Una noche 2012

Una noche 2012

Una noche 2012
1h 30min | Drama, Romance | 18 January 2013 (Taiwan)

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Mired in the nervous desperation of Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. When accused of assault, his only option is to flee. He appeals to his best friend, Elio, to abandon everything and help him reach his destiny, 90 miles across the ocean. Elio’s commitment is tested when he is torn between protecting his sister and his own desire to get out. On this one night, full of hope and fraught with tensions, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.

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Towelhead 2007

Towelhead 2007

Towelhead 2007
Nothing Is Private (original title)
R | 2h 4min | Drama | 11 December 2008 (Hungary)

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Against the backdrop of the first Gulf War, Jasira Maroun is 13, physically well developed but naïve and unable to say no. As puberty arrives, her mother sends her from Syracuse to Houston to her curt, up-tight, Lebanese-born father. Over the next few months, Jasira must navigate her father’s strict indifference, her discovery of sexual pleasure, the casual racism of a neighbor boy and her classmates, the sexual advances of the boy’s father, the proffered friendship of a pregnant neighbor, and her attraction to Thomas, an African-American classmate whom her father forbids her to see. Things happen to her, but can she take responsibility and control, or is tragedy inevitable?

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World’s Greatest Dad 2009

World's Greatest Dad 2009

World’s Greatest Dad 2009
R | 1h 39min | Comedy, Drama | 24 September 2010 (Ireland)

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Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle is an insufferable jackass who won’t give his father the time of day. Lance is dating Claire, the school’s adorable art teacher, but she doesn’t want to get serious — or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

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Padre padrone 1977

Padre padrone 1977

Padre padrone 1977

Padre padrone 1977
1h 54min | Biography, Drama | 17 May 1977 (France)

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The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.

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The Wayward Cloud 2005

The Wayward Cloud 2005

The Wayward Cloud 2005
Tian bian yi duo yun (original title)
1h 54min | Comedy, Drama, Musical | 16 February 2005 (Germany)

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Metaphor, allegory. There’s a drought in Taiwan. Watermelon are abundant and become juice, food, something to share with a guest, and an aphrodisiac. In a large building of flats, Hsiao-Kang and Shiang-chyi’s paths cross; she knew him when he sold watches, now he acts in pornographic films. She scavenges for plastic water bottles. He bathes in the building’s cistern. Fantasy song and dance numbers punctuate the characters’ nearly aimless pursuits: she has lost her keys and he helps her find them; he naps in a park, she watches; he smokes on the floor beneath her kitchen table while she sits. His film-making continues. Can they connect?

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Cronicamente Inviavel 2000

Cronicamente Inviavel 2000

Cronicamente Inviavel 2000
Cronicamente Inviável (original title)
1h 41min | Crime, Drama | 10 August 2000 (Switzerland)

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Dissection of Brazilian problems, using six people who meet in a restaurant in São Paulo as models to illustrate political and sociological theses.

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Vive L’Amour 1994

Vive L'Amour 1994

Vive L’Amour 1994
Ai qing wan sui (original title)
1h 58min | Drama | 18 November 1994 (Italy)

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The film focuses on three city folks who unknowingly share the same apartment: Mei, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-ang, who’s stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.

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Pantasya 2007

Pantasya 2007

Pantasya 2007
1h 30min | Drama | 20 March 2007 (Philippines)

Storyline:

A digital feature has five episodes that all deal with wild gay fantasies involving men in uniform. It starts with “Biyahe,” about a jilted taxi driver and his jealous passenger who find comfort in each other’s lovesick arms. The second episode is “Linya,” about a lonely homeowner whose phone conks out. Two handsome repairmen arrive and they end up engaging in a dizzying threesome. Next is “Laro,” about four basketball players who are taking a shower in the locker room after an intense game, and a shy guy who takes a peek at them and later joins in the fun. “Bilis” is about a hunky delivery boy in a hurry who delivers pizza to a bored yuppie who is working overtime in his office. They get instantly attracted upon seeing each other. The last episode is “Bantay,” about a horny security guard in the graveyard shift. He sees two lovers fighting. Rhyme dumps Jon and Jon finds solace in the arms of the easy going guard.

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