harun Farocki
This contemplative documentary by the late, great filmmaker Harun Farocki compares different methods of brick production in cultures around the … 
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CastUnknown
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
CTQFree18
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“THE JUDGE” (2014 feature film directed by David Dobkin)
Reviews ***½
The Judge [2014]
David Dobkin
Big city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to… 
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CastRobert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmi…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$PG Video
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“CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH” (1960 feature film directed by Nagisa Ôshima)
Reviews ***½
Cruel Story of Youth [1960]
Nagisa Ôshima
Master director Nagisa Oshima’s seminal second feature — a brutal and beautiful portrait of two doomed, rebellious young lovers living fast and … 
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CastMiyuki Kuwano, Yûsuke Kawazu
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
CTQFree14A Video
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“DEAREST” (2014 feature film directed by Peter Chan)
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Dearest [2014]
Peter Chan
Drawing on remarkable true stories, Peter Chan delivers a moving drama about child abduction in China. Huang Bo stars as a father whose young so… 
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CastWei Zhao, Bo Huang, Dawei Tong
LanguageCantonese, Mandarin…   CountryHong Kong
SP$14A Video
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“TRICK OR TREATY?” (2014 feature film directed by Alanis Obomsawin)
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Trick or Treaty? [2014]
Alanis Obomsawin
This feature documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) profiles Indigenous leaders in their que… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish/Cree   CountryCanada
MAST$PG Video
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“WELCOME TO ME” (2014 feature film directed by Shira Piven)
Reviews ***½
Welcome to Me [2014]
Shira Piven
A woman suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder (Kristen Wiig) becomes an overnight celebrity after a huge lottery jackpot allows her to … 
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CastKristen Wiig, James Marsden, Jennifer Jason …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$18
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“SHREW'S NEST” (2014 feature film directed by Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel)
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Shrew's Nest [2014]
Juanfer Andrés and Esteban R…
Spain, 1950s. Monste’s agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she sacr… 
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CastLuis Tosar, Carolina Bang, Hugo Silva
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
VAN$R Video
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“WINTER SLEEP” (2014 feature film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Reviews ****
Winter Sleep [2014]
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Aydin, a former actor, runs a small hotel in Central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal, with whom he has a stormy relationship, and his sister … 
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CastHaluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag, A…
LanguageTurkish   CountryTurkey
MAST$18 Video
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“FRAILER” (2014 feature film directed by Mijke de Jong)
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Frailer [2014]
Mijke de Jong
A woman diagnosed with terminal lung cancer gathers her three dearest friends together to make the most of the time she has left. 
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CastLeonoor Pauw, Adelheid Roosen, Lieneke Le Ro…
LanguageDutch   CountryNetherlands
CWC$18
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“THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA” (2013 feature film directed by Isao Takahata)
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya [2013]
Isao Takahata
Studio Ghibli’s Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) transforms an ancient Japanese folktale into a dazzling animated fantasy. Found inside a… 
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CastAki Asakura, Kengo Kora, Takeo Chii and Nobu…
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
MAST$18 Video
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“THE PRICE WE PAY” (2014 feature film directed by Harold Crooks)
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The Price We Pay [2014]
Harold Crooks
Director Harold Crooks (The Corporation, Surviving Progress) blows the lid off the dirty world of corporate malfeasance with this incendiary doc… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
DOC$G
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“SUNSHINE SUPERMAN” (2014 feature film directed by Marah Strauch)
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Sunshine Superman [2014]
Marah Strauch
A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, "the father of BASE jumping," whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more specta… 
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CastJean Boenish, Carl Boenish
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DOC$PG
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“BIRD PEOPLE” (2014 feature film directed by Pascale Ferran)
Reviews ***½
Bird People [2014]
Pascale Ferran
Director Pascale Ferran’s (Lady Chatterley) whimsical fable about the magically crossing paths of a disgruntled American businessman and a daydr… 
