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Paris, 1940.

Lili (Pauline Burlet), outraged by the injustices of the Nazi occupation, and a group of like minded souls band together to fight the Germans and their French collaborators, all the while producing the underground newspaper Resistance for which they will go to dangerous lengths to illegally distribute. While the clandestine struggle extends to the whole of France, the young freedom fighters multiply, setting up networks of resistance that will ultimately lead to the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Based on true events, and through the interconnecting destinies of its teenage heroes, 'Resistance' tells the story of young people going to any lengths to defend their country and their freedom.

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With her son grown, single mum Pearl (Kerry Godliman) pursues her lifelong dream and starts a private detective agency, which she runs from her family seafood restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring but no-nonsense nature, residents flock to her with all kinds of cases.

But when she discovers her friend and oyster supplier dead, DCI Mike McGuire (Howard Charles) arrives from London to lead the investigation. Gruff and aloof, Mike initially clashes with Pearl, but they soon find themselves working together to solve everything from murders to boat sabotage to mysterious packages left by anonymous benefactors. Filmed on location in the popular seaside town of Whitstable, this mystery series is based on the books by Julie Wassmer.

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In this powerful, thought-provoking true story, recent Harvard graduate Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) passes up lucrative jobs to defend those wrongly condemned in Alabama.

Supported by local advocate Eva Ansley (Brie Larson), he quickly picks up the incendiary case of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a death-row inmate convicted of a notorious murder. Facing a legal and political labyrinth and unabashed racism, Bryan fights for Walter and others like him in a system stacked against them.

An action western about a farmer who takes in an injured man with a Satchel of cash. When a posse come for the money, he must decide who to trust. Defending a siege, he reveals a gunslinging talent which calls in to question his real identity...

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Directed by BAFTA Award Nominee Piotr Szkopiak, 'The Last Witness' is a political thriller based on the harrowing true events of the Katyn Massacre in Spring 1940.

In post-war England, ambitious journalist Stephen Underwood (Alex Pettyfer) comes across a disturbing spate of suicides by resettled Polish soldiers. Sensing a story, his first port of call is Colonel Janusz Pietrowski (Will Thorp), a Liaison Officer for the re- settlement of Polish troops under British command. But the meeting with Pietrowski leaves Stephen unsettled, and from here his investigation escalates as he finds himself embroiled in a dangerous, multi-layered conspiracy concerning the execution of 22,000 Polish military and civilians by Stalin's secret police.

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The unbelievable but entirely true story of four friends (Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner and Jared Abrahamson) living a routine existence in Kentucky, who brazenly attempt one of the most audacious art heists in US history.

Determined to live lives that are out of the ordinary, they plan the brazen theft of some of the world's most valuable books from the special collections room of Transylvania University Library. But not everything is as it seems, and as the thrilling theft unfolds, each of them starts to question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives is simply a misguided attempt at achieving the American Dream.

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1920's outback Australia, Northern Territory. When Sam (Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal farmhand who works for the local preacher (Sam Neill) is sent to help new neighbour and bitter war veteran Harry (Ewen Leslie), their relationship quickly deteriorates, ending in a violent and fatal shootout.

Sam is forced to flee with his wife, pursued by lawman Sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown), but as the truth starts to surface, the community begins to question whether justice is really being served.

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Three Murders Unsolved...But Never Forgotten...When two best friends are found murdered a local policeman Paul Bethell (Philip Glenister) suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Could this be linked to other unsolved murders? In a case that has haunted him for 30 years, will new DNA evidence finally let him bring the killer to justice?

Based on a short story by Stephen King, and set in the 1850s, 'Chapelwaite' follows Charles Boone (Adrien Brody) as he confronts the secrets that have plagued his family for generations.

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From Award-winning playwright and dramatist, James Graham and inspired by true events. Two shocking and unexpected murders shatter an already fractured Nottinghamshire community leading to one of the largest manhunts in British history.

Suspicion is rife and the tragic murders threaten to inflame historic divisions sparked during the Miners' Strike that tore families apart three decades before. To solve the murders, police inspectors Ian St Clair (David Morrisey), and Kevin Salisbury (Robert Glenister), must reunite and bury a rivalry that stretches back to 1984, to heal wounds, and catch a killer. But can a community repair itself as more is discovered about those who live there, and whether they really are who they say they are?

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Fast-paced, intelligent and with whip-smart humour, 'The Diplomat' follows Laura Simmonds (Sophie Rundle), and her Barcelona Consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz (Serena Manteghi) as they fight to protect Distressed British Nationals who find themselves in trouble in the Catalan city.

Mixing the roles of lawyer, counsellor and cop, Laura and Alba's diplomatic skills are stretched to the limit as they navigate the stream of surprising and complex cases that walk through the Consulate doors in need of their assistance.

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Based on the infamous 1963 divorce case and sex scandal, 'A Very British Scandal' focuses on the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll: Ian Campbell (Paul Bettany) and Maragaret Campbell (Claire Foy).

The public fallout of their relationship led to one of the most notorious, extraordinary, and brutal legal cases of the 20th Century. Famed for her charisma, beauty and style, Margaret dominated the front pages as a divorcee facing accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, secret recording, and bribery. An explicit polaroid picture became a notorious element in the scandalous divorce which all played out in the white-hot glare of the 1960s media.

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It's 1999, and freshly minted detective Jay Swari (Mark Coles Smith) arrives in a dusty Outback town. Although he's the new copper on the beat, he grew up nearby, and his estranged family still lives here - as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary (Tuuli Narkle).

Before Jay can even report for duty, he finds himself in the middle of an armed holdup, one of a series being perpetrated by a masked gang. The heists seem to be random: a cattle truck is stolen, a popular pub held up, a prominent family's home burgled. Suspicion falls on a local company with petty crime connections, but the motive is murky. Meanwhile, legal aid lawyer Anousha (Salme Geransar) stumbles onto the cold case of Mary's foster brother, murdered seven years earlier. As the investigations converge, Jay faces a tragic death, a burgeoning love, and the brutal reality of being a police officer straddling two worlds.

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Exhilarating and astonishingly ambitious, "Victoria" is an adrenaline-fuelled heist thriller set on the streets of nighttime Berlin that features the staggering technical feat of being shot in a single, unbroken take.

Victoria, a young woman from Madrid, meets four local guys outside a nightclub in the early hours of the morning. Sonne and his friends are Berliners who promise to show her the real side of the city. But when the group are suddenly forced to repay a debt to a member of the city's criminal underworld, the night quickly spirals out of control.

Nominated for four Oscars, 'Top Hat' is the amazing musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The hilarious plot of mistaken identity and breathtaking designs, transport you into a Hollywood fantasy in this true musical classic.