The Body 1971

The Body 1971

The Body 1971
X | 1h 52min | Documentary | 15 January 1971 (Japan)

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A scientific documentary combining narration from anatomical experts and human biologists with interior and exterior camera shots examining the human body, along with a soundtrack using the human body as a medium.

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Chetan, Indian Boy 1973

Chetan, Indian Boy 1973

Chetan, Indian Boy 1973
Tschetan, der Indianerjunge (original title)
1h 30min | Family, Western | 22 June 1973 (West Germany)

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Montana 1880: most aboriginal Americans have been killed or banned into reservations. Shepherd Alaska wants to pass the winter with his herd in this lonesome region. He saves the young Tschetan, one of the last of the tribe Lakota, from being lynched for cattle theft. Slowly they befriend each other, and together they stand up against their cruel neighbor, a self-righteous rancher.

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Shameless US S08E11

Shameless US S08E11

Shameless US S08E11
A Gallagher Pedicure
TV-MA | 46min | Comedy, Drama | Episode aired 21 January 2018

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Fiona’s homeless tenants barricade themselves inside her apartment. Lip takes in a terrified Sierra and Lucas when her father is released from prison, while Ian takes bigger action with his cult- like following.

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Baggage 2003

Baggage 2003

Baggage 2003
1h 30min | Drama | March 2003 (USA)

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Set in the San Fernando Valley, it’s a journey of three men who unknowingly interact, cause significant changes in each other’s lives, and ultimately learn what it takes to find happiness inside. A 28-year-old struggling writer re-evaluates his life when he returns home for his best friend’s wedding. A retired man tracks down an old high-school love and becomes reconciled with his own family. And a teenage boy breaks free of his bad-news friend and begins his first romantic relationship. By letting go of their respective emotional “baggage”, all of these characters are introduced to a newfound freedom and infinite possibilities for the rest of their lives.

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The Tic Code 1999

The Tic Code 1999

The Tic Code 1999
R | 1h 31min | Drama | 1 June 2000 (Germany)

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A 10 year old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother’s help, he is an underage regular at a local nightspot, where he is teamed up with a sax superstar. Both come to learn that each suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome (thus the film title). The older man has developed mannerisms to cover up his own fallibilities and resents the boy and his mother’s acceptance of the disease.

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Camp Cool Kids 2017

Camp Cool Kids 2017

Camp Cool Kids 2017
TV-PG | 1h 44min | Family | 11 July 2017 (USA)

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At a Christian youth camp, kids learn to confront their fears and not seek revenge as a solution. Two brothers separate into different houses and after a series of pranks realize they need each other. In the finale all the teams competes against each other pitting the underdogs against the stronger kids. The focus on victory and dominance over peaceful coexistence and forgiveness in the final moments of the film tends to negate the attempt at moral guidance.

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