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“ON THE ROAD” (2012 feature film directed by Walter Salles)
Reviews ***
On The Road [2012]
Walter Salles
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Walter Salles and based on the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac, On The Road tells the provocative story of Sal Para… 
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CastViggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Sam Riley, G…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“RUST & BONE” (2012 feature film directed by Jacques Audiard)
Reviews ***½
Rust & Bone [2012]
Jacques Audiard
Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a… 
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CastMarion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts and A…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance | Belgium
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“STROMBOLI” (1950 feature film directed by Roberto Rossellini)
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Stromboli [1950]
Roberto Rossellini
Long circulated in severely truncated or re-edited versions, Roberto Rossellini's once reviled, now revered masterpiece — the first of an epocha… 
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CastIngrid Bergman, Mario Vitale and Renzo Cesan…
LanguageItalian, English   CountryItaly/USA
CTQFree14A Video
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“CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO” (2012 feature film directed by Aida Begic)
Reviews ***½
Children of Sarajevo [2012]
Aida Begic
Rahima, 23, and Nedim, 14, are orphans of the Bosnian war. They live in Sarajevo, a transitional society that has lost its moral compass, includ… 
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CastMarija Pikic, Ismir Gagula and Bojan Navojec…
LanguageBosnian   CountryBosnia-Herzegovina
CWC$14A Video
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“SHIP OF THESEUS” (2012 feature film directed by Anand Gandhi)
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Ship of Theseus [2012]
Anand Gandhi
In the first feature film from acclaimed Indian playwright Anand Gandhi, three disparate people — a devout monk stricken by illness, a blind wom… 
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CastAida El-Kashef, Sohum Shah, Neeraj Kabi
LanguageHindi   CountryIndia
CTC$PG
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“THE GATEKEEPERS” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Dror Moreh)
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The Gatekeepers [2012]
Dror Moreh
Charged with overseeing Israel’s war on terror, the head of the Shin Bet — Israel’s secret service agency — is present at the crossroad of every… 
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CastAmi Ayalon, Yaakov Peri, Avraham Shalom, Car…
LanguageEnglish, Hebrew   CountryIsrael
DOC$14A
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“IMOGENE” (2012 feature film directed by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini)
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Imogene [2012]
Shari Springer Berman, Rober…
A playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother. 
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CastKristen Wiig, Natasha Lyonne and Matt Dillon…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A
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“KINSHASA KIDS” (2012 feature film directed by Marc-Henri Wajnberg)
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Kinshasa Kids [2012]
Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Kinshasa, Congo. About 30,000 children are accused of witchcraft and expelled from home. Living on the street, little José and his fellow friend… 
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CastJosé Mawanda, Rachel Mwanza, Emmanuel Fakoko…
LanguageLingala, French   CountryBelgium
CWC$PG Video
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“PARADISE: LOVE” (2012 feature film directed by Ulrich Seidl)
Reviews ***
Paradise: Love [2012]
Ulrich Seidl
Perennial provocateur Ulrich Seidl (Dog Days, Import/Export) explores the politically charged issue of sex tourism in the sun-kissed "paradise" … 
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CastMargarethe Tiesel, Peter Kazungu
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany/Austria
CWC$18A
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“THE GREAT KILAPY” (2012 feature film directed by Zézé Gamboa)
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The Great Kilapy [2012]
Zézé Gamboa
Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pul… 
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CastAlberto Magassela, Lázaro Ramos, Pedro Hossi…
LanguagePortuguese   CountryAngola/Portugal/Braz…
CWC$18A Video
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“AFTER THE BATTLE” (2012 feature film directed by Yousry Nasrallah)
Reviews **½
After the Battle [2012]
Yousry Nasrallah
The lives of a liberal Egyptian revolutionary and a pro-Mubarak horseman collide in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in this urgent, enthralling… 
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CastSalah Abdallah, Nahed El Sebaï, Bassem Samra…
LanguageArabic   CountryEgypt
CWC$14A Video
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“KON-TIKI” (2012 feature film directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg)
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Kon-Tiki [2012]
Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandb…
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947. 
