Crossroads 1986

Crossroads 1986

Crossroads 1986

Crossroads 1986
R | 1h 39min | Drama, Music, Mystery | 14 March 1986 (USA)

Storyline:

Eugene is an extraordinary talent in classic guitar, but he dreams of being a famous Blues guitarist. So he investigates to find a storied lost song. He asks the legendary Blues musician Willie Brown to help him, but Willie demands to free him from the old-people’s prison first and to really learn the blues on the way to its origin: Mississippi Delta. Eugene doesn’t know yet about Willie’s deal with the devil, that he now wants to revoke.

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Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018

Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018

Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018

Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018
1h 40min | Drama | 24 June 2018 (UK)

Storyline:

Murdo, 15, and his father, Tom, journey from Scotland to North Alabama to visit their American/Scots relatives after the death of his mother. Murdo is an accordion player but has not played since his mother passed. He meets an old lady called Queen Monzee-ay who plays accordion. She rekindles his interest in music and invites him play a gig with her. The music becomes a wedge which drives itself between him and his father, who out of the best intentions tries to control him. Eventually Murdo transcends his father and follows the music.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001

Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001

Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001

Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001
R | 1h 35min | Comedy, Drama, Music | 31 August 2001 (USA)

Storyline:

A transgender punk-rock girl from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.

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Two Sons of Francisco 2005

Two Sons of Francisco 2005

Two Sons of Francisco 2005
2 Filhos de Francisco: A História de Zezé di Camargo & Luciano (original title)
2h 12min | Biography, Drama | 19 August 2005 (Brazil)

Storyline:

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

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The Silence 1998

The Silence 1998

The Silence 1998
Sokout (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 16min | Drama, Music | 9 September 1998 (France)

Storyline:

Because of his special gift in identifying objects by the sounds they make, a blind young boy is employed as a string instrument tuner in a small village in Tajikistan. He may be blind but that does not mean he cannot see. On his way to work, he could tell the quality of the bread the young girls along the streets are peddling by simply touching their ware. His world is made more colorful and quaint because of his sensitivity to his surroundings. The only problem is that he is easily “tempted” by street musicians’ performances and arrives late at work.

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