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Serbian

“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 08” (2016 short films directed by Jia Zhang-ke, Eimi Imanishi,Josh Polon, Greg Loser)
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Short Cuts Programme 08 [2016]
Jia Zhang-ke, Eimi Imanishi,…
The Hedonists - What begins as an everyday tragedy about the hard lot of workers in our age of economic volatility becomes something unexpected … 
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CastLiang Jingdong, Han Sanming, Yuan Wenqian, M…
LanguageSerbian   CountryChina, Algeria, USA,…
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 09” (2016 short films directed by Ryan Noth and Tess Girard, Sheetal Magan and Martín Morgenfeld, Alberto Vázquez, Eva Michon, Milica Tomovic)
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Short Cuts Programme 09 [2016]
Ryan Noth and Tess Girard, S…
The Road to Webequie - A mining company has promised to create opportunities for the remote Webequie First Nation. Through the eyes of three you… 
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CastMishqah Parthiephal, Hemish Kyd , Joy Mbwena…
LanguageSerbian   CountryCanada, South Africa…
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Slovenian

“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 06” (2016 short films directed by Mirrah Foulkes, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ziga Virc, Raymund Ribay Gutierrez, Alonso Ruizpalacios, Lee Chung-hyun)
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Short Cuts Programme 06 [2016]
Mirrah Foulkes, Maxwell McCa…
Trespass - A woman walking her dog alone in the forest finds company she didn’t expect and an enigma she can’t comprehend. Trespass is a thrille… 
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CastMaya Stange, Sara West, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos…
LanguageSlovenian   CountryAustralia, Canada, S…
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Songhoy

“THE WEDDING RING” (2016 feature film directed by Rahmatou Keïta)
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The Wedding Ring [2016]
Rahmatou Keïta
Recently returned to her home in rural Niger after completing her degree abroad, a young woman suffering from the pain of a lost love finds rene… 
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CastMagaajyia Silberfeld, Aïchatou Moussa, Aïcha…
LanguageSonghoy   CountryNiger / Burkina Faso…
CWC$PG
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Spanish

“ANA MENDIETA: SILUETAS” (2016 presentation)
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Ana Mendieta: Siluetas [2016]
Ana Mendieta
Presented in partnership with CONTACT Gallery, this rare exhibition of film and photographic work by the late, Cuban-born multidisciplinary arti… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountryCuba
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“THE ANIMAL'S WIFE” (2016 feature film directed by Víctor Gaviria)
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The Animal's Wife [2016]
Víctor Gaviria
Colombian director Víctor Gaviria melds stark realism with nail-biting thrills in this story about a teenage girl who is kidnapped and forced in… 
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CastNatalia Polo, Tito Alexander Gómez, Luis Fer…
LanguageSpanish   CountryColombia
CWS$18A Video
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“AUSTERLITZ” (2016 presentation)
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Austerlitz [2016]
Sergei Loznitsa
The new film from Sergei Loznitsa (Maidan, The Event) is a stark yet rich and complex portrait of tourists visiting the grounds of former Nazi e… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountryGermany
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“BEAUTIES OF THE NIGHT” (2016 feature film directed by María José Cuevas)
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Beauties of the Night [2016]
María José Cuevas
A captivating group portrait of iconic showgirls who enthralled thousands during the disco-era heyday of Mexico’s burlesque culture. 