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CastPål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Anders Baasmo Chri…
LanguageEnglish | Norwegian…   CountryUnited Kingdom, Norw…
SP$PG Video
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“THREE KIDS” (2012 feature film directed by Jonas d'Adesky)
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Three Kids [2012]
Jonas d'Adesky
Three young friends struggle to survive on the streets of Port-au-Prince in the aftermath of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. Best friends Vitaleme… 
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CastJules Vitaleme, Sima Mickenson, Pierre Jean …
LanguageFrench, Creole   CountryHaiti, Belgium
CWC$14A Video
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“ALL THAT MATTERS IS PAST” (2012 feature film directed by Sara Johnsen)
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All That Matters is Past [2012]
Sara Johnsen
Reunited after years apart, childhood sweethearts William and Janne are forced to confront the dark secrets of their past — and the menacing pre… 
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CastMaria Bonnevie, Kristoffer Joner, David Denc…
LanguageNorwegian   CountryNorway
CWC$18A Video
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“ANNA KARENINA” (2012 feature film directed by Joe Wright)
Reviews ***½
Anna Karenina [2012]
Joe Wright
Keira Knightley re-teams with director Joe Wright (Atonement) for this visionary adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel about a society woman… 
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CastKeira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Johnson
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
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“CALL GIRL” (2012 feature film directed by Mikael Marcimain)
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Call Girl [2012]
Mikael Marcimain
Stockholm, late 1970s. Within a stone’s throw of government buildings and juvenile homes lies the seductive world of sex clubs, discotheques and… 
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CastPernilla August, Sofia Karemyr, Simon J Berg…
LanguageSwedish   CountrySweden
DISC$18A Video
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“THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Sophie Fiennes)
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The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology [2012]
Sophie Fiennes
Depending on one’s view, the philosopher and academic superstar Slavoj Zizek is a genius, madman, contrarian, clown, sensationalist, radical lef… 
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CastSlavoj Zizek, Sophie Fiennes
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
MAV$PG Video
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“THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES” (2012 feature film directed by Derek Cianfrance)
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The Place Beyond the Pines [2012]
Derek Cianfrance
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course wit… 
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CastRyan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ro…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“SHANGHAI” (2012 feature film directed by Dibakar Banerjee)
Reviews ***½
Shanghai [2012]
Dibakar Banerjee
Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe … 
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CastEmraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Prasenjit Chatter…
LanguageHindi   CountryIndia
CTC$14A Video
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“SPRING BREAKERS” (2012 feature film directed by Harmony Korine)
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Spring Breakers [2012]
Harmony Korine
Four sexy college girls plan to fund their spring break getaway by burglarizing a fast food shack. But that’s only the beginning. During a night… 
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CastSelena Gomez, James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$18A Video
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“THE STORIES WE TELL” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Sarah Polley)
Reviews ****½
The Stories We Tell [2012]
Sarah Polley
Polley's The Stories We Tell will explore the nature of memory and storytelling. Polley’s effort is the filmmaker’s first feature-length docume… 
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CastSarah Polley
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
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“JANEANE FROM DES MOINES” (2012 feature film directed by Grace Lee)
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Janeane from Des Moines [2012]
Grace Lee
A conservative housewife wants to “take America back” in the 2012 election, but a tough economy causes some difficulties in her life, leading he… 
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CastMitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DISC$PG
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“ARGO” (2012 feature film directed by Ben Affleck)
Reviews ***½
Argo [2012]
Ben Affleck
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found sh… 
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CastBen Affleck, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Ba…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“OUT IN THE DARK” (2012 feature film directed by Michael Mayer)
Reviews ***½
Out in the Dark [2012]
Michael Mayer
A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sites of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli la… 
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CastNicholas Jacob and Michael Aloni
LanguageArabic/Hebrew   CountryPalestine/Israel
DISC$14A Video
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“ROMAN POLANSKI: ODD MAN OUT” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Marina Zenovich)
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Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out [2012]
Marina Zenovich
A follow-up to the 2008 documentary "Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired", focusing on the filmmaker's successful battle to avoid extradition in … 
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CastRoman Polanski
LanguageEnglish, French, Ger…   CountryUSA
DOC$PG
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“ZABANA!” (2012 feature film directed by Saïd Ould-Khelifa)
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Zabana! [2012]
Saïd Ould-Khelifa
Zabana! is an impassioned, meticulously researched account of the short life of Algerian freedom fighter Ahmed Zabana, whose execution in 1956 b… 
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CastImad Benchenni, Nicolas Pignon, Khaled Benaï…
LanguageArabic/French   CountryAlgeria
CWC$PG Video
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“GONE FISHING” (2012 feature film directed by Carlos Sorin)
