alec-guimness-films's - Rented List

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Hard up Nebraska Police Office Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) accepts a well-paying UN peacekeeping job courtesy of a private military contractor working on behalf of the UN.

She arrives in post-war Bosnia expecting a harmonized international effort, but instead finds chaos and disorder against a back drop of simmering ethnic tensions When a brutally injured young woman lands in the UN's care, Kathryn risks her own safety as she unearths an organised and brutal underworld of sex trafficking. Despite attempts to thwart her investigation and threats on her life she fights to uncover the truth and traces the path of criminality to a shocking source.

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From a war-torn refugee camp to the deceptively idyllic Danish countryside, two fragile worlds are inextricably linked by conflict and violence. Anton is a doctor whose work bridges the divide between these two dramatically contrasted lands and who must confront an unavoidable moral dilemma.

His son Elias, the victim of school bullies, forms a friendship with the troubled Christian, but this soon transforms into a dangerous alliance.

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Safe and sound in their suburban home, Will and Lynn Cameron (Clive Owen and Catherine Keener) used to sleep well at night, trusting their children were protected.

But when their 14-year-old daughter, Annie (Liana Liberato), befriends a 16-year-old boy named Charlie online, Annie becomes infatuated and finds herself more and more drawn to him. Slowly, she learns he is not who he claims to be; yet, Annie remains intrigued by Charlie even as the truth about him is uncovered.

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Suzanne (Deneuve) is a "Potiche"; a beautiful, subservient wife dedicated to serving the selfish whims of her tyrannical husband. But after the exploited workers of his umbrella factory decide to strike, Suzanne takes on the role as head of the company to great success.

Although business and personal politics are about to collide with the arrival of Maurice (Depardieu), a charming union leader and a former lover of Suzanne's.

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She sails to Egypt to raid a tomb that supposedly hides a cure for her sick sister, but what will she do when an army of resurrected mummies get in the way? Back in Paris she finds the city in chaos after a 136 million-year old pterodactyl egg mysteriously hatches.

Adele realises she is the only one game enough to take control of the prehistoric bird.

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Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten-year old girl, is captured with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night.

Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard - their secret hiding place - and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty seven years later: Sarah's story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond (Kristin Scott Thomas), an American journalist investigating the Vel'd'Hiv Roundup. In her research, Julia stumbles onto a trail of secrets that link her to Sarah, and to questions about her family's future.

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Whilst investigating a series of suspicious bear killings, a group of students trail a mysterious 'hunter' who wants nothing to do with them and attempts to shake them off his trail.

Sheer persistence leads the group right to the prey he is trying to hunt and they soon learn there are far more dangerous and mystical creatures than mere bears.

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Starring Jason Isaacs, Case Histories is set amidst the iconic landscapes of modern Edinburgh, bringing to screen the delightful jigsaw puzzles of Kate Atkinson's novels and the complexity of her hero Jackson Brodie.

A former soldier and policeman, Jackson's tough-guy exterior belies a deeply empathetic heart. He's unable to resist coming to the rescue and is a magnet for the bereaved, the lost and the dysfunctional.

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Be careful what you wish for: as this portmanteau about the perils of getting rich quick shows, money doesn't always buy happiness.

Here are four stories that show the down side to high living: a family scoops the pools but it nearly tears them apart and a mild mannered clerk wins the jackpot with unhappy consequences; greed and temptation turns honest people into crooks, while a suddenly wealthy man finds himself missing his old life.

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Janet Scott and Rachel Bailey are Detective Constables in Manchester Met Police's Major Incident Team, Syndicate 9 murder unit. Part ot a team working for the formidable DCI Gill Murray, their intuition, research and interview skills are integral to putting brutal killers behind bars.

Despite their differences - the impulsive, funny and single Rachel contrasting with her elder colleague, a reflective, married mother-of-two - the two detectives are a great partnership. Thrown together in the toughest of cases, they have become the best of friends, ready to support each other both in and away from the incident room.

The stand-out film of the 2011 Berlin Film Festival and winner of the Golden Bear is a suspenseful and intelligent drama that details the manipulations and confrontations brought into play when a couple's marriage painfully breaks down.

Join James, Miles, Davy and Bill on a raucous roadtrip with a serious purpose: giving James the time of his life - however little time that may be. Third Star wrestles with camping nightmares, surreal moments and rocking good times building up to an emotionally ravaging revelation.

Newly employed at a run-down London swimming baths, Mike (John Moulder-Brown) obsesses after his sassy and self-assured co-worker (Jane Asher) whilst collecting tips for the 'special services' he is expected to perform for clients (including Diana Dors).

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From acclaimed writer/director Fred Cavaye, comes an all out adrenaline fuelled action thriller about a man on the run (Gilles Lelouche), desperately trying to save his wife in a race against time.

With the clock ticking, he must use all necessary force to rescue his wife (Elena Anaya) from her brutal kidnappers. Helped by a violent criminal (Roschdy Zem), his life soon descends into series of bloody battles, in a world where no-one is quite what they seem and you face the stark choice every second... run, fight or die.

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Long distance lorry driver Ruben (German de Silva) agrees to drive'Jacinta (Hebe Duarte) and her 5 month old child en route from Paraguay to-Buenos Aires.

As the miles slowly melt the two damaged souls, LAS ACACIAS grows into a heart rending tale about a passing encounter between two strangers and the unlikely bond that grows between them.