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A year after the events of last season, The Four Lands is in chaos. The re-emergence of magic has the populace terrified, and an organization called The Crimson is hunting down magic users, using fear and intimidation to sow discord among the races. Wil, scarred by the loss of Amberle and his separation from Eretria, has turned his back on his magical destiny to become a healer. But when a mysterious woman named Mareth saves Wil from a Crimson attack, he is forced to rejoin the fight. After reuniting with Eretria, Wil and Mareth seek out Allanon, only to learn that the Druid's former protégé, Bandon, is on a mission to resurrect a creature of darkest evil: The Warlock Lord. Together, our heroes must band together to take down The Crimson and prevent Bandon from unleashing an even greater threat upon the Four Lands, before it's too late. - Director:
- Brad Turner
- Cast:
- Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett
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Potiche (2010)Potiche (Trophy Wife)
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. - Director:
- François Ozon
- Cast:
- Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini
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Dark Portal (2017)Black Hollow Cage / Dark Portal
Bitter and isolated after losing her mother and part of her right arm in a car accident, thirteen year old Alice (Lowena McDonell) lives a secluded life in a futuristic house deep in the woods, with her father, Adam (Julian Nicholson). Life is altered when Alice and her only friend, a pet wolfhound named Beatrice (voice of Lucy Tillett), stumble upon a mysterious black cube within the forest, through which, Alice receives warning messages from someone who seems to be her future self. Terrifying events are approaching, events that can only be changed by altering the past. - Director:
- Sadrac González-Perellón
- Cast:
- Daniel M. Jacobs, Lucy Tillett, Julian Nicholson
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Based on one of the biggest book franchises of all time by Terry Brooks and executive produced by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), "The Shannara Chronicles" is the epic series set in a world thousands of years after the destruction of our civilisation. Earth has been divided into the Four Lands, whose inhabitants are a mix of races including elves, dwarves, trolls, gnomes and humans. At the centre is the Shannara family, whose descendants are empowered with ancient magic and whose adventures continuously reshape the future of the world. As the story begins, dark and terrible forces, thought to be confined for years, begin to escape. Three unlikely heroes learn that only they have the power to stop the advancing evil and they form an uneasy alliance as they are forced to embrace their destinies. - Director:
- Jonathan Liebesman
- Cast:
- Austin Butler, Ella Rouhier, Poppy Drayton
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In 18th-century Vienna, the medical establishment was threatened by the unorthodox yet successful healing methods of physician Franz Anton Mesmer. His new therapy seemingly cured the beautiful, blind pianist Maria Theresa Paradies; the daughter of a well-to-do businessman, and also one of his patients. The pair developed a bond and an intimate relationship ensued, but could his forbidden love affair or his unique gift, in a world that feared the eccentric, be the reason for his exile from Vienna? - Director:
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Cast:
- Donal Donnelly, David Burke, Peter Dvorský
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Following the huge success of its first season in the UK and across the world, critically acclaimed drama 'Jordskott' returns for a brand new series. To escape her dark memories, police investigator Eva Thornblad (Moa Gammel), still haunted by the sorrow of losing her daughter, has left the small town of Silverhojd and moved to a sterile Stockholm apartment. She is totally absorbed in her job, dedicated to stopping the growing trafficking. But she faces an inner struggle, torn between using the enhanced powers the jordskott gives her, which she will forever carry within herself, and facing the inevitable reminder of the devastation it caused. - Director:
- Daniel di Grado
- Cast:
- Moa Gammel, Göran Ragnerstam, Richard Forsgren
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London-based military intelligence officer Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren) is remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture a group of dangerous terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya. When the mission suddenly escalates from a "capture" to a "kill" operation and innocent lives are put at risk, the impossible decision of whether to strike gets passed up the chain of command. With the clock ticking, the brutal realities of modern warfare play out among the military, politicians and lawyers thousands of miles away from the front line. - Director:
- Gavin Hood
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman
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Ten years after the Academy Award-winning 'An Inconvenient Truth' brought climate change to the forefront of mainstream culture, former Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight to educate the next generation of climate champions. Eye-opening and alarming, this compelling follow-up shows that while the stakes have never been higher, the solutions to the climate crisis are still within our reach. - Director:
- Bonni Cohen
- Cast:
- Al Gore, George W. Bush, John Kerry
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When thirteen year-old Tolly (Alex Etel) is sent to stay with his grandmother (Maggie Smith) at her sprawling country estate he uncovers a centuries-old family secret that takes him into a world of mystery and magic. Able to move amongst the people of the past, he's drawn into the greatest adventure of his young life. - Director:
- Julian Fellowes
- Cast:
- Alex Etel, Helen Kennedy, Timothy Spall
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From the times, when time itself was a newborn babe, the universe has kept one secret carefully camouflaged within its folds. A secret, which if unraveled, could unlock the destruction of mankind and the entire cosmos. Today, only one man can protect the universe's precious secret and thus, save the human race from absolute annihilation. - Director:
- Goldie Behl
- Cast:
- Jayshree Arora, Veer Arya, Abhishek Bachchan
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In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defence, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha - an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures with each other. There is a mystery at the centre of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets. Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. - Director:
- Luc Besson
- Cast:
- Dane DeHaan, Elizabeth Debicki, Cara Delevingne
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010)Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec
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. - Director:
- Luc Besson
- Cast:
- Louise Bourgoin, Bernard Lanneau, Mathieu Amalric
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Their Finest (2016)Their Finest Hour
1940, London, the Blitz. With the country's morale at stake, inexperienced screenwriter, Catrin (Gemma Arterton) and a makeshift cast and crew, work under fire to make a film to lift the country's flagging spirits and inspire America to join the war. Alongside fellow screenwriter, Buckley (Sam Clafiin) and a gloriously egotistical actor, Ambrose (Bill Nighy) they set off to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation. - Director:
- Lone Scherfig
- Cast:
- Gemma Arterton, Amanda Pepper, Sam Claflin
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Destiny (1921)Der Müde Tod
A young woman (Lil Dagover) confronts the personification of Death (Bernhard Goetzke), in an effort to save the life of her fiance (Walter Janssen). Death weaves three romantic tragedies and offers to unite the girl with her lover, if she can prevent the death of the lovers in at least one of the episodes. Thus begins three exotic scenarios of ill-fated love, in which the woman must somehow reverse the course of destiny: Persia, Quattrocento Venice, and a fancifully rendered ancient China. - Director:
- Fritz Lang
- Cast:
- Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Bernhard Goetzke
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Kate Mercer (Charlotte Rampling) is planning a party to celebrate her 45th wedding anniversary. One week before the celebration, however, a letter arrives for her husband, Geoff (Tom Courtenay), containing news that reawakens troubling and long-hidden memories. Though Kate continues to prepare for the anniversary, she becomes increasingly concerned by Geoff's preoccupation with the letter and the ensuing revelations about his past. By the time the party comes round, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate. - Director:
- Andrew Haigh
- Cast:
- Charlotte Rampling, Dolly Wells, Tom Courtenay
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