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Altiplano
Belgium, 2009, 109 min.
A ravishingly shot environmental drama set in the High Andes of Peru. When a mysterious sickness afflicts a remote village, the superstitious inhabitants' fears turn to anger, which they direct against a team of European medics until one young woman learns the sinister truth about the source.... more
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Bad Day to Go Fishing
Uruguay, 2009, 110 min.
A droll dark comedy that plays out like a classic Western crossed with the decidedly modern sensibilities of filmmaker such as Jim Jarmusch or Aki Kaurismäki, this quirky tale pits a scamming hustler and his wrestler sidekick against the inhabitants of a small Uruguayan town, circa 1961.... more
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Huacho
Chile, 2009, 90 min.
Huacho is a poignant but unsentimental look at the harsh life of the rural population in southern Chile. Following a small peasant family through its day, we are privy to the hardships they bear but also to their indomitable resilience and resourcefulness.... more
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La Mission
USA, 2009, 118 min.
Peter Bratt's powerful and moving film is a love letter to the vibrancy and daily struggles of San Francisco's Mission District. Full of affection for its characters, it's is a redemptive story of one man's struggle to unlearn a lifetime of destructive habits when a secret brings him into conflict.... more
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The Milk of Sorrow
Peru, 2009, 100 min.
Winner of the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin festival, this striking and supremely stylish drama deals with the aftermath of the war on terrorism through the story of simple maid Fausta and her attempts to come to grips with her illness of fear.... more
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Northless
Mexico, 2009, 93 min.
Through the intimate story of a young Oaxacan man struggling to jump the border into the US and ending up in the care of two lonely women in Tijuana, Northless takes a fresh look at the realities of immigration facing individuals and families. Is crossing worth the price of what gets left beh... more
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Sons of Cuba
United Kingdom, 2009, 88 min.
Wielding their fists like pinwheels, nine-year-old Cuban boxers fight for national pride, Olympic glory and, most importantly, the love of their families in this poignant, riveting documentary.... more
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Weekend
Chile, 2009, 86 min.
Patricio wants time alone with Francisca while she tries to forget her recent heartbreak. Sofia, a sexy hitchhiker, just wants a little distraction on her aimless journey. In a beautiful beach house on the Chilean coast, three twenty-somethings are about to get much more than they expected.... more
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Woman without Piano
Spain, 2009, 94 min.
Woman without a Piano is a quietly comic look at a Madrid housewife's attempt to escape from her mundane and tedious existence. She has no specific plan, just the fervent hope that she will find the adventure she's so desperately seeking.... more
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