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Chop Shop begins with an appealing promise: Ramin Bahrani will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Alejandro Polanco and Isamar Gonzales gives Chop Shop an immediate pulse. The story of Chop Shop begins from a specific pressure point: Alejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New

12 begins with an appealing promise: Nikita Mikhalkov will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sergey Makovetskiy and Sergey Garmash gives 12 an immediate pulse. The story of 12 begins from a specific pressure point: Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen adolescent charged with murdering his stepfather. By the end of its 2h 39m running time, the value of 12 rests less on novelty than on

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal begins with an appealing promise: Vivek Agnihotri will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between John Abraham and Arshad Warsi gives Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal an immediate pulse. The story of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal begins from a specific pressure point: Asian Southall Football Club was once a reputed club until 1984 now being used as wedding venue.Few Asians still practice out there but fi

Americanizing Shelley begins with an appealing promise: Lorraine Senna will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Namrata Singh Gujral and Beau Bridges gives Americanizing Shelley an immediate pulse. The story of Americanizing Shelley begins from a specific pressure point: A wannabe Hollywood player sets out to Americanize an Indian girl from the Himalayas. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the v

Alexandra begins with an appealing promise: Aleksandr Sokurov will treat its war drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Galina Vishnevskaya and Vasily Shevtsov gives Alexandra an immediate pulse. The story of Alexandra begins from a specific pressure point: An elderly woman takes a train trip to visit her grandson at his army camp inside Chechnya. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value of Alexandra rest

The Warlords begins with an appealing promise: Peter Ho Sun Chan will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jet Li and Andy Lau gives The Warlords an immediate pulse. The story of The Warlords begins from a specific pressure point: China, 1860s: Having his army slaughtered, General Qingyun joins 2 bandit leaders in raids on rebels and in blood oath. By the end of its 2h 6m running time, the value

Fados begins with an appealing promise: Carlos Saura will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Chico Buarque and Camané gives Fados an immediate pulse. The story of Fados begins from a specific pressure point: A drama steeped in Portugal's Fado music culture. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Fados rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ Fados demonstrates th

Hounddog begins with an appealing promise: Deborah Kampmeier will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dakota Fanning and David Morse gives Hounddog an immediate pulse. The story of Hounddog begins from a specific pressure point: A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley. By the end of its 1h 38m running tim

The Devil Came on Horseback begins with an appealing promise: Ricki Stern will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nicholas Kristof and Brian Steidle gives The Devil Came on Horseback an immediate pulse. The story of The Devil Came on Horseback begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary that exposes the genocide raging in Darfur, Sudan as seen through the eyes of a former U.S. marine

The List begins with an appealing promise: Gary Wheeler will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Malcolm McDowell and Chuck Carrington gives The List an immediate pulse. The story of The List begins from a specific pressure point: A lawyer inherits an interest in a mysterious secret society following his father's death. By the end of its 1h 45m running time, the value of The List rests less on nov

Shelter begins with an appealing promise: Jonah Markowitz will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Trevor Wright and Brad Rowe gives Shelter an immediate pulse. The story of Shelter begins from a specific pressure point: When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother. By the end of its 1h 37m running time, the value o

Life in a Metro begins with an appealing promise: Anurag Basu will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dharmendra and Gautam Kapur gives Life in a Metro an immediate pulse. The story of Life in a Metro begins from a specific pressure point: Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO. By the end of its 2h 12m running ti