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81) Second Coming
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English
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Busy parents Jackie and Mark are shocked when she inexplicably becomes pregnant. Jackie insists she has been faithful, but Mark reacts with rage, knowing the baby can't be his. Will this seeming miracle bring the family closer together or tear them apart?
83) In the Name of
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Polish
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Catholic priest Adam lives in rural Poland, where he works with teenagers otherwise forgotten by their community. He succeeds in declining the advances of a local woman, as his embrace of the priesthood has become a flight from facing the truth of his own sexuality. When he meets the taciturn son of a simple rural family, his self-imposed abstinence becomes a heavy burden.
85) Curiosa
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Français
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A steamy love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, based on the relationship between 19th-century poets Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier.
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Italiano
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Ten young adults flee plague-stricken Florence, sharing bawdy tales of love and destiny in this evocative take on The Decameron. From the legendary Taviani brothers, this story about storytelling is a paean to Italian history, art, and imagination. creation in an East Jerusalem studio, a hopeful message of equality and unity arises.
87) Corpo Celeste
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Italiano
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When a 13-year-old-girl is thrown into Confirmation classes, she discovers the hypocrisy of the Church, and struggles to come of age despite the misguided adults around her.
88) Chess Story
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Deutsch
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To withstand the psychological torture of the Gestapo, a notary imprisoned by the Nazis (Oliver Masucci, "Look Who's Back") rescues himself in the world of chess. Based on the novel by Stefan Zweig.
89) Amador
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Español
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A desperate young woman must hide a shocking secret in order to keep her job as a caregiver.
90) White River
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Mandarin
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A woman's routine is disrupted when she becomes entangled in an erotic web with her husband and an enigmatic young waiter.
91) Secrets of War
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Nederlands
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Tuur and Lambert are best friends in a Nazi-occupied Dutch village. When Maartje joins their class, the boys embrace their new friend, forming a unique bond based on shared adventures, secrets and mischief. Ultimately, the realities of war will catch up with them, as they discover each other's secrets and just how different from each other they really are. Secrets Of War puts both the danger and the humanity of wartime friendships squarely on the...
92) Tanta Agua
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Español
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Alberto, who doesn't see his kids Lucía and Federico much since his divorce, refuses to allow anything to ruin his plans for vacation at a hot springs resort. But the springs are closed due to heavy rains, and Lucía's adolescent rebellion clashes against her father's enthusiastic efforts for family quality time. When she meets friends her age, Lucia's vacation starts looking up. But flings can be fleeting, and it's her father's reliable insistence...
95) Aliyah
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Français
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Alex lives in Paris and sells drugs for a living, continuously paying off the debts of his deadbeat brother Isaac. When his cousin tells him he's opening a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Alex must quickly find enough money and accomplish his aliyah, his return to Israel. Torn between making his aliyah, his drug selling, his complicated love life and a destructive brother, Alex will have to find his own way and make a final decision.
96) Blush
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עברית
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17-year-old Naama spends most of her free time drinking and partying in the hopes of escaping from her parents' constant bickering, worsened by the recent disappearance of her AWOL soldier sister. When a free-spirited new girl shows up at school, Naama falls deeply in love for the first time and the intensity of the experience at once confuses her and gives her life new meaning.
97) A Radiant Girl
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Français
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Paris, summer 1942. Irene is a young, bubbly, 19-year-old Jewish girl. Her family watches her discover the world, friends, new love and a passion for the theatre. The aspiring actress is living her youthful life without a care in the world, but she does not know that time may be running out.
98) Troubling Love
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Italiano
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What happened to Amalia and who was with her the night she died? Her daughter Delia travels home to Naples for her funeral to piece together the answers and confront her childhood memories.
100) August the First
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English
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Tunde has secretly orchestrated the return of his long estranged father to attend his colleague's graduation party, igniting a passionate family drama.
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