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Liang shi
6.0

Liang shi

1959

Six: Inside
8.5

Six: Inside

2009

Delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.

Caño Mánamo
5.2

Caño Mánamo

1983

A documentary about the building of a damn near Caño Mánamo and the effects it has on the environment.

The way back
7.6

The way back

2014

Passing all four seasons for a day, she is on her way back. And then, she falls into a peaceful sleep with a cozy feeling that doesn't exist anywhere.

Six Reasons Why
5.2

Six Reasons Why

2008

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge his father's murder, a loyal servant with a secret and a murderous criminal hired to kill with a vengeance. This is their story...in a place where revenge, deception and cruelty are a way of life.

Tora-san's Grand Scheme
7.4

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

1970

After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.

Caps
6.0

Caps

2017

Radu, 45, rich and single, manages his business with a strong, unwavering hand and no scruples. His competition is now leading a charge against him on the stock market, which prompts Radu to remember a childhood game of beer bottle caps, a game that required risk-taking, effort and skill. A heart attack and the news that he might need a heart transplant determines him to head to a remote place, where the Danube river meets the sea, a place of simple people and age-old customs.

Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca
5.0

Arocho y Clemente: los que murieron en la horca

1970

Based on a real-life death penalty case in Puerto Rico. The execution of Arocho and Clemente was one of the last ones to take place in the island.

The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Aamhi Doghi
6.8

Aamhi Doghi

2018

Based on Gauri Deshpande's short story 'Paus Aala Motha', the film is about a strange relationship between a girl and her step-mom.

A Failure at Fifty
4.5

A Failure at Fifty

1940

The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.

Film
6.6

Film

1967

Before the three feature films, Mario Schifano directs the camera towards the people around him to create real film diaries. His friends, his time partner and the artists he frequented are portrayed in their everyday life or object of the mechanical gaze of the camera, a filter through which to look at the outside world.

The Great Swamp
8.0

The Great Swamp

2022

Vello moved to a secluded swamp island 30 years ago. He left his career and city life to live in harmony with mother nature. Vello makes a living from beekeeping and hunting, his life flows in the same rhythm as the nature around him.

La prima regola
5.2

La prima regola

2022

A suburban high school, structures, students and teaching staff are the exemplary mirror of a social and economic depression that seems irreversible. To worsen the situation, a few meters from the school, between the houses of the neighborhood, the "Zoo", a center of assistance to migrants became over the years a permanent refugee camp. A professor is called to hold a remedial course for six students suspended for disciplinary reasons. But when the clashes between the population and migrants break out, the situation quickly gets out of hand.

Christmas Wafer
8.0

Christmas Wafer

1977

Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.

Impulse
6.0

Impulse

2010

Deadly events unfold around a man racing to his final and most significant act.

The Tragedy of "W"
7.6

The Tragedy of "W"

1984

A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.

Simposio Suino in Re Minore
7.1

Simposio Suino in Re Minore

2017

The Secret Six
5.8

The Secret Six

1931

Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.