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The film is a rich and poignant exploration of the struggle for identity in a place where the past weighs heavily on the present. Kit (Henry Golding) returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the aftermath of the Vietnam-American war. Struggling to make sense of himself in a city he's no longer familiar with, he embarks on a personal journey across the country that opens up the possibility for friendship, love and happiness. - Director:
- Hong Khaou
- Cast:
- Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers, David Tran
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In 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, Bob Hope (Greg Kinnear). At the time, Miss World was the most-watched TV show on the planet with over 100 million viewers. Claiming that beauty competitions demeaned women, the newly formed Women's Liberation Movement achieved overnight fame by invading the stage and disrupting the live broadcast of the competition. Not only that, when the show resumed, the result caused uproar: the winner was not the Swedish favourite but Miss Grenada, the first black woman to be crowned Miss World. In a matter of hours, a global audience had witnessed the patriarchy driven from the stage and the Western ideal of beauty turned on its head. - Director:
- Philippa Lowthorpe
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley
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Five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi High Command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. - Director:
- Eric Bress
- Cast:
- Brenton Thwaites, Kyle Gallner, Alan Ritchson
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The Rose of Auschwitz (2018)A Rose in Winter
The epic story of Edith Stein's (Zana Marjanovic)'s courageous path of survival; where her faith is questioned, her romantic love is sacrificed, and her spirit awakened in an effort to save a world that is dying around her. A journey that ultimately leads to her death as a Jew in the Holocaust and her canonization as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Patron Saint of Europe. 'The Rose of Auschwitz' is a tale of k loss, love, sacrifice, and devotion. - Director:
- Joshua Sinclair
- Cast:
- Zana Marjanovic, Christian Cooke, Ken Duken
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At the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency, the Special Operations Executive (SOE), to recruit and train women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance in Nazi occupied Europe. The SOE's "spymistress" Vera Atkins (Stana Katic), recruits two unusual candidates: Virginia Hall (Sarah Megan Thomas), an ambitious American with a wooden leg, and Noor Inayat Khan (Radhika Apte), a Muslim pacifist Together, these women help to undermine the Nazi regime in France, leaving an unmistakable legacy in their wake. - Director:
- Lydia Dean Pilcher
- Cast:
- Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte
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When a virus topples an African government, a ruthless warlord seizes their nuclear arsenal. Desperate to stop him without starting World War III, the US military agrees to use unconventional means, Russian weaponized Dinosaurs. When the virus infects the Dinosaurs, four commandos are sent in to clean up the mess. - Director:
- Milko Davis Main Director
- Cast:
- Heath C. Heine, Ron Sweeton Jr., Rick Haak
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The King of Staten Island (2020)Untitled Judd Apatow / Pete Davidson Project
Scott (Pete Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20's having achieved little, living with his mother (Marisa Tomei) and spending his days hanging with his buddies and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey (Bel Powley). When his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter Ray (Bill Burr), it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life. - Director:
- Judd Apatow
- Cast:
- Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez
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The Shiny Shrimps (2019)Les crevettes pailletées
Water polo team 'The Shiny Shrimps ' have little hope of achieving their goal to compete in the world's biggest LGBTQ+ sporting event, the Gay Games. Their undisciplined behaviour (in and out of the pool) has team captain Jean searching for a new coach to whip the Shrimps into shape. He arrives in the form of World Silver Medallist swimmer Matthias Le Goff (Nicolas Gob) who, after making a homophobic remark on live TV, is offered redemption by means of training and reigning in the flamboyant Shrimps. - Director:
- Maxime Govare
- Cast:
- Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Michaël Abiteboul
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Finding the Way Back (2020)Torrance / The Has-Been / The Way Back
Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) was a high school basketball phenom with a promising future when he suddenly walked away from the game. Now, years later, he is drowning in the alcoholism that cost him his marriage and any hope for a better life. When Jack is asked to coach the basketball team at his alma mater, he may have finally found a reason to confront his demons, but will it be enough to heal the deep wounds of his past and set him on the road to redemption? - Director:
- Gavin O'Connor
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar
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Bulletproof (2019)Crown Vic
An intense, gritty and riveting crime thriller, following two LAPD officers as they hunt down two on the loose cop killers, in a city about to boil over. 'Training Day' meets 'End of Watch', 'Bulletproof' is a brutal look at the extreme danger and unthinkable sacrifices police officers face when they commit to serve and protect the public. - Director:
- Joel Souza
- Cast:
- Thomas Jane, Bridget Moynahan, David Krumholtz
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Jesse Eisenberg stars in the true story of Jewish Boy Scouts joining the French Resistance to save over 10,000 orphans from the Nazis in World War Two. Eisenberg plays famous mime artist Marcel Marceau who, together with a group of activists, fights to rescue Jewish orphans from ruthless Nazis and take them safely across the Swiss border. - Director:
- Jonathan Jakubowicz
- Cast:
- Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer
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Socrates (Christian Malheiros), a handsome 15-year-old, is not just another underage kid living on the margins of society, working the construction sites of Sao Paulo, he has a purpose. Because of the sudden death of his mother, Socrates has had to fend for himself, trying desperately to earn the rent to keep his run-down apartment and remain out of the clutches of social services and his estranged father. - Director:
- Alexandre Moratto
- Cast:
- Christian Malheiros, Tales Ordakji, Jayme Rodrigues
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A love story about divorce. A marriage coming apart and a family coming together. 'Marriage Story' is a hilarious and harrowing, sharply observed and deeply compassionate film from the acclaimed writer-director Noah Baumbach. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson deliver tour-de-force performances as Charlie, a charismatic New York theater director wedded to his work, and Nicole, an actor, who is ready to change her own life. Their hopes for an amicable divorce fade as they are drawn into a system that pits them against each other and forces them to redefine their relationship and their family. Featuring bravura, finely drawn supporting turns from Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, and Laura Dern - who won an Academy Award for her performance here - as the trio of lawyers who preside over the legal battle, 'Marriage Story' (nominated for six Academy Awards including best picture) is a work of both intimacy and scope that ultimately invokes hope amid the ruins. - Director:
- Noah Baumbach
- Cast:
- Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Greer
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Backdraft 2 (2019)Backdraft II
Fire investigator Sean McCaffrey (Joe Anderson), son of the late Steven "Bull" McCaffrey, is now working at the same Chicago firehouse along with his uncle Brian (William Baldwin). When Sean is assigned to investigate a deadly fire, he and partner Maggie (Alisha Bailey) soon realize that they are dealing with something much more than a routine fire. The clues they discover lead them down a treacherous path of arson, murder, and international terrorism. Sean must use his intuition, along with the help of infamous jailed arsonist Ronald Bartel (Donald Sutherland), in a race to find out who is behind the fire and stop them from accomplishing their devious plans. - Director:
- Gonzalo López-Gallego
- Cast:
- Joe Anderson, William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland
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'Storm Boy' has grown up to be Michael Kingley (Geoffrey Rush / Finn Little), a successful retired businessman and grandfather. When Kingley starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he is forced to recall his long-forgotten childhood, growing up on an isolated coastline with his father (Jai Courtney). He recounts to his grand daughter the story of how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr. Percival. Their remarkable adventures and their very special bond has a profound effect on all their lives. Based on the International best-selling book, 'Storm Boy' is a timeless story of unconditional friendship. - Director:
- Shawn Seet
- Cast:
- Finn Little, Jai Courtney, Geoffrey Rush
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