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Shinya Tsukamoto, the cult director of the cyberpunk Tetsuo series, presents an unnerving film about mental instability. Kotoko (singer-songwriter Cocco), a young single mother, lives alone with her baby son. Suffering from an unknown illness that makes her see double - especially people - and not knowing which version of the person is real, it severely impacts her day-to-day life, often leading to her to lash out violently. As her situation worsens and she becomes a liability, her son is taken from her and put in the care of her sister. Kotoko is left alone with her own thoughts - and for a person with an already broken mind that is a very scary place indeed. - Director:
- Shin'ya Tsukamoto
- Cast:
- Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Yûko Nakamura, Cocco
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The thrills are non-stop as CIA recruit Ryan (Chris Pine) is caught in a dangerous web of intrigue spun between bis unsuspecting fiancee (Keira Knightley), a shadowy government agent (Kevin Costner), and a ruthless Russian criminal (Kenneth Branagh). Ryan must quickly evolve from analyst to fully-fledged operative to stop a devastating terrorist plot against the United States. The stakes have never been higher in this "clever, super-suspenseful" thrill ride. - Director:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast:
- Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner
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After serving 28 years in prison for refusing to give up information on one of his close criminal associates, Val (Al Pacino) is released and picked up by his best friend Doc (Christopher Walken). They soon re-team with Hirsch (Alan Arkin), and the three embark on what turns into their last crazy night together. As the sun rises on the guys' reunion, a dangerous secret comes to light, and they must confront their pasts once and for all. - Director:
- Fisher Stevens
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin
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La Ceremonie (1995)La cérémonie
Adapted from Ruth Rendell's chilling novel, this is one of Chabrol's most celebrated films. Wealthy family the Lelievres have taken on the extremely efficient but strangely detached Sophie as their live-in maid. Her free time is spent alone in her room until she meets local postal clerk Jeanne who has a disturbed history and a grudge against Sophie's new employers. As the pair begin to bond the family grow increasingly concerned. - Director:
- Claude Chabrol
- Cast:
- Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset
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Outrage (2010)Autoreiji
Mr. Chairman, the head of the ruling Sannokai yakuza clan, suspects that his henchman has struck a forbidden alliance with a rival gangster. The henchman tries to quell his boss' distrust by making a minor but obvious move against the rival gangster, which marks the start of a ruthless series of conflicts and betrayals. Before long, several yakuza clans are out for blood in their constant battle for power and money. The rival bosses fight to rise through the ranks by scheming and making short-lived allegiances. In this corrupt world where there are no heroes, it's bad guy vs. bad guy in a spiralling outrage of gang warfare. - Director:
- Takeshi Kitano
- Cast:
- Takeshi Kitano, Kippei Shîna, Ryô Kase
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Twins Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette) are left two envelopes in their mother's will, asking them to find a brother they never knew existed, and father they believed to be dead. Journeying from Canada to Lebanon to unravel this mystery, they begin to uncover the terrifying secrets of their mother's tumultuous and brutal past, their discoveries moving them ever closer to a gut-wrenching and inevitable truth that will define their very existence. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette
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From acclaimed director Steve McQueen comes the incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. It is 1841 and Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbertder) and must find the strength within to survive. In his twelfth year in captivity, a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life. - Director:
- Steve McQueen
- Cast:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender
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Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven - to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. - Director:
- Chris Buck
- Cast:
- Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff
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After an alien race attack, Earth prepares for a future war by recruiting the most intelligent children and training them to lead the inevitable battle. When Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) recruits him to the International Fleet, Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) quickly establishes himself as the best recruit of his generation with abilities even greater than those of the legendary war hero Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley). As his abilities are tested and honed, he soon becomes Earth's only hope against total annihilation. - Director:
- Gavin Hood
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld
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Native American warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice. It's a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction, as these two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption. - Director:
- Gore Verbinski
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner
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How far would you go to protect your family? Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) arrests its driver, Alex Jones, but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads and pressure mounts, knowing his child's life is at stake the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis
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Brilliant and passionate, the 25 year old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. Gifted with visionary intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, Leonardo struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time. When a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger throws his world into turmoil, he and his companions find themselves in the midst of a storm that has been brewing for centuries; a conflict of truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. It seems only the shadowy cult of the Sons of Mithras and the power of the Vatican hold the key to the truth about Leonardo's past - and his future. A hero armed only with genius and invention, Leonardo must take up the fight against foes who use history to suppress the truth. - Director:
- David S. Goyer
- Cast:
- Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Blake Ritson
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The Officer's Ward (2001)La chambre des officiers
The Officer's Ward atmospherically creates the world of Adrien Fournier (Eric Caravaca), a handsome young French officer who returns from the front with hideous facial injuries. After spending the remaining five years of the Great War convalescing in a military hospital, Adrien slowly learns to come to terms with his condition as, with the help of other patients and staff, his sense of identity and self-worth slowly returns. - Director:
- François Dupeyron
- Cast:
- Éric Caravaca, Denis Podalydès, Grégori Derangère
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