City Without Baseball 2008

City Without Baseball 2008

City Without Baseball 2008
Mou ye chi sing (original title)
1h 40min | Drama, Sport | 19 June 2008 (Hong Kong)

Storyline:

The actual members of the Hong Kong Baseball Team all prove themselves to be natural actors by playing themselves in this fictional youth drama set in 2004. In a city where baseball culture is non-existent, these baseball players are a minority by choice. The experience teaches them to be free-thinkers in dealing with love, friendship and their own sexuality. It also enables them to find the will to live in the face of death and the strength to conquer losing in a spectatorless sport.

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What We Have 2014

What We Have 2014

What We Have 2014

What We Have 2014
1h 29min | Drama | 18 September 2014 (Canada)

Storyline:

Haunted by his life on stage in France, Maurice Lesmers seeks refuge in a remote town in Northern Canada. To make ends meet, Maurice takes a job tutoring French to 15 year old Allan, a shy student struggling at school; and lands the leading role in the local theatrical production of Moliere’s The Miser. Maurice is surprisingly drawn to the stage manager, Michael but as Michael pushes for a relationship with Maurice, Maurice becomes tormented by childhood memories and recklessly immerses himself in Allan’s adolescent world to protect Allan from a high school bully. When Allen misinterprets Maurice’s attention for affection, Maurice’s past catches up with him and he must confront a dark secret in order to stay in the community.

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The Babadook 2014

The Babadook 2014

The Babadook 2014
1h 33min | Drama, Horror | 22 May 2014 (Australia)

Storyline:

Amelia, who lost her husband in a car crash on the way to give birth to Samuel, their only child, struggles to cope with her fate as a single mom. Samuel’s constant fear of monsters and violent reaction to overcome the fear doesn’t help her cause either, which makes her friends become distant. When things can not get any worse, they read a strange book in their house about the ‘Babadook’ monster that hides in the dark areas of their house. Even Amelia seems to feel the effect of Babadook and desperately tries in vain to destroy the book. The nightmarish experiences the two encounter form the rest of the story.

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Gods of Olympia 2002

Gods of Olympia 2002

Gods of Olympia 2002
1h 29min | Drama | Video

User review:

About as good as a low budget movie can get, and I mean that in a good way. The film follows the lives of a group of gay restaurant staff, who all have their lives turned upside down by new people in their lives. I especially liked how the issue of spirituality is raised, and how alternate beliefs are accepted.

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Wassup Rockers 2005

Wassup Rockers 2005

Wassup Rockers 2005
R | 1h 51min | Comedy, Drama | 16 August 2007 (Hungary)

Storyline:

Instead of adhering to the norms of their South Central neighborhood, a group of skater boys opt to bus into Hollywood and Beverly Hills, where they attract local rich girls – and plenty of trouble with the police, jealous boyfriends, and nervous parents.

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