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Sophie Scholl [Speciale Editie]

A moving portrait of the final days of a courageous and vibrant young woman who is willing to pay the ultimate price for her beliefs and ideals. nominated for best foreign language film at the 2005 academy awards..

The Times Of Harvey Milk

In 1978, harvey milk was elected to the san francisco city council, becoming the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in california. one year later, he and mayor george moscone were shot and killed by milk’s fellow council member, former police officer dan white, the times of harvey milk recreates the tumultuous story of milk’s grass-roots political organizing and election, through the shocking murders and their repercussions - from the eloquent candle-light memorial joined by tens of thousands of san franciscans on the evening of the assassinations, to the angry mobs who stormed city hall in the aftermath of the lenient sentence white received at his murder trial.

Chan Is Missing

Two chinese american-born cab drivers, jo (wood moy) and steve (marc hayashi), search for chan hung, a friend who has disappeared with a $4,000 loan. combing the shops, back alleys and homes of san francisco s chinatown, jo and steve encounter a number of unique individuals, all whom have their own theories about who chan was and what could have happened to him.

Genius Within

An enigmatic musical poet and worldrenowned pianist, glenn gould continues to captivate twenty-seven years after his untimely death. his inimitable music and writing reveal an insightful worldview that we’re still unraveling.

Night of Silence (Lal Gece)

In a remote turkish village, an ancient blood feud between two families has finally been put to rest, and a marriage arranged to seal the union; a man just released from a life in prison has been pledged to a teenage girl he has never met. it is their wedding night and there are customs and rituals to be observed.

The Road: A Story of Life and Death

The latest film from acclaimed documentarian marc isaacs (all white in barking; men of the city) offers a fascinating and intimate insight into the lives of people who have come to london from afar and struggled to make the city their home. isaacs introduces a diverse number of characters who have made their way to london, from all over the world, in order to seek a better life.

You Will Be My Son

Directed by gilles legrand, you will be my son stars niels arestrup as paul de marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in saint-Émilion, whom is disheartened by the notion of his son martin (lorànt deutsch) taking over the family business. martin does not seem to have inherited the qualities that paul esteems in a wine-maker: persistence, creative insight and technical prowess matched with passion for the job and the product, and paul frequently reminds him of this, whether explicitly or in subtle gestures.

Bal (Honey)

Zavvi - the home of pop cultureset in an isolated region in northeast turkey, bal arrives at yusuf's childhood when six year old yusuf has just started primary school and is learning how to read and write. his father yakup works as a honey-gatherer, a risky trade which involves climbing up ropes into the tops of trees where the hives are.

The Yusuf Trilogy

Balset in an isolated region in northeast turkey, bal arrives at yusuf's childhood when six year old yusuf has just started primary school and is learning how to read and write. his father yakup works as a honey-gatherer, a risky trade which involves climbing up ropes into the tops of trees where the hives are.

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

No one represented the 70’s quite like legendary designer halston and, in his new documentary, ultrasuede; in search of halston filmmaker whitney sudler -smith takes us on a fabulous fun-and-fact filled journey through that man’s life and times. smith has had a lifelong fascination with the 70’s look and lifestyle and, using his self-confessed era envy to great effect, he reconstructs, recaptures, and revels in the glories of this truly great american artist.

Yumatra (Egg)

Poet yusuf returns to his childhood hometown, which he hadn't visited for years, upon his mother's death. a young girl, ayla awaits him in a crumbling house.

X-Game

After a childhood friend's suicide, hideaki (hirofumi araki, “prince of tennis”) and his former classmates reunite to pay their respects. soon after, a dvd, marked 'x' arrives revealing a man being tortured, triggering a flashback in hideaki, reminding him of witnessing a schoolmate being subjected to humiliating 'batsu' (punishment) games.

Project Wild Thing

David bond is concerned. his kids' waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing, and a screen dependence threatening to turn them into glassy-eyed zombies.

