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Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again. (imdb)

After his father marries a teenage bride, 12-year-old Ondrej is banished from the household and sent to live and study with a strict religious order. It isn't long before the boy begins to reflect on existential matters and question his fundamental set of beliefs. Exploring the nature of faith and doubt, Czechoslovakian director Frantisek Vlacil's poetic rumination set during the Middle Ages packs a dramatic wallop. (Netflix)

'Best of Enemies' is a documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. (imdb)

A dark counter-espionage action thriller about power, money, sacrifice and 21st-century breaking and entering.

The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner. (imdb)

While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets seperated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country. (imdb)

The show centers on Warwick Davis in his day-to-day life, complete with the frustrations he faces. (imdb)

Based in the 1660's of London's theatres, this film is about the rules of gender roles in theatre production... (imdb)

The story about a few days in the life of truck driver Georgy seems to be a never-ending nightmare, a spiral of violence and abuses of power. (imdb)

A starving gendarme, wasting away from hunger, is reduced to grabbing castoff snacks from fat American tourists. When he sees as old woman feeding pigeons, in desperation he hits on the bizarre idea of dressing up as one, replete with grotesque, oversized head, and passing himself off as one of them! (imdb)