In this dark comedy, Pepa decides to kill herself after she is unexpectedly dumped by her lover, Iván. She is interrupted by a distressed friend who has had an affair with a terrorist, and Iván’s son, who wants to rent her apartment.
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Haunted by the death of his wife in a fiery car crash, a plastic surgeon becomes obsessed with creating an artificial skin that is impervious to harm. He imprisons a young woman, using her as an unwilling test subject.
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Marco and Benigno are devoted caregivers to two women in comas. The men meet and find companionship in the shared experience of caring for someone who is unlikely to recover.
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In the wake of a personal tragedy, single mom Manuela goes to Barcelona to track down her son’s father, now a transgender woman. She reconnects with an old friend and forms new relationships with a group of women, each carrying her own personal burden.
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This 2018 drama follows a low-income family that relies on shoplifting to cope with their life of poverty. The story begins when the family takes in a neighborhood girl and they must face the new challenges of integrating her into their home, and keep her hidden from those who are looking for her.
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One Cut Of The Dead is a low budget horror film, within a low budget horror film, wrapped in a meta making-of mockumentary, and filled with enough laughs, gags, and zombie-genre references to make anyone want to watch it over and over again.
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Lost in Ramen follows the stories of three people: a girl contemplating suicide, a widower, and a chef who survived a car accident, and how they learn to rise above their troubles with the help of a ramen restaurant.
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This film was actually released in Japan in 2000, but wasn’t available to the US until 2010 due to the violent and shocking story of high schoolers stranded on a remote island and forced to murder each other to survive. Hailed by critics as “a vicious take-off on reality TV,” Battle Royale performs an expert balancing act between a dark satire and a wildly entertaining thriller.
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In this 2018 animated film from Studio Ghibli veteran Kitaro Kosaka, a young girl, Okko, becomes the new junior inn keeper at her grandmother’s enchanted countryside inn and through the help of her new spirit friends, she learns the meaning of dedicating yourself to others, and being a welcoming host.
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