Sean Penn and Mel Gibson will play together in a production about madness, genius and obsession with completing a “mission” that has marked the history of English, the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary...
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A city with only one street in the desert savannah of northeastern Brazil, Bacurau wakes up suddenly from digital maps and satellite images...
Read more ...A family from China discovers that her grandmother has only a little to live on and, without telling her the real reason, organizes a fictional wedding so that all family members can say goodbye to her...
Read more ...Inspired by real events, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jagerstatter, a man who refused in the Second World War to fight for the Nazis...
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Read more ...A powerful and challenging story, Just Mercy (2019) traces the experiences of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his historic battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan heads to Alabama to defend those convicted unfairly or those who have not been properly represented. With the help of lawyer Eva Ansley, who specializes in prisoner rights, he handles the most challenging cases: prisoners sentenced to death. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to death for murdering an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence and the fact that he is the only witness against him. it came from a criminal...
Read more ...The Turning tells the story of a woman who takes care of two orphans, Miles and Fiona. The goodwill of the woman will be tested when a series of supernatural events begin to manifest in her residence. The story of The Turning is about a woman who cares for a number of orphans...
Read more ...A 21st Century Morality Story, Official Secrets tells the true story of British medical sister Katharine Gun who, in the immediate aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, unveiled a top secret NSA memo exposing US-UK joint illegal spying operation against Council members Security Department. The report proposed the blackmail of smaller and undesirable member states to vote for the war. Journalist Martin Bright published the paper in The Observer newspaper in London and the story held headlines around the world. The members of the Security Council were outraged and any chance of a UN settlement in the war collapsed. Within days, Bush said he no longer needed UN support and invaded Iraq anyway. As Iraq descended into chaos, Katharine was arrested and charged with violating the Official Secrets Act. Martin also faced potential charges...
Read more ...Written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is based on a true story. Inspired by a science book, a 13-year-old teenager, Trywell Kamkwamba, is building a windmill in an attempt to save his hungry village in Malawi. In an impoverished country of poverty, corruption and hunger, an ambitious child finds a way to fight hunger. Made from a real case, this life story inspires you to hope, when you really want to, you can change the world or at least the world around you. An impressive film about Africa’s poverty, hunger but also about the ambition of a child from a poor family to learn, to overcome their modest condition and to help their family...
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