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Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
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IMDB
7.4 (222 votes)
Best known for their megahit ’80s anthem "Don't You (Forget About Me)”—made famous in John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club—Simple Minds is one of the most iconic and influential Scottish bands in history. From working-class kids growing up in post-industrial Glasgow to rock stars playing Live Aid, this is the unlikely story of an extraordinary band that continues touring to this day.

Ka Whawhai Tonu | Australia| New Zealand
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IMDB
7.3 (194 votes)
Two young teenagers are forced to take control of their own destiny amid the chaos of a pivotal battle in New Zealand’s first land wars in 1864.

The American Miracle | United States of America
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Budget
3,000,000.00$
Journeys through some of the most significant events in America's rise to power, reliving the improbabilities that demonstrate what the Founders always believed: that events unfolded according to a master plan.

July 7 | Haiti
Genre
IMDB
9.5 (26 votes)
A curious college student travels to Haiti to unravel the life of the president. What she finds is...unspeakable. While investigating the past of President Moïse for a memoir, Shedeline walks into the heart of a life-changing event for her, Haiti, and its president; as she gets a front-row seat to the chaos and intrigue of a bloody political firestorm. This unexpected turn of events shakes her and introduces a terrifying twist to what she thought would be an ordinary story. Now, her memory is heavy with the answer to the prodigious question hanging over an unsettled nation. Who killed the president?

Dueling Season | United States of America
Genre
When the narrator of an educational film about dueling grows squeamish, the movie spirals out of control.

First Horse | New Zealand
Genre
In pre-colonial Aotearoa a young Māori girl witnesses the best and worst of a rapidly changing world when she encounters a dying man and his horse.

Υπάρχω | Norway| Greece
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IMDB
7.3 (1482 votes)
The touching story of a child from a Pontic refugee family who managed to survive and thrive against all odds, thanks to his immense talent and resilience in the face of social and personal challenges. Music, love, family, friends, fishing, creativity, people of the night, hardcore fans, and intense conflicts come together to create the mosaic of his life. This film is a tribute to legendary singer, Stelios Kazantzidis, whose voice touched the hearts of all Greeks around the world. A film for those who loved him and those who wish to discover him.

Lavender Men | United States of America
Genre
Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her own head — only to learn that she can’t hide from her own present-day demons in the shadows of someone else’s past.

Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story | United States of America
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In 1908, Alma Richards, an eighth-grader, quits school to work as a ranch hand. A chance meeting with a professor motivates him to resume his education, leading him to compete in high jump at the Stockholm Olympics and win a gold medal.

На этой земле | Russia
Genre
IMDB
8.5 (12 votes)
In late 18th-century Russia, village life is shaped by a fusion of rural superstitions, pagan beliefs and traces of Orthodox Christianity. Twin girls are violently separated when one is believed to be possessed, accused of draining the vitality of her sister. Meanwhile, a young man, branded a freak and outcast, obsessively constructs mechanical wings in a desperate attempt to fly like Icarus. Overseeing this turbulent world are Europeanised feudal lords who maintain brutal, cynical control over the peasants, exacerbating class tensions.

Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound | United Kingdom
Genre
IMDB
7.6 (65 votes)
Over 25 years and 10 studio albums—using powerful sonic force mixed with subtlety and grace—Mogwai have defined their own musical genre and built a cult following. The film takes us on a journey from their very beginnings, in the mid 1990s, to creating their tenth studio album in their hometown of Glasgow in 2020. While at first seemingly impossible to make, they ultimately made history with it.

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The horrifying true story of Ed Kemper, a cunning and sadistic serial killer shaped by childhood abuse, whose charm masked his grotesque obsession with murder, mutilation, and the ultimate act of revenge on his mother.

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