Bad Seeds 2018

Bad Seeds 2018

Bad Seeds 2018

Bad Seeds 2018
Mauvaises herbes (original title)
TV-MA | 1h 40min | Drama | 21 November 2018 (France)

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Wael (Kheiron) a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique (Catherine Deneuve). When this unconventional duo swindles the wrong guy, Victor (André Dussollier), an old acquaintance of Monique now in charge of a support organization for troubled teens, they have no choice but to become his interim secretary and educator in order to redeem themselves. Facing six willful kids determined to spoil all his efforts, Wael’s own personal story and inventive tricks become the key to gaining their trust – and he soon realizes that he too is given a chance to heal his past and find his place in society.

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Les orphelins de Duplessis 1999

Les orphelins de Duplessis 1999

Les orphelins de Duplessis 1999

Les orphelins de Duplessis 1999
Drama | TV Mini-Series (1999– )

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The Duplessis Orphans (French: les Orphelins de Duplessis) were children victimized in a mid-20th century scheme in which approximately 20,000 orphaned children were falsely certified as mentally ill by the government of the province of Quebec Canada and confined to psychiatric institutions. The Catholic Church has denied the allegations and disputes the claims of those seeking payments.

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Set Me Free 1999

Set Me Free 1999

Set Me Free 1999

Set Me Free 1999
Emporte-moi (original title)
1h 34min | Drama, Romance | 28 July 1999 (France)

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Canadian/Swiss/French production that tells the tale of Hannah, a tomboyish 13 year-old hitting puberty in 1963. An unhappy and uncomfortable family life leads Hannah to seek escapism in the world of cinema. Specifically, she repeatedly watches and appears enthralled by Nana (Anna Karina), the character from Jean-Luc Godard’s “Vivre sa vie” (1962) about a Parisian woman’s descent into prostitution. Her confusion surrounding what is real leads to a crush for her female teacher and her actively pursuing what it’s like to be a prostitute for an evening.

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My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys (2020)

My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys (2020)

My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys (2020)

My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys (2020)
My Truth (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 25min | Documentary | 10 March 2020 (USA)

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Corey Feldman and director Brian Herzlinger take a hard look at Hollywood and present the case that Hollywood is an industry inundated with pedophiles. As an Ambassador for Child USA, Corey Feldman introduces the organization’s founder and CEO Marci Hamilton as they fight to change the statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases. Corey Feldman speaks about his own childhood sexual abuse while a Hollywood teen idol, as well as the allegations made against those he and others, say abused the late actor Corey Haim. Though the movie looks at past abuse, the focus is on what can be done to protect children in Hollywood today and in the future.

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Mea maxima Culpa 2013

Mea maxima Culpa 2013

Mea maxima Culpa 2013

Mea maxima Culpa 2013
TV-14 | 1h 46min | Documentary | 16 November 2012 (USA)

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney exposes the abuse of power in the Catholic Church and a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee Wisconsin, through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland’s churches all the way to the highest office of the Vatican. By investigating the secret crimes of a charismatic priest who abused over 200 deaf children in a school under his control – the film shows the face of evil that lurks behind the smiles and denials of authority figures and institutions who believe that because they stand for good they can do no wrong.

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Dance with the Devil 1997

Dance with the Devil 1997

Dance with the Devil 1997

Dance with the Devil 1997
Perdita Durango (original title)
R | 2h 9min | Action, Crime, Horror | 31 October 1997 (Spain)

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Rough girl Perdita and her demonic lover Romeo Dolorosa need humans to sacrifice following Romeo’s religion before he can go on a mission ordered by mob boss Santos. They kidnap teen sweethearts Duane and Estelle and travel with them to Las-Vegas.

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Les ballets écarlates 2007

Les ballets écarlates 2007

Les ballets écarlates 2007

Les ballets écarlates 2007
1h 20min | Drama | 25 April 2007 (France)

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A pedophilia network organizes games with children. One of them, Eric, manages to escape from this horror party and takes refuge with Violaine, a forest ranger whose son has mysteriously disappeared.

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Don’t Torture a Duckling 1972

Don't Torture a Duckling 1972

Don’t Torture a Duckling 1972

Don’t Torture a Duckling 1972
Non si sevizia un paperino (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 45min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 29 September 1972 (Italy)

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A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.

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