Back To Garden

Zavvi - the home of pop culturedirector jon sanders continues to explore his improvisational techniques with great delicacy in his new film, back to the garden.it is a year since the death of an inspirational theatre director and teacher, and his widow is struggling to come to terms with her loss.

Paper Souls

Zavvi - the home of pop culturea funeral-speech writer gets a new lease on life when he meets a widow who commissions him to write a piece for her 8-year-old son..

The Invisible Life

Hugo, a man on the cusp of middle age is in the grip of an unshakeable torpor, squandering his life away. facing the impending death of his friend and professional mentor antonio, he realises something must change.

Celluloid Closet

Lily tomlin narrates this award winning documentary that historically examines the way homosexuality has been dealt with over the years by mainstream hollywood. using film clips and interviews, the film illustrates tinseltown's negative portrayal of gay stereotypes over the years, but also highlights how, over time, gay characters on screen have not only increased, but have come to be more representative of the gay community at large..

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Zavvi - the home of pop cultureaward-winning documentary, narrated by dustin hoffman, that tells the stories of five of the 47,000 people whose lives are commemorated in the aids quilt. constructed in 1989, the quilt, made as a memorial to and celebration of the lives of people who have died of aids-related causes, has become the largest piece of community art work in the world, covering 14 acres, and weighing over 50 tons..

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

In july 2005, scott hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer philip glass to celebrate his 70th anniversary in 2007. over the next 18 months, hicks followed philip across 3 continents from his annual ride on the coney island cyclone roller coaster, to the world premiere of his new opera in germany and in performance with a didgeridoo virtuoso in australia.

Kontroll

A dark and dynamic ride through budapest's labyrinthine subway system, kontroll stylishly careens through genres - thriller, drama, comedy, horror and romance - at the breakneck pace of a runaway train.life has turned upside-down for brooding bulcsu (sandor csanyi), a ticket inspector who patrols the platforms and trains of the city's underground network with a motley crew of colleagues.

Luck, Trust and Ketchup: The Making of Short Cuts

Zavvi - the home of pop culturea detailed look into the process of filming of robert altman's masterpiece short cuts . the great ensemble cast composed of 22 actors, raymond carver's widow, few members of the crew and altman himself share the glorious experience of working in this dream epic project, revealing positive insights about altman and his work and also on the carver's writings that inspired the film.

Erasing David

David bond lives in one of the most intrusive surveillance states in the world. he decides to find out how much private companies and the government know about him by putting himself under surveillance and attempting to disappear - a decision that changes his life forever.

Shed Your Tears and Walk Away

Real-life drama about why, in a beautiful and quirky rural town, film- maker jez lewis' childhood friends are killing themselves. beginning with a personal quest for understanding, the film moves into a year-long drama of human tragedy and redemption as principal character cass comes to terms with his own mortality and attempts to lift himself out of his cycle of self-destruction.

The Sky Trembles and The Earth Is Afraid and The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers

Ultranova

The spirits of aki kaurismaki, jim jarmusch and mike leigh move through this delightful debut from belgian landscape painter / filmmaker bouli lanners in which an odd assortment of losers and loners look for connections in the colourless, flat liege hinterland.though loosely-constructed, ultranova's ostensible focal point is dimitri, a starter-home salesman who becomes the object of fascination for two local girls cathy and jeanne, who are prone to flights of fantasy.

The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill

Telegraph hill is a neighbourhood in one of the hillier sections of san francisco that over the years has become home to a large flock of wild parrots. while no one is certain how they got there, the birds were for the most part left to their own devices until discovered by mark bittner.

Turtles Can Fly

Shot on location in an iraqi refugee camp on the turkish border, director bahamn ghobadi's (a time for drunken horses) powerfully moving third feature is the first film to come out of iraq since the collapse of saddam hussein's regime.set during the days leading up to the us invasion of iraq, the story centres on the children struggling to survive in a harsh landscape where there are more landmines per square metre than anywhere else in the world.

