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What Have I Done to Deserve This?(1984)

A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.

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Vance and the Afterlife

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Evita(1996)

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Herculanum(2016)

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Sweet Girl(2021)

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Visions of Europe(2004)

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

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Das kleine Arschloch und der alte Sack - Sterben ist Scheiße(2006)

The little asshole's grandfather, the old bag, has fallen into the coffin at a funeral and been buried alive. It's no surprise that instead of going to heaven, the old sack goes straight to hell. The little asshole and his dog Peppi, whom he inherited from Mrs. Mövenpick, try everything in their power to snatch the old bag from the clutches of the devil and do not shy away from dubious cloning techniques and black magic.

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Dog Leash(2012)

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White Butterfly(2024)

Upon learning of her mother's passing, May returns to Vietnam after 20 years, determined to learn about her parents' separation in relation to the Mother Goddess Worship. Despite family opposition and cultural barriers, May remains committed to uncovering the truth.

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The Room(2001)

A man explains how he was obsessed when he was younger by a mysterious room and an extraordinary rarefied piano music that drifted through its open window during the night. Forty years later, returning to his home town after having spent most of his life abroad, in "a bunch of different places", he asks one of his friends to rent a room for him. As chance would have it, it turns out to be the same room which attracted him when he was a young man. What drew him again to this room?

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Flow(2011)

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Girly Is in Control of His Life(2019)

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The Tree of Life(2011)

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Wild Tales(2014)

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