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Aspiring champion swimmer Kuba lives a normal, uneventful life at home with his mother and girlfriend. But Kuba has also been growing more curious about some of the boys at the gym. At a gallery opening one night, he meets Michal. Kuba drops his training program and begins to dream of another life.

Meanwhile, Michal takes on the task of convincing his mother and distant father that his lifestyle is not just a passing fancy. Kuba comes to recognize he has never experienced feelings as deep as those he has for Michal. It takes all the courage he can muster to face those who love him and dive in.

The stand-out film of the 2011 Berlin Film Festival and winner of the Golden Bear is a suspenseful and intelligent drama that details the manipulations and confrontations brought into play when a couple's marriage painfully breaks down.

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In less than 24 hours, the city of Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. When Odd (Anton Yelchin), a fast food chef with the ability to see the dead and sense impending danger, discovers a dark secret about a stranger in his town, he is compelled to unravel the truth.

His soul mate, Stormy (Addison Timlin), and Police Chief Porter (Willem Dafoe) help him on his mission. However, in pursuit of justice, Odd's actions trigger a violent chain reaction that will not be stopped unless he commits the ultimate sacrifice.

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Ming is an attractive young gay man living a hedonistic yet precarious life of drugs and partying in Hong Kong. After an overdose, his secret identity as a male prostitute is revealed to his partner, who is furious and ends the relationship; Ming is transferred to a Christian rehabilitation camp.

There, he comes clean with both his addiction and his sense of guilt. On his release, Ming is determined to live a 'good' life - but it is only a matter of time before the past catches up with him...

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To fill the void of his middle class existence, 14-year-old Benny immerses himself in the world of home video recordings, and becomes increasingly distant from his family and the world around him.

After inviting a girl to his house, events take a nasty turn when he re-enacts a scene from one of his favourite videos - the slaughtering of a pig.

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The most successful short film collection in the world returns for an eleventh instalment.

We Are Animals

This beautifully filmed, bold and daring alternate historical fable is set during the 1980s AIDS crisis. When a closeted young man finds himself in the midst of an anti-government coup, he joins in the fight against the strict regime that is being enforced upon them.
Burger
Set on location in Cardiff, Burger is an observational study looking at the variety of customers that a late night burger bar at¬tracts. Norwegian filmmaker Magnus Mork has painted a beautiful portrait of both gay and straight couples.
Alaska Is a Drag
The unique Leo stands out from the crowd. This isn't ideal when working in a small fish cannery in Alaska. His dreams of leaving this small town appear impossible, until a new boy joins and sees Leo for the superstar he was destined to be.
Three Summers
As poignant as it is daring, Three Summers charts an unlikely friendship between a middle aged divorcee and a teenage boy. As lines are blurred and secrets are shared, a closeness develops in a way they never would have expected.
The Last Time I Saw Richard
Set in a teen mental health clinic, we meet lone wolf Jonah who is forced to share a room with the newly admitted Richard. The boys form a connection based on mutual respect and some common demons; though Jonah soon discovers that not everybody wants to be saved.
Little Man
Facing thirty, Elliott realises he has jeopard¬ised every relationship that has come his way. The weekend his brother shows up on his doorstep and a bizarre neighbour begins spying on him; Elliott is driven to the edge in this uneasy psychological tale of obsession.
For Dorian
For Dorian deals with a sensitive and vastly under-represented issue: the sexual awakening of teenagers with disabilities. Told from the moving perspective of a devoted father of a boy with Down Syndrome, it challenges the ways in which the disabled are frequently asexualised. Spooners
In this hilarious, inventive and pleasingly whimsical comedy, a gay couple's ridiculous quest for a comfortable mattress transforms into a journey of acceptance and public openness with their sexuality.

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Relentless edge-of-your-seat suspense, jaw-dropping, high-octane action and a powerful love story combine in what has been hailed by many critics as the best film of the year. 'Tell No One' follows one man's frantic race against time when his tragic past is suddenly and unexpectedly unearthed. Dr.

Alex Beck (François Cluzet) is left unconscious after his wife, and childhood sweetheart, Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) is brutally murdered. 8 years on and still unaware of the truth, Alex receives an anonymous e-mail. Clicking on the link he sees a woman's face in a crowd - Margot's face...But before this can sink in, Alex is thrown headlong into a deadly chase - running from both the Police and a team of killers who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.

