Wild Bunch (Firm)
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Ewa Cybulski and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, Ewa quickly falls prey to Bruno, a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces...
2) Strangerland
Publisher
Alchemy
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits. With Nathgari eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by local cop, David Rae. It soon becomes apparent that something terrible may have happened to Tommy and Lily.
3) Beanpole
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Russian
Description
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
4) Happening
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
Français
Formats
Description
In this clear-eyed, urgent tale—set in 1960s France, but feeling acutely timely—Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a bright young student with a promising future. But when she becomes pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her background slipping away. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison...
5) Snowden
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The incredible untold story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ricky and his wife Abby, who lost their home in the 2008 financial crash, are desperate to get out of their economic distress. When Ricky gets the opportunity to be his own boss as a delivery driver, they trade in their only asset, Abby's car, for a new white van and the dream that Ricky can work his way up to owning his own franchise. But the couple find their lives are quickly pushed further to the edge by an unrelenting work schedule, a ruthless...
Series
Criterion collection volume 906
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as together they battle the national health care and benefits system to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
8) Che
Series
Criterion collection volume 496
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
Español
Description
A portrait of the man who overthrew a dictatorship and became a revolutionary before his life was ended. Includes both Che Part One: The Argentine and Part Two: Guerrilla and bonus features.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds. He tries to escape the island but is prevented from doing so by a large red sea turtle. Soon he is joined by a young woman also lost at sea.