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Father and Guns
Canada, 2009, 106 min.
Jacques and Mark are cops who just don't get along. Unfortunately they are also father and son. When they are assigned as an undercover team to infiltrate an outdoor adventure group-therapy camp for fathers and sons, hilarity ensues. An American remake is already in the works.... more
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Merantau
Indonesia, 2009, 107 min.
Welsh director Gareth Evans delves into the world of Indonesian martial arts with his adrenaline-fueled action film. Yuda (heartthrob Iko Uwais) leaves his village for his traditional rite of passage and faces a baptism of fire in the capital Jakarta.... more
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Mount St. Elias
Austria, 2009, 100 min.
At an altitude of 18,000 feet, Alaska's Mount St. Elias is the destination for a trio of mountaineers determined to reach the mountain's summit, and to ski back down as well. Mount St. Elias documents their journey as they trek the fine line between bravery and madness.... more
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North Face
Austria, 2008, 126 min.
Based on a 1936 attempt by two Germans and two Austrians to be the first to scale the near-vertical Eiger North Face, the most dangerous unconquered rock face in the Alps, this grippingly staged mountain movie boasts plenty of white-knuckle thrills.... more
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This Way of Life
New Zealand, 2009, 84 min.
Peter Karena, his wife Colleen, their six children and many horses live almost wild in the stunning beauty of New Zealand's rugged Ruahine Mountains. Until, that is, Peter's escalating battle with his own father has profound consequences for the whole clan.... more
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The Wildest Dream
USA, 2008, 94 min.
The Wildest Dream uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.... more
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Winter in Wartime
Netherlands, 2008, 103 min.
The perfect blend of classical cinema and arthouse sensibilities, this exciting WWII coming-of-age story portrays a 14-year-old Dutch lad's brutal loss of innocence when circumstances force him to become a one-man Resistance movement.... more
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