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Gone Fishing [2012]
Carlos Sorin
Marco is a travelling salesman and a recovering alcoholic who decides to change the direction of his life after a stay at a detox centre. His co… 
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CastAlejandro Awada, Victoria Almeida
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina
CWC$14A Video
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“REINCARNATED” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Andy Capper)
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Reincarnated [2012]
Andy Capper
The album “Reincarnation”, Snoop Dogg's 12th, will be released later this year. The film, also entitled “Reincarnation,” will make its debut at … 
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CastSnoop Dogg, Diplo
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DOC$14A Video
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“THE WE AND THE I” (2012 feature film directed by Michel Gondry)
Reviews ***½
The We and the I [2012]
Michel Gondry
On the last day of school, a group of NYC teenagers on a Bronx bus head towards an uncertain future in the rollicking, charming and formally dar… 
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CastMichael Brodie, Teresa Lynn, Raymond Delgado
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
VAN$14A Video
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“WAVELENGTHS 1: UNDER A PACIFIC SUN” (2012 presentation)
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Wavelengths 1: Under a Pacific Sun [2012]
Thomas Demand, Shambvani Kau…
Bookended by Thomas Demand’s astonishing 100-second animation Pacific Sun and legendary experimental filmmaker Ernie Gehr’s no-holds-barred trip… 
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CastVarious
LanguageVarious   CountryVarious
WL$PG
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“SHORT CUTS CANADA: PROGRAMME #1” (2012 short films directed by Connor Gaston, Philip Barker, Deco Dawson, Theodore Ushev, Bahar Noorizadeh, Patrick Bouchard, Evan Morgan)
Reviews ****
Short Cuts Canada: Programme #1 [2012]
Connor Gaston, Philip Barker…
Bardo Light, Connor Gaston, BC, 11’ World Premiere Accused of killing his father, a young man claims the television set was the offender. Refer… 
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CastVarious
LanguageVarious   CountryCanada
SCC$14A Video
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“SLEEPER'S WAKE” (2012 feature film directed by Barry Berk)
Reviews ****
Sleeper's Wake [2012]
Barry Berk
John Wraith, a man in his mid-40s, regains consciousness in hospital. His wife and daughter were killed in a car accident because he fell asleep… 
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CastLionel Newton, Deon Lotz, Jay Anstey
LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans   CountrySouth Africa
CWC$18A Video
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“THE HOLY QUATERNITY” (2012 feature film directed by Jan Hrebejk)
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The Holy Quaternity [2012]
Jan Hrebejk
Two ostensibly ordinary middle-aged couples, Marie and Vitek, and Dita and Ondra, are linked by more than just a lifelong friendship, a shared h… 
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CastJirí Langmajer, Hynek Cermak, Marika Prochaz…
LanguageCzech   CountryCzech Republic
CWC$14A Video
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“7 BOXES” (2012 feature film directed by Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori)
Reviews ****
7 Boxes [2012]
Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana S…
Victor, 17, lives in Asunción and dreams of having a TV set. He agrees to deliver seven boxes in exchange for 100 dollars. It sounds like nothin… 
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CastCelso Franco, Lali González, Víctor Sosa and…
LanguageSpanish, Guarani   CountryParaguay
DISC$14A Video
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“THE DEEP” (2012 feature film directed by Baltasar Kormákur)
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The Deep [2012]
Baltasar Kormákur
On a cold night a few miles off the coast of Iceland in March 1984, a fishing boat sank with all of its men. Miraculously surviving after five h… 
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CastÓlafur Darri Ólafsson, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson …
LanguageIcelandic   CountryIceland
SP$14A
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“GINGER AND ROSA” (2012 feature film directed by Sally Potter)
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Ginger and Rosa [2012]
Sally Potter
London, 1962: Two teenage girls, Ginger and Rosa, are inseparable. They play truant together, discuss religion, politics and hairstyles, and dre… 
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CastElle Fanning, Alice Englert, Christina Hendr…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A
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“HIM, HERE, AFTER” (2012 feature film directed by Asoka Handagama)
Reviews ***½
Him, Here, After [2012]
Asoka Handagama
Returning to his community after defeat in the Sri Lankan civil war, a former Tamil rebel known only as "Him" faces hostility, suspicion and bit… 
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CastNiranjani Shanmugaraja, Raja Ganeshan, Malco…
LanguageTamil   CountrySri Lanka
CWC$14A Video
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“THE MASTER” (2012 feature film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson)
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The Master [2012]
Paul Thomas Anderson
Set in America in the years following World War II, a charismatic intellectual (Hoffman) launches a faith-based organization and taps a young dr… 
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CastPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
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“MEN AT LUNCH” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Seán Ó Cualáin)
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Men At Lunch [2012]
Seán Ó Cualáin
As construction of the GE Building, centrepiece of New York's Rockerfeller Centre, neared completion in the autumn of 1932, a black and white ph… 
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CastFionnula Flanagan
LanguageEnglish   CountryIreland
DOC$PG Video
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“PUSHER” (2012 feature film directed by Luis Prieto)
Reviews ***½
Pusher [2012]
Luis Prieto
In London, a drug pusher's life spins out of control over the course of one week. Nicolas Winding Refn serves as executive producer on this Eng… 
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CastRichard Coyle, Bronson Webb and Agyness Deyn
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
VAN$18A Video
