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  • The Times of Harvey Milk

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    Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.

  • The Professional

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    French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N’Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he’s shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not…

  • Tempest

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    Seo Munju, a highly accomplished diplomat and former ambassador to the United States, and Sanho, an international special agent shrouded in a veil of secrets, race to uncover the truth behind an attack that threatens the future stability of the Korean peninsula.

  • Atentado

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    An elite group of police must stop international terrorists from killing Pope John Paul II during his visit to Mexico.

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

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    After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little

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    An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it’s all part of the act.

  • Nayak: The Real Hero

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    Shivajirao, a TV reporter, gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his one-day stint turns out to be a huge success, his life spirals out of control and he is embroiled in political intrigue.

  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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    A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d’état of the President of Mexico.

  • Good Morning, Night

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    The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants — a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.

  • Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency

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    A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America’s great presidents and a borderline tyrant. The seventh president shook up the glossy world of Washington, DC with his “common-man” methods and ideals, but also oversaw one of the most controversial events in American history: the forced removal of Indian…

  • Incendies

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    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 acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults’ voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

  • The Lady

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    The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma’s democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

  • Who Bombed Judi Bari?

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    Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombing themselves on May 24, 1990 while on an Earth First! musical organizing tour for Redwood Summer. They sued the FBI for violations of the First Amendment, claiming the FBI knew they were innocent but arrested them to try to silence them. Having survived the bomb…

  • Colosio

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    It’s 1994 in Mexico, the nation was witnessing a turbulent year since its beginnings. An indigenous rebellion shakes the country. Three months later, the ruling party’s presidential candidate is brutally murdered during a rally in Tijuana. The country is concerned. Nobody knows who’s behind this event, it all points to a conspiracy. Andrés Vázquez, an…

  • London Has Fallen

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    In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

  • LBJ

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    The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.

  • Freelance

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    An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive.

  • The Day of the Jackal

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    An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.