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  • Demetre II

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    13th century Georgia. Georgia, destroyed by numerous invaders, is on the verge of physical destruction. King Dimitri II, known as Dimitri the Devoted, is ready to sacrifice his life to save his nation.

  • Spring Symphony

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    “Spring Symphony” is the story of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck. Both were music entities. Robert Schumann turns out to have been a second tier composer, if that, never rising to the heights of a Beethoven or Mozart. In contrast, Clara Wieck was a master technician in the playing of the piano, a composer (probably…

  • Star 80

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    Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed…

  • Will There Really Be a Morning?

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    This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.

  • Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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    TV movie based on the singer’s life, under his mother’s thumb, competing with the ghost of one of the most famous singers in C&W music history, and aspiring to rise above it all.

  • Bruce Lee: The Legend

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    The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.

  • Kamalolmolk

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    The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various kings.

  • Rosa Luxemburg

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    Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.

  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream

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    Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.

  • Gorillas in the Mist

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    The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

  • Prick Up Your Ears

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    When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.

  • My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

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    The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair

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    Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher and the chorus girl he helped turn into a Ziegfeld star and 1930s film personality.

  • King David

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    This is a movie about the life of Israel’s king David.

  • Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

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    The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

  • Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

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    Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

  • Second Serve

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    Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to…

  • Moa

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    The life of the swedish writer Moa Martinson: at the age of 18, Moa marries the stone worker Karl and has five children. The marriage becomes stormy and fringed with tragedies. In the adversities, Moa begins to write about her life. She tells unpleasant truths, and doesn’t get much understanding. Her life changes when the…

  • Caught by Night

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    A communist journalist from Prague is sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp.

  • Au Revoir les Enfants

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    Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice,…

  • Cry Freedom

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    A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.