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There is a useful directness to Being 17, a romance shaped by André Téchiné with a firm understanding of its audience. In Being 17, Sandrine Kiberlain provides the anchor while Kacey Mottet Klein introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Being 17 opens from this situation: Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father is on a tour of duty abroad. The resulting its 1h 54m running time feels most convincing whenever Being 17 tru

There is a useful directness to High Strung, a romance shaped by Michael Damian with a firm understanding of its audience. In High Strung, Keenan Kampa provides the anchor while Nicholas Galitzine introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, High Strung opens from this situation: Dancer Ruby, starting at Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, meets English violinist Johnnie, playing in a subway station. The resulting its 1h 36m running time feels most

There is a useful directness to Voyage of Time, a documentary shaped by Terrence Malick with a firm understanding of its audience. In Voyage of Time, Brad Pitt provides the anchor while Jamal Cavil introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Voyage of Time opens from this situation: This documentary examines the origins of the universe, including the beginning of life on Earth. The resulting its 44m running time feels most convincing whenever Voyag

There is a useful directness to The Lovers & the Despot, a documentary shaped by Ross Adam with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Lovers & the Despot, Choi Eun hie provides the anchor while Paul Courtenay Hyu introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Lovers & the Despot opens from this situation: The story of the South Korean actor, Choi Eun hee, and her ex husband and film director, Shin Sang ok, who were individually kidnapped an

There is a useful directness to Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet, a biographical drama shaped by Lee Joon ik with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet, Kang Ha neul provides the anchor while Park Jeong min introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet opens from this situation: The life and death of Dongju Yoon who dared to dream becoming a poet during the harsh period of Japan's occupat

There is a useful directness to Pele: Birth of a Legend, a biographical drama shaped by Jeff Zimbalist with a firm understanding of its audience. In Pele: Birth of a Legend, Vincent D'Onofrio provides the anchor while Rodrigo Santoro introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Pele: Birth of a Legend opens from this situation: Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chron

There is a useful directness to Command and Control, a documentary shaped by Robert Kenner with a firm understanding of its audience. In Command and Control, Michael Bideller provides the anchor while Andreas Birnbaum introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Command and Control opens from this situation: Documentary of 1980's near launch of a nuclear missile from Arkansas, based on Eric Shlosser's award winning book of the same name. The resulti

There is a useful directness to Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, a fantasy shaped by Tae hwa Eom with a firm understanding of its audience. In Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, Gang Dong won provides the anchor while Shin Eun soo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned opens from this situation: Five children go to the mountains; magically, one comes back a man. The resulting its 2h 10m running time feels

There is a useful directness to Bang! The Bert Berns Story, a documentary shaped by Brett Berns with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bang! The Bert Berns Story, Brooks Arthur provides the anchor while Jeff Barry introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bang! The Bert Berns Story opens from this situation: Music meets the Mob in this biography of '60s hitmaker and 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bert Berns. The resulting its 1h

There is a useful directness to Time Renegades, an action film shaped by Jae young Kwak with a firm understanding of its audience. In Time Renegades, Lim Soo jung provides the anchor while Jo Jung suk introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Time Renegades opens from this situation: A high school teacher in 1983 and a detective in 2015 join forces through their dreams to change the perilous fate of the woman they both love 30 years apart. The re

There is a useful directness to Donald Cried, a comedy shaped by Kris Avedisian with a firm understanding of its audience. In Donald Cried, Jesse Wakeman provides the anchor while Kris Avedisian introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Donald Cried opens from this situation: With sudden passing of his grandmother, Peter Latang returns to his hometown and encounters his long lost, childhood friend, Donald Treebeck. The resulting its 1h 25m runnin

There is a useful directness to In a Valley of Violence, an action film shaped by Ti West with a firm understanding of its audience. In In a Valley of Violence, Ethan Hawke provides the anchor while John Travolta introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, In a Valley of Violence opens from this situation: A mysterious stranger and a random act of violence drag a town of misfits and nitwits into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. The resulting its 1