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Chevalier (2015)Chevalier Athina
In the middle of the Aegean Sea, on a luxury yacht, six men on a fishing trip decide to play a game. During this game things will be compared. Things will be measured. Songs will be butchered, and blood will be tested. Friends will become rivals, and rivals will become hungry. But at the end of the voyage when the game is over, the man who wins will be the best man. And he will wear upon his littlest finger the victorious signet ring: the 'Chevalier'. - Director:
- Athina Rachel Tsangari
- Cast:
- Yannis Drakopoulos, Kostas Filippoglou, Yiorgos Kendros
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The Wave (2015)Bølgen
In 1905, a tsunami devastates a small mountain town. Scientists know it will happen again - it's only a matter of when. Present day - as one man prepares to move from his hometown with his family, his worst nightmare is about to come true. The siren goes off and the disaster is inevitable. With less than 10 minutes to react, it becomes a race against time in order to save as many as possible including his own family. - Director:
- Roar Uthaug
- Cast:
- Kristoffer Joner, Thomas Bo Larsen, Ane Dahl Torp
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In 1988 Tehran, Shideh's attempts to rejoin medical school are thwarted as a consequence of her politically active history. Her husband is sent off to serve in the Iran-Iraq War while Iraqi air raids draw perilously close to their own apartment. As neighbours and friends flee from a city in chaos she is left alone with her daughter Dorsa (Avin Manshadi) who becomes increasingly ill and seemingly disturbed. Shideh (Narges Rashidi) initially dismisses her tantrums over a missing doll but is soon terrified they've been targeted by a djinn - a malevolent spirit that steals from those it seeks to possess. - Director:
- Babak Anvari
- Cast:
- Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi
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A Monster Calls is a spectacular story of one boy's journey for hope and courage. With his mother (Felicity Jones) fighting a life-threatening illness and his strict grandmother (Sigourney Weaver) imposing new rules on his life, 12-year-old Conor O'Malley (Lewis MacDougall) is faced with a future beyond his control. Confused, angry, and alone, he immerses himself in a fantastical world of his own creation where he meets an ancient and giant creature known as 'The Monster' (Liam Neeson) who helps Conor to confront his nightmares. - Director:
- J.A. Bayona
- Cast:
- Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones
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Inspired by the true story of Ireland's biggest cocaine seizure in 2007, 'The Young Offenders' is a comedy road movie about best friends Conor (Alex Murphy) and Jock (Chris Walley), two inner-city teenagers from Cork. Jock is a legendary bike thief who plays a daily game of cat-and-mouse with the bike-theft-obsessed Garda Sergeant Healy (Dominic MacHale). When a drug-trafficking boat capsizes off the coast of West Cork and 61 bales of cocaine, each worth 7 million euros, are seized, word gets out that there is a bale missing. The boys steal two bikes and go on a road trip hoping to find a missing bale which they can sell so as to escape their troubled home lives....But Sergeant Healy is in hot pursuit. - Director:
- Peter Foott
- Cast:
- Alex Murphy, Chris Walley, Hilary Rose
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Hit by a falling object in a freak accident, an unnamed man (Tom Sturridge) awakens from a coma with a large compensation settlement and his memory gone. As precious fragments return, he uses his wealth to physically reconstruct the visions, leading him to an unsolved crime and the secret of his undoing. - Director:
- Omer Fast
- Cast:
- Tom Sturridge, Cush Jumbo, Ed Speleers
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John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records) is a diagnosed sociopath, obsessed with serial killers but committed to not becoming one. He lives by rules to keep him 'good' and 'normal' but when someone starts murdering people in his small town, John has to investigate and risk letting his own dark side out in order to stop the killer. But without his rules to keep him in check he might be more dangerous than the monster he is stalking. As the icy winter tightens its grip on the community a deadly supernatural game of cat and mouse ensues... - Director:
- Billy O'Brien
- Cast:
- Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Max Records
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Sully (2016)Sully: Miracle on the Hudson
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) and his co-pilot (Aaron Eckhart) glided their disabled plane onto the icy waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney
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The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)She Who Brings Gifts
The near future; humanity has been all but destroyed by a mutated fungal disease that turns its victims into flesh-eating "hungries". At an army base in rural England, a group of immune children are being studied, subjected to cruel experiments by biologist Dr. Caldwell (Glenn Close). The children attend school lessons daily, guarded by the ever watchful Sergeant Parks (Paddy Considine). But one little girl, Melanie (Sennia Nanua), stands out from the rest. She excels in the classroom, is inquisitive, imaginative and loves her favourite teacher Miss Justineau (Gemma Arterton). When the base falls, Melanie escapes along with Miss Justineau, Sergeant Parks and Dr. Caldwell. Against the backdrop of a blighted Britain, Melanie must discover what she is and ultimately decide both her own future and that of the human race. - Director:
- Colm McCarthy
- Cast:
- Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Dominique Tipper
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The Wailing (2016)Goksung
In this critically acclaimed and incredibly tense supernatural thriller, a foreigner's mysterious appearance in a quiet village causes suspicion among the locals - suspicion which quickly turns to hysteria, as the residents begin killing each other in brutal outbursts, seemingly without motive. As the hopelessly out-of-depth investigating officer watches his daughter fall under the same savage spell, he agrees to consult a shaman for answers - unknowingly escalating the situation. - Director:
- Hong-jin Na
- Cast:
- Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, Do Won Kwak
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Based on true events, 'Christine' is the shocking story of a Florida news reporter who, in 1974, shocked the world by taking her own life live on air. Christine (Rebecca Hall), always the smartest person in the room at a small town Florida news station, is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position. As an aspiring newswoman with an eye for nuance and an interest in social justice, she finds herself constantly butting heads with her boss, who pushes for juicier stories that will drive up ratings. Plagued by self-doubt and a tumultuous home life, Christine's diminishing hope begins to rise when an on-air co-worker initiates a friendship which ultimately becomes yet another unrequited love. Disillusioned as her world continues to close in on her, Christine takes a dark and surprising turn. - Director:
- Antonio Campos
- Cast:
- Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts
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Train to Busan (2016)Busanhaeng
As an unidentified virus sweeps the country, the Korean government declares martial law. As the country descends into chaos, one city, Busan, is rumoured to have successfully fended off the virus outbreak and remains the only beacon of hope for those not yet infected. But when the virus breaks out on an express train to Busan, passengers on board must fight for their own survival...453 km from Seoul to Busan. The struggle to survive. Get on board to stay alive! - Director:
- Sang-ho Yeon
- Cast:
- Terri Doty, Yoo Gong, Eun-kyung Kim
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From acclaimed director Ken Loach comes this astonishing story of triumph and adversity in modern day Britain. Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) has worked as a joiner for most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) who is battling to keep her two young children fed. Daniel and Katie find themselves in a no-man's land, striving to pull themselves out of the welfare bureaucracy of modern day Britain. - Director:
- Ken Loach
- Cast:
- Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy
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"Anthropoid" is based on the extraordinary true story of the 1942 WWII operation to assassinate Nazi commanding officer Reinhard Heydrich. Nicknamed "the butcher of Prague", Heydrich was the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler; the main architect behind the final solution and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. - Director:
- Sean Ellis
- Cast:
- Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon
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Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20th 2010 began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. 'Deepwater Horizon' reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge - and risked everything to lead others to safety. - Director:
- Peter Berg
- Cast:
- Mark Wahlberg, Mayla Parker, Kurt Russell
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