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Petrulia, an elderly woman lays down across some railroad tracks to kill herself. She doesn't know that that particular stretch of track has been shut down. Sonny, a young man comes along on a pump trolley. He almost runs her over, but manages to stop just in time. This is the beginning of a strange little relationship between the two. They end up pumping away together, headed for the next station.

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Joe Fallow works nights as a street sweeper, hangs out in a café with his one and only friend, and is helplessly in love with waitress Heather. Then one night an ailing Grim Reaper comes to him with an offer - to be trained as his replacement and become the new face of Death. Joe is transformed into the scythe-wielding soul searcher, dispensing supernatural justice in the afterlife. But somewhere in town a force for evil grows - someone is breaking down the walls between Hell and Earth. Under the guidance of his mentor, and with a little help from best friend Gary and a mysterious bounty hunter, Joe must track down the villain and stop him before the Moat of Souls opens and chaos takes hold. But Joe can't let go of the life - and the girl - he left behind.  

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Special People is an improvised comedy following a neurotic film-maker's latest project - a pretentious film featuring disabled kids climbing a mountain. Jasper slowly cracks up as he is bombarded with flak by his unco-operative students. In the end, however, we all need to find a way to work together.

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This is the feature debut of award-winning conflict documentary maker Dan Reed. With Straightheads, a product of his own post-traumatic stress after experiences in Kosovo and South Africa, Reed has created a dark and twisted tale which rips two ordinary people from their comfort zone and propels them on a mission of violence and revenge.   Returning from a night of partying in a lavish country house, a fateful encounter catapults Alice and Adam into the path of a brutal and unprovoked attack which leaves them both emotionally and physically scarred. Unable to overcome the trauma, and with the police incapable of bringing their attackers to justice, the couple decide the only possible path to recovery is revenge, of the purest variety: an eye for an eye. But when closing in on their victim, they discover an unexpected motive behind their own attack.  

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Meet Billy. Billy has problems. Girls. Work. Food. Parents. Chimpanzees. Life. He's 18, has no job, no friends, no life. Simply put, he's a loser. He has dreams of being a big rock star or becoming an artist or writing a best-selling novel, but these are just fantasies. He doesn't want to work because he can't see the point in doing something he just doesn't want to do. So what is Billy going to do with his life? A quirky comedy about a boy who's coming down while growing up.

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Searing, visceral, real-time drama following the aftermath of a shooting on an inner-London estate. Angela is the victim and her boyfriend, Jaybee, sets out to avenge her death. But who was really the gunman?

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Abdul is desperate for the perfect family portrait. All he wants is to capture one moment in time when his family appear happy with his new wife, Michelle; even if it is just a 35th of a second.

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In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world’s most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan’s brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin’s savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive.

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When Englishman, Mark, marries his American bride, Holly, everyone agrees they are the perfect match. The couple set off on the honeymoon of their dreams, a romantic road-trip through Portugal. But there's a catch. Mark has neglected to mention one small detail: Portugal is hosting the European Football Championship Finals and he has three precious tickets to see the English national team play in their opening games. The team and their raucous fans seem to follow the newlyweds everywhere. Mark claims innocence, a complete coincidence. After all, what kind of man would lie to his wife just to watch England play in a football tournament? Gradually, Holly is forced to consider that her husband might be just such a man. The games intensify, the subterfuge deepens and cracks develop. It all begins to add up. Mark denies everything. But what has he done? How can he prove that he really loves her? The film captures the passion, drama and romance of this explosive match between the capricious honeymooners. An international soccer competition, idyllic churches, ancient castles, secluded beaches, rugged mountains and the winding vibrant streets of Lisbon play stadium to this whirlwind ride through beautiful Portugal.

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A nervous young paperboy tries to get the hang of the job as his eagerness to succeed drives him to disaster.

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If you're going to give people a great deal of power, you need to know that they can handle it. To test an experimental implant that gives people complete control over their environment, a secret agency assembles five strangers. According to their reading habits, employment histories and shopping records, they are five of the most balanced people in England. These five are offered an opportunity to spend a week in a specially designed house, in which they will have ultimate power during set hours of the day, within their own rooms. Two of the subjects, David and Lucy, create an environment of 50s domestic tranquillity. Another, Charlotte, uses the power to gain knowledge and advance mankind. Another, Luke, is just looking to have as much fun as possible. There is, however, a fly in the ointment. The final subject, James Todd, is not who he claimed to be. The records weren't his. He is not one of the most balanced people in England. He's a borderline psychopath, and having so much power at his fingertips looks set to erase that border altogether.  

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Holly invites the stunning, vampiric-looking Vicki to take part in the documentary she's making about the weekend vampire scene, even though Vicki claims not to be a 'weekend' vampire. Soon vampire-style murders start occurring. Holly discovers that Vicki is responsible for the murders and is devastated. Vicki offers proof that she is a real vampire, Holly finally believes her, and agrees to help her to feed while continuing to film her. Holly then discovers that Vicki is pregnant with a 'vampire' child. As Vicki's craving for blood becomes more urgent, Holly finds herself taking more and more extreme risks for Vicki. The police are closing in and Holly enlists the help of Adam, a young weekend vampire who is in love with her, and they all escape to the coast. The vampire baby is born, and as Vicki and child are starving, Holly now sacrifices Adam to feed them. As the sound of police helicopters circling above the beach hut gets louder, Holly and Vicki must make some difficult decisions.