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Tag Archives: 2000s
Jernanger AKA The Storm in My Heart (2009) Pål Jackman, Ailo Gaup, Pål Sverre Hagen, Hans Petter Hansen
Jernanger is a tale about the tempered Eivind who isn’t scared of anything- except love. Read More »
Royal Bonbon (2002) Charles Najman, Dominic Batraville, Verlus Delorme, Erol Josué
A destitute man wanders the streets of Cap Haïtien, dreaming about his imaginary kingdom. Read More »
Yuki ni negau koto AKA What the Snow Brings (2005) Kichitaro Negishi, Yûsuke Iseya, Kôichi Satô, Kyôko Koizumi
Following a tip, Manabu Yazaki loses his last money betting on the older “banba” horse “Unryu” Read More »
Yami no kodomo-tachi AKA Children of the Dark (2008) Junji Sakamoto, Yôsuke Eguchi, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki
A Middle-aged Japanese ex-pat journalist investigates child organ trafficking in Thailand and he uncovers a sinister network. Read More »
Nippon no kuroi natsu – Enzai AKA Darkness in the Light (2001) Kei Kumai, Kiichi Nakai, Akira Terao, Naomi Hosokawa
A middle-aged salaryman with a typical family, living quietly in a provincial city (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture) Read More »
Hamaca paraguaya AKA Paraguayan Hammock (2006) Paz Encina, Ramon Del Rio, Georgina Genes, Jorge López
Set in 1935, a couple of aged smallholders are waiting for their son, for rain, for better days. Read More »
Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story (2004) Robert Dornhelm, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Carter Burns, Jason London
Every six minutes in America, someone’s identity is stolen. When Michelle Brown walked into an office one day Read More »
Slepé lásky AKA Blind Loves (2008) Juraj Lehotsky
A poetic story about love and happiness between doc and fiction. Read More »
Le confessioni AKA The Confessions (2016) Roberto Andò, Toni Servillo, Daniel Auteuil, Pierfrancesco Favino
A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. Read More »
Atash AKA Thirst (2004) Tawfik Abu Wael, Hussein Yassin Mahajne, Amal Bweerat, Ruba Blal
A family of five, their two goats and donkey live in the middle of nowhere far from their village home. Read More »
Elsewhere (2001) Nikolaus Geyrhalter
During the year 2000 Geyrhalter and his teams travelled to a different destination each month Read More »
Xianshi shi guoqu de weilai AKA Disorder (2009) Weikai Huang
“At times the news is more dramatic than the movie.” This is the theme and intent of Disorder. Read More »
La Môme AKA La Vie En Rose (2007) Olivier Dahan, Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory
An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Read More »
Little Athens (2005) Tom Zuber, John Patrick Amedori, Jack Anthony, Jasmine Jessica Anthony
A day in Athens, Arizona, as teens and twenty-somethings navigate life without a compass. Read More »