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Pieces of Dreams (1970)

Pieces of Dreams (1970)

5.0/10 Drama

Gregory Lind is the junior priest at Our Lady of the Assumption, a Catholic parish in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Life at the parish is not perfect for Greg, as he is beginning to have philosophical differences with the church, most specifically the senior parish priest, Father Paul Schaeffer. In dealing with the incident of one of his young parishioners - a student at t...Read all

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A Separation (2011)

A Separation (2011)

8.3/10 Drama

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

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Et maintenant on va où? (2011)

Et maintenant on va où? (2011)

7.5/10 Comedy, Drama

A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.

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Swami (2007)

Swami (2007)

6.9/10 Drama

Swami, Radha and their kid shift to Mumbai after selling off their ancestral home in a village. In Mumbai, they get their kid admitted to a school that's patronized by children belonging to affluent families. Everything is going fine until Radha falls ill and is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Swami starts working overtime to raise funds for the operation, ...Read all

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Tanging Yaman (2000)

Tanging Yaman (2000)

6.7/10 Drama

The decision of three siblings to sell their ailing mother's property causes deeply burried resentment to resurface as each of them also faces difficulties within their own families.

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Father (1967)

Father (1967)

10.0/10 Drama

When a young boy contemplates his background and the political ideals of his father, he decides to become his own person.

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The Holy Innocents (1984)

The Holy Innocents (1984)

10.0/10 Drama

Members (Alfredo Landa, Francisco Rabal, Terele Pavez) of a poor family obey the whims of the aristocrats they work for in rural 1960s Spain.

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The Jeweller's Shop (1988)

The Jeweller's Shop (1988)

6.3/10 Mystery, Drama, Romance, Thriller

The Jeweller sells wedding rings to a young couple and teaches them some precious truths about the meaning of love and marriage. He also helps another couple fight for their troubled marriage, rebuilding their relationship.

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Our Father (2002)

Our Father (2002)

9.3/10 Drama

A teenager (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) and his younger brother (Hamza Moctar Aguid) search for their father after he fails to come home one day.

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Five Days Without Nora (2008)

Five Days Without Nora (2008)

8.9/10 Comedy, Drama

A woman's suicide just before Passover creates many complications for her ex-husband (Fernando Luján) and their family.

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The Wooden Man's Bride (1994)

The Wooden Man's Bride (1994)

5.0/10 Drama

After her groom is killed in a bandit ambush, a young peasant bride (Wang Lan) must move into the home of her wealthy mother-in-law, Madame Liu (Wang Yumei). In a perverse tribute to her fallen son, Madame Liu imposes on her new daughter-in-law a life of domestic servitude. In the midst of her misery, the young widow finds new romance with another peasant, the gentle and brave Kui (Chang Shih). But when Madame Liu discovers her infidelity, she vows to keep the lovers apart.

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Private Confessions (1996)

Private Confessions (1996)

8.2/10 Drama

A woman (Pernilla August) tells an aged priest (Max von Sydow) about her infidelity, then confesses to her husband (Samuel Fröler) and reflects upon the past.

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The Best Intentions (1992)

The Best Intentions (1992)

7.8/10 Romance, Biography, Drama

In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.

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Philomena (2013)

Philomena (2013)

7.6/10 Comedy, Drama, Biography

A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

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The Good Earth (1937)

The Good Earth (1937)

7.5/10 Drama

Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.

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Dead Man Walking (1995)

Dead Man Walking (1995)

7.5/10 Crime, Drama

A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.

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The Judge (2014)

The Judge (2014)

7.4/10 Crime, Drama

Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.

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Material (2012)

Material (2012)

7.3/10 Comedy, Drama

Cassim is a young Muslim man who works in his father's fabric shop in Johannesburg. However, Cassim wants to be a stand-up comedian, which his father disproves of. When he gets a gig at a local bar, he has to find a way of keeping it a secret.

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