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Distant begins with an appealing promise: Nuri Bilge Ceylan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Muzaffer Özdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak gives Distant an immediate pulse. The story of Distant begins from a specific pressure point: After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit. By the end of its 1h 50m running time, the value of Dist

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar begins with an appealing promise: Damian Pettigrew will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Federico Fellini and Roberto Benigni gives Fellini: I'm a Born Liar an immediate pulse. The story of Fellini: I'm a Born Liar begins from a specific pressure point: A look at Fellini's creative process. By the end of its 1h 45m running time, the value of Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Hometown Legend begins with an appealing promise: James Anderson will treat its sports drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Terry O'Quinn and Lacey Chabert gives Hometown Legend an immediate pulse. The story of Hometown Legend begins from a specific pressure point: A teenage drifter finds an opportunity to turn his life around when he joins a high school football program with a hard nosed coach. By the end of i

The Other Side of the Bed begins with an appealing promise: Emilio Martínez Lázaro will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ernesto Alterio and Paz Vega gives The Other Side of the Bed an immediate pulse. The story of The Other Side of the Bed begins from a specific pressure point: Two couples entwine on their search for love. By the end of its 1h 54m running time, the value of The Other Side of the

Rishtey begins with an appealing promise: Indra Kumar will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anil Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor gives Rishtey an immediate pulse. The story of Rishtey begins from a specific pressure point: Suraj Singh (Anil Kapoor) is in love with the beautiful and wealthy Komal (Karisma Kapoor). By the end of its 2h 44m running time, the value of Rishtey rests less on novelty tha

Till Human Voices Wake Us begins with an appealing promise: Michael Petroni will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Guy Pearce and Helena Bonham Carter gives Till Human Voices Wake Us an immediate pulse. The story of Till Human Voices Wake Us begins from a specific pressure point: A man returns to Victoria, Australia, where he grew up, and encounters a mysterious woman who reminds him of someone h

Tycoon: A New Russian begins with an appealing promise: Pavel Lungin will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vladimir Mashkov and Mariya Mironova gives Tycoon: A New Russian an immediate pulse. The story of Tycoon: A New Russian begins from a specific pressure point: During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism move

People I Know begins with an appealing promise: Daniel Algrant will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Al Pacino and Téa Leoni gives People I Know an immediate pulse. The story of People I Know begins from a specific pressure point: A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal. By the end of its 1h 40m running time, the value of People I Know r

September 11 begins with an appealing promise: Alejandro G. Iñárritu will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Maryam Karimi and Mohamad Dolati gives September 11 an immediate pulse. The story of September 11 begins from a specific pressure point: The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are told from different points of view around the world. By the end of its 2h 14m running time, the value of Septe

Maryam begins with an appealing promise: Ramin Serry will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mariam Parris and David Ackert gives Maryam an immediate pulse. The story of Maryam begins from a specific pressure point: An Iranian born teenager living in suburban New Jersey thinks of herself as simply an American until anti Iranian sentiment erupts in her community after American hostages are held in Ir

Naqoyqatsi begins with an appealing promise: Godfrey Reggio will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Belladonna and Marlon Brando gives Naqoyqatsi an immediate pulse. The story of Naqoyqatsi begins from a specific pressure point: A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence. By the end of its 1h 29m running time, the value of Naqoyqatsi res

Stolen Summer begins with an appealing promise: Pete Jones will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amara Balthrop Lewis and Kevin Pollak gives Stolen Summer an immediate pulse. The story of Stolen Summer begins from a specific pressure point: A Catholic boy tries to convert a terminally ill Jewish boy, so he will be able to go to Heaven. By the end of its 1h 31m running time, the value of Stolen Sum