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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy will be told in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. The drama relates how Anne Darwin's husband, a prison officer, came up with the hare-brained scheme to defraud insurance companies, unbeknownst to their two sons.
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Hugo Sanchez, the Goal and the Glory
The definitive chronicle of the best Mexican athlete in history. From his beginnings in Mexico's university team, his transcendental time in Spain's Real Madrid, his international falls and his very personal obsession for success.
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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Women were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton's work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion editorials – from Catherine Deneuve to Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling to Isabella Rossellini – finally give their own interpretation of the life and work of this controversial genius. A portrait by the portrayed. Provocative, unconventional, subversive, his depiction of women still sparks the question: were they subjects or objects?
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The Silence and the Death of Bees
Bees can go out in search of pollen and have to defend themselves, or live inside the beehive to death.
If you defend yourself, it costs you the sting, worth your life, being locked, cost you freedom.
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Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator
A documentary portrait of legendary Perfect Ten gymnast Nadia Comaneci after becoming an icon in the 1976 Olympics, during her Romanian period, and her challenging years under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu.
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The Master Painter and the Blended Colours
A documentary portrait of Tiit Pääsuke, the most prominent painter in contemporary Estonia. Artist per excellence, creator of the imaginary picture-landscapes, a charming person, adorer of the woman’s beauty, gentleman and a colonel in local whisky club - Tallinn Uisge Beatha Club. “When painting, I compose the details of my pictures, my human models not as traditional painter, but more like film or theatre director works with actors, my compositions are as performances, theatrical happenings”. - Tiit Pääsuke
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Omo Child: The River and the Bush
For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The curse is called 'mingi' and mingi children are killed. Lale Labuko, a young educated man from the Kara tribe was 15 years old when he saw a child in his village killed and also learned that he had 2 older sisters he never knew who had been killed. He decided one day he would stop this horrific practice. Filmed over a five year period we follow Lale's journey along with the people of his tribe as they attempt to change an ancient practice.
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Innocent Lilies: The End And The Beginning
Shiro Majo Gakuen ("White Witch Academy") is a secret garden that accepts girls who have been emotionally injured. Moga becomes a white witch after receiving training and leaves Shiro Majo Gakuen to save the world, but a white witch, Rina, appears in front of her. Also, black witches, who are hostile to the white witches and are attempting to create a new world with a spell, appear in front of her. Later, Moga sneaks into Kuro Majo Gakuen ("Black Witch Academy") to save Rina after she was kidnapped. There, Moga sees a girl who once stayed with her at Shiro Majo Gakuen.
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The Forgotten People: Christianity and the Holocaust
In the 1940s, Christians were largely silent as 6 million Jews were murdered. Will Christians remain silent once again as the new anti-Semitism grows worldwide?
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United 93: The Families and the Film
A film interviewing the families of the heroes of United Flight 93, prior to the theatrical release of the feature film, United 93.
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing
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The Whole Body and the Little Finger
Jun, a young pimp in Tokyo, is so emotionally estranged from himself and the world around him that he has forgotten much of his past. With the help of an oddball psychotherapist, "Dr. T", Jun begins to uncover the shameful memories at the root of his confusion: As a teenager, he seduced and slept with his younger sister, Kumi. This discovery returns Jun to his childhood home, and to Kumi, who he has not seen or communicated with in many years. What follows is an unexpected and explosive chain of events confronting Jun with his misdeeds, and also revealing to him the true cause of his isolation. This haunting and often funny film is a unique exploration of love, regret, and the essentially bizarre in human relationships.
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Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman
A 17 year old boy falls in love with a 37 year old woman. As if this wouldn't be enough they are of different social classes and she is married.
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