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A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

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A Man Escaped(1956)

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Serial Killer of Women(1970)

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Harakiri(1962)

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Beau Travail(2000)

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Youth, love and fun(1964)

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Cairo 30(1966)

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The Fox of Glenarvon(1940)

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My Son(2017)

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White Mane(1953)

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The Fools Alley(1955)

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Swades(2004)

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A Brighter Summer Day(1991)

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Kabluey(2007)

Leslie is left with few options when her husband is sent back to war in the Middle East. A modest amount of help arrives in the form of his brother, Salman, who is less than prepared to care for the couple's two preadolescent boys. When Leslie still can't make ends meet on her own, Salman is forced to find employment, but, with minimal qualifications, his only option is to become a mascot for a digital company by donning a bulbous blue costume.

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