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Mother (2009)Madeo
In a quiet, rural village in South Korea, a lonely, single mother looks after her mentally handicapped son whilst scraping a living as an acupuncturist. But her simple, poverty stricken life is suddenly transformed into a dark web of death and deceit when her young son is arrested for the brutal murder of a local school girl. Convinced that her son has been framed, and faced with a corrupt, complacent police force, she decides to solve the case herself and prove his innocence. It's a quest for justice that leads her into a horrifying world of violence and despair. But how far is she willing to go to uncover the truth? One of the most original and unconventional detective murder mysteries you'll ever likely to witness. Directed by Joon-Ho Bong, Mother is a darkly comic, suspense-driven masterpiece with a shocking revelation around every twisted corner it turns. - Director:
- Joon-Ho Bong
- Cast:
- Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won, Ku Jin
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The Deep (2012)Djúpið
When a fishing boat capsizes during a torrential storm, Gulli (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) and his crew are plunged into the freezing sea miles from land. Despite the rest of the men dying within minutes of hitting the ice-cold water, Gulli swims for his life and miraculously beats all odds in the extreme conditions. Tested to the limits as he attempts the epic journey home across treacherous volcanic terrain, he will eventually discover that his survival comes at a price. - Director:
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Cast:
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Joi Johannsson
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Futuro Beach (2014)Praia do Futuro
The spectacular but treacherous 'Futuro Beach' provides the backdrop to this vibrant film featuring an electrifying soundtrack including David Bowie's 'Heroes' and 'Suicide's Ghost Rider'. When Brazilian lifeguard, Donato saves German biker, Konrad from drowning, the pair immediately form a strong sexual bond. Their passionate affair intensifies, and Donato decides to leave his mother and younger brother Ayrton behind, to start a new life with Konrad in Berlin. Years later, Ayrton arrives in Berlin to demand answers. His unexpected arrival forces all three men to confront their past. - Director:
- Karim Aïnouz
- Cast:
- Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa
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Returning for this heartwarming sequel to 'The Best Exotic Mariold Hotel'. Now that his first venture has been proven successful, ever-confident Sonny (Dev Patel) is busy juggling plans for a second resort...as well as his own wedding. But his efforts are constantly hampered by hilarious complications, and in order to pull it all together, hell need a little help and encouragement from his resident friends. - Director:
- John Madden
- Cast:
- Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy
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Me and You (2012)Io e te
To escape from his overbearing parents, 14-year-old Lorenzo bunks off a school skiing trip and spends a week hiding out in his building's neglected basement, watching films, reading books and playing with his ant farm. But when his older half-sister unexpectedly turns up they are thrown into a new, intimate and deeply emotional relationship, forcing Lorenzo to see the world through new eyes. - Director:
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast:
- Tea Falco, Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Sonia Bergamasco
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Norte: The End of History (2013)Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan
An over-educated dropout commits a double murder but an innocent family man is arrested and imprisoned for the crime, leaving behind a wife with two children to fend for herself. His devastating twelfth feature (at four-plus hours, one of his shortest), is an ingenious reworking of the themes from Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'. This tour de force offers a masterful recapitulation of Diaz's longstanding obsessions: cultural memory, national guilt, and the origin of evil. Fabian, Norte's tortured anti-hero (superbly played by Sid Lucero), may well be his most indelible creation, and he is equally well-served by luminous performances from Angeli Bayani and Archie Alemania as the guiltless couple caught up in the crime. - Director:
- Lav Diaz
- Cast:
- Sid Lucero, Angeli Bayani, Archie Alemania
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In the Fog (2012)V Tumane
Set in German-occupied Belarus in 1942, the interplay of people and events slowly bind the characters into a trap: Sushenya has apparently collaborated with the Germans and is taken off into the woods by two partisans. Through flashbacks the truth, and the moral complexities behind it, is gradually revealed. - Director:
- Sergey Loznitsa
- Cast:
- Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin, Sergey Kolesov
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A Hard Day (2014)Kkeut-kka-ji-gan-da
