Breaker Morant
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Breaker Morant; historical legal drama, Australia, 1980; D: Bruce Beresford, S: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Rod Mullinar Second Boer War 1 9 0 1. Three Australian soldiers under the jurisdiction of the British Empire—lieutenants Harry Morant, Peter Handcock, George Witton—are brought in front of a military tribunal under the indictment of killing nine Boers (descendants of Dutch settlers) POWs and one German missionary. The three are defended by lawyer and Major James Thomas. Numerous witnesses show up, recounting that after the Boers killed Captain Hunt ..read more
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The Boy and the Heron
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Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka; animated fantasy drama, Japan, 2023; D: Hayao Miyazaki, S: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura Japan, World War II. During the bombing of Tokyo, a hospital is caught on fire and Mahito's (13) mother dies there. Mahito's father remarries Natsuko and moves to a safe village. From the house, Mahito observes a strange heron in the lake. The heron turns out to be a mythical man in costume, and he tricks him into entering a different parallel world. Mahito enouncters strange creatures in that world, such as floating Warawara that ascend to be ..read more
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Primal Fear
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Primal Fear; legal thriller, USA, 1996; D: Gregory Hoblit, S: Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Terry O'Quinn Chicago. Archbishop Rushman is killed and mutilated with a knife in his home. The police chase after a guy with blood on his clothes running away nearby, and arrest him: it is Aaron (19), the orphan altar boy. Aaron is charged with Rushman's murder, and sly lawyer Martin Vail is the first to offer to represent him at trial. Aaron claims he was in the room, but that a third person killed Rushman. Martin finds a secret VHS tape at ..read more
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Dune: Part Two
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Dune: Part Two; science-fiction, USA, 2024; D: Denis Villeneuve, S: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Javier Bardem, Léa Seydoux, Charlotte Rampling In the year 10,191, the desert planet Dune is a battleground between two sides: Paul Atreides and his mother Lady Jessica unite with the native Fremen tribe to fight against the House of Harkonnen that have taken over the monopoly on the exploitation of the coveted "spice" resource from the planet. Fremen tribe leader Stilgar assumes Paul ..read more
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Over the Top
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Over the Top; sports drama, USA, 1987; D: Menahem Golan, S: Sylvester Stallone, David Mendenhall, Rick Zumwalt, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, Chris McCarty Truck driver Lincoln Hawk, after abandoning his wife Christina, arrives at a military school to finally meet his son Mike (12). Lincoln takes Mike with him on a ride in his truck, showing him his skill: Lincoln is an expert in arm wrestling. Arriving at the hospital, they are informed that Christina died from a disease. An angry Mike takes a taxi to his rich grandfather Jason Cutler. Lincoln sells his truck, obtains 7,000$ for it and bets ..read more
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Still Alice
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Still Alice; drama, USA, 2014; D: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland, S: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish Linguistics professor Alice (50) starts experiencing strange memory losses and goes for a medical check, where she is diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease, inherited from her genetics. Her husband John tries to support her, as do her grown up kids Tom, Anna and Lydia, a struggling actress. Alice tries to slow down the process via mental tests, but her state becomes worse and worse. John leaves to accept a job at Mayo Clinic. Lydia takes car ..read more
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China Moon
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China Moon; crime, USA, 1994; D: John Bailey, S: Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio del Toro, Charles Dance, Patricia Healy Veteran homicide detective Kyle Bodine mentors the young detective Lamar Dickey on a crime scene, claiming that criminals always make a mistake. Kyle meets Rachel and falls in love with her, but she is married to the arrogant Rupert. Rachel flees to a hotel in Miami, but returns and shoots Rupert, persuading Kyle to not report the murder and hide the corpse in the lake. The police investigate Rupert's disappearance, and although Kyle cleaned all traces in the house, fin ..read more
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Mr. Jones
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Mr. Jones; historical drama, Poland / Ukraine / UK, 2019; D: Agnieszka Holland, S: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Kenneth Cranham, Joseph Mawle After interviewing Adolf Hitler, aspiring Welsh journalist Gareth Jones wants to travel to Moscow to interview Joseph Dzhugashvili Stalin, the bright hope of communism. Jones obtains a visa and reaches Moscow, where he meets New York Times correspondent Walter Duranty who informs him that all foreign journalists are not allowed to leave the capital or inquire about what happens across the Soviet Union. While traveling in a train with So ..read more
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The House on Chelouche Street
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Ha-Bayit Berechov Cheleuche; drama, Israel, 1973; D: Moshe Mizrahi, S: Ofer Shalhin, Gila Almagor, Yosef Shiloach, Michal Bat-Adam, Shaike Ophir, Rolf Brin Tel Aviv, 1 9 4 7. Sami (15), his brother and two sisters live with their widowed mother Clara. All were wealthy Egyptian Jews who immigrated to British Mandate of Palestine and now live in poverty, in a small apartment. Clara works as a cleaning lady. Sami skips school and finds a job as a locksmith to earn money for the family, but a communist employee, Max, starts a strike, thereby halting the workshop. Sami meets librarian Sonia ..read more
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Tatort: Reifezeugnis
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Tatort: Reifezeugnis; crime, Germany, 1977; D: Wolfgang Petersen, S: Nastassja Kinski, Christian Quadflieg, Klaus Schwarzkopf, Judy Winter, Markus Boysen Teenage girl Sina Wolf (17) has a secret love affair with her married high school teacher Helmut Fichte (32). While secretly meeting and kissing at the lake, they are seen by Michael, the classroom student in love with Sina. Michael blackmails Sina, threatening to cause trouble for Helmut unless Sina has sex with Michael. In the forest, while he wanted to force himself on her, Sina takes a rock, hits Michael in the head and kills him. Police ..read more
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