Sisters In Law

An award winning work from acclaimed documentary filmmaker kim longinotto (the day i will never forget, divorce iranian style) and co-director florence ayisi, sisters in law is an uplifting and enlightening slice of life, focusing on justice in the muslim village of kumba town, cameroon.the town is overseen by the progressive female partnership of prosecutor vera ngassa and court president beatrice ntuba, who together help women to speak out and fight back against assumptions of patriarchal privilege in modern-day africa.

Take My Eyes

Enjoying a clean sweep at the 2004 goyas-winning best picture, director and lead actor and actress awards - take my eyes is an uncompromising, provocative and emotionally raw drama that deals with the taboo subject of domestic violence.after suffering years of abuse at the hands of her brutish husband antonio (luis tosar), pilar (laia marull), a young spanish mother, flees the marital home with son in tow.

Masjavlar

An engaging debut from acclaimed theatre director maria blom, masjavlar won three swedish academy awards, triumphing in the best picture, best screenplay and best leading actress categories. playfully taking its swedish title (dalecarlians) from the residents of the dalarna province in northern sweden, the film concerns mia (sofia helin), the youngest of three sisters who moved away to stockholm 15 years ago.

Crimson Gold

Masterfully directed by jafar panahi (the white balloon, the circle), crimson gold shows a very different side of iran to the lyrical portraits which have become the norm in the west. but its eloquence, undeniable poignancy and fabulous central performance from hussein emadeddin rightly earned it the prix un certain regard at the 2003 cannes film festival.

Red Sorghum

Red sorghum marked the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed director zhang yimou and the acting debut of gong li. with its lush and lusty portrayal of peasant life, it is now considered a modern classic of chinese cinema..

The Hours Of The Day

A strikingly original feature debut from jaime rosales, the methodically crafted 'the hours of the day' seeps its way into the audience's skin while managing to avoid the more obvious conventions of the thriller genre.abel (alex brendemuhl giving an astonishing performance) leads a seemingly normal life; he operates a family clothing store, has a loving girlfriend with whom he plans to buy an apartment and enjoys a good relationship with family and friends.

The Bothersome Man

Zavvi - the home of pop culturean intriguing and bone-dry norwegian black comedy, the bothersome man marks the intersection between david lynch, samuel beckett and jacques tati.40-year-old andreas (trond fausa aurvag) steps off a bus into a strange city, with no memory of how he got there.

Princesses

Zavvi - the home of pop culturecaye (candela pena) is a middle-class prostitute whose family are unaware of her profession. while many of gaye's days are spent hanging out with her fellow prostitutes cursing the rapid proliferation of cheaper immigrant prostitutes on the city streets, a chance encounter with zule (miceala nevarez), who hails from the dominican republic, soon prompts caye to re-evaluate her condemnation.

Süt (Milk)

Recent high school graduate yusuf is uncertain about his future in the provincial countryside. writing poetry is his greatest passion and some of his poems are starting to be published in obscure literary journals.

Patti Smith - Dream Of Life

Portrait of the legendary musician, artist and poet known as the godmother of punk, patti smith emerged in the 1970’s, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music, and trademark swagger. we experience this multitalented, charismatic and extremely private artist over 11 years through spoken words, performances, lyrics, interviews, paintings, and photographs..

Iraq In Fragments

Zavvi - the home of pop culturean opus in three parts, iraq in fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: a fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a baghdad garage; sadr followers in two shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of kurdish farmers welcomes the us presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied.american director james longley spent more than two years filming in iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetically rendered documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of sunnis, shiites and kurds..

A Season In France

Abbas (eriq ebouaney), a college professor and father of two, seeks political asylum in france after fleeing the civil war that has raged in the central african republic since 2013. widowed when his wife died in attempting to escape the country with him, he has since met carole (sandrine bonnaire), who consoles him in his anguish at the french immigration system.