IFC First Take (Firm)
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Albert Pierrepoint joins the family business and becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain. Living a split life as a master hangman, loyal husband and grocery delivery man, Albert became the most feared executioner in Britain, famed for his craftsmanship in hanging over 450 people. Once praised and demonized for his role in the Nazi war trials, he must ultimately face a fate he couldn't have imagined.
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James is a struggling actor, living with his widowed mother in Chicago, who wants three things in life: someone to love, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses a title acting role, and he sneaks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor. There, he meets Beth who quickly wins his heart, but will this cause James more problems than it solves? Or has he finally...
Description
1987, Communist Romania. During the course of one day, Otilia helps her friend and roommate Gabita get a late-term abortion. With abortion, let alone any kind of contraceptive, being illegal, the women have to use illegal means to achieve their goal. This film shows the rough and gritty situation in which these college students, particularly Otilia, must make decisions and deal with their consequences.
6) Flakes
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A young woman wants her boyfriend to leave his job at a cereal shop, so when someone opens a rip-off version of the shop, she joins the competition in order to get it closed.
Series
Foreign film collection volume Israel
Description
Two female soldiers, one rebellious and one controlled, find friendship with one another while patrolling the streets of Jerusalem.
8) Unknown
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Five men awaken to find themselves in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are soon forced to figure out who their true enemy is, in a fight against each other to stay alive.