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Paul Giamatti stars as a lovable yet long-suffering lawyer and high school wrestling coach who takes us on a brilliantly heartfelt journey through the game of life...where you can't lose 'em all. When Mike Flaherty (Giamatti) comes across a teenage runaway who also happens to be a champion wrestler, Mike's luck turns around in spectacular fashion. But his win-win situation soon becomes more complicated than he ever imagined when the boy's family affairs come into play. - Director:
- Thomas McCarthy
- Cast:
- Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor
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When Charlie McFarlane (Paul Hogan) withdraws from his life after a family tragedy, his estranged son, Boots (Shane Jacobson) decided to drag his reluctant father on a trip to fulfil their lifelong ambition to fish off Australia's northern tip in Cape York. The feisty Charlie wants no part in this crazy idea, but propelled by Boots' determination, they travel across the country towards their faraway destination. When joined by a young and upbeat hitchhiker, they are compelled to view their relationship in a new light. Old wounds are reopened and family secrets are revealed against a backdrop of beautiful landscapes and new perspectives. - Director:
- Dean Murphy
- Cast:
- Paul Hogan, Morgan Griffin, Shane Jacobson
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Dancing Dreams (2010)Tanzträume
In 2008, world-famous dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch selected 40 teenagers who had never heard of her to be part of the dance performance 'A Place to Make Contact' (Kontakthof). They spent the next ten months falling in love with dance and discovering the work of Pina Bausch. Pina Bausch died in 2009. This film is a testimony to her revolutionary work and the impact she has had on the contemporary dance movement. - Director:
- Rainer Hoffmann
- Cast:
- Pina Bausch, Bénédicte Billet, Josephine Ann Endicott
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Set in 1903. Tracker is a tense action thriller in which Arjan (Ray Winstone), a guerrilla survivor of the South African Boer War. lands in colonial New Zealand and is promised a huge bounty to capture Kereama (Temuera Morrison), a Maori seafarer accused of killing a British soldier. What should be a simple job for Arjan, a master tracker, turns into a gripping and dangerous game of cat and mouse as Kereama repeatedly escapes and is recaptured - all the while insisting on his innocence. As each man gains and loses the upper hand, they gradually get to know and respect one another. Culminating in an emotional and high risk showdown, they find they have more in common than a mutual hatred of the British... - Director:
- Ian Sharp
- Cast:
- Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison, Gareth Reeves
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During the final bloody days of white rule in South Africa photographer Greg Marinovich (Ryan Phillippe) sets out to capture the best and most horrific pictures of his life. During his time in turbulent Soweto he meets Kevin Carter (Taylor Kitsch), and a team of photographers, working for national newspaper The Star, along with Picture Editor Robin (Malin Akerman). The four men become known as THE BANG BANG CLUB. As the chaos intensifies so do the pictures, with Greg winning a Pulitzer Prize for an image of a Zulu man on (ire. With tension and violence increasing between Government and Rebels, the four men have to decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in pursuit of the perfect shot. - Director:
- Steven Silver
- Cast:
- Ryan Phillippe, Malin Åkerman, Taylor Kitsch
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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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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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Joseph (Peter Mullan) is an unemployed widower, drinker, arid a man stifled by his own volatile temperament and furious anger. Hannah (Olivia Colman) is a Christian worker at a charity shop, a respectable woman who appears wholesome and happy. When the pair arc brought together, Hannah appears to be Joseph's potential saviour, someone who can temper his fury and offer him warmth, kindness and acceptance. As their story develops Hannah's own secrets are revealed — her relationship with husband James (Eddie Marsan) is violent and abusive — and as events spiral out of control. Joseph becomes her source of comfort. - Director:
- Paddy Considine
- Cast:
- Peter Mullan, Archie Lal, Jag Sanghera
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Outside the Law (2010)Hors-La-Loi
Outside The Law is a thrilling post-World War II gangster story about three brothers who become separated after losing their family home in Algeria. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Sa ïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle. Gradually, their interconnecting destinies reunite them in the French capital, where freedom is a battle to be fought and won. Outside The Law has its place among some of the greatest gangster movies ever made, including American Gangster and Once Upon a Time in America. - Director:
- Rachid Bouchareb
- Cast:
- Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
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Beautiful Lies (2010)De Vrais Mensonges
Emilie (Audrey Tautou) puts her heart into running her busy hairdressing salon in the sunny South of France. Meanwhile, her mother (Nathalie Baye) has had her heart broken, and needs love. When Emilie starts receiving anonymous love letters she decides to send them on to her mother, sparking confusion, complications and dilemmas when the secret admirer(Sami Bouajila) is revealed. - Director:
- Pierre Salvadori
- Cast:
- Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila
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Salt of Life (2011)Gianni e le Donne
In this delightful follow up to the acclaimed 'Mid-August Lunch', the writer/director Gianni Di Gregorio also stars as a hen-pecked house husband, whose days are spent carrying out boring chores for his demanding wife, eccentric elderly mother, and vivacious neighbour. Romance, however seems to be in short supply until his old friend Alfonso decides it's time for Gianni to reacquaint himself with some of life's pleasures. - Director:
- Gianni Di Gregorio
- Cast:
- Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Alfonso Santagata
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Point Blank (2010)À Bout Portant
From acclaimed writer/director Fred Cavaye, comes an all out adrenaline fuelled action thriller about a man on the run (Gilles Lelouche), desperately trying to save his wife in a race against time. With the clock ticking, he must use all necessary force to rescue his wife (Elena Anaya) from her brutal kidnappers. Helped by a violent criminal (Roschdy Zem), his life soon descends into series of bloody battles, in a world where no-one is quite what they seem and you face the stark choice every second... run, fight or die. - Director:
- Fred Cavayé
- Cast:
- Gilles Lellouche, Robin De Lano, Roschdy Zem
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Despite their hardships in life, Romulus (Eric Bana) and his beautiful wife, Christina (Franka Potente), struggle to raise their son, Raimond (Kodi-Smit-McPhee), to the best of their abilities. As the deeply moral Romulus struggles to make up for the heartbreaking absence and neglect of the boy's depressive mother, father and son build an unbreakable bond that is only strengthened with the passing of time. - Director:
- Richard Roxburgh
- Cast:
- Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas
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Corporate player Julian Wright (Jason Clarke) is a charming and mega-successful businessman who hides a secret from the rest of the world, which tears him apart every day. While he stands on the verge of the deal of his career, his life crosses paths with a woman (Paz Vega) who will turn his world upside down triggering emotions Julian never knew he had. As he pursues her in a dangerous game of seduction, he is forced to confront his past. Ultimately, Julian must face the dark family secrets that continue to haunt him and his troubled sister (Jada Pinkett Smith). - Director:
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Cast:
- Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Idris Elba
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The Hurt Locker is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When renegade Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) takes command of a highly trained bomb disposal unit, he frequently risks the lives of himself and those around him with his suicidal methods and a complete disregard for danger. Caught in the middle are his subordinates Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), who can only watch as their leader descends further into addiction: an addiction to war. - Director:
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Cast:
- Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
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