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Birds of Passage
Synopsis: The origins of the Colombian drug trade, as seen through eyes of an indigenous Wayuu family that becomes involved in the booming business of selling marijuana to American youth in the 1970s.
Country of Origin: Colombia
2019 Oscar Shortlist 'Best Foreign Language Film'
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Agave: The Spirit Of A Nation
Synopsis: Mexico is home to the highest bio-diversity of agave varietals in the world. Tequila and Mezcal spirits derived from the heart of the agave are the fastest trending spirits in the marketplace. This expressive documentary takes viewers beyond the spirit to discover how one plant can carry the weight of a culture and the people trying to protect it.
Country of Origin: United States
Filmed In Mexico With Spanish or English Subtitles. Narration Available.
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El Angel
Synopsis: Carlos meets a friend at his new school and starts showing off to get his attention. Petty crime gives way to violence as their misdeeds become more deadly, eventually leading to Carlos becoming the longest- serving prisoner in Argentina's history.
Country of Origin: Argentina
Argentina's Official 2019 Oscar Submission for 'Best Foreign Language Film'
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Thelma
A shy young student leaves her small town and religious family to study at a university in Oslo, but once on campus she experiences what appears to be a violent, unexpected seizure.
Country of Origin: Norway
Doing Jewish
A Story From Ghana A story of the lives of the Sefwis' and their efforts to forge ties with other Jews worldwide.
Country of Origin: Ghana
Dough
When Ayyash, a young Muslim teenager accidentally drops his stash of Marijuana into the mixing dough, the challah starts flying off the shelves and an unlikely friendship forms between Nat, the Jewish bakery owner, and Ayyash.
24 Days
Based on a true story, in 2006, Ilan Halimi gets kidnapped and tortured at the hands of the Gang of Barbarians. Parisian police fail to recognize the anti-Semitic hatred of his abductors.
La Rafle
The powerful portrayal of France's infamous Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in a subtly moving, career-defining performance.
Dalida
Dalida is an intimate portrait based on the real story of a strong, fiercely independent, and liberated woman whose 30-year successful career (more than 170 million albums sold) was punctuated by tragic events with no-less than three of her lovers committing suicide.
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In Paris in the early 1990s, a group of activists goes to battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies in bold, invasive actions.
Country of Origin: France
The Student
At a time when arguments over the teaching of religion in public schools are prominent in the media, this wildly escalating classroom drama serves as a frightening cautionary tale.
Country of Origin: Russia
Aftermath
Two brothers from Poland, Franek and Jozek, are drawn into a gothic tale of intrigue. They eventually uncover a dark secret that forces them to confront the history of their family and their hometown.
Country of Origin: Poland
The Matchmaker
Arik, a teenage boy in 1968, gets a job working for a mysterious Holocaust survivor and matchmaker, Yankele Bride.
A Matter of Size
An Israeli comedy about four overweight guys who learn to love themselves through the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling.
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The Young Karl Marx
26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels. Together, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.
Country of Origin: France
Tomorrow (Demain)
One of the most essential and inspirational viewings of how we can save the next generations by making a difference in the fields of food, energy, finance, democracy and education.
Country of Origin: France
Mully
The true story of Charles Mully, whose unlikely stratospheric rise to wealth and power leaves him questioning his own existence, searching for meaning in life. Mully sets out to enrich the fate of orphaned children across Kenya.
Country of Origin: Kenya
Anita
In 1994, Anita, a young woman with Down syndrome, is left alone after the nearby Argentine Israelite Mutual Association is bombed. As she wanders through the city, she learns not only to care for herself, but touches the lives of those around her.
Nora's Will
When his ex-wife Nora dies right before Passover, Jose is forced to stay with her body until she can be put to rest. He soon realizes he is part of Nora's plan to bring her family back together for one last Passover feast.
The Zigzag Kid
An almost thirteen year old boy named Nono runs off to the French Rivera, entering a world of disguises and crazy pursuits, and crossing paths with the famous singer Lola Ciperola, and Zohara, a mysterious woman whose secrets will forever change Nono's life.
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