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Before I DisappearRichie is an introverted guy. He works at a bar cleaning toilet and has no friends. His life is going nowhere and he has decided he has had enough with life. He is attempting to en...
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The OwnersFrom Kazakhstan’s leading cineaste, Adilkhan Yerzhanov comes a sequel to his previous work The Constructors(2012). This film recalls Aki Kaurismaki’s continuously absurd situations...
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In BloomLiving in a world of daily violence, Eka and Natia are frequently exposed to brutality at home, school, and their neighborhood. The more violent their reality becomes, the deeper t...
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BridesFor women, the only way to visit a man locked in a prison is by marriage, and so they need a marriage certificate to get a permission of the legally guaranteed visits. They rush to...
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BrotherAt a volatile time with political upheavals, one brother keeps sinking into an illicit lifestyle, while another finds his talent for the piano. To Datuna, a young talented pianist,...
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The Machine Which Makes Everything DisappearA number of people gather at a small town school for a film casting. In a series of interviews disguised as auditions, people aged between 15 to 23 stand before the camera and shar...
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BakhmaroWithout particular cinematic devices or intervention, this documentary grabbed considerable attention by gazing at an old building to look into the frozen era. Once called “Bakhmar...
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Keep SmilingTen housewives are selected for a televised reality program to choose the best mother. All with their own life stories, the contestants undergo all kinds of humiliation to win the ...
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SusaSusa works as a messenger boy for his mother’s illegal vodka trade, and everyone he meets during his delivery trips are drinkers and neighborhood bullies. The only way to escape fr...
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Salt WhiteWorking at a club and restaurant, Nana dreams of saving money and starting her own business. Niko, a policeman, approaches Nana, who is exhausted by the owner’s abuse and the probl...