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“FIDAÏ” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Damien Ounouri)
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Fidaï [2012]
Damien Ounouri
An exceedingly timely tribute of unsung everyday heroes of revolutions draws the intimate portrait of El Hadi, a seventy-year-old veteran of the… 
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CastMohamed El Hadi Benadouda
LanguageFrench | Arabic   CountryFrance/Algeria/Qatar…
DOC$14A Video
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“THY WOMB” (2012 feature film directed by Brillante Mendoza)
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Thy Womb [2012]
Brillante Mendoza
Shaleha Sarail is a barren woman who believes that to fulfill her husband’s greatest wish of having a son is tangible proof of Allah’s grace. Sh… 
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CastNora Aunor, Mercedes Cabral, Lovi Poe, Bembo…
LanguageFilipino   CountryPhilippines
CWC$18A
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“WASTELAND” (2012 feature film directed by Rowan Athale)
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Wasteland [2012]
Rowan Athale
Battered, bruised and under arrest, Harvey Denton sits in a police interview room facing interrogation. Clutching a stack of eyewitness statemen… 
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CastLuke Treadaway, Iwan Rheon, Matthew Lewis, G…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
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“FRANCES HA” (2012 feature film directed by Noah Baumbach)
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Frances Ha [2012]
Noah Baumbach
An aspiring dancer (co-writer Greta Gerwig) moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminis… 
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CastGreta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$14A
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“HOW TO MAKE MONEY SELLING DRUGS” (2012 feature documentary film directed by Matthew Cooke)
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How to Make Money Selling Drugs [2012]
Matthew Cooke
This fascinating documentary offers an in-depth look at the high-stakes world of drug dealing and drug enforcement. Ten easy steps show you how… 
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Cast50 Cent, Eminem, David Simon, Arianna Huffin…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DOC$14A Video
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“LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE” (2012 feature film directed by Abbas Kiarostami)
Reviews ***½
Like Someone in Love [2012]
Abbas Kiarostami
An elderly man becomes infatuated with a young Tokyo call girl in this entrancingly elliptical anti-love story from Iranian master Abbas Kiarost… 
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CastRin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, Ryo Kase, Dend…
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
MAST$14A Video
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“WHAT MAISIE KNEW” (2012 feature film directed by Scott McGehee, David Siegel)
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What Maisie Knew [2012]
Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Based on the Henry James novella, the story frames on 7-year-old Maisie, caught in a custody battle between her mother – a rock and roll icon – … 
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CastJoanna Vanderham, Onata Aprile, Alexander Sk…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$14A Video
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“DEAD EUROPE” (2012 feature film directed by Tony Krawitz)
Reviews ***
Dead Europe [2012]
Tony Krawitz
Isaac, a late 20s Greek Australian, spirals out of control when he’s forced to confront his own family’s cursed legacy on his first trip to Euro… 
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CastEwen Leslie, Marton Csokas and Kodi Smit-McP…
LanguageEnglish, Greek   CountryAustralia
CWC$18A
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“THE LAND OF HOPE” (2012 feature film directed by Sion Sono)
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The Land of Hope [2012]
Sion Sono
In a typical Japanese village, Yoichi Ono lives with his wife, Izumi and his parents. The Ono family lives a frugal but happy life as dairy farm… 
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CastIsao Natsuyagi, Naoko Otani, Megumi Kaguraza…
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
CWC$14A Video
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“ME AND YOU” (2012 feature film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci)
Reviews ***½
Me and You [2012]
Bernardo Bertolucci
Italian master Bernardo Bertolucci's first feature in ten years is an intimate, moving and beautifully realized study of two troubled siblings g… 
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CastTea Falco, Jacopo Olmo Antinori and Sonia Be…
LanguageItalian   CountryItaly
MAST$14A Video
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“PERRET IN FRANCE AND ALGERIA” (2012 presentation)
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Perret in France and Algeria [2012]
Heinz Emigholz
Lauded artist-filmmaker Heinz Emigholz (Schindler’s Houses) offers an exquisite visual study of the work of pioneering French architect Auguste … 
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CastUnknown
LanguageGerman   CountryGermany
WL$PG
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“PICTURE DAY” (2012 feature film directed by Kate Miles Melville)
Reviews ***½
Picture Day [2012]
Kate Miles Melville
A high school student falls for an aging rock star. Forced to repeat Grade 12, Claire's reputation is sliding from bad-ass to bad joke. At nigh… 
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CastTatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven Mc…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
DISC$PG Video
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“IN THE NAME OF LOVE” (2012 feature film directed by Luu Huynh)
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In the Name of Love [2012]
Luu Huynh
In this dark love triangle that proceeds with the inexorable logic of a Greek tragedy, a dedicated wife in a small Vietnamese fishing village se… 
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CastThai Hoa , Dinh Y Nhung , Huy Khanh
LanguageVietnamese   CountryVietnam
CWC$14A Video
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“SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS” (2012 feature film directed by Martin McDonagh)
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Seven Psychopaths [2012]
Martin McDonagh
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's b… 
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CastColin Farrell, Woody Harrelso, Sam Rockwell,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
MM$$14A Video
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