Driving beck from his mother's funeral, homicide detective Ko Gun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) runs over a man in a dark rural street. In a moment of desperation, he dumps the body. A few days later, Gun-su flips through a listing of open cases and finds Iris accident victim. His colleague is on the accident case and is slowly making progress. Making matters worse, a witness steps forward - a detective named Park Chang-min (Cho Jin-Woong) who sees the perfect opportunity to start blackmailing Gun-su... - Director:
- Seong-hoon Kim
- Cast:
- Sun-kyun Lee, Jin-woong Jo, Lee Sun Gyun
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Bleak Night (2010)Pasookkoon
"Bleak Night" is the story of a grieving father (Jo Sung-ha) over the death of his son Ji-tae (Lee Je-hoon) and trying to make sense of it all. After going through Ji-tae's things and stumbling on a few pictures of him and his friends, Ji-tae's father attempts to track them down to inquire just what could possibly lead to his son committing suicide. His journey leads him to Hye-jun (Park Jung-min) and Dong-yoon (Seo Jun- young) who were once Ji-tae's best friends, but Hye-jun transferred schools a few weeks before Ji-tae's death and Dong-yoon dropped out of school and skipped out on the funeral. As one troubled man chews over everyone continuously giving him answers to everything other than the questions he finds himself repeatedly asking, the delicate and yet intricate boundaries of companionship are pushed to their limits. - Director:
- Sung-Hyun Yoon
- Cast:
- Je-hoon Lee, Jung-min Park, Jun-Young Seo
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The Front Line (2011)Go-ji-jeon
In the final decisive battles of The Korean War, the battle-worn armies of North and South Korea face a brutal deadlock on the rugged Aerok Hills. Fears of treachery and collusion with enemy forces trigger an investigation into the men of the South Korean Alligator Company. A veteran intelligence officer accepts the assignment and discovers mysterious and tragic occurrences surrounding a former comrade he had long thought dead. In the epic battle for survival that follows, the two men become locked in a deadly battle of wills. One will sacrifice his humanity for the sake of his 'brothers', the other will discover compassion in the agonies of war. Ultimately, both will be forced to fight side-by-side, so their loved ones can enjoy freedom for just one more day... - Director:
- Hun Jang
- Cast:
- Ha-kyun Shin, Soo Go, Seung-su Ryu
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)L'extravagant voyage du jeune et prodigieux T.S. Spivet
T.S. Spivet lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his parents, his sister Gracie and his brother Layton. A gifted child with a passion for science, he has invented a perpetual motion machine, for which he has been awarded the prestigious Baird Prize by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He leaves a note for his family and hops on a freight train to make his way across the United States and receive his prize. But no one there suspects that the lucky winner is a ten-year-old child with a very dark secret... - Director:
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Cast:
- Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Cinnamon, Solenn Gaillot
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The Man from Nowhere (2010)Ajeossi
Scarred by his traumatic past, former special agent Tae-shik lives a life of solitude. His only contact to the outside world is his neighbour So-mi, a young schoolgirl with a troubled mother. Following a drug deal gone wrong, the innocent So-mi falls prey to Korea's ruthless, dark underworld. As Tae-shik takes on the crime mob to save his only friend, the thugs soon realize that The Man from Nowhere is a man to be feared... - Director:
- Jeong-beom Lee
- Cast:
- Bin Won, Sae-ron Kim, Tae-hoon Kim
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Powerful and hard hitting, We Are Monster is an unflinching account of a brutal crime that would shock the nation. On 8th February 2000 at Feltham Young Offenders Institute, Robert Stewart, a known violent racist was placed in a cell with Zahid Mubarek who was due to be released in six weeks. During this time, Stewart was allowed, through indifference bordering on institutional culpability, to become the 'monster' he always wanted to be.
But Mubarek would never regain his freedom, as only hours before his release, he was killed by Stewart in an unprovoked attack.- Director:
- Antony Petrou
- Cast:
- Leeshon Alexander, Aymen Hamdouchi, Gethin Anthony
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Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life. But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity. - Director:
- Damien Chazelle
- Cast:
- Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist
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From the producers of 'The King's Speech' comes the remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman who leaves her life in the city behind to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan (Adam Driver) who begins to photograph her voyage. Tracks is an inspirational tale of self-discovery, set against one of the most dangerous and breathtaking backdrops on the planet. - Director:
- John Curran
- Cast:
- Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl
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