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Belle And Sebastian

It happens up there, in the Alps. It happens up where the snow is immaculate, where chamois chase after marmots, where the summits brush the clouds. It happens in a little village that was peaceful until the Germans showed up. It's the encounter between a lonely child and a wild dog. It's the story of Sebastian who tames Belle. It's the adventure of an unshakeable friendship. It's the extraordinary story of a resourceful and touching child caught up in the Second World War. It's the odyssey of a little boy looking for his mother, an old man looking for his past, a resister looking for love, a young woman looking for adventure, a German lieutenant looking for forgiveness. It's the life of Belle & Sebastian...

The Book Thief

The film tells the story of Liesel (Sophie Nélisse), who is sent to live with foster parents, the kind-hearted Hans Hubermann (Geoffrey Rush) and his prickly wife Rosa (Emily Watson). Reeling from the tragic death of her younger brother only days before and timid around the new "parents" she's just met, Liesel struggles to fit in - at home and at school, where her classmates taunt her as "dummkopf" due to her inability to read. With the single-minded obsession of a budding scholar, Liesel is determined to change that. And she gets help. Her empathetic "Papa," Hans works day and night with Liesel as she pores over her first tome, The Gravedigger's Handbook, which she walked off with following her brother's funeral - an impulsive act of thievery that will have profound consequences for the young heroine. Liesel's love for reading and her growing appreciation for her new family are heightened when she befriends a new guest in the Hubermann's home - a Jewish refugee named Max (Ben Schnetzer), who shares her passion for books and encourages Liesel to expand her powers of observation, even as he hides from the Nazis in a dark and dank basement. Equally transformative is her burgeoning friendship with a young neighbor, Rudy (Nico Liersch), who teases Liesel about her book thievery even as he finds himself falling in love with her. These friendships, along with her exponentially growing love of books provide both an escape and a pathway to shaping Liesel's destiny. She comes to appreciate not only the power of words, but a power beyond words.

The Lego Movie

The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom spans Mandela's extraordinary life, from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa. It is the thrilling story of an ordinary man who rose to the challenge of his times and triumphed - an intimate portrait of the making of a modern icon.

American Hustle

A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most extraordinary scandals of the 1970s, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.

Endless Love

Endless Love is the story of a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.

RoboCop

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years - and it's meant billions for OmniCorp's bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) - a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit - is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice.

Twice Born

Gemma visits Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. 16 years earlier, they escaped the war torn city while Diego, the boy's father, remained behind and later died. As she tries to repair her difficult relationship with Pietro, she also confronts her past. Gemma first met and fell in love with Diego in Sarajevo. They desperately wanted children but she could not conceive. Amidst the siege of 1992, they found a possible surrogate, and Gemma pushed her into Diego’s arms, only to be overwhelmed by guilt and jealousy. Now, a revelation awaits her – one that will force her to face the full extent of her loss, the true horror of war and the redemptive power of love.

Winter's Tale

Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, Winter's Tale is a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil.

The Wolf Of Wall Street

The film tells the true story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio). From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late 80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title - The Wolf of Wall Street.

Golden Chickensss

Working as a prostitute since she was 16, Kam has witnessed the highs and lows of Hong Kong over the decades. Kam is now a "madam" who manages a stable of high-end prostitutes, entertaining and hosting parties for rich men. She has seen it all. On the surface she embraces the prosperity of the 'New HK' but like countless middle-class HK citizens, she laments the loss of the old Hong Kong that once belonged to the people. Over the hill mob boss, Gordon, was put behind bars before the Hong Kong Handover in 1997. Gordon's appearance and mindset are still stuck in the colonial past. Recently released from prison, he is unable to cope with the New Hong Kong. His sole source of solace is his old flame, Kam. But Kam is no longer the naïve young girl who once idolised Gordon. She is heartbroken as she watches him struggle to adapt to life in the New Hong Kong. But rather than abandoning him to his fate, Kam decides to help Gordon rebuild his life, an undertaking as daunting as rebuilding our beloved Hong Kong. But Kam believes there's no problem that she can't solve or no adversity that she can’t overcome. Kam ultimately represents the indomitable spirit of the Hong Kong people who are ready to reclaim their rightful place!

Dallas Buyers Club

A son of Texas, Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy. In 1985, he is well into an unexamined existence with a devil-may-care lifestyle. Suddenly, Ron is blindsided by being diagnosed as H.I.V.-positive and given 30 days to live. Yet he will not, and does not, accept a death sentence. His crash course of research reveals a lack of approved treatments and medications in the U.S., so Ron crosses the border into Mexico. There, he learns about alternative treatments and begins smuggling them into the U.S., challenging the medical and scientific community including his concerned physician, Dr. Eve Saks (Jennifer Garner). An outsider to the gay community, Ron finds an unlikely ally in fellow AIDS patient Rayon (Jared Leto), a transsexual who shares Ron's lust for life. Rayon also shares Ron's entrepreneurial spirit: seeking to avoid government sanctions against selling non-approved medicines and supplements, they establish a "buyers club," where H.I.V.-positive people pay monthly dues for access to the newly acquired supplies. Deep in the heart of Texas, Ron's pioneering underground collective beats loud and strong. With a growing community of friends and clients, Ron fights for dignity, education, and acceptance. In the years following his diagnosis, the embattled Lone Star loner lives life to the fullest like never before.

I, Frankenstein

In this action-filled new take on the original gothic horror story, Adam Frankenstein (Aaron Eckhart) finds himself in the middle of clan warfare in an ancient city.

The Monuments Men

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world's artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements.

Philomena

Philomena is the true story of one mother's search for her lost son. Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a "fallen woman". When her baby was only a toddler, he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain.

Project Hashima

Roommate

Harumi Hagio (Keiko Kitagawa) is injured in a traffic accident and spend some time in hospitalized. There she comes under the care of a kind and supportive nurse, Reiko Nishimura (Kyoko Fukada). They soon discover an affinity for each other, and when Harumi leaves the hospital, Reiko suggests that they share an apartment and the two move in together. In addition to taking very good care of Harumi, Reiko offers to also take over negotiations with Kensuke Kudo (Kengo Kora), the driver who caused the accident, and his insurance-agent friend Shinichi Hasegawa (Hiroyuki Onoue). Harumi becomes completely dependent upon Reiko. Their life together is going very well, until Reiko begins acting strangely. Harumi's initial bafflement changes gradually to fear. One incomprehensible event leads to another, and suddenly Harumi is embroiled in a murder. Now she realizes there is a third person in their relationship: Mari. But where did Mari come from? As Mari becomes more and more violent, Harumi descends into a state of terror at what is happening around her. The truth, when it is revealed, is so astonishing she could never have imagined it.

Frozen

In Frozen, fearless optimist Anna (Kristen Bell) teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (Josh Gad) in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa (Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.

12 Years A Slave

12 Years A Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty by a malevolent slave owner (Michael Fassbender) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life.

August: Osage County

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

Osamu Tezuka's Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative who are ambushed by the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan. Faced with an impossible moral decision, the small band is isolated from help and surrounded by a much larger force of Taliban ready for war. As they confront unthinkable odds together, the four men find reserves of strength and resilience as they stay in the fight to the finish.

Pompeii

Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator (Kiefer Sutherland). As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.