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Directed by acclaimed Swedish filmmaker Goran Hugo Olsson, 'That Summer' centres on the film project artist Peter Beard initiated together with the incandescent Lee Radziwill about her relatives: the Beales of Grey Gardens. Lost for decades, this extraordinary footage re-emerges in Olsson's documentary, which focuses on Peter Beard and his family of friends, who formed a vibrant and profoundly influential creative community in Montauk (Long Island) in the 1970's. Featuring Peter Beard, Lee Radziwill, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie and Big Edie), Andy Warhol. - Director:
- Göran Hugo Olsson
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- Peter Beard, Lee Radziwill, Edith Bouvier Beale
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"The Lovers and the Despot" is a sensational documentary that tells the shocking true story of one of Korean cinema's most tightly kept secrets. Following the collapse of their glamorous marriage, a celebrity film director and movie star are kidnapped by movie-obsessed dictator Kim Jong-il. During several years of captivity they are forced to make films in the world's most closed state, where they get a second chance at love but only one chance at escape... - Director:
- Ross Adam
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- Paul Courtenay Hyu
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The Tunnel: Series 3 (2017)The Tunnel: Vengeance
This emotionally-charged, critically acclaimed thriller reunites Stephen Dillane in his award-winning role as Karl Roebuck with Clemence Poesy as Elise Wassermann, in a provocative and thrilling drama. 'The Tunnel: Vengeance' is set in a mid-Brexit Europe where the English and French teams come together once more in an emotionally charged finale. When a stolen fishing boat is found adrift and on fire in the English channel, Karl and Elise believe the missing cargo consisted of trafficked migrant children. As a disenfranchised and toxic duo enact a terrifying endgame, Elise is shocked to the core by a miscarriage of justice from her past. Together and apart, they are forced to grapple with decisions they have made and must make - decisions that cut to the deadly heart of the matter: what is the value of a single life? - Director:
- Anders Engström
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- Stephen Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Ruby Allen
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The year is 1944 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Galvanised into action after the death of his wife, Hungarian barrister Sonson (Luke Mably) finds himself leading an inspirational fight back against the increasingly desperate and dangerous Nazis. With a combination of daring, courage and audacity he turns a struggle to survive into something far more consequential - a way to avenge the deaths of his people by saving the lives of thousands of others. An epic tale of family, vengeance and salvation, and inspired by true events, 'Chosen' follows one man's incredible mission to alter the course of World War II. - Director:
- Jasmin Dizdar
- Cast:
- Luke Mably, Ana Ularu, Harvey Keitel
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How far will the Catholic Church go to cover up its own hypocrisy? Set in contemporary Ireland, 'Conspiracy of Silence' begins with two seemingly unrelated events: the suicide of beloved and well-respected Father Frank Sweeney, and the expulsion of a young seminary student, Daniel McLaughlin. When local investigative reporter, David Foley, aggressively pursues the two stories, he begins to uncover a shocking secret that links both incidents and leads directly to the highest ranks of the Catholic Church. Inspired by true events, Conspiracy of Silence is I provocative and timely drama that exposes the tragic impact of celibacy - an issue the Catholic Church remains reluctant to address. - Director:
- John Deery
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- Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien
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If there's a microscopic fracture in a metal, brilliant engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) will find it. And if there's the tiniest flaw in his cover-up of shooting his unfaithful wife, Crawford defies you - and prosecutor Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) - to find it. Beachum's legal talents and ethics are pushed to the limit as he faces off against Crawford in the cat-and-mouse moves and countermoves of "Fracture". - Director:
- Gregory Hoblit
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- Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn
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Fred (2018)Fred: The Godfather of British Crime
Former London gangster Freddie Foreman is nearing the end of his life. A heavyweight villain with an unbelievably bloody past, Freddie is the last living legend of the Krays' London underworld. A ruthless criminal, still feared and revered to this day. Freddie now lives in a retirement home: alone with only the memories of his former crimes to look back on. With strained family relations and increasing health issues, Freddie finally tells all and revisits his old haunts in an attempt to understand what pushed him towards a life of crime. From his impoverished childhood, to traumatic memories of the Blitz and WWII, Freddie is a fascinating character study. Can a man accused of over forty murders, known as the Godfather of London, really find redemption? - Director:
- Paul Van Carter
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- Freddie Foreman
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Based on actual events, this mesmerising thriller with an all-star cast tells the twisted tale of the FBI’s most notorious double agent, Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper). When rookie Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is assigned to spy on Hanssen, he learns that the devout family man is obsessed with pornography. But, as O’Neill explores more of Hanssen’s covert world, it becomes clear that the stakes are higher, the crimes are more serious, and the betrayal is much deeper than O’Neill could have imagined. - Director:
- Billy Ray
- Cast:
- Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Haysbert
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Mark Felt (2017)The Silent Man / Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Based on a true story of the most famous anonymous man in American history, Liam Neeson stars as Mark Felt, the FBI second-in-command who was the 'Deep Throat' whistle-blower in the 1970's Watergate scandal. Few have known about the personal and professional life of the brilliant and uncompromising Felt, who risked and ultimately sacrificed everything, including his family, career, and ultimately his freedom, to bring what he knew to light. As current events strike startling parallels to the political turmoil of the Watergate era - including power struggles between the executive branch and the FBI', evidence of election dirty tricks, and renewed White House challenges to the veracity of the media - Mark Felt's story could not be more timely. - Director:
- Peter Landesman
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- Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Marton Csokas
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It's 1984, and Dr Alec Jeffreys (John Simm), a research scientist at Leicester University, unlocks a remarkable technique to read every individual's unique DNA fingerprint. Four miles away, DCS David Baker (David Threlfall) is a tenacious detective leading the search for the murderer of a local schoolgirl. Two years later, a second schoolgirl is murdered. A local teenager is arrested and confesses to her murder - but denies the first. Certain the same man killed both girls, DCS Baker approaches Dr Jeffreys, hoping to use his DNA test for the first time in a criminal investigation. When the new test clears the suspect of both murders, DCS Baker proposes the world's first DNA manhunt, screening the blood of over five thousand local men in an attempt to catch the killer before he strikes again. Code of a Killer tells the extraordinary true story of how a brilliant scientist and pioneering police detective united to create the most significant advance in modern criminal investigation. - Director:
- James Strong
- Cast:
- Dorothy Atkinson, Darren Bancroft, Lydia Rose Bewley
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In 1994, 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappears from his home in Texas. Three years later he is found in Spain, disorientated and quivering with fear. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not what it seems. Whilst he bears many of the same distinguishing marks and tattoos, the boy looks decidedly different and now speaks with a strange accent. Why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this astonishing true story takes an even stranger turn. - Director:
- Bart Layton
- Cast:
- Adam O'Brian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach
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Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner leads an all-star cast in 'Kill the Messenger', a compelling political drama based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. A hard-charging investigative reporter (Renner), stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he uncovers a link between US government intelligence agencies and Central American drug smugglers. Determined to prove the CIA used cocaine profits to fund the Contra rebels, Webb endangers his career and family when he ignores the warnings of agency operatives in his relentless pursuit of the truth. - Director:
- Michael Cuesta
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- Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims
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When a U.S. senator turns up dead with his throat slit, retired CIA operative Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere) is sure it bears the mark of infamous Soviet assassin Cassius. The only problem is that Cassius was thought to have been killed years ago. Forced back into service, Paul is teamed with a hotshot FBI agent Ben Geary (Topher Grace) who believes that Cassius has been active all this time. As the pair get closer to the shocking truth, Shepherdson is forced to re-examine everything he thought he knew. - Director:
- Michael Brandt
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- Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen
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Whilst holidaying in Marrakech, ordinary English couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima (Steilan Skarsgard), who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian Mafia. Lured into a Russian mobsters plans to defect, the couple soon find themselves thrust between the Russian Mafia and British Secret Service agent Hector (Damian Lewis), neither of whom they can trust. - Director:
- Susanna White
- Cast:
- Carlos Acosta, Radivoje Bukvic, Stellan Skarsgård
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The award-winning hit series returns for a dramatic new chapter. Two years after exposing her husband Simon's betrayal, life seems good for Doctor Gemma Foster (Suranne Jones). But when Simon (Bertie Carvel) reappears, things quickly fall apart. Gemma's life is suddenly complicated by sexual tensions and destructive obsessions, while she desperately tries to create stability for her teenage son Tom (Tom Taylor). Dark, adult, and psychologically raw, Series 2 is packed with gripping drama and explosive twists, as Gemma goes further than ever before to protect the people she loves. - Director:
- Jeremy Lovering
- Cast:
- Philippe Arni, Suranne Jones, Deborah Rock
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