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Santa Monica 2022
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SUBTRACTION
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by Mani Haghighi (A DRAGON ARRIVES!, PIG)
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2022 - Iran/France - Drama/Thriller - 2:1 - 107 min
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with Taraneh Alidoosti, Navid Mohammadzadeh
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In downtown Tehran, Farzaneh, a young driving instructor, spots her husband, Jalal, walking into a woman’s apartment. When she confronts him, Jalal claims he was out of town for work. He decides to check out the building for himself. There, he meets a woman who is the spitting image of Farzaneh. Her name is Bita. Stunned, the two compare family photos: Bita’s husband also looks identical to Jalal.
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THE BLUE CAFTAN
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by Maryam Touzani (ADAM)
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Official Oscar Entry 2023 for Morocco
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2022 - Morocco/France/Belgium/Denmark - Drama -
1.85 - 123 min
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with Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub
Messioui
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Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store
in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the
commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. The talented
apprentice shows an utmost dedication in learning the art of embroidery
and tailoring from Halim. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is
moved by the presence of the young man.
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DOMINGO AND THE MIST
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by Ariel Escalante Meza (THE SOUND OF THINGS)
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Official Oscar Entry 2023 for Costa Rica
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2022 - Costa Rica/Qatar - Supernatural Drama -
1.51 - 92 min
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with Carlos Ureña, Sylvia Sossa, Esteban
Brenes Serrano, Aris Vindas
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In the tropical mountains of Costa Rica,
widower Domingo owns a piece of land which is coveted to build a new
highway. When the contractors send in thugs to intimidate the community,
the neighbours leave one by one, but Domingo refuses to give in,
especially as the land hides a special and mystical secret...
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JUNE ZERO
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by Jake Paltrow (DE PALMA, YOUNG ONES)
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USA/Israel - Historical Drama - 1.66 - 105 min
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with Noam Ovadia, Tzahi Grad, Yoav Levi, Tom Hagi
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Written by Jake Paltrow and Tom Shoval
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In 1962, the world witnesses the execution of Adolf Eichmann in an emotional public trial. And in Israel, three characters are intimately involved in this historical, nation-defining event.
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BREAKING THE ICE
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by Clara Stern
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2022 - Austria - Drama/Sport - 2.39 - 101 min
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with Alina Schaller, Judith Altenberger,
Tobias Resch, Pia Hierzegger, Wolfgang Böck
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Mira, in her early 20s, escapes from the pressure of running her family’s vineyard by playing ice hockey. When new player Theresa joins the team, she challenges Mira’s rigid worldview, leading to life-changing nights on the streets of Vienna.
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A TASTE OF WHALE
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by Vincent Kelner
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2022 - France - Documentary - 1.78 - 85
min
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Every summer, hundreds of pilot whales are
hunted in the fjords of the Faroe Islands. It’s locally known as the
“Grind”, a spectacular and bloody tradition. International activists
would like to put an end to it, so that these mammals will stop
suffering. Knife in hand, the Faroese denounce the hypocrisy of those
who eat meat without looking at what is happening in slaughterhouses and
at the industries polluting our planet.
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