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"Maiden" Maiden is the inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. Tracy's dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity. But Tracy refused to give up: she re-mortgaged her home and bought a second-hand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. With the support of her remarkable crew she went on to shock the sport and prove that women are the equal of men. - Director:
- Alex Holmes
- Cast:
- Frank Bough, John Chittenden, Bruno Du Bois
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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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Marcello (Marcello Fonte) is a small and gentle dog groomer who wants two things, to look after his dogs and take his daughter on exotic holidays. But to fund this lifestyle he runs a side business which has more unsavoury clientele and he soon finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone (Edoardo Pesce), a former violent boxer who terrorises the entire neighbourhood. When Simone exploits him too much, Marcello must make a crucial and potentially dangerous decision in order to regain his dignity. - Director:
- Matteo Garrone
- Cast:
- Marcello Fonte, Nunzia Schiano, Edoardo Pesce
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Despite a string of misfortunes including the loss of her beloved mother, Tohru Honda is always smiling - even while living in a tent! But after learning that she's living on land belonging to the Soma family, she receives an invitation to live with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure! Surrounded by Somas, Tohru discovers their family secret: When hugged by someone of the opposite gender, they turn into Zodiac animals! - Director:
- Yoshihide Ibata
- Cast:
- Manaka Iwami, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yuma Uchida
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Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O'Neill (Seána Kerslake) is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris (James Quinn Markey). A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried deep in the forest that borders their home. - Director:
- Lee Cronin
- Cast:
- Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Kati Outinen
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1985. Eight months have passed since Vincent Swan (Ed Westwick) - Essex's most amoral double-glazing salesman - teamed up with gangster Ronnie (Lee Ross) and forced his boss to sell Cachet Windows. Now he's realised that working for a dangerous criminal isn't much fun. But business is booming, until a new rival salesman appears, stealing most of Cachet's business. But to their surprise, the team discover this salesman is actually a saleswoman. Meet Jo Scott (Rachel Shenton). She's ruthless in her pursuit of success. And there's one prize she values above all - Vincent Swan himself. - Director:
- Damon Beesley
- Cast:
- Ed Westwick, James Buckley, Joe Thomas
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Mirai (2018)Mirai no Mirai
When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning "future"), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun's entire family. As his mother returns to work, and his father struggles to run the household, Kun becomes increasingly jealous of baby Mirai... until one day he storms off into the garden, where he encounters strange guests from his family's past and future - including his sister as a teenager. Together, Kun and teenage Mirai go on a journey through time and space, uncovering their family's incredible story. But why did Mirai come from the future in the first place? - Director:
- Mamoru Hosoda
- Cast:
- Daniel Dae Kim, Rebecca Hall, John Cho
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In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, orphan Becky Sharp (Olivia Cooke) sets out to claw her way to the top of English society. Written by Gwyneth Hughes, 'Vanity Fair' is a new adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th century literary classic. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, Becky's story of villainy, crime, merriment, lovemaking, jilting, laughing, cheating, fighting and dancing takes her all the way to the court of King George IV, via the Battle of Waterloo, breaking hearts and losing fortunes as she goes. - Director:
- James Strong
- Cast:
- Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Johnny Flynn
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Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)Doragon bôru chô: Burorî
Earth is at peace after The Tournament of Power. Goku, knowing that there are stronger forces in the universe he has yet to encounter, spends alt of his time training to achieve another level. One fateful day, a Saiyan appears before Goku and Vegeta who they have never seen before: Broly. How can a Saiyan - who had all supposedly been annihilated after the erasure of Planet Vegeta - appear on Earth? With the return of Frieza from hell a fierce battle awaits these three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies. - Director:
- Tatsuya Nagamine
- Cast:
- Masako Nozawa, Aya Hisakawa, Ryô Horikawa
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When country girl Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) marries a charismatic egomaniac named Willy (Dominic West), he unlocks the door to the tantalizing world of the Parisian arts scene. With her creative appetite sparked, Willy has Colette write novels under his name. The phenomenal success of her 'Claudine' series makes Willy famous and elevates them both to the high life. Although she is now the toast of the town, the lack of recognition begins to gnaw at Colette. In turn, their marriage starts to internally combust, fuelled by Willy's infidelities and Colette's growing interest in women, and the gender defying Missy (Denise Gough). On a downward spiral, Willy resorts to increasingly desperate measures to pay his debts and sabotage his wife, but Colette is developing resources of her own. - Director:
- Wash Westmoreland
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West
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In a mesmerising career best, Matt Dillion plays failed architect turned serial killer Jack, who over the span of 12 years leads us through his thought processes behind his increasingly depraved acts of murder which he names 'incidents'. With a supporting cast that includes Bruno Gantz, Uma Thurman, Riley Keough and Sofie Grabol, Lars von Trier returns to the directors chair with the original uncut version of his most daring and shocking film to date. - Director:
- Lars Von Trier
- Cast:
- Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman
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The acclaimed DC Comics story-line comes to life in an all-new animated movie packed with Supermen! It's been months since the unfathomable death of Superman, and the world is still shaken when four Super Heroes arrive in Metropolis, all battling to be the reincarnation of the Man of Steel. The single-minded Eradicator, the cocky Superboy, the heavy-metal-hammer-wielding Steel and a sentient Cyborg Superman. Even Metropolis isn't big enough for these brawlers, and with the Justice League adapting to life after Kal-EI, it's only a matter of time until dark forces make their moves from the shadows. Be there for the gripping conclusion to 'The Death of Superman' saga! - Director:
- Sam Liu
- Cast:
- Jerry O'Connell, Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn
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Based on Eugene McCabe's modern Irish classic, 'Death and Nightingales' is a riveting story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge, set in the beautiful haunting countryside of Fermanagh in 1885. Set over a desperately tense 24-hour period, it's Beth Winters' (Ann Skelly) 23rd birthday - the day she has decided to join the charming Liam Ward (Jamie Dornan) and escape from her limited life and difficult and complex relationship with her Protestant landowner stepfather Billy (Matthew Rhys). As decades of pain and betrayal finally build to a devastating climax, 'Death and Nightingales' is a powerful and gripping drama that follows a woman struggling to control her own destiny and will illuminate tensions that tear both families and nations apart. - Director:
- Allan Cubitt
- Cast:
- Matthew Rhys, Ann Skelly, Jamie Dornan
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When her estranged rabbi father suddenly passes away, Ronit (played by Oscar-winner and co-producer Rachel Weisz) returns from New York to the north London Orthodox Jewish community that rejected her years previously after a scandalous transgression. Ronit's presence immediately courts further controversy when she runs into Esti (Rachel McAdams), the wife of her strictly religious cousin Dovid (Alessandro Nivola) and the woman for whom she shared an illicit attraction in their childhood. This happy reunion soon reignites the two women's burning, long-unrequited passions, an act of defiance that could alter the course of their lives forever. 'Disobedience' is a timely and emotionally powerful tale set at the crossroads of tradition and modernity, of personal desires and the demands of faith. - Director:
- Sebastián Lelio
- Cast:
- Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola
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"Above Us Only Sky" reveals the depth of the creative collaboration between John and Yoko on John's 'Imagine' album, bringing the period to life while at the same time outlining the relevance of the music and their message to a contemporary audience. The film examines how the art, activism, politics and music of the pair are intrinsically entwined, with full cooperation from and exclusive access to Yoko Ono and the John Lennon Estate. Featuring never-seen-before footage of John and Yoko, new interviews and archive material, 'Above Us Only Sky' illustrates how the underlying message of the album was one of radical engagement, and that it is as relevant today as ever. - Director:
- Michael Epstein
- Cast:
- Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon
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