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CastOlga Breeskin, Lyn May, Rossy Mendoza, Wanda…
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico
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“A DECENT WOMAN” (2016 feature film directed by Lukas Valenta Rinner)
Reviews ***½
A Decent Woman [2016]
Lukas Valenta Rinner
A Buenos Aires cleaning woman enters the strange world of upper-class nudism, in this wry, deadpan satire from Austro-Argentine writer-director … 
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CastMartin Shanly, Iride Mockert, Andrea Strenit…
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina
CWC$18 Video
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“THE EMPTY BOX” (2016 feature film directed by Claudia Sainte-Luce)
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The Empty Box [2016]
Claudia Sainte-Luce
Mexican filmmaker Claudia Sainte-Luce directs and stars in her touching second feature about a young woman in Mexico City forced to care for her… 
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CastJimmy Jean-Louis, Claudia Sainte-Luce, Pablo…
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico
DISC$PG
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“THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN” (2016 feature film directed by Raúl Arévalo)
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The Fury of a Patient Man [2016]
Raúl Arévalo
The tentative romance between a gentle Madrid labourer and a working single mother becomes a struggle for survival when the woman’s violent boyf… 
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CastAntonio de la Torre, Luis Callejo, Ruth Díaz
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
DISC$14A Video
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“GENERAL REPORT II. THE NEW ABDUCTION OF EUROPE” (2016 presentation)
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General Report II. The New Abduction of Europe [2016]
Pere Portabella
Pere Portabella follows his masterful 1976 documentary General Report -- an epic survey of the Spanish social and political landscape in the wak… 
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CastQuim Arrufat, Zdenka Badovinac, Manuel Borja…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
WL$PG
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“GENERAL REPORT ON CERTAIN MATTERS OF INTEREST FOR A PUBLIC SCREENING” (1976 feature film directed by Pere Portabella)
Reviews ****
General Report on Certain Matters of Interest For a Public Screening [1976]
Pere Portabella
The great filmmaker Pere Portabella’s monumental 1976 documentary recounts the dawn of democracy in Spain following the death of dictator Franci… 
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CastNazario Aguado, Montserrat Caballé, Amancio …
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
CTQFreePG Video
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“GUILTY MEN” (2016 feature film directed by Iván D. Gaona)
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Guilty Men [2016]
Iván D. Gaona
A town leader in rural Colombia plays a risky game with the local right-wing paramilitary group with a cache of cash at stake, in this gripping … 
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CastWillington Gordillo, Heriberto Palacio Santa…
LanguageSpanish   CountryColombia
DISC$14A Video
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“HERMIA & HELENA” (2016 presentation)
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Hermia & Helena [2016]
Matías Piñeiro
The prolific, cinephilic, and endlessly imaginative Matías Piñeiro (Viola, The Princess of France) continues his multi-film meditation on Shakes… 
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CastAgustina Muñoz, Maria Villar, Mati Diop, Jul…
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina
WL$18
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“THE HUMAN SURGE” (2016 presentation)
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The Human Surge [2016]
Eduardo Williams
An ingeniously shape-shifting debut from director Eduardo Williams, which follows the lives of mostly young men in disparate parts of the world … 
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CastSergio Morosini, Shine Marx, Domingos Mareng…
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina / Brazil /…
WL$18
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“J: BEYOND FLAMENCO” (2016 feature film directed by Carlos Saura)
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J: Beyond Flamenco [2016]
Carlos Saura
The new film from legendary Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura (Carmen, Tango) captures the vivacity and charisma of the jota, a waltz-like castanet… 
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CastSara Baras, Miguel Ángel Berna, Carlos Núñez…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
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“JEFFREY” (2016 feature film directed by Yanillys Perez)
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Jeffrey [2016]
Yanillys Perez
In this debut feature documentary, we follow 12-year old Jeffrey as he dreams of becoming a reggaeton star while working to survive on the rough… 
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CastJoselito de la Cruz, Jeyson de la Cruz, Juni…
LanguageSpanish   CountryDominican Republic
DISC$PG Video
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“JESUS” (2016 feature film directed by Fernando Guzzoni)
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Jesus [2016]
Fernando Guzzoni
The volatile relationship between a wayward teen and his disapproving father comes to a head when the boy seeks shelter from the police, in the … 
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CastNicolás Durán, Alejandro Goic
