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1. Last Cab to Darwin
Rex is a cab driver who has never left his hometown. When he discovers he doesn't have long to live, he decides to drive to Darwin to die on his own terms. |
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2. Magical Girl
In this bracing thriller from Spanish director Carlos Vermut, an unemployed father and a woman with a dark past find their fates bound together. |
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3. You Go To My Head In the desolate Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a woman lost and alone. A reclusive architect finds her and takes her to his remote home.
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4. Mr. Pig
This Sundance World Premiere follows a pig farmer from California (Danny Glover), who sets off on a road trip with Howard, his beloved and very large pig.
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5. Razzia
In this searing drama, five Moroccans are pushed to the fringe by their extremist government. |
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6. The Clearstream Affair
In this ripped-from-the-headlines French thriller, journalist Denis Robert (Gilles Lellouche) exposes a major bank's opaque operations. |
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7. The Butterfly
Eight-year-old Elsa and her mother move in next to Julien, an ornery old entomologist with a lavish butterfly collection. |
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8. Tokyo Fiancée
Amelie, a French tutor in Tokyo, finds herself in a passionate relationship with her only student, the charming Rinri. |
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9. Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey
Leaving her fiancĂ© ashore, Alice (Arianne Labed) joins the crew of a cargo ship and discovers that her first great love is the ship’s captain. |
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10. The Second Time Around
Two nursing home residents discover a shared love of music in this exuberant romantic drama. |
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The Land of Owls
In the isolation of the Catskill Mountains, a relationship retreat pushes a pair of Brooklyn couples through a weekend of exercises that force them out of their calcified comfort zones.
You Go To My Head
In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. A reclusive architect finds her; intoxicated by her beauty, he takes her to his remote desert home to recuperate. |
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Tokyo Fiancée
Amelie, a French tutor in Tokyo, launches a passionate relationship with her only student, the charming Rinri. As the two explore the joys of their first real romance, many cultural barriers fall...but some still remain. |
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The Second Time Around
Linda Thorson and Stuart Margolin are a revelation in this exuberant romantic drama that takes place in a home for senior citizens and is centered around their common love of music. |
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Based on the best-selling novel set during China's cultural revolution, this acclaimed film is about two young men who are sent to a remote mountain village for a Maoist re-education. |
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Louise By The Shore
On the last day of summer in a small seaside resort town, a woman named Louise realizes that the last train has departed without her. With no one to keep her company, she must rely on her past to survive the present. |
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