The Taste of Betel Nut 2017

The Taste of Betel Nut 2017

The Taste of Betel Nut 2017

The Taste of Betel Nut 2017
Bing Lang Xue (original title)
1h 24m | Drama | 27 April 2017 (Hong Kong)

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Li Qi works for a dolphin show, his friend Ren Yu works karaoke on the beach along the coast where they live. When a young woman Bai Ling joins the two men, a three-way relationship seems possible. Together, they set out to test the limitations of a restrictive society and their own sexuality. But a shocking event that rocks them to the core will have a deep and lasting effect on them.

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Legendary 2010

Legendary 2010

Legendary 2010

Legendary 2010
1h 47m | Drama, Sport | 28 September 2010 (USA)

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Coming of age in small-town Oklahoma. High schooler Cal Chetley is a brainy beanpole who lives with his widowed mother. Ten years earlier his father, a state wrestling champion, died in a car crash. Cal’s older brother Mike, also a former wrestling champion but now down and out at 28, is estranged from the family. Over the course of a fall and winter, Cal joins the high school wrestling team while searching out Mike to ask for help. Mike rejects the offer, but Cal is persistent. Will Mike accept the challenge or is he destined to let Cal down? Giving advice and encouragement are an enigmatic old man named Red and a quirky friend named Luli. Then, there’s Cal’s mom who must be reckoned with.

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French Kisses 2018

French Kisses 2018

French Kisses 2018

French Kisses 2018
1h 56m | 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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Backroads 1997

Backroads 1997

Backroads 1997

Backroads 1997
Carreteras secundarias (original title)
1h 45m | Drama, Romance | 28 November 1997 (Spain)

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Year 1974, Spain. Felipe (Fernando Ramallo) is a teenager who travels with Lorenzo (Antonio Resines), his widowed father. Their only property is the Citröen DS with which they go from one side to another. Its strategy for living is based on touring the Mediterranean coast by visiting all apartments near the beach areas that are empty in the off-season. By chance’s fate they will be forced to change their route, which will cause a series of changes in their lives that will cost them to cope.

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A Wake 2019

A Wake 2019

A Wake 2019

A Wake 2019
1h 37m | Drama | 31 August 2021 (USA)

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The children in a religious family clash with their parents as they prepare for the wake of their brother, Mitchel. Teenage Mason desperately tries to reach his lost identical twin through spiritual means. Precocious preteen Molly meticulously organizes the event expecting everything to go exactly as planned. Megan, their older sister, returns home after a long absence, no longer interested in repressing the truth. Their Baptist grandmother and parents attempt to maintain normalcy when an unexpected stranger, Jameson, arrives — forcing the family to face secrets and lies around Mitchel’s death.

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Tú eres mi problema 2021

Tú eres mi problema 2021

Tú eres mi problema 2021

Tú eres mi problema 2021
1h 51m | Comedy | 2021

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Sebastian, a sharp and clever teenager is once again expelled from school, just when his mother Luisa, a reputed psychologist, is about to take a very important step in her career. As a ticking time bomb that just explodes, Sebastián runs away from home thinking that his father, whom he has not seen in years, will grant him the solutions to all his problems.

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The Hand of God 2021

The Hand of God 2021

The Hand of God 2021

The Hand of God 2021
È stata la mano di Dio (original title)
2h 10m | Drama | 15 December 2021 (USA)

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From Academy Award-winning writer and director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, The Great Beauty, The Young Pope), comes the story of a boy, Fabietto Schisa, in the tumultuous Naples of the 1980s. The Hand of God is a story full of unexpected joys, such as the arrival of football legend Diego Maradona, and an equally unexpected tragedy. Fate plays its part, joy and tragedy intertwine, and Fabietto’s future is set in motion. Sorrentino returns to his hometown to tell his most personal story, a tale of fate and family, sports and cinema, love and loss.

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