LanguageSpanish   CountryChile/Colombia
DISC$18A Video
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“JULIETA” (2015 feature film directed by Pedro Almodóvar)
Reviews ***½
Julieta [2015]
Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish maestro Pedro Almodóvar adapts three stories from Canadian Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro for this time-tripping tale about the relation… 
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CastDario Grandinetti, Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta,…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
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“KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ” (2016 presentation)
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Kékszakállú [2016]
Gastón Solnicki
The beguiling third feature from Argentine writer-director Gastón Solnicki (Papirosen) takes inspiration from Béla Bartók’s opera Bluebeard’s Ca… 
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CastLaila Maltz, Katia Szechtman, Lara Tarlowski…
LanguageSpanish   CountryArgentina
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“NERUDA” (2016 feature film directed by Pablo Larraín)
Reviews ****½
Neruda [2016]
Pablo Larraín
Pablo Larraín weaves an engrossing metafictional fable around the 1948 manhunt for celebrated poet and politician Pablo Neruda, who goes undergr… 
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CastGael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gne…
LanguageSpanish   CountryChile/Argentina/Spai…
SP$18A Video
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“PAN'S LABYRINTH” (2005 feature film directed by Guillermo del Toro)
Reviews ****½
Pan's Labyrinth [2005]
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro’s darkly beautiful fairy tale about a young girl who discovers a magical underworld of both beauty and horror in the aftermat… 
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CastIvana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, A…
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico / Spain
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“POLITICS, INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL” (2016 feature film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa)
Reviews ****
Politics, Instructions Manual [2016]
Fernando León de Aranoa
A fascinating behind-the-scenes documentary about the rise of Podemos, the insurgent Spanish political party founded on the basis of a nationwid… 
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CastCarolina Bescansa, Ada Colau, Xavier Domènec…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
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“SALT AND FIRE” (2015 feature film directed by Werner Herzog)
Reviews ***
Salt and Fire [2015]
Werner Herzog
Shot in Bolivia, writer-director Werner Herzog’s Salt and Fire follows a mysterious hostage-taking where the leader of a small scientific delega… 
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CastMichael Shannon, Gael García Bernal and Vero…
LanguageSpanish   CountryUSA, Bolivia
SP$14A
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“SANTA & ANDRES” (2016 feature film directed by Carlos Lechuga)
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Santa & Andres [2016]
Carlos Lechuga
A dissident, homosexual Cuban novelist strikes up an unlikely rapport with the government watcher assigned to keep him from speaking during an u… 
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CastLola Amores, Eduardo Martinez, George Abreu,…
LanguageSpanish   CountryCuba / Colombia
CWC$14A Video
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 06” (2016 short films directed by Mirrah Foulkes, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ziga Virc, Raymund Ribay Gutierrez, Alonso Ruizpalacios, Lee Chung-hyun)
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Short Cuts Programme 06 [2016]
Mirrah Foulkes, Maxwell McCa…
Trespass - A woman walking her dog alone in the forest finds company she didn’t expect and an enigma she can’t comprehend. Trespass is a thrille… 
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CastMaya Stange, Sara West, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos…
LanguageSpanish   CountryAustralia, Canada, S…
SC$18
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 09” (2016 short films directed by Ryan Noth and Tess Girard, Sheetal Magan and Martín Morgenfeld, Alberto Vázquez, Eva Michon, Milica Tomovic)
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Short Cuts Programme 09 [2016]
Ryan Noth and Tess Girard, S…
The Road to Webequie - A mining company has promised to create opportunities for the remote Webequie First Nation. Through the eyes of three you… 
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CastMishqah Parthiephal, Hemish Kyd , Joy Mbwena…
LanguageSpanish   CountryCanada, South Africa…
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 10” (2016 short films directed by François Jaros, Francisca Alegría, Eden Mallina Awashish, Justin Simms, Martin Edralin, Süheyla Schwenk)
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Short Cuts Programme 10 [2016]
François Jaros, Francisca Al…
Oh What a Wonderful Feeling - In this eye-popping film by Montreal’s François Jaros, a truck stop becomes a sinister realm of mystery. Though th… 
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CastKarelle Tremblay, Frédérike Bédard, Catherin…
LanguageSpanish   CountryCanada, Chile, Germa…
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“SINGULARITY” (2016 presentation)
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Singularity [2016]
Albert Serra
Commissioned for “Catalonia in Venice” at last year’s Venice Biennale by curator Chus Martínez, Albert Serra’s monumental five-screen film insta… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
