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In a vibrant story of family, fun and adventure, Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming a great musician and embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors, where the charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael García Bernal) becomes an unexpected friend and helps Miguel uncover the mysteries of his family's stories and traditions. - Director:
- Lee Unkrich
- Cast:
- Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt
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This political thriller has its origins in an actual event - the disappearance of a young American writer and filmmaker, Charles Horman (John Shea), during a South American military coup. Jack Lemmon stars as Charles' father, Ed Horman, a prominent New York businessman, who comes to the aid of Charles' wife, Beth (Sissy Spacek), in her desperate search for her missing husband. They are led in circles, up blind alleys and are confronted with lies and false hopes from both U.S. and foreign officials. But they frantically trudge on together, overcoming their past differences. Until the painful, shattering conclusion. - Director:
- Costa-Gavras
- Cast:
- Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron
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Crimson Gold (2003)Talaye sorkh
Beginning in extraordinary fashion with a hold up on a Tehran jewellery store that ends in tragedy, the film then backtracks to detail the events that drove an essentially ordinary, decent man to crime. Scripted by Abbas Kiarostami and based on a true story, the film guides us around Tehran, building into an engrossing and moving portrait of a man, Hussein (Hussein Emadeddin) feeling humiliated and essentially helpless in a world of social injustice, and a city split irrevocably between the privileged and the desperate. - Director:
- Jafar Panahi
- Cast:
- Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji
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The German Doctor (2013)Wakolda
In 1960, a post-Nazi world, a travelling Doctor strikes up a relationship with a local Argentinian family, in particular their daughter Lilith, a lonely 12-year-old girl who unknowingly becomes close friends with one of the world's most terrifying Nazi war criminals, Josef Mengele A.K.A . 'The Angel Of Death', who is on the run for his crimes in Auschwitz. - Director:
- Lucía Puenzo
- Cast:
- Àlex Brendemühl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti
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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
- Cast:
- Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims
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Something in the Air (2012)Après Mai
After the May '68 protests, Gilles (Clément Métayer), a young Parisian student, is taken in by the political and creative turmoil of the times. Through a haze of wild parties, social activism and romantic encounters, he and his friends partake in some of the most defining moments of the post-war period. But as the weight of reality presses down on him, issues of personal responsibility and the nature of idealism will cause him to question his actions and his hopes for the future. - Director:
- Olivier Assayas
- Cast:
- Clément Métayer, André Marcon, Lola Créton
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A fortuitous turn of events orchestrates an opportunity for aspiring composer Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger) to work beside the greatest artist alive: Ludwig van Beethoven. Told in flashback, Copying Beethoven centres on the last years of Beethoven's life - a turbulent period in which his personal struggles stimulated arguably the greatest symphony ever written, his astonishing Ninth. - Director:
- Agnieszka Holland
- Cast:
- Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode
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It is 1792 in Spain and through the eyes of the great Spanish painter Francisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgard) unfolds the story of a group of people caught up in the brutal later years of the Spanish Inquisition, the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army and the restoration of the Spanish monarchy by Wellington's powerful invading army. Javier Bardem is Brother Lorenzo, an enigmatic, cunning member of the Inquisition's inner circle who becomes involved with Goya's teenage muse, Ines (Natalie Portman), when she is falsely accused of heresy, sent to prison and the horrors begin... - Director:
- Milos Forman
- Cast:
- Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård
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Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner (Frances McDormand) to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. What seems like an easy job for the duo quickly becomes complicated by a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook), a slick environmental activist (John Krasinski), and Steve's interest in a local woman (Rosemarie DeWitt). As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads. - Director:
- Gus Van Sant
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski
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Pain and Glory (2019)Dolor y gloria
Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) is a veteran film director, afflicted by multiple ailments, the worst of which is his inability to continue filming. His physical condition doesn't allow it and, if he can't film, his life has no meaning. His mixture of medications, along with the occasional flirtation with heroin, means that Salvador spends most of his days prostrate and forlorn. This drowsy state transports him back to reflect on his childhood in the 60's, when his family emigrated to Paterna, a village in Valencia, in search of prosperity, through to the appearance of his first desire and his first adult love in the Madrid of the 80's. In recovering his past, Salvador finds the urgent need to recount it, and in that need he may also find his salvation. - Director:
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast:
- Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia
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A Quirky, bittersweet drama about the relationship that develops between travelling Irish dentist Fergus O'Connell (Daniel Day Lewis) and Estella, a young woman (Mirjana Jokovic) who is looking for escape from her upcoming marriage. Stowing away in the sidecar of Fergus' motorcycle, Estella is initially an unwelcome presence - especially as Fergus is married himself. Their travels together through the vast flat landscapes of Patagonia see them encountering unexpected troubles - until Fergus sees his licence to practice dentistry taken away and he further ruins things by embarking on another affair under Estella's nose. When she leaves him, Fergus soon realises that he has made a mistake and begins a journey to win her back, Love doesn't run smoothly, unless you get to the root of romance... - Director:
- Carlos Sorin
- Cast:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic, Gabriela Acher
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By the Grace of God (2018)Grâce à Dieu
Francois Ozon's gripping true-life drama tells the story of three men who come together to dismantle the code of silence around historic abuse cases within the Catholic Church. Alexandre (Melville Poupaud) lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day he learns by chance that the priest who abused him when he was in scouts is still working with children. He decides to take action and is soon joined by two other victims of the priest. Francois (Denis Menochet) and Emmanuel (Swann Arlaud). They band together to "lift the burden of silence" surrounding their ordeal. But the repercussions and consequences will leave no one unscathed. Based on events from the 2019 conviction of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon for concealing the conduct of Father Bernard Preynat, 'By the Grace of God ' is an urgent portrait of resistance. - Director:
- François Ozon
- Cast:
- Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud
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The Current War (2017)The Current War: Director's Cut
Fuelled by the intense rivalry between electricity titans Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), 'The Current War' tells the dramatic story of the late 19th century race to light up America and power the world. Rounding out the cast are Nicholas Hoult as the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, Katherine Waterston as Westinghouse's outspoken wife Marguerite, Tom Holland as Edison's confident young secretary Samuel Insull, Matthew Macfadyen as the famous financier and banker J.P. Morgan, and Tuppence Middleton as Edison's supportive wife Mary. - Director:
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Cast:
- Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult
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Restless is a love story between a young man (Henry Hopper) who has given up on life and a beautiful, charming voting girl (Mia Wasikowska) who possesses a deep-felt love of life d the natural world. When these two outsiders chance to meet at funeral they find an unexpected common ground in their unique experiences of the world. - Director:
- Gus Van Sant
- Cast:
- Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryô Kase
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Fresh from an unceremonious dumping by her boyfriend of 10 years, Paula (Laetitia Dosch) finds herself wandering the streets of Paris - jobless, homeless, and single - who no idea of what life holds for her next. At 31 years old, with little to show for it but a kidnapped cat and a sense of adventure, she sets out to reinvent herself - new job, new friends, new life - and finds that these things never do come easily. - Director:
- Léonor Serraille
- Cast:
- Laetitia Dosch, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Grégoire Monsaingeon
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