Weekend (1967)
A surreal tale of a married couple going on a road trip to visit the wife's parents with the intention of killing them for the inheritance.
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Loose Cannons (2010)
The youngest son (Riccardo Scamarcio) of an Italian pasta magnate plans to announce he's gay so that he won't have to take over the family business -- but his brother (Alessandro Preziosi) makes a startling announcement of his own.
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Post Mortem (1999)
A mother who supports her child with a credit card scam and an accused rapist meet and form a unique bond.
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Sarah's Key (2010)
An account of research by a journalist (Kristin Scott Thomas) into a shameful incident in French history intertwines with a story of a 10-year-old Jewish girl (Mélusine Mayance) from that time period.
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Julia (2008)
An alcoholic (Tilda Swinton) becomes involved in a fellow A.A. member's plan to kidnap her young son from the boy's wealthy grandfather.
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Shotgun Stories (2007)
Set in Arkansas, this poetic and powerful film directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) tracks a blood feud that erupts when two sets of half-brothers come to blows at their father's funeral.
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And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
A poet's (Colin Firth) return home when his father (Jim Broadbent) is dying brings conflicting memories of their relationship.
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Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2006)
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
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Mickybo and Me (2004)
This movie tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. They share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
This series of vignettes offers ruminations on time, fate and other human mysteries, Each of the film's seven directors conjures a scenario that speaks to some facet of universal experience.
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