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Xiao Wu’s existence revolves around school, an empty apartment and the dubious comforts of instant noodles. One day, his routine is subtly transformed by a tenant in the apartment, a stranger who is nursing a heartache. Their paths cross only once in a while, yet Xiao Wu dreams of a more intimate rendezvous. Longing for human contact, Xiao Wu tries all he can to make a connection through physical and metaphorical walls in that hour between night and day. Little does he know that his strange man to whom he finds himself drawn to is also in need of companionship. A meditation on desire and obsession, 4:30 is about a moment, and a boy’s attempt to cling to it, no matter what the cost. - Director:
- Royston Tan
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- Young-jun Kim, Xiao Li Yuan
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The Name of the Rose (1986)Der Name der Rose
It's the work of the Devil. That's what some say when a bizarre series of deaths strikes a 14th-century monastery. Others find links between the deaths and the book of Revelation. But Brother William of Baskerville thinks otherwise. He intends to find a murderer by using fact and reason - the tools of heresy. Best Actor British Academy Award winner Sean Connery is wily William in this compelling adaptation of Umberto Eco's bestseller. Christian Slater plays Adso, aide to the sleuthing cleric and a youth on the verge of sexual and intellectual awakening. F. Murray Abraham is arrogance incarnate as the Inquisitor. Director Jean-Jacques Annaud filmed this moody mystery at an actual 12th-century monastery where hooded faces loom like gargoyles. - Director:
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Cast:
- Sean Connery, Dwight Weist, Christian Slater
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You Are Not Alone (1978)Du er ikke alene
A student strike at a Danish boys school is the backdrop of 'You Are Not Alone'. The leisurely paced tale explores the relationship between 14 year-old Bo (Anders Agensø) and Kim (Peter Bjerg),11, the younger son of the stern boarding school headmaster (Ove Sprogøe). Mounting school tensions over the expulsion of a troubled student threaten to sabotage the tranquility of the school. - Director:
- Ernst Johansen
- Cast:
- Anders Agensø, Peter Bjerg, Ove Sprogøe
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