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Raw (2016)Grave / Freaking
Everyone in Justine's (Garance Marillier) family is a vet, and a vegetarian. At 16, she's a brilliant and promising student. When she starts at veterinary school, she enters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. During the first week of hazing rituals, desperate to fit in whatever the cost, she strays from her family principles when she eats raw meat for the first time. Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences of her actions as her true self begins to emerge. - Director:
- Julia Ducournau
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- Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella
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Cold War (2018)Zimna Wojna
In the ruins of post-war Poland, Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig) fall deeply, obsessively and destructively in love. As performing musicians forced to play into the Soviet propaganda machine, they dream of escaping to the creative freedom of the West. But one day, as they spot their chance to make a break for Paris, both make a split decision that will mark their lives forever. Pawel Pawlikowski follows his Oscar-winning 'Ida' with the stunning 'Cold War', an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II. Sumptuously shot in luminous black and white, it spans decades and nations to tell a love story that is as tragic as it is moving, and as transportive as it is honest. - Director:
- Pawel Pawlikowski
- Cast:
- Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc
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A Simple Favour (2018)A Simple Favor
"A Simple Favor", directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town. Stephanie is joined by Emily's husband Sean (Henry Golding) in this stylish thriller filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge. - Director:
- Paul Feig
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- Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding
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Based on the bestselling novel by M.L. Stedman and from acclaimed director Derek Cianfrance, 'The Light Between Oceans' is a beautiful and heart-breaking reminder of the infinite power of love and the lengths that we'll go to in order to protect it. When lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) and his adored wife Isabel (Alicia Vikander) discover a baby adrift in a boat off the remote coast of Western Australia they assume the worse that her parents are dead. Determined to give her a happy life full of love they choose to raise the child as their own but it's not until years later that the shattering consequences of their decision will change their lives forever. - Director:
- Derek Cianfrance
- Cast:
- Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
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From Oscar winning writer/director Adam McKay (The Big Short) comes 'Vice', an audacious and darkly comedic look at former US Vice President Dick Cheney's stealthy rise from Washington intern to the most powerful man on the planet. Oscar winner Christian Bale leads an all-star cast that includes Oscar nominees Steve Carell as the affable, yet steely Donald Rumsfeld, Amy Adams as Cheney's ambitious wife, and Oscar winner Sam Rockwell as the malleable George W. Bush. Spanning a half-century, Cheney's journey from rural Wyoming electrical worker to de facto President of the United States is a hilariously terrifying true tale of the use and misuse of institutional power. - Director:
- Adam McKay
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- Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell
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Frank (Keanu Reeves) and Lindsay (Winona Ryder) meet on the way to a romantic wedding in California's wine country, and take an instant dislike to one another. After agreeing to ignore each other, they are dismayed to learn they have been paired off for the weekend. Forced to tolerate each other, Lindsay and Frank discover that in addition to their need to always get in the last word, they share the same cynical sense of humour. A brush with danger brings them unexpectedly close, but it remains to be seen if they can - or even want to - continue their romance in the real world. - Director:
- Victor Levin
- Cast:
- Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Dj Dallenbach
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Marvel Studios' 'Captain Marvel' takes you on a spectacular adventure from the 1990's, tracing the path of Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) as she becomes one of the most powerful heroes in the universe. When a galactic war reaches Earth, she meets young agent Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) at the centre of a maelstrom, leading to her ultimate destiny as an Avenger! - Director:
- Anna Boden
- Cast:
- Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn
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Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson star in 'Chernobyl', the critically acclaimed five-part mini-series. On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian SSSR suffered a massive explosion that released radioactive material across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and as far as Scandinavia and Western Europe. Dramatising the true story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, Chernobyl shines a light on the brave men and women who fought an unprecedented war against an invisible enemy, and who suffered and sacrificed, saving millions of lives, often at the cost of their own. - Director:
- Johan Renck
- Cast:
- Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård
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Night Hunter (2018)Nomis
On the hunt for an elusive serial rapist and murderer, battle-hardened cop Marshall (Henry Cavill) crosses paths with vigilante duo Cooper (Ben Kingsley) and Lara (Eliana Jones), as they trap online predators and deliver their own extreme methods of justice. When Lara is kidnapped, Marshall, Cooper and the police hunt down the perpetrator, but the psychologically damaged man they capture only deepens the mystery surrounding the killings... - Director:
- David Raymond
- Cast:
- Minka Kelly, Alexandra Daddario, Henry Cavill
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Romanzo Criminale: Series 1 (2008)Romanzo criminale - La serie 1
A criminal known as 'Libanese' has a dream: to conquer the underworld of Rome. To carry out this unprecedented i feat he puts together a ruthless and highly organised gang. Their progress and changes in leadership take place over twenty-five years, from the 1970s into the '90s, and are inseparably intertwined with the dark history of modern Italy: terrorism, kidnappings and corruption at the highest levels of government. Throughout these years Police Lieutenant Scialoja sticks to the gang's trail, trying both to bring them to justice and to win the heart of gang member Dandi's girlfriend Patrizia. - Director:
- Stefano Sollima
- Cast:
- Angelica Di Majo, Aldo Abbate, Antonella Attili
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Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor) are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village. What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing. From the visionary mind of Ari Aster comes a dread-soaked cinematic fairytale where a world of darkness unfolds in broad daylight. - Director:
- Ari Aster
- Cast:
- Florence Pugh, Linnea Larsdotter, Jack Reynor
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Romanzo Criminale: Series 2 (2010)Romanzo criminale - La serie 2
A criminal known as 'Libanese' has a dream: to conquer the underworld of Rome. To carry out this unprecedented feat he puts together a ruthless and highly organized gang. Their progress and changes in leadership take place over twenty-five years, from the 1970's into the '90's, and are inseparably intertwined with the dark history of modem Italy: terrorism, kidnappings and corruption at the highest levels of government. Throughout these years Police Lieutenant Scialoja sticks to the gang's trail, trying both to bring them to justice and to win the heart of Dandi's girlfriend Patrizia. It's now 1981 and the Rome crew are in disarray: Libanese is in the morgue, full of holes, which sparks a race to find the killers and exact revenge before the police can make an arrests. It also creates a power vacuum with Freddo and Dandi in the frame to be the new boss. - Director:
- Stefano Sollima
- Cast:
- Marco Bocci, Giorgio Caputo, Emanuele Cerman
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)Disney's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
The story of Disney's most iconic villain continues in 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil', starring Angelina Jolie. After sharing many happy years together, Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) begin to question the tangled ties that bind them as they are torn apart by Aurora's upcoming wedding, unexpected allies and new forces at play. But their love proves strong, and they live happily ever after. - Director:
- Joachim Rønning
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- Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson
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The Jedi Knights have been exterminated and the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist. A small group of Rebels have dared to fight back by stealing the secret plans to the Empire's mightiest weapon, the Death Star battle station. The Emperor's most trusted servant, Darth Vader (David Prowse), must find the plans, and locate the hidden Rebel base. Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), a captive Rebel leader, sends out a distress signal that is intercepted by a simple farm boy, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). Seizing his destiny, Luke takes up the challenge to rescue the princess and help the Rebellion overthrow the Empire, along with such unforgettable allies as the wise Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), the cocky Han Solo (Harrison Ford), the loyal Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), and the droids R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels). - Director:
- George Lucas
- Cast:
- Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Harrison Ford
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Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe (Lexy Kolker) lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat - or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real. - Director:
- Zach Lipovsky
- Cast:
- Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park
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