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Maria Alvarez (Catalina Sandino), a bright, spirited 17-year old, lives with three generations of her family in a cramped house in rural Colombia.

Desperate to leave her job stripping thorns from flowers in a rose plantation, Maria accepts a lucrative offer to transport packets of heroin-which she must swallow-to the United States. The ruthless world of international drug trafficking proves to be more than Maria bargained for as she becomes ultimately entangled with both drug cartels and immigration officials..

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A raw, tense and explicit journey that takes place over the course of a single bloody and rain-soaked night through the dark and violent underworld of the Colombian city of Bogota, Blood And Rain highlights the chances and unlikely encounter between Jorge – an introverted cab driver on his night

shift, who is fuelled by an overwhelming need for revenge following his brother's murder by a gang of violent psychopaths, and Angela – a lonely artist, intent on the reckless pursuit of mindless pleasures.

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A supernatural evil comes to a post-World War II archaeological dig in British East Africa. Or is the escalating toll of death and dread the inevitable result of human nature? Father Merrin witnessed man at his worst during the war, and it led him to abandon the priesthood.

Now, supervising the excavation of a mysterious church, he must rediscover his faith to combat a foe who's cunning, unrelenting and immortal. 'Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist' is the bold, eye-filling revelation of events that thrust Merrin (Stellan Skarsgard) onto a showdown course with mankind's most insidious enemy. Paul Schrader, directs, bringing insight and palpable terror to the newest chapter of the famed horror series whose battleground is the human soul. The fear is here. It will shake you to the core.

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College boy, Doc (Tanner Cohen) is obsessed with a well-known NYC go-go dancer, nicknamed Go (Matthew Camp). He befriends his hunky crush with the intention of shooting a movie about what it's like to live in his skin.

Camera in hand, he follows his subject across the city: into bars, onto rooftops and dance floors and ultimately his bedroom. But as they grow closer, flirtation blurs the line between subject and filmmaker until a steamy night together solidifies deeper feelings. Cory Kruekeberg's explicit directorial debut explores the thrill and danger of getting exactly what you wished for.

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Journey to a thrilling ancient world in this epic new series about history's bravest and most brutally fearsome warriors... Vikings. Ragnar, a would-be Viking chieftain, longs to fulfill his destiny as an explorer and conqueror, alongside his ambitious brother Rollo and loyal wife Lagertha.

But as Ragnar leads daring raids in distant realms across the ocean, treacherous forces in his Norse homeland conspire against him. Faced with shocking betrayals and the temptations of a mysterious seductress, Ragnar must wage war on the battlefield – and within himself – to protect his freedom, family and life.

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A coming-of-age portrait of a talented young dancer who leaves behind a troubled family life to join a small dance troupe in New York City.

Featuring a heartbreakingly memorable performance by Broadway-star Ryan Steele in his screen debut, the film follows the rocky emotional journey of an 18-year old dancer with talent to burn, who must choose between his responsibility to his broken family in the Midwest, and forging a life and career for himself. Shot with a vibrant immediacy, and featuring five of New York's most gifted dancers performing the choreography of internationally celebrated Jonah Bokaer, 'Five Dances' artfully navigates the border between dance and film, art and entertainment and offers a modern gay love story for a new generation.

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Italian-born Matthia is about to move to Madrid to be with his gorgeous boyfriend, Eduard. By all accounts, their relationship couldn't be more perfect - so its in a no-brainer for Eduard to surprise Matthia by flying over to Italy before the move to meet his man's family.

There is only one problem-despite assurances otherwise, Matthia has NOT come out to his loved ones! Now, Matthia has to juggle expectations on both sides whilst also trying to keep his perfect, sexy boyfriend from leaving him all together.

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Jep Gambardella, a 65-year-old journalist and once promising novelist, lives his easy life among Rome's decadent high society in a swirl of rooftop parties and late-night soirees.

But when he learns of the death of his friend's wife - a woman he once loved as an 18-year-old - his life is thrown into perspective and he begins to see the world through new eyes...