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  • Capturing the Friedmans

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    An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and…

  • Take My Eyes

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    One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what’s more, “She gave him her eyes”…

  • Mystic River

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    The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

  • Transamerica

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    A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

  • Volver

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    Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality.

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

  • 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

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    Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.

  • Georgia Rule

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    Rebellious, uncontrollable teenager, Rachel is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her estranged grandmother, Georgia. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that – regardless what happens – the ties that bind can never be broken.

  • Memoirs of a Nun

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    Sister Angelika has the power of life or death over her former tormentor, now sick and placed in her care.

  • King of Devil’s Island

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    Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in…

  • Trust

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    A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter’s actions and struggle to support her as she comes to…

  • A Serbian Film

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    Retired porn star Milos leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem.

  • Varathan

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    After losing his job, Aby and his wife, Priya, move back to the latter’s family estate in Kerala. However, things go from bad to worse for the couple as they encounter a new set of challenges..

  • Martha Marcy May Marlene

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    After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her,…

  • Manhood

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    A story about an 11-year-old boy who experiences a childhood very unlike any other children at his age. There is no safe and loving home. Silas lives with his mother and there is no father figure to be found. This causes Silas to have a distorted view of what it means to be a man.…

  • Top of the Lake

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    A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

  • Gimme Shelter

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    After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she’s pregnant.

  • Touchless

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    Jolana (18) is an object of her step-father’s desire. She is unable to cope, especially when her own mother turns a blind eye. Those events are heavily paid for when she finds herself working in a brothel. Her inability to cope raise a question: What is it she actually wants? Are her dreams of escaping…

  • 10.0 Earthquake

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    Los Angeles is about to be hit by a devastating earthquake, and time is running out to save the city from imminent danger.

  • Wayward

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    A coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old girl who works at a car mechanic’s and hangs out with her friends. She challenges boundaries in her search for identity, but her behaviour has repercussions that force her to acknowledge new aspects of who she is.

  • American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

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    A fascinating docuseries chronicling Playboy magazine’s charismatic founder, Hugh Hefner, and his impact on global culture. Told from his unique perspective with never-before-seen footage from his private archive, discover the captivating story about the man behind the bunny.