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Tormented by twisted desires, a young man takes drastic measures to rid his grotesquely dysfunctional family of its various afflictions, in this astonishing 1965 debut from Marco Bellocchio.

With its coolly assured style, shocking perversity, and savage gallows humor, 'Fists in the Pocket' (I pugni in tasca] was a gleaming ice pick in the eye of bourgeois family values and Catholic morality, a truly unique work that continues to rank as one of the great achievements of Italian cinema.

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Growing up in Glasgow's notorious Gorbals area, gripped by a pre-destined life of crime and corruption, Jimmy Boyle earned his hardman reputation. Life was tough, but about to get tougher. Already notorious, a young Boyle is wrongly charged with murder and imprisoned for life.

Inside, the infamous gangster takes out his rage in more ways than one... but is to undergo a remarkable metamorphosis. David Hayman stars in this shocking true story of Boyle's incredible journey - his violent upbringing, incarceration for a crime he didn't commit, and eventual turnaround. Experience one man's fight for justice... and his bid for freedom.

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Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it and loads it onto a truck, determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honour.

When the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues - a fight to the death.

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Ginger faced, caravanning enthusiast Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show his new girlfriend Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way - on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved caravan.

Up until now Tina has led a sheltered life with her over protective mother, but there are things that Chris wants her to see - the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that accompanies these wonders in his life. But it doesn't take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina's meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris's dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him up the wrong way, over a very jagged edge...

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Down on his luck Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) stumbles upon the dangerous, cut-throat world of underground world of freelance crime journalism - discovering that filming murder and mayhem can be a quick way to make a buck.

Aided by Nina (Rene Russo), a ruthless veteran of TV news, Lou combs LA's seedy underbelly for the city's most sensational news footage. He soon discovers he's uniquely suited to his new job, but events begin to spiral out of control as one dark choice leads to another.

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The Color of Paradise is a fable of both a simple child's innocence and a complex look at faith and humanity. Visually magnificent and wrenchingly moving, the film tells of the story of a blind boy, Mohammed, whose inability to see the world only enhances his ability to feel its powerful forces.

From acclaimed director Majid Majidi, The Color Of Paradise continues a strong tradition of Iranian cinema with this very effecting look at a child's definition of the world and his role in it.

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From the Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi, 'Fireworks Wednesday' is an engrossing portrait of three marriages set against the backdrop of the Persian New Year.

The story begins with Rouhi (Taraneh Alidousti), a young bride-to-be who takes a temporary job cleaning for a family in northern Tehran. Upon arriving at the apartment she finds herself in the middle of an explosive domestic conflict between Mojdeh (Hedieh Tehrani) and her husband Morteza (Hamid Farokh-Nejad). Mojdeh suspects that Morteza is cheating on her with the next door neighbour. Over the course of the day, the young woman, the sparring couple, their small son, the wife's sister and husband and the beautician next door engage in a series of exchanges, confrontations and prevarications as the truth unfolds.

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When Ali loses his sister Zahra's school shoes, this young pair dream up a plan to stay out of trouble: they'll share his shoes and keep it a secret from their parents.

But if they're going to successfully cover their tracks, Ali and Zahra must carefully watch their step on what rapidly turns into a funny and heart-warming adventure!

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A French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) engage in a brief, passionate affair in post war Hiroshima.

Their deeply intense connection brings out scarred but fading memories of love and suffering, which Resnais communicates with the use of flashback techniques innovative to the time.

In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf (Karim Daoud Anaya) navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.

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"I Swear" is the powerful true-life story of Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson (Robert Aramayo).

In a funny and moving account of his experiences, the story follows John throughout his adolescence and early adulthood and explores what was a little known and entirely misunderstood condition in 1980s Britain.

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Jules (Frederic Andrei) is a Parisian mail courier in possession of two highly sought-after tapes: the first contains a rare recording of American opera singer Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez), with whom he has fallen in love; the second is a tape slipped into his bag by a young

woman just before she is murdered. The unwitting Jules thus finds himself being pursued by Taiwanese bootleggers and a thuggish gang of drug dealers who will do anything to get their hands on the cassettes.

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Based on a true story, this heartfelt, underdog comedy follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001.

With the World Cup qualifiers fast approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender), hoping he will turn the world's worst soccer team into winners.

Set in the holy city of Mashhad, Ali Abbasi's haunting latest feature follows journalist Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), as she investigates the murders of several sex workers by the 'Spider Killer', who believes he is on a divine mission to cleanse the city of sinners.

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"The Peanut Butter Falcon" is a modern adventure starring Shia LaBeouf as Tyler, u a small time outlaw turned unlikely coach, who joins forces with Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down Syndrome, who is on the run from a nursing home.

Zak has a dream of becoming a professional wrestler, but with Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), Zak's loving yet stubborn carer on his trail, success is less than guaranteed.