WLFree18
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“TAMARA AND THE LADYBUG” (2016 feature film directed by Lucía Carreras)
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Tamara and the Ladybug [2016]
Lucía Carreras
Two women, living on the margins of their society, become the unlikely caretakers for a lost baby, in director Lucía Carreras’ compelling and he… 
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CastÁngeles Cruz, Angelina Peláez, Mercedes Pasc…
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico / Spain
CWC$PG Video
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“THE UNTAMED” (2016 feature film directed by Amat Escalante)
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The Untamed [2016]
Amat Escalante
Cannes prize-winning director Amat Escalante (Heli) combines family drama and social commentary with science fiction and horror in this hypnotic… 
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CastRuth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Edén V…
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico
VAN$R Video
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“X QUINIENTOS” (2016 feature film directed by Juan Andrés Arango Garcia)
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X Quinientos [2016]
Juan Andrés Arango Garcia
Three separate but powerful stories of three teenagers who must come to terms with their new reality when they are forced to migrate to differen… 
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CastJembie Almazan, Jonathan Diaz Angulo, Bernar…
LanguageSpanish   CountryCanada/Colombia/Mexi…
CWC$14A Video
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Swahili

“THE IVORY GAME” (2016 feature film directed by Kief Davidson, Richard Ladkani)
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The Ivory Game [2016]
Kief Davidson, Richard Ladk…
Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground do… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSwahili   CountryAustria / USA
DOC$PG
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“KATI KATI” (2016 feature film directed by Mbithi Masya)
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Kati Kati [2016]
Mbithi Masya
The afterlife is a mysterious and eerie state for newly-dead twenty-something Kaleche, who has no memory of her life or death. When she meets Th… 
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CastNyokabi Gethaiga, Elsaphan Njora
LanguageSwahili   CountryKenya
DISC$14A
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 05” (2016 short films directed by Leo Matsuda, Haya Waseem, Raphaël Ouellet, Alexandre Dostie, George Sikharulidze, Elizabeth Nichols, Tanzania)
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Short Cuts Programme 05 [2016]
Leo Matsuda, Haya Waseem, Ra…
Inner Workings - Inner Workings goes inside a man’s psyche to show us the battle between his practical side and his carefree impulses. With grea… 
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CastYatharth Bhatt, Saad Siddiqui, Alderic Kenné…
LanguageSwahili   CountryUSA, Canada, Armenia…
SC$18
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“TUKO MACHO” (2016 feature film directed by Jim Chuchu)
Reviews ****½
Tuko Macho [2016]
Jim Chuchu
This procedural crime thriller follows the kidnappings carried out by the titular terrorist cell, Tuko Macho. Run by a ruthless vigilante named … 
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CastTim King'oo, Njambi Koikai, and Ibrahim Much…
LanguageSwahili   CountryKenya
PRIME$14A Video
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Swedish

“THE GIANT” (2016 feature film directed by Johannes Nyholm)
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The Giant [2016]
Johannes Nyholm
A young man born with physical challenges that impede his ability to communicate finds freedom in his fantasies, in this striking feature debut … 
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CastJohan Kylén
LanguageSwedish   CountrySweden
DISC$PG Video
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“SAMI BLOOD” (2016 feature film directed by Amanda Kernell)
Reviews ****
Sami Blood [2016]
Amanda Kernell
In this powerful feature debut, a teenage Sámi girl is forcibly removed from her family home and sent to a state boarding school with the missio… 
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CastLene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Erika Sparrok, Maj…
LanguageSwedish   CountrySweden
DISC$14A Video
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 02” (2016 short films directed by Theodore Ushev, Rebecca Addelman, Fabian Velasco and Milos Mitrovic, Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson, Thyrone Tommy, Damon Russell, Hamid Ahmadi)
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Short Cuts Programme 02 [2016]
Theodore Ushev, Rebecca Adde…
Blind Vaysha - With one eye that can only see the past and one that can only see the future, a girl is tormented by two irreconcilable realities… 
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CastCaroline Dhavernas, Liisa Repo-Martell, Chri…
LanguageSwedish   CountryCanada, Sweden, USA,…
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 07” (2016 short films directed by Julia Pott, Jay Cheel, Kelton Stepanowich, Walter Woodman, Peter Huang, Dawid Ullgren, Charlotte Regan, Or Sinai)
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Short Cuts Programme 07 [2016]
Julia Pott, Jay Cheel, Kelto…
Summer Camp Island - For anyone who’s ever dreamed of owning talking pyjamas, no other selection at TIFF 2016 will elicit more giddy joy than th… 
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CastAshley Boettcher, Justin Felbinger, Thomas V…
LanguageSwedish   CountryUSA, Canada, Sweden,…
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