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Africa United
United Kingdom, 2010, 87 min.
Two young Rwandan soccer players undertake the 3,000-mile trip to South Africa for the World Cup in this exuberant, hopeful and supremely entertaining road movie that, while not whitewashing the myriad problems faced by modern Africans, shows how fast things are changing.... more
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David wants To Fly
Germany, 2010, 96 min.
This sprightly documentary about finding your own artistic inspiration follows German writer-director David Sieveking on his road to enlightenment, a journey that involves cult director David Lynch, various headquarters of the Transcendental Meditation movement and the icy source of the Ganges.... more
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Eighteen Years Later
Italy, 2010, 106 min.
Two brothers who haven’t spoken for 18 years are forced by their father’s will to undertake a road trip together to bring his ashes to Southern Italy. It’s a dramatic comedy, with a touch of fantastic, that surprises and moves.... more
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Haru’s Journey
Japan, 2010, 134 min.
When it seems that Haru must leave her grandfather’s home, the two search for another family member to share his life. Like the foreign language Academy Award-winner Departures, Haru’s Journey provides an insider’s look at Japanese culture through its themes of acceptance, endurance and familial com... more
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How to Live Forever
USA, 2009, 94 min.
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide exploration of what it means to grow old or even live forever. Could a chain-smoking, beer-drinking centenarian marathoner have the answers? An elder porn star? Wexler also includes the insights of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engagin... more
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The Human Resources Manager
Israel, 2010, 103 min.
A quirky road movie that moves from sun-baked Israel to the snow-covered landscapes of Romania. Winner, five Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director; Audience Award, Locarno Film Festival... more
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The Recipe
South Korea, 2010, 104 min.
Mixing romance, crime story, black comedy, missing-persons drama, modern fairy tale and food to near-perfection, The Recipe centers on a TV producer searching for the recipe for an enchanting spicy bean-curd stew--and its elusive creator.... more
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Silent Souls
Russia, 2010, 75 min.
The rites and rituals of the Merja people, an ethnic minority once resident in the Volga region of Russia, form the backbone of this lyrical, dreamlike movie about love and loss. Winner, Best Cinematography, Venice Film Festival; Best Film, Abu Dhabi Film Festival.... more
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Son of Babylon
Iraq, 2010, 91 min.
In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, a young Kurdish boy and his grandmother set out in search of his father, arrested and missing since the Gulf War. Against the backdrop of the U.S. occupation, they make their way through a country in ruins, from prison to mosque to mass grave. ... more
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