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James Gregory, a typical white Afrikaner who regarded blacks as sub-human, grew up on a farm in the Transkei where he learned to speak Xhosa at an early age. This made him an ideal choice to become the warder in charge of Mandela and his comrades on Robben Island. Gregory could speak their language. He could spy on them without them knowing it. But the plan backfired. Through Mandela’s influence, Gregory’s allegiance gradually shifted from racism to support of Mandela’s quest for a democratically free South Africa.   Goodbye Bafana tracks the unlikely but profound relationship that developed between these two men. Through this unique friendship we witness Gregory’s growing awareness of man’s inhumanity to man, paralleled by the remarkable story of South Africa’s evolution from the fascism of Apartheid to a vibrant democracy in which Mandela played the pivotal role, becoming the most inspirational political figure of the modern world. The story poses some extraordinary questions: Who is the prisoner? And who, in the end, sets who free? It’s about two men from totally opposite and conflicting backgrounds who bond in the face of impossible odds.

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A newly wed couple arrive at a service station in the middle of the night. Zoran disappears to make a phone call but when he fails to return Dawn begins to wonder just how well she knows her new husband.

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A Film Nerd spends his time watching the trashiest horror DVDs he can track down. But his world is turned inside-out when creatures from some of these films infest his idyllic home town of Exmouth. With all communications down, his friends picked off one by one, and the monsters about to break out of Exmouth’s perimeter walls; the Film Nerd will need to use all he has learned from terrible B-Movies. Filmed in six countries, and featuring a pounding soundtrack by HypoStatic, Horror! Chews up and