Ilo Ilo 2013

Ilo Ilo 2013

Ilo Ilo 2013
Not Rated | 1h 39min | Drama | 29 August 2013 (Singapore)

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Set in Singapore, Ilo Ilo chronicles the relationship between the Lim family and their newly arrived maid, Teresa. Like many other Filipino women, she has come to this city in search of a better life. Her presence in the family worsens their already strained relationship. Jiale, the young and troublesome son, starts to form a unique bond with Teresa, who soon becomes an unspoken part of the family. This is 1997 and the Asian Financial Crisis is beginning to be felt in the region…

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Sex, Party and Lies 2009

Sex, Party and Lies 2009

Sex, Party and Lies 2009
Mentiras y gordas (original title)
1h 47min | Comedy, Drama | 27 March 2009 (Spain)

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A youth group is preparing for what the summer of their lives will be, including secrets, lies, pickups, sex, confusion, and especially great night party. Most teenagers are not aware that once you begin this journey of initiation, you can not turn back, and often the lies will become increasingly large, and sometimes love means to hurt.

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Gewoon Vrienden 2018

Gewoon Vrienden 2018

Gewoon Vrienden 2018

Gewoon Vrienden 2018
1h 20min | Comedy | TV Movie 7 March 2018

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Gewoon Vrienden (Just Friends) is a romantic comedy. The tough Joris doesn’t come loose from his mother who is addicted to plastic surgery. Medical student Yad has snorted too much of various drugs and returns to his strict mother. Yad works as a domestic help for the grandmother of Joris. There they meet and they like each other. They seem to be made for each other. But before they can surrender to their love, they first have to balance things with their mothers.

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The Embalmer 2002

The Embalmer 2002

The Embalmer 2002
L’imbalsamatore (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 41min | Drama, Romance | 6 September 2002 (Italy)

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Peppino is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio, a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino’s work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

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Courier 1986

Courier 1986

Courier 1986
Kuryer (original title)
R | 1h 28min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he’s not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.

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We Need a Vacation 2002

We Need a Vacation 2002

We Need a Vacation 2002
Fais-moi des vacances (original title)
Unrated | 1h 26min | Comedy, Drama | 22 July 2004 (USA)

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It is the end of the school year for the children of a dormitory town. Most of them leave the place for a vacation with their parents but not Lucien and Adama whose parents can’t afford the expense. While the big brothers of the housing estate are busy breaking the law Lulu and Adama manage to sneak into their neighbors’ trailer. The two stowaways are elated until they reach their destination: a nudist camp…!

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French Kisses 2018

French Kisses 2018

French Kisses 2018
Not Rated | 1h 56min | Drama | 19 January 2018 (USA)

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A collection of the best gay stories France has to offer. From tales of teenage sexual awakening, to searing studies of complex adult relationships, these six films are both quintessentially French and undeniably Universal.

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Loveless 2017

Loveless 2017

Loveless 2017
Nelyubov (original title)
R | 2h 7min | Drama | 1 February 2018 (Hungary)

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Still living under the same roof, the Moscow couple of Boris and Zhenya is in the terrible final stages of a bitter divorce. Under those circumstances, as both have already found new partners, the insults pour down like rain in this toxic familial battle zone, always pivoting around the irresolvable and urgent matter of Alyosha’s custody, their 12-year-old only son. Unheard, unloved, and above all, unwanted, the introverted and unhappy boy feels that he is an intolerable burden, however, what his parents don’t know is that he can hear every single word. As a result, when Boris and Zhenya finally realize that Alyosha has been missing for nearly two days, it is already too late. But is this a simple case of a runaway teenager?

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