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THE
BE ALL AND END ALL
Comedy
Drama. Fifteen-year-old lads Robbie and Ziggy have been
best mates all their lives. When Robbie finds out he's got
a fatal heart condition, he's got just one final wish: "You've
got to get a girl to shag me," he pleads with Ziggy. Now
it's up to Ziggy to get a girl into Robbie's bed… by any
means necessary. Packed with plenty of delightfully slangy
Brit wit, this hilarious and heartwarming tale is a mature
account of what it means to be a friend.
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PROTEKTOR
Drama.
Set during the late 1930s and the Nazi occupation of
the current Czech Republic (the Protectorate of Bohemia
and Moravia) during the Second World War, Marek Najbrt's
new film focuses on the marriage of radio journalist Emil
(Marek Daniel) and his part-Jewish wife Hana (Jana Plodková),
a famous film star of the 1930s. Initially oblivious to
the Nazi threat, she is at first 'protected' as her husband
is encouraged to collaborate with the new Nazi-controlled
broadcasting system. Conditions worsen as the restrictions
on Jews are systematically increased, with Hana finally
destined for a concentration camp.
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SATURDAY
MORNING
Romantic
Comedy/Fantasy. Fantasy in which Wes Selman (Joey Piscopo)
discovers that on Saturday Mornings, for two-hours only
he can achieve nearly anything, including winning the affections
of the woman of his dreams, but only temporarily. With the
help of his worldly best friend, Frankie Cicotelli (Louis
Mandylor), Wes concocts a plan to carry romance into the
rest of the week. However, the true key, Wes learns, may
lie with a mysterious stranger (Cheers' George Wendt).
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DONT
TOUCH MY CHILDREN
Drama.
A film inspired by the true story of a mother determined
to get her children back from their Syrian father.
When
a promised trip to Disneyland, Paris ends with two Dutch
born children abducted to Syria, a mother begins a struggle
that would take two years to find a way to bring her children
home.
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WINTER
IN WARTIME
Drama.
When Michiel (13) becomes involved with the Resistance in
the last winter World War II, he learns just how close together
good and evil can be. The official entry for The Netherlands
and shortlisted entry to the Academy Awards 2010.
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STELLA'S
WAR
Drama.
A powerful drama about a working mother, Stella, whose husband
and brother are sent to take part in the international mission
in Afghanistan. When her brother is killed in action by
the Taliban, her husband and his unit come home to bury
the body. But soon Stella uncovers a clue that perhaps there
was another reason for her brother's death and her husband's
unit are keeping a conspiracy of silence.
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THE
RACE
Family.
Starring Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space 9) and Susan
Lynch. 11 year old Mary lives a life of drudgery on a farm.
Determined to realise her dream of becoming a racing driver
she enters a go-kart race against the wishes of her parents
and the general scorn of her village.
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IN
YOUR DREAMS
Romantic
Comedy. Albert (Hotel Babylon's Dexter Fletcher) had
big dreams as a child but these days he lives alone working
as a dentist, his only friend a private investigator (Linda
Hamilton). But after a knock on the head, Albert realises
that the dreams he has at night are beginning to come true.
Can he use this talent to find the love of his life? Also
stars ER's Parminder Nagra.
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EAST,
WEST, EAST - THE FINAL SPRINT
Comedy
Drama. From Sundance and Cannes prize-winning Albanian
director GJERGJ XHUVANI (Slogans) comes the first Italian-Albanian
co-production, a comedy-drama about an amateur cycling team
from Albania who head to France to take part in a tournament
only to discover on the way that revolution has broken back
home.
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PUMPGIRL
Drama.
Abbie Spallen's fiercely observed, unflinching drama explores
the dangerously intertwined lives of ordinary people trying
to escape their humdrum existence in a rural Irish town.
From the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning producer of 'Takin
Over the Asylum' and 'Martin Chuzzlewit'. Also starring
Geraldine Hughes (Gran Torino).
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