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Publisher
Robert Hale
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
As a child Jeff Dale witnessed the terrible aftermath of an atrocity. Elmer Drake killed three members of a family and when the surviving girl Cynthia went missing, Jeff vowed that one day he'd fine her, no matter how long it took.
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Language
English
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All families have secrets and many are taken to the grave, but those that aren't can return, generations later, with devastating consequences. For Kate Drake, now a great-grandmother, marriage and family brought peace after years of restless uncertainty. Now, watching her own grown-up children, it seems the world is a no less complicated place. Stella, her fiercely independent daughter, and Will, her handsome, self-indulgent son, have challenges of...
Publisher
High Fliers Video Distribution
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Family feature about a young girl and her friendship with her pet pig. When Talia Rose (Lindsey Blanchard) and her family move to a new city she finds it hard to get used to her new surroundings both at school and at home. Her mum (Jennifer Taylor) and dad (Joey Lawrence) try their best to help Talia and her two sisters get used to their new home but Talia remains down about her lack of friends and the mean bullies at school. That all changes, however,...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
It's Maisie's birthday and she can't wait to open her presents. She's hoping for the things she needs to build her own nuclear reactor. But she wakes to an empty house and outside the front door is nothing but a terrifying, all-consuming blackness. Trapped in an ever-shifting reality, Maisie knows that she will have to use the laws of the universe and the love of her family to survive. And even that might not be enough... A mind-bending mystery for...
5) Inversion
Publisher
Drakes Avenue Pictures
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Persian
Description
Iranian drama written and directed by Behnam Behzadi. In present-day Tehran, the capital's air pollution has reached dangerous levels due to thermal inversion. As a result, Niloofar (Sahar Dolatshahi)'s elderly mother (Shirin Yazdanbakhsh) is advised to move out of the city for the sake of her health. Niloofar's family decides she must be the one to take her mother away from Tehran as she is still single and childless. Although she initially agrees,...
Publisher
Drakes Avenue Pictures
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Drama about love and human relationships from director Claire Denis. The film revolves around widowed single parent, Lionel (Alex Descas), and his grown up daughter, Josephine (Mati Diop), who live together in their small Parisian flat with Lionel's ex partner, Gabriel (Nicole Dogue), and family friend, Noe (Gregoire Colin). The story explores how their relationships change as time passes and how they face the challenges that life has to bring.
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7) Summer 1993
Publisher
Drakes Avenue Pictures
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Catalan
Description
Spanish drama co-written and directed by Carla Simon. After her parents die from a mysterious illness, six-year-old Frida (Laia Artigas) is sent to live in the countryside with her aunt Marga (Bruna Cusi) and uncle Esteve (David Verdaguer) in the summer of 1993. Although they also have a young daughter, Frida struggles to adjust to her new surroundings and family life.
8) Zama
Publisher
Drakes Avenue Pictures
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Español
Description
Lucrecia Martel writes and directs this Argentine drama based on the novel by Antonio di Benedetto. Set in the late 18th century, the film follows Don Diego de Zama (Daniel Gimenez Cacho), an officer of the Spanish Empire, as he eagerly awaits a royal transfer to Buenos Aires from his remote post in Asuncion. Separated from his family, Zama struggles with his isolation and longs for professional advancement but his attempts are continually rebuffed...
Publisher
Drakes Avenue Pictures
Pub. Date
2019
Language
Français
Description
French drama written and directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. The film follows the plight of former teacher Abbas (Eriq Ebouaney), who fled his home in the Central African Republic in the midst of a civil war in search of a better life for his family. Still recovering from the loss of his wife who died during their escape, Abbas strikes up a relationship with florist Carole (Sandrine Bonnaire), who welcomes Abbas and his two children into her home in...
10) Amin
Publisher
Drakes Avenue Pictures
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
French drama from film-maker Philippe Faucon. The film follows Amin Sow (Moustapha Mbengue) as he moves to France to find work, leaving his wife A�icha (Mareme N'Diaye) and three children in Senegal. Living in a Parisian hostel full of like-minded migrants, Amin gets a construction job and saves his earnings to take back to his family. While renovating Gabrielle (Emmanuelle Devos)'s garden, Amin strikes up a romantic relationship with her. Meanwhile,...
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