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Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (Korean)
After a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides.
Country of Origin: South Korea
Directed by: Yong-Hwa Kim
Starring: Jung-Woo Ha, Tae-Hyun Cha, Ji-Hun Ju
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Divine Order (German)
It is set in Switzerland in 1971 where, despite the worldwide social upheavals of the previous decade, women, were still denied the right to vote. When unassuming and dutiful housewife Nora is forbidden by her husband to take a part-time job, her frustration leads to her becoming the poster child of her town's suffragette movement. Her newfound celebrity brings humiliation, threats, and the potential end to her marriage.
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Directed by: Petra Biondina Volpe
Starrting: Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig
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A French Village - Season 7 (French)
This French TV series chronicles the impact of World War II on a small village in central France. The series follows the lives of the villagers during the war as their lives become irrevocably changed by the German occupation and its aftermath. The Germans arrive in June 1940; the occupation will go on for five years and will reveal the strengths, weaknesses and secrets of the characters as they come under the pressures of war. We own all 6 previous seasons of this show.
Country of Origin: France
Directed by: Jean-Philippe Amar
Starring: Robin Renucci, Audrey Fleurot, Nade Dieu, Thierry Godard, Marie Kremer, Nicolas Gob, Emmanuelle Bach, Francois Loriquet
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From the Land of the Moon (French)
In 1950s France, Gabrielle is a passionate, free-spirited woman who is in a loveless marriage and falls for another man when she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones. Gabrielle years to free herself and run away with Andre.
Country of Origin: France
Directed by: Nicole Garcia
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex Brendemuhl
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Hidden Kisses (French)
Sixteen year old Nathan is the new kid in high school. One night while attending a party he falls in love with Louis, a boy in his class. Sneaking away from the crowd, they find themselves out of sight, and eventually work up the courage to kiss each other, but someone takes notice. soon a picture is published on Facebook, and a storm of bullying and rejection takes over their lives.
Country of Origin: France
Directed by: Didier Bivel
Starring: Patrick Timsit, Barbara Schulz, Bruno Putzulu
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Immortal Demon Slayer (Mandarin)
Five hundred years before the Monkey King wreaks havoc on the heavenly kingdom, Wukong refuses to bow down to his destiny when he sets out to rebel against the gods.
Country of Origin: China
Directed by Derek Kwok
Starring: Eddie Peng, Ni Ni, Shawn Yue
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Last Men in Aleppo (Arabic)
Documentary: Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work, a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage, follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, and organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush toward military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives.
Country of Origin: Denmark
Directed by: Feras Fayyad
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The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis (Spanish)
Buenos Aires, 1977. During the military dictatorship, Francisco Sanctis receives information about two people sentenced to 'disappear.' A quiet middle-aged family man without any political ties, Francisco is stunned by the urgency of his situation. That night he must make a crucial decision: whether or not to risk his own life to save others.
Country of Origin: Argentina
Directed by: Francisco Marquez & Andrea Testa
Starring: Diego Velazquez, Laura Paredes, Valeria Lois
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Seven Beauties (Italian)
Re-issue of a classic Lina Wertmuller film. The defense of honor, a strong value in Neapolitan society, and his effects on the life of everyman Pasquale Frafuso.
Country of Origin: Italy
Directed by: Lina Wertmuller
Starring: Giancarlo Ciannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler
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Square (Swedish)
A poignant satirical drama reflecting the times, about the sense of community, moral courage and the affluent person's need for egocentricity in an increasingly uncertain world.
Golden Globe Nomination
"The Square...remains a potent satire." - Associated Press
"[A] wickedly funny film..." - Wall Street Journal
"It affirms that art, this movie very much included, can tell us things about ourselves that we'd prefer not to know." - Lose Angeles Times
Country of Origin: Sweden
Directed by: Ruben Ostlund
Starring: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West
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Summer Night (Italian)
Re-issue of a classic Lina Wertmuller film. Fed up with the terrorists who poach Italy s rich beauty, and as part of a crazy retaliation scheme she hires a former CIA agent to abduct the number one violator, Giuseppe Beppe Catania. Catania is taken to her villa on a private island where he insists that as a man, he cannot go without sex. She relents and hires two prostitutes to pleasure him. Blindfolded and chained, Beppe realizes that the third woman is none other than the woman who kidnapped him. Country of origin: Italy Directed by: Lina Wertmuller Starring: Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido, Massimo Wertmuller
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Tower (German)
German TV miniseries. Based on the acclaimed novel, it is a searing look at Communist East Germany in its final decade; It reveals the intimate realities of life behind the Berlin Wall as seen through the eyes of the Hoffmann family and their community of privileged intellectuals in suburban Dresden.
"A sweeping overview of a society that operates on fear, secrecy and duplicity." - The New York Times
Country of origin: Germany
Directed by: Christian Schwochow
Starring: Jan Josef Liefers, Sebastian Urzendowsky
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The Wound (African)
Xolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best-kept secret, Xolani's entire existence begins to unravel. Country of origin: South Africa Directed by: John Trengove Starring: Nakhane Toure, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini
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Zoology (Russian)
Natasha is a middle-aged admin employee at a zoo, where her female co-workers take pleasure in making fun of her. She lives with her God-fearing mother and leads a dull existence without prospects, until one day she grows a tail. Medical examinations follow where she meets Peter, a young radiologist, and her dreary life is turned upside down. Country of origin: Russia Federation Directed by: Ivan I. Tverdovsky Starring: Natalya Pavlenkova, Masha Tokareva, Aleksandr Gorchilin
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