Movie: Reaching for the Sun
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5.0The Peasants(az)
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6.0Strange Object(en)
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Your Manners Are Behind You(fr)
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3.4Garden of the Dead(en)
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3.6Nevada(en)
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10.0When New Year Comes on Shabbat(en)
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6.0The Feast of the Baked Potato(uk)
Drama about Aleksandra Avramovna Derevskaya (1902-1959), who, between the two wars - the Civil and Great Patriotic War, raised 48 orphan children of different nationalities. After her death, each birthday, her large family gathers at the table, to preserve the tradition of serving baked potatoes, which was a favorite dish of the household head.
6.8Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse(ja)
Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could in fact be a demon hiding in human clothing. Amidst the growing tensions, tragedy strikes Akira causing his mind to snap, retreating into his subconscious, allowing his Devilish alter-ego Amon to break free from Akira's cage of flesh and wreak havoc on both human and demons alike.
4.0Shooting Star Lens(ja)
The story follows Risa, a girl with zero experience in romance. Meanwhile, a boy named Yuugure is the most popular student in Risa's school year. Even though the two have had no contact with each other in the past, they find themselves at school at the same time one night.
7.2Lee's Adventures(zh)
A video game nerd must beat through the game in order to time travel and meet his ex-girlfriend once more before they were apart.
9.5Skin of a Mandarin(et)
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6.2Von Erholung war nie die Rede(de)
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8.8Leopold the Cat's Birthday(ru)
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7.0Timeline(th)
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7.1The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(en)
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.
8.6Schindler's List(en)
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8.2The Prestige(en)
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4.0Wild Wind(ru)
August 1943, Europe. The tentacles of the German octopus have begun to recoil. As the Nazis retreat, their concern focuses on the supply of oil from the refineries of Romania. Without the flow of "black gold", Germany's doom is sealed. Armadas of American bombers from bases in North Africa have begun to assault Pioesti - and there is another threat from the Partisans across the border of Yugoslavia. Against the tableau of spectacular events, the dramatic story of WILD WIND unfolds.
5.4Jane(en)
When Olivia gets deferred from her dream college, she begins to spiral. In an attempt to regain control, she embarks on a social media-fueled rampage against those that stand in the way of her success. But as things escalate, she is forced to confront her darkest impulses in order to get ahead.
4.7Harry Grows Up(es)
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7.1The Holiday(en)
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
6.3Bring It On(en)
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