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CastJosh Charles, Anaïs Demoustier
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
CWC$14A Video
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“EDEN” (2014 feature film directed by Mia Hansen-Løve)
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Eden [2014]
Mia Hansen-Løve
In the '90s, French electronic music is developing at a fast pace. Entering this exciting Parisian nightlife, Paul and his best friend form a DJ… 
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CastFelix de Givry, Pauline Etienne, Vincent Mac…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
SP$14A
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“CUT SNAKE” (2014 feature film directed by Tony Ayres)
Reviews ***½
Cut Snake [2014]
Tony Ayres
Set in Melbourne in the mid-1970s, Cut Snake tells the story of Sparra Farrell (Alex Russell), a very private young man who is trying to make a … 
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CastSullivan Stapleton, Alex Russell, Jessica De…
LanguageEnglish   CountryAustralia
CWC$18A Video
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“THE DROP” (2014 feature film directed by Michael R. Roskam)
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The Drop [2014]
Michael R. Roskam
The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a covert scheme of funnelling cash to local gangsters in the underworld of Brooklyn bar… 
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CastTom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, M…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A Video
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“THE GREAT MAN” (2014 feature film directed by Sarah Leonor)
Reviews ***½
The Great Man [2014]
Sarah Leonor
Recuperating in Paris after being wounded in Afghanistan, a French Foreign Legion soldier is reunited with the man who saved his life and unexpe… 
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CastJérémie Renier, Surho Sugaipov, Ramzan Idiev
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
DISC$14A Video
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“MURDER IN PACOT” (2014 feature film directed by Raoul Peck)
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Murder in Pacot [2014]
Raoul Peck
In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a middle-aged Port-au-Prince couple come face to face with the stark contradictions of Haitian society … 
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CastAlex Descas, Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, Thiba…
LanguageFrench   CountryHaiti
MAST$18
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“PHOENIX” (2014 feature film directed by Christian Petzold)
Reviews ****
Phoenix [2014]
Christian Petzold
Nelly Lenz is a concentration camp survivor who has been left with a disfigured face. Following facial reconstruction surgery, Nelly begins the … 
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CastNina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Megan Gay
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
SP$PG Video
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“SPRING” (2014 feature film directed by Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead)
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Spring [2014]
Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhea…
A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a girl harbouring a dark, primordial secret in this … 
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CastLou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Nick Nevern,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
VAN$18A
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“BOYCHOIR” (2014 feature film directed by François Girard)
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Boychoir [2014]
François Girard
An orphaned 12-year-old boy is sent to prestigious music school where he struggles to join an elite group of world-class singers. No one expects… 
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CastDustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Kev…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$18
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“GUIDANCE” (2014 feature film directed by Pat Mills)
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Guidance [2014]
Pat Mills
A closeted former child actor, an out-of-work alcoholic, fakes his résumé and gets a job as a high-school guidance counsellor, where he thrives … 
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CastPat Mills, Zahra Bentham, Alex Ozerov, Trace…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
DISC$18 Video
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“I AM NOT LORENA” (2014 feature film directed by Isidora Marras)
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I am not Lorena [2014]
Isidora Marras
A case of mistaken identity becomes a living nightmare when a young actress finds herself relentlessly assailed by debt collectors, in this Kafk… 
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CastLoreto Aravena, Paulina García and Maureen J…
LanguageSpanish   CountryChile/Argentina
DISC$14A
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“THE CROW’S EGG” (2014 feature film directed by M. Manikandan)
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The Crow’s Egg [2014]
M. Manikandan
In a Chennai slum, two young brothers set out to realize their dream: to get their first taste of pizza. When a pizza parlour opens on their ol… 
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CastRamesh Thilaganathan, Vignesh Thilaganathan,…
LanguageTamil   CountryIndia
DISC$18
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“MIRAGE” (2014 feature film directed by Szabolcs Hajdu)
Reviews ***
Mirage [2014]
Szabolcs Hajdu
A mysterious wanderer (Isaach De Bankolé) settles into a strange homestead on the parched Hungarian plains populated by an odd assortment of out… 
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CastIsaach De Bankole, Razvan Vasilescu, Orsolya…
LanguageRomanian   CountryHungary | Slovakia
CWC$18
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“DUKHTAR” (2014 feature film directed by Afia Nathaniel)
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Dukhtar [2014]
Afia Nathaniel
Fleeing with her 10-year-old daughter after the girl is promised in marriage as part of a peace treaty, the wife of a tribal chieftain is pursue… 
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CastSamiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza and Saleha Aref
LanguageUrdu/Pashto   CountryPakistan
DISC$14A Video
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“FORCE MAJEURE” (2014 feature film directed by Ruben Ostlund)
Reviews ****
Force Majeure [2014]
Ruben Ostlund
A Swedish family's ski trip in the French Alps is cut short by news of an oncoming avalanche, during which an impulsive decision by the father T… 
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CastJohannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Cla…
LanguageSwedish   CountrySweden
SP$PG Video
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“BEATS OF THE ANTONOV” (2014 feature film directed by Hajooj Kuka, Hisham Haj Omar)
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Beats of the Antonov [2014]
Hajooj Kuka, Hisham Haj Omar
Director Hajooj Kuka immerses us in the world of the Sudanese farmers, herders and rebels of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain regions, who defian… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageArabic   CountrySudan
DOC$PG Video
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“COMING HOME” (2014 feature film directed by Yimou Zhang)
Reviews ***½
Coming Home [2014]
Yimou Zhang
Lu Yanshi and Feng Wanyu are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labour camp as a political prisoner, just as … 
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CastLi Gong, Daoming Chen, Tao Guo, Chun Li
LanguageMandarin   CountryChina
SP$14A Video
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“THE YES MEN ARE REVOLTING” (2014 feature film directed by Laura Nix, Jacques Servin, Igor Vamos)
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The Yes Men Are Revolting [2014]
Laura Nix, Jacques Servin, I…
The sequel to the hit 2003 documentary follows activist-pranksters Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano as they pull the rug out from under mega-corp… 
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CastAndy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DOC$PG Video
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“FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE” (2014 feature film directed by Nguyen Hoang Diep)
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Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere [2014]
Nguyen Hoang Diep
When they discover that they are pregnant, a young couple in Hanoi resort to desperate (and bizarre) measures to raise money for an abortion. … 
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CastThuy Anh Nguyen, Bao Son Tran, Ha Hoang, Tha…
LanguageVietnamese   CountryVietnam
DISC$18A Video
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“NIGHTCRAWLER” (2014 feature film directed by Dan Gilroy)
Reviews ***½
Nightcrawler [2014]
Dan Gilroy
Lou Bloom, a driven young man, discovers the nocturnal world of L.A. crime journalism. Joining a group of freelance camera crews who film market… 
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CastJake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$18A Video
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“THE REAPER” (2014 feature film directed by Zvonimir Juric)
Reviews ****
The Reaper [2014]
Zvonimir Juric
Haunted by his dark past, a labourer in a small Croatian village has a series of fateful encounters over the course of a single night. Three fa… 
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CastIvo Gregurevic, Mirjana Karanovic, Igor Kova…
LanguageCroatian   CountryCroatia
CWC$14A Video
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“ST. VINCENT” (2014 feature film directed by Theodore Melfi)
Reviews ***½
St. Vincent [2014]
Theodore Melfi
A cantankerous, cash-strapped, loose-living retiree (Bill Murray) becomes a spectacularly unlikely role model for his twelve-year-old neighbour,… 
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CastBill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$18 Video
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“STORIES OF OUR LIVES” (2014 feature film)
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Stories of Our Lives [2014]
Unknown
Stories of Our Lives adapts five short stories assembled by a small Nairobi-based multi-disciplinary arts collective and inspired by real life t… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSwahili   CountryKenya
DISC$14A
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“X+Y” (2014 feature film directed by Morgan Matthews)
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X+Y [2014]
Morgan Matthews
Young mathematics prodigy Nathan struggles with people but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan wins a place at the Mathematics Olympiad, he de… 
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CastAsa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, …
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
DISC$PG Video
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“THE YEARS OF FIERRO” (2013 feature film directed by Santiago Esteinou)
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The Years of Fierro [2013]
Santiago Esteinou
An empathetic and powerful documentary portrait of César Fierro, a Mexican convict who has spent thirty years in a Texas prison awaiting his sen… 
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CastCésar Fierro
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico
DOC$PG Video
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“PREGGOLAND” (2014 feature film directed by Jacob Tierney)
Reviews ***
Preggoland [2014]
Jacob Tierney
A 35-year-old woman fakes being pregnant to fit in with her friends. When 35-year-old Ruth ruins a baby shower with her juvenile antics, her ol… 
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CastSonja Bennett, Paul Campbell, Danny Trejo, J…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
SP$18 Video
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“TWO SHOTS FIRED” (2014 feature film directed by Martin Rejtman)
Reviews ***½
Two Shots Fired [2014]
Martin Rejtman
A teenager finds his life considerably hampered after he impulsively attempts to shoot himself, in this dark, absurdist comedy from Argentine wr… 
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CastSusana Pampín, Rafael Federman, Benjamín Coe…
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina/Chile
CWC$14A Video
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“THE INTRUDER” (2014 feature film directed by Shariff Korver)
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The Intruder [2014]
Shariff Korver
The Intruder follows an ambitious young Dutch-Moroccan policeman who infiltrates one of the most notorious criminal families in Amsterdam and fi… 
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CastNasrdin Dchar, Walid Benmbarek, Rachid el Gh…
LanguageDutch/Arabic/French…   CountryNetherlands
DISC$14A
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“LIFE IN A FISHBOWL” (2014 feature film directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson)
Reviews ***½
Life in a Fishbowl [2014]
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Life in a Fishbowl is about three people whose lives are intertwined. After a horrible tragedy, a writer drinks himself into oblivion on a 20-ye… 
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CastHera Hilmar, Thorsteinn Bachmann and Thor Kr…
LanguageIcelandic   CountryIceland
DISC$14A Video
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“THE NARROW FRAME OF MIDNIGHT” (2014 feature film directed by Tala Hadid)
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The Narrow Frame of Midnight [2014]
Tala Hadid
Moroccan-Iraqi director Tala Hadid’s brooding first feature laces the intersecting destinies of three characters who will alternately rescue one… 
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CastKhalid Abdalla, Marie-Josée Croze, Fadwa Bou…
LanguageArabic/French   CountryMorocco/France
DISC$14A Video
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“RUTH & ALEX” (2014 feature film directed by Richard Loncraine)
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Ruth & Alex [2014]
Richard Loncraine
A long-married couple (Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton) have an eventful weekend after they are forced to contemplate selling their beloved Broo… 
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CastMichael Cristofer, Cynthia Nixon, Diane Keat…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$18
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“THE LITTLE DEATH” (2014 feature film directed by Josh Lawson)
Reviews ***½
The Little Death [2014]
Josh Lawson
The Little Death, which marks the arrival of Australian writer-director Josh Lawson, is both an edgy sex comedy and a warm-hearted depiction of … 
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CastJosh Lawson, Bojana Novakovic, Damon Herrima…
LanguageEnglish/Auslan   CountryAustralia
DISC$18A Video
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“MAGICAL GIRL” (2014 feature film directed by Carlos Vermut)
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Magical Girl [2014]
Carlos Vermut
Desperate to fulfill his terminally ill daughter’s last wish, a grief-stricken man plunges into a vortex of blackmail, deception and double-cros… 
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CastJosé Sacristán, Bárbara Lennie, Luis Bermejo…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
DISC$14A Video
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“THE PRINCESS OF FRANCE” (2014 presentation)
Reviews ****
The Princess of France [2014]
Matías Piñeiro
Young Argentine auteur Matías Piñeiro follows up his international sensation Viola with the latest of his revisionist takes on the Shakespearean… 
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CastJulián Larquier, Agustina Muñoz, María Villa…
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina
WL$PG Video
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“TOKYO TRIBE” (2014 feature film directed by Sion Sono)
Reviews ***½
Tokyo Tribe [2014]
Sion Sono
Midnight Madness Opening Night Film. Set in an alternate Tokyo of the near future, director Sion Sono continues his run of sensational films wi… 
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CastAkihiro Kitamura, Hitomi Katayama, Ryôhei Su…
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
MM$R Video
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“BIG GAME” (2014 feature film directed by Jalmari Heleander)
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Big Game [2014]
Jalmari Heleander
The fate of the most powerful man in the world lies in the hands of a 13-year-old boy. Plunged into a deadly game of cat and mouse, Oskari and t… 
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CastSamuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevens…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
MM$18A
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