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All Your Dead Ones
Colombia, 2011, 88 min.
A suspenseful social thriller in which a Colombian farmer finds a pile of dead bodies in his cornfield. When no one wants to go to the trouble of conducting a serious investigation, his predicament becomes increasingly absurd.... more
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Black Bread
Spain, 2010, 108 min.
A return visit for this 2010 festival favorite, Spain’s 2011 Oscar® entry. Andreu, a ten-year-old boy, has to confront a world of adults nourished by lies, myths, wicked crimes and painful revelations. Note: contains a scene that may offend animal-lovers, though no animals were harmed in the shootin... more
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Blood of My Blood
Portugal, 2011, 140 min.
Two sisters living in a working class neighborhood of Lisbon fight heroically for the future of their family when their children threaten to go off the rails in this striking drama, at once fiercely naturalistic and highly stylized.... more
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By the Fire
Chile, 2011, 95 min.
A Chilean couple, Daniel and Alejandra, decide to buy a piece of land and move out to the country. But they must fight all manner of adversities to make their dream of a new life together come true.... more
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Cousinhood
Spain, 2011, 98 min.
A raucous romantic comedy in which Diego, a handsome but immature Spaniard, gets dumped by his fiancée a few days before his wedding. His best friends take him on an alternately sweet and hilarious road trip to reconnect with Martina, his first love.... more
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Die Standing Up
Mexico, 2011, 90 min.
The inspiring story of Irina, a tireless fighter in the war for personal freedoms, a transsexual who works for progressive causes from her wheelchair despite a severe disability, and her powerful love story with her partner Nelida, whom she married as a man.... more
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Brazil, 2010, 115 min.
A top cop’s spectacular war on Rio drug gangs uncovers a web of corruption. The highest-grossing Brazilian film ever, this sequel to Padilha’s 2007 hit offers the heart-pounding adrenalin rush of the best action films without sacrificing complexity and realism.... more
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Expiration Date
Mexico, 2011, 100 min.
When Ramona’s adult son disappears, she believes her new neighbor Mariana will lead her to him, but Mariana has a secret….This macabre black comedy offers three conflicting perspectives on a tragic tale. Winner: Audience Award, Morelia Film Festival.... more
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Happy New Year, Grandma!
Spain, 2011, 107 min.
In this hilarious Spanish black comedy, a family conspires to put an increasingly demanding grandma in a nursing home against her daughter’s wishes– but the old lady uses her ruthless skills of manipulation to unimaginable extremes. ... more
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Jose and Pilar
Portugal, 2010, 117 min.
A touching, intimate look at genuine soul-mates: Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago—in his 80s at the time of filming—navigates an incredible around-the-world itinerary of high-profile events, with his firebrand Spanish wife Pilar always by his side.... more
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Las Acacias
Argentina, 2010, 85 min.
A gruff truck driver is none too pleased when the woman riding with him from Paraguay to Argentina shows up with a baby. In the course of their journey his tough demeanor thaws, and they form a touching, hesitant connection.... more
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Miss Bala
Mexico, 2011, 113 min.
Gerardo Naranjo’s gritty and stylish thriller tells the story of Laura, a young Tijuana woman who enters a local beauty contest but ends up being forced to work for the local crime syndicate by the quietly menacing druglord Lino.... more
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Patagonia
United Kingdom, 2010, 118 min.
Young Welsh couple Gwen and Rhys are traveling to Patagonia in hopes of mending their troubled marriage. Elderly Cerys and her nephew are on a reverse course, traveling from Patagonia to Wales in search of her mother's homeland. Their stories blend in intimate moments set against sweeping panoramic ... more
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The Perfect Stranger
Spain, 2011, 94 min.
Baleful Irish character actor Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Generations; The Van) gets a rare leading role in this sly comedy. He’s the eponymous stranger, a non-Spanish speaker whose silent stares are enough to galvanize the inhabitants of a sleepy little Catalan village.... more
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Real Truths. The Life of Estela
Argentina, 2011, 99 min.
Like too many others, Estela’s daughter was arrested by the Argentinian junta in the late 70s, held until she gave birth, and then executed. This is the true story of a grandmother’s determination to reunite those orphaned children with their biological families.... more
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Rumble of the Stones
Venezuela, 2011, 101 min.
A family that survived a natural disaster in rural Venezuela faces poverty and the lure of gangs and crime in Caracas. A heartfelt and compelling portrait of the enduring power of a mother’s love against the backdrop of real social problems.... more
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The Silver Cliff
Brazil, 2011, 85 min.
Violeta is determined to track down the husband who just left her. But after missing her plane, she takes time to regroup, wandering through Rio de Janeiro, dancing by herself in a club, and bonding with a handsome stranger and his daughter on the beach.... more
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The Squad
Colombia, 2011, 90 min.
When a commando squad reaches an outpost in the mountains of Colombia they find signs of a bloody massacre and evidence of witchcraft. As violence and confusion mount, the men fear a supernatural force is at work.... more
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The Student
Argentina, 2011, 110 min.
Roque, a new student at the University of Buenos Aires, meets and beds a pretty but tough young adjunct professor. She introduces him to the campus’ vibrant political life, and his ambition quickly propels him into power skirmishes.... more
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The Tiniest Place
El Salvador, 2011, 104 min.
The heartbreaking yet hopeful story of Cinquera, a small town in rural El Salvador that was completely depopulated during the Civil War, as told by the survivors who have returned with astonishing resilience to rebuild their lives on their native soil.... more
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Unfinished Spaces
Cuba, 2011, 86 min.
Masterfully interweaving art, politics and history, this spellbinding doc recounts the secret history of a little-known architectural marvel, commissioned as a showpiece art school by Fidel Castro, but then deemed “decadent” when he was forced to throw in his lot with the Soviet Union. ... more
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Wrinkles
Spain, 2011, 89 min.
Increasingly lost in his own memories, Emilio finds himself set adrift in the new world of a facilitated care unit. There his fast-talking roommate introduces him to a fantastical, surrealistic world in this bold, moving animated feature. ... more
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