Lithuanian and U.S. drama—A film about World War II, where the Russians exile hundreds of Lithuanians to Siberia, to slave labor camps, and the ordeals they go through to survive. This film is good but it has a kind of Russian "Hallmark" quality about it, but worth seeing anyway for its history. Sophie Cookson, Bel Powley. Languages: English, Russian, Lithuanian.

The Astronaut Farmer is a heart-warming family film with issues that concern believing in one's self. The film portrays the struggles of a former astronaut-hopeful played by Billy Bob Thorton, and his present dream of building a rocket on his New Mexico ranch, living with his family, a teenage son and two small daughters, supportive wife (played by Virginia Madsen), and father-in-law (played by Bruce Dern). Wonderful real-life characters in the town make this film special in ...
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This very beautifully made spiritual film has much wisdom and beautiful cinematography and many interesting characters of the desert and tribes people. It shows the respect of eldership and the need for elders and shows how close the people who live close to the land are to the Creator—many who live very simple but peaceful and harmonious lives with each other, as long as the influence of Western civilization does not touch their minds or hearts. The French Director Nacer Khemir's interview...
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A true story based upon four photo journalists documenting the end of apartheid in South Africa. Two of the photo journalists won Pulitzer Prizes for their work. The group exposes the murders and tragedy and violence on all sides of the struggle. The white South African government allied with the Zulus against the ANC (African National Congress). If you can get through the unnecessary sex and the violence, this film is worth seeing for its reality and tragedy of how people of the same race ...
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This is a story of a young African teenager who is abducted by the rebels to be a child soldier. His whole family is killed, and the atrocities that he goes through are hard to believe. And because this happens to so many young African boys and the film is done so realistically, it made me wish I was young again to go join the group of mercenaries to go after those rebels and bring them to justice. The boy was even physically abused by his crazed commander. The film is brutal, so be aware. ...
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Based on a true story of a drug-addicted teenager whose parents divorced at an early age. The boy finally got addicted to crystal meth. As a counselor I have been in rehabilitation since I was 24 years old, first working with Nicky Cruz Halfway Houses and many others around the country. I felt very close to the young man in this story and saw and worked with many like him and also many young women too. Luckily, this young man somehow—through what he writes in his book as a ...
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