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$5 a Day
USA, 2008, 90 min.
An aging con artist (Christopher Walken) bamboozles his estranged son into a long-distance road trip. The course of their journey provides an opportunity for the hilarious playing out of audacious scams and ultimately, filial reconciliation.... more
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Arabian Nights
Luxembourg, 2007, 110 min.
A Luxembourg man's obsession with an Algerian woman leads to tragedy in this tightly structured story treating Westerners' misconceptions about the Arab world. Handsome young train conductor Georges becomes fascinated with passenger Yamina, and when she disappears, he is determined to find her.... more
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Crossing
South Korea, 2008, 106 min.
Focused on the politically sensitive issue of North Korean defectors, Crossing tells the heartrending story of a young family struggling with abject poverty. Their situation becomes so dire that the devoted father takes a chance and slips across the border.... more
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Dunya & Desie
Netherlands, 2008, 97 min.
A heartwarming comedy/road movie centering on the 18-year-old best friends of the title, Dunya & Desie touches on issues of family and fitting in, negotiating parental expectations, and what it means to straddle two worlds with grace and élan.... more
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Eldorado
Belgium, 2008, 80 min.
A heroin addict and the lonely car dealer whom he has just tried to burgle end up taking an eventful road trip together in actor-director Bouli Lanners' small but damn near perfectly formed seriocomedy.... more
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Frank the Rat
USA, 2009, 82 min.
Billy and Lisa haven't seen each other in years when Lisa shows up at Billy’s rundown Brooklyn basement apartment with a plan: Track down Frank (the titular Rat), the father they last saw 20 years ago. It's not necessarily a good plan, and it's certainly not going to go as they expect.... more
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The Market: A Tale of Trade
Germany, 2008, 93 min.
Mihram gets the chance of a lifetime to invest in an exciting new business deal. But there's one problem — the cash isn't his. A small-time Turkish entrepreneur hopes to parlay his black market smarts into a legitimate business operation.... more
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Salt of This Sea
Palestine, 2008, 109 min.
Brooklyn-born Soraya decides to move to Palestine and reclaim her heritage on both spiritual and financial levels. She meets Emad, a young Palestinian whose ambition, contrary to hers, is to leave forever.... more
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South Desert
Chile, 2007, 100 min.
Young Sofia finds a letter her mother had written before her recent death. Returned because the addressee was unknown, the letter leads Sofia on an adventure from Spain to the far south of Chile looking for answers. Audience Award winner, Manheim Film Festival.... more
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Tengri: Blue Heavens
Kyrgyzstan, 2008, 110 min.
Starting in a traditional Kyrgyz mountain jailoo, a yurt village where men rule and women work, Tengri offers classic lovers-on-the-run melodrama set amid spectacular widescreen backdrops.... more
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Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
Germany, 2008, 108 min.
A must for any classical music fan, this gripping documentary features the world famous Berlin Philharmonic and its charismatic conductor Sir Simon Rattle. Shot during a tour to Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo, it offers intimate access to the private world of the 126 skilled musicians.... more
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Under the Bombs
Lebanon, 2007, 98 min.
Shot during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, which devastated Lebanon's infrastructure and civilian population, this docu-fiction road movie combines real footage of the massive destruction with a fictional narrative about a Shiite woman searching for her missing son.... more
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