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Films New to View December 2017
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After Love
(French) Boris and Marie have decided to separate after fifteen years together. However, cash-strapped Boris is still living in the family home. When all is said and done, neither of the two is willing to give up. Now this apartment is a war zone and their situation a nightmare.
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The Confessions
(Italian) A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead.
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From The Land Of The Moon
(French) In 1950s France, Gabrielle is a passionate, free-spirited woman who is in a loveless marriage and falls for another man when she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones. Gabrielle yearns to free herself and run away with Andre.
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Heal the living
(French) A teenager and his friends on a surfing road trip end up facing a tragedy. A woman in another town learns that her weak heart is beginning to fail, and immediate action must be taken to help her live. Two teams of doctors struggle through their daily attempt to save lives. These three seemingly unrelated stories carefully weave together into one emotional tale.
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Jattu Engineer
(Hindi) The story of a slovenly village being shown the error of their ways by two different teachers.
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Ma' Rosa
(Filipino) The film follows Rosa and her husband Nestor, owners of a tiny convenience store who supplement their meager income by selling small amounts of 'ice' (crystal meth). Eventually the couple gets caught and hauled away by police, who are more interested in collecting bribes than eradicating crime. With their parents locked away, it's left to Rosa's children to scrounge together the money to pay off the police and free their parents, by any means necessary.
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Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
(Malayalam) Ulahannan, is a panchayat secretary, lives in a housing colony with his wife Annyamma and children, who has a boring and routine life. Unnachan's routine includes a dozing ride in a bus to office, where it is nothing but some loafers sitting around, and often encounters Lillykkutty who flirts with him.
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Sakhavu
(Malayalam) A student political leader fights for his left-wing ideals. When some people try to use him in order to fulfill their intentions he is forced to fight for his agenda.
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Student
(Russian) As Venya is finally exempted by the school's devout principal, he grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability to manipulate all forms of authority. Challenged by a teacher who refuses to consent to his dogma, he sets out to eliminate her and subdue an entire community.
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Tam Cam
(Vietnamese) Tam is ill-treated by her stepmother and stepsister, but a fairy guardian watches over her. A demon pretending to be a faithful servant to the king waits for an opportunity to become human. The intrepid prince is asked to marry politically but he declares that he is going to marry the woman whose feet fit the silk shoes, hoping it's Tam, whom he met by chance.
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Toilet ek prem katha
(Hindi) A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
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Train Driver's Diary
(Serbian) Meet Ilija: veteran train driver and mass murderer. When the train driving community can forgive one another for accidentally killing family members, people know they're dealing with a strong bunch. Cool and collected, Ilija handles his misfortune as a matter of course, but when he spots a suicidal suitcase-wielding ten year old on the tracks who won't budge, he does everything in his power to help him.
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War Show
(Arabic) A Syrian radio DJ shares her experiences in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring.
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Wong side raju
(Gujarati) Raju Bhambani, a driver by day and bootlegger by night, dreams of opening his own travel agency someday. He falls in love with Shaily Asher, a French girl who comes to Ahmedabad at the behest of her friend Tanmay. Life is seemingly perfect for Raju until he finds himself in a hit and run situation involving Tanmay. As the case intensifies, Raju gets more and more embroiled in a web of lies and deceit.
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Harford County Public Library
1221-A Brass Mill Rd Belcamp, Maryland 21017 410-273-5600 hcplonline.org
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