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Tag Archives: 2000s
McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) Joe Stephenson, Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Adam Brown
Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen. Read More »
The Willow Tree AKA Beed-e majnoon (2005) Majid Majidi, Parviz Parastui, Roya Taymourian, Afarin Obeisi
Blind since childhood, Youssef has a devoted wife, loving daughter, and successful university career, but his affliction fills him with secret torment. Read More »
O Jerusalem (2006) Élie Chouraqui, JJ Feild, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maria Papas
Alternating between the unique vantage points of the Jews, the Arabs, and the British, director Elie Chouraqui’s historical drama Read More »
Longing AKA Sehnsucht (2006) Valeska Grisebach, Andreas Müller, Ilka Welz, Anett Dornbusch
A metalworker and volunteer firefighter, who is content with his marriage to his childhood sweetheart Read More »
All the Invisible Children (2005) Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Adama Bila, Elysée Rouamba, Rodrigue Ouattara
Seven short films – each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist. Read More »
Black (2005) Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Shernaz Patel
Based in Simla, the McNallys are an Anglo-Indian family consisting of Paul and his wife, Catherine. Read More »
Uniform / Zhifu (2003) Yi’nan Diao, Kai Han, Hongli Liang, Hua Qin
Economic unrest roils central China’s Shaanxi Province: local factories are merging, thugs threaten managers Read More »
Road Games (2015) Abner Pastoll, Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume, Frédéric Pierrot
The sun drenched days of summer turn dark and ominous for hitchhiking duo Jack and Véronique Read More »
Chop Chop AKA Fukssvansen (2001) Niels Arden Oplev, Martin Buch, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Dennis and Carl are brothers who live on a small farm in the Danish countryside. Read More »