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Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
Español
Formats
Description
When the insurance company refuses to provide care for Sonia’s terminally-ill husband, an increasingly violent series of confrontations unravel as a distraught woman fights the system in this engrossing thriller and socio-political commentary. Nominated for the Horizon Award for Best Film at the **Venice International Film Festival.** Winner of the Festival Prize for Best Mexican Feature Film, Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the **Hermosillo...
Language
Español
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Description
María, a girl from Colonia Dignidad, in Chile —a kind of sectarian community, tyrannically mastered by the ruthless Paul Schäfer, a German madman, religious fanatic and child predator, who would end up turning the place into a torture center at the service of the military dictatorship ruled by Augusto Pinochet—, is punished for having lost three pigs, so she decides to run away and take refuge in an abandoned house hidden in the forest.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Español
Formats
Description
In her feature debut, theater director Lila Avilés turns the monotonous work day of Eve (Gabriela Cartol), a chambermaid at a high-end Mexico City hotel, into a beautifully observed film of rich detail. Set entirely in this alienating environment, with extended scenes taking place in the guest rooms, hallways, and cleaning facilities, this minimalist yet sumptuous movie brings to the fore Eve’s hopes, dreams, and desires. As with Alfonso Cuarón’s...
4) The club
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Four priests exiled to a small seaside town to atone for the sins of their pasts find their fragile stability disrupted by the arrival of a newly-disgraced companion in this taut darkly comic drama from acclaimed director Pablo Larraín (*Neruda, Jackie*) Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the **Berlin International Film Festival** and Best Picture at **Fantastic Fest**. Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language at the 2016 **Golden Globes**....
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Swedish
Description
A joyous and sharply observant portrait of the rebellious spirit of youth. Despite having no instruments—or discernible musical talent—three young misfit girls growing up in early '80s Stockholm put all their energy into forming a punk band. Official Selection at the **Venice Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**.
6) Midaq alley
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (144 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Español
Description
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava (Juan Manuel Bernal), who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel (Bruno Bichir), is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma (Salma Hayek), who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita (Margarita Sanz), the desperate spinster who pursues many love...
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