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Librarians, Stuart Goodson (Emilio Estevez) and Myra (Jena Malone) see their regular winter day shaken up when a collection of homeless patrons decide to take shelter in their library overnight as temperatures outside drop to deadly levels of freezing. What starts as a peaceful sit-in quickly escalates into a full-on face-off, orchestrated on one side by city prosecutor and mayoral candidate, Josh Davis (Christian Slater) and on the other by increasingly impatient crisis negotiator, Bill Ramstead (Alec Baldwin), resulting in a growing media storm and what can only be described as a mini-miracle. - Director:
- Emilio Estevez
- Cast:
- Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Emilio Estevez
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Surrounded by lies and deceit, verteran secret agent, Adereth (Ben Kingsley), can no longer distinguish between enemy and ally. Corruption is detected in the production of Syrian chemical weapons and after a shocking kidnap, Adereth is brought in for one final mission. In search for answers, he soon forges a relationship with Angela (Monical Bellucci), a key lead in his investigation. Hostility from his allies however together with a dubious past that can escape him, leaves Adereth trapped in a complex web of mistrust in this intelligent and gripping spy thriller. - Director:
- Eran Riklis
- Cast:
- Ben Kingsley, Monica Bellucci, Itay Tiran
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The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne...a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. - Director:
- Stephen Daldry
- Cast:
- Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Victoria Hamilton
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"Spaceship Earth" is the true, stranger-than-fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent two years quarantined inside of a self-engineered bio-dome called 'Biosphere 2'. The experiment was a worldwide phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life-threatening ecological disaster and a growing criticism that it was nothing more than a cult. The bizarre story is both a cautionary tale and a hopeful lesson of how a small group of dreamers could potentially reimagine a new world. - Director:
- Matt Wolf
- Cast:
- John Allen, Abigail Alling, Margret Augustine
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The courageous firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51 return for the explosive eighth season of 'Chicago Fire', the fiery drama from powerhouse executive producer Dick Wolf. With Captain Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) leading the truck company and Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) heading the rescue squad, the Firehouse 51 family faces dangerous new challenges this season as they continue to put their own lives on the line to keep others safe. When we last saw our heroes, they were racing to rescue workers trapped inside of a burning mattress factory. With an industrial boiler threatening to explode at any moment, can Chicago's bravest make it out safely before the blast takes out the whole block? - Director:
- Reza Tabrizi
- Cast:
- Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Kara Killmer
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Queen and Slim (2019)Queen & Slim
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country. As they drive, these two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives. - Director:
- Melina Matsoukas
- Cast:
- Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine
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Reinventing Marvin (2017)Marvin ou la belle éducation
Marvin (Finnegan Oldfield) is different. He is a quiet, sensitive and artistic fifteen-year-old with an unwitting attraction to other boys. This makes him victim to forceful bullying, both at school and within the confines of his impoverished home, making his situation unbearable. With the support of his teacher, Marvin discovers his thirst for theatre, and its transformative power of becoming someone else. Refusing to be victimised, Marvin moves to Paris to reinvent himself. As a theatre student, he swiftly befriends the right people including legendary actress Isabelle Huppert (playing herself), and with her help, begins to exorcise the ghosts of his childhood. Winner of the Queer Lion at the Venice International Film Festival, 'Reinventing Marvin' is a powerful, uplifting story of a young man's quest, against all odds, to be himself. - Director:
- Anne Fontaine
- Cast:
- Finnegan Oldfield, Grégory Gadebois, Vincent Macaigne
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Hero to some, outlaw to others, Ned Kelly (George MacKay) throws a long shadow over Australian history. Spanning his life from his younger years to the time leading up to his death, the film follows the story of this legendary figure. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger Harry Power (Russell Crowe) and fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother (Essie Davis), Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot a campaign of anarchy and rebellion that will grip the entire country. Youth and tragedy collide with violent and explosive consequences but at the beating heart of this riveting tale is the fractured and powerful bond between a mother and son. - Director:
- Justin Kurzel
- Cast:
- George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult
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Fate and adventure collide in the "epic and awe-inspiring" story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince who is enslaved by the Romans after being betrayed by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell). Separated from his family and the woman he loves, Ben-Hur is rescued from near death by the mysterious llderim (Morgan Freeman). He returns to his homeland seeking revenge against his brother and an empire, but instead he finds a chance for redemption. - Director:
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Cast:
- Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro
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The Whistlers (2019)La Gomera
On an island in the Canaries there is a language spoken only through whistling... Using the whistling language, a gang of criminals are planning the perfect crime, they will communicate across the rooftops and the police will simply think the birds are singing. Cristi is a police officer who has been sent to infiltrate their operation. But when he falls for the glorious femme fatale Gilda who suggests other plans will this cop with a history of playing both sides of the law choose justice or self-service? - Director:
- Corneliu Porumboiu
- Cast:
- Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar
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My Best Friend (2018)Mi Mejor Amigo
Lorenzo (Angelo Mutti Spinetta) is a good and studious teenager who lives with his family in a small town in Patagonia. One day his father decides to help out an old friend by offering his son to stay with them for a while. The young and handsome Caito (Lautaro Rodríguez) arrives, mysterious and rebellious. Lorenzo is at first suspicious of Caito but gradually the boys form a bond without suspecting the consequences of this new friendship...but Caito has a secret...and maybe Lorenzo too... - Director:
- Martín Deus
- Cast:
- Angelo Mutti Spinetta, Lautaro Rodríguez, Guillermo Pfening
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Though Europe may be ravaged by the horrors of World War II, life in the French Pyrenees has remained remarkably untouched for thirteen-year-old shepherd, Jo Lalande. That is, until the day he encounters Jewish refugee, Benjamin, hiding in the mountains, and learns of an operation to smuggle Jewish children to safety in Spain. In a heroic act of defiance Jo promises to assist Benjamin in his endeavours, but soon becomes embroiled in a perilous conspiracy when German troops descend upon the village. - Director:
- Ben Cookson
- Cast:
- Jean Reno, Anjelica Huston, Thomas Kretschmann
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Based on the bestselling comic book, Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier recently killed in action and brought back to life as the superhero 'Bloodshot' by the RST corporation. With an army of nanotechnology in his veins, he's an unstoppable force - stronger than ever and able to heal instantly. But in controlling his body, the company has sway over his mind and memories, too. Now, Ray doesn't know what's real and what's not - but he's on a mission to find out. - Director:
- Dave Wilson
- Cast:
- Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan
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End of the Century (2019)Fin de siglo
When Ocho (Juan Barberini), an Argentine poet on holiday in Barcelona, spots Javi (Ramon Pujol) from the balcony of his apartment, it sparks fantasies of a holiday romance. After fruitlessly searching dating apps for him. the couple have a second missed connection, spotting each other across a Spanish beach. When Javi sees Ocho from his balcony a second time, he knows he can't let him slip through his fingers again. A tentative "kiss" from the balcony leads to a lust-filled, passionate hook up. What seems like a one-time encounter between two strangers becomes an epic, decades-spanning relationship, in which time and space refuse to play by the rules. In one of the best feature debuts, Lucio Castro's 'End of the Century' bends perception of time whilst exposing raw human connection, breaking the traditional rules of the love story. - Director:
- Lucio Castro
- Cast:
- Juan Barberini, Ramon Pujol, Mía Maestro
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Adapted from the classic novel by Charles Dickens, 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' brings to life one of the author's most cherished characters. From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all. - Director:
- Armando Iannucci
- Cast:
- Dev Patel, James Daniel Wilson, Hugh Laurie
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