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Diving Into the Unknown (Takaisin pintaan)
A documentary film about a life-threatening operation and unconditional friendship, where a friend is not left behind, even at the risk of his own life. (Source: Koulukino)
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Finnish Blood Swedish Heart (Laulu koti-ikävästä)
The documentary film A song about homesickness tells the story of Kai Latvalehto, a musician from Oulu who grew up in two countries – Sweden and Finland. A middle-aged man makes a trip to his childhood landscapes in Gothenburg with his retired father Tauno Latvalehto. Father and son have a conversation during the car trip, remembering different stages of their lives. The music, made as live recordings of the film, accompanies the development of the story from the 1970s to the present day.
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Sorrow Tamers (Surunkesyttäjät)
Tamers of Grief is a documentary film about people who have decided to face grief without avoiding or running away from it. The film, shot on film, is about love, change, sadness and giving up.
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Whiplash
Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer determined to rise to the top of his elite conservatory on the US East Coast. Andrew craves recognition for his skills. Terence Fletcher – a music teacher known as much for his skills as a teacher of the gifted as for his creepy teaching methods – leads the school’s best jazz band.
Fletcher notices Andrew’s talents, transfers the young musician to his band, and at the same time changes his life forever. Andrew’s passionate pursuit of perfection quickly turns into an obsession as his merciless teacher pushes him to the limits of his abilities – and ultimately madness.
Directed by Damien Chazelle. As actors, e.g. Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons and Melissa Benoist. The film was significantly awarded with three Oscars.
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Nomadland
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
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No Country For Old Man
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
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Boyhood
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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Finding Dory
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
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Pride and Glory (Dolor y gloria)
Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the eighties in Madrid, the present, when he feels an immeasurable emptiness, facing his mortality, the incapability of continuing filming, the impossibility of separating creation from his own life. The need of narrating his past can be his salvation.
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Judy
inter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
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