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Unemotional, restrained cinematographic poem, situated in a wintry and poor suburb of Tehran. A man is dismissed and his lack of prospects for the future make him decide to seek his happiness abroad. He leaves his wife and child behind and for a long time nothing is heard of him. Then a stranger turns up, a car mechanic looking for a j...

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Rafi Pitts, Nooreddin Goodarzi

Cast

Mitra Hajjar, Ali Nicksaulat, Hashem Abdi

Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful Istanbul religious group and he offers him an administrative post as a rent collector for ...

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Özer Kızıltan

Cast

Erkan Can, Güven Kıraç, Meray Ülgen

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Runtime

2h 37m

Director

Ridley Scott

Cast

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.

Runtime

1h 29m

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Cast

Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell

A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Dagur Kári

Cast

Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro, Tilly Scott Pedersen