5 min movie guide
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OSLO, AUGUST 31ST
This unequivocally powerful Norwegian movie of just 24 hours in the life of a desperately sad recovering heroin addict and his struggle with his personal demons leaves one feeling totally drained and numb. This long drawn out day starts with 34 year old Anders leaving some unknown woman in a nondescript motel and making his…
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YI YI
This extraordinary Taiwanese epic length family drama that spans the everyday struggles of three generations of a very colorful middle class family kicks off with a wedding and ends three hours later with a funeral. The chaos of the wedding with the photo of the bride and groom hung upside down and the reception invaded…
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CIRCUS ROSAIRE
Filmmaker Robyn Bailey’s documentary from 2007 plays witness to the sad tale of this ninth generation family of animal trainers as they struggle with the demise of traditional family circuses. British-born wheel-chair bound octogenarian Derek Rosaire Snr presides over his extended family as they scramble to practice their crafts playing any gigs that they can…
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CIRKUS COLUMBIA
As movie opens Divko, a cranky old man, is driving through some countryside whilst arguing with Azra a pretty young girl who is trying to deal with a cat who is in a basket on her lap and continually throwing up. Things are not what they initially seem as the girl is not his daughter…
