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The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's (Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself.

As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity.

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When serial killer Gabriel Engel is captured in a spectacular police strike a small town cop Michael Martens travels to interrogate him, believing him to be responsible for the brutal murder of a child from his village.

Despite making more headway than the other more experienced detectives, Martens becomes increasingly troubled by his conversations with Engel. Finding his beliefs shaken, Michael soon becomes a dangerous threat to those around him.

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Driven to desperate measures, nurse Cath Hardacre (Jodie Whittaker) steals the identity of her best friend, an A&E doctor and finds work in a struggling emergency department.

It's not long before she starts to enjoy the trappings that come with her new job and Cath soon finds herself falling for a fellow doctor. With her dream job and the perfect man, she buries herself in her imposter Persona, until her old life threatens to shatter her new existence and she's forced to go to increasingly desperate methods to cover up her lies. Will her lack of skills have deadly consequences? How can she be in a relationship when she can't be herself? How can she keep hold of the perfect life when she is living a lie?

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Germany, 1958. In those years, "Auschwitz" was a word that some people had never heard of, and others wanted to forget as quickly as possible.

Against the will of his immediate superior, young prosecutor Johann Radmann (Alexander Fehling) begins to examine the case of a teacher who has recently been identified as a former Auschwitz guard. Radmann soon lands in a web of repression and denial, but also of idealization. He devotes himself with utmost commitment to his new task and is resolved to find out what really happened. He oversteps boundaries, falls out with friends, colleagues and allies, and is sucked deeper and deeper into a labyrinth of lies and guilt in his search for the truth. But what he ultimately brings to light will change the country forever.

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India 1947. The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Starring Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson as Lord and Lady Mountbatten, and set against an exotic Indian backdrop at the time of the Raj, 'Viceroy's House' tells the incredible true story of the final months of British rule in India, and of the resilience of the human spirit.

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When confronted with his past and present, will Phil (Louis Hofmann) fight - or take flight? After a summer away at camp, Phil returns home to find that his mother, Glass (Sabine Timoteo), and twin sister, Dianne (Ada Philine Stappenbeck), aren't speaking to one another.

Not willing to confront his family during the last days of the summer holidays, Phil escapes to hang out with his best friend, eating ice cream and playing dress-up. As the school year begins, a new student arrives - the handsome and mysterious Nicholas (Jannik Schümann). Smitten, Phil watches his crush as he runs around the track afterschool, and is thrilled when Nicholas returns his feelings. However, when first love's volatility comes to light, realizes he must deal with the problems of his past, in order to deal with the issues of his present.

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"Hidden Figures" tells the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P.

Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) - brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell), a stunning achievement that turned around the Space Race. The visionary trio crossed all gender and racial lines and inspired generations.

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"Tramontane", literally one who lives on the other side of the mountain, tells the story of Rabih (Barakat Jabbour), a blind musician searching for his true identity after discovering his identification card is a forgery.

His search leads him to the far fringes of rural Lebanon, where he is confronted with varying recollections of the past from significant figures in his life. Rabih represents a generation blinded by the civil war period, who are struggling to repair the divisions that still exist in post-conflict Lebanon. An understated and lyrical debut from Vatche Boulghourjian brought alive by an outstanding natural performance from real-life blind musician Barakat Jabbour, making for a truly immersive and affecting experience.

"Hacksaw Ridge" is the epic and inspiring true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), an army medic and conscientious objector who, during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun.

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16 year old Rocco's (Andrea Amato) two aims in life are to get laid and to see his favourite pop star in concert with his best friends, sassy and tomboyish Maria (Carolina Pavone) and nerdy and quiet Mauri (Francesco De Miranda).

When a bullying incident at school forces Rocco to come out to his divorced middle-class parents their liberal leanings are severely tested. Luckily his two friends stand by him and join him in running away from home (in his parents stolen car) to see their favourite singer in concert, followed hot on their heels by his neurotic mother and eccentric gran to hilarious effect.

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Veniamin (Pyotr Skvortsov), a teenager in the midst of a mystical crisis, has his mother, schoolmates and entire high school turned upside down by his questions.

- Can girls go to their swimming classes in bikinis? - Does sex education have a place in school? - Should the theory of evolution be taught as part of the Natural Sciences? The adults are soon overwhelmed by the certitudes of the youngster who swears only by Scripture. No one but Elena (Viktoriya Isakova), his biology teacher, will alone challenge him on his own ground.

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After his star actress, Indre (Irina Lavrinovic), murders her mother, rich-kid filmmaker Romas (Denisas Kolomyckis) plans her escape from Lithuania. His sexy Mexican boyfriend Carlos (Adrian Escobar) helps them reluctantly.

On the road, Romas begins shooting an improvised experimental film of the trip with his smartphone. As events take an unexpected turn, their secrets, memories and emotions make this journey wilder than any film Romas could have imagined.

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An argument about a restaurant bill spirals out of control, a karaoke night veers wildly off script, and a mysteriously exclusive art exhibition brings sharp new meaning to the term 'cutting-edge culture'.

Belly laughs and macabre twists combine in six endlessly inventive episodes with guest stars including Philip Glenister (Outcast), Jason Watkins (W1A), Fiona Shaw (True Blood), Keeley Hawes (The Durrells), Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) and Derek Jacobi (Vicious). Pemberton and Shearsmith deliver their most daring series yet, as they rewrite the rules of comedy and drama with this genre-bending masterpiece.

Episodes Comprise:
1. The Devil of Christmas
2. The Bill
3. The Riddle of the Sphinx
4. Empty Orchestra
5. Diddle Diddle Dumpling
6. Private View

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A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in 'Captain America: Civil War', begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'.

Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine - distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man - but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.

When Intelligence Officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) learns his wife (Marion Citillard) may be secretly working with the enemy, he has only 72 hours to prove her innocence and save his family before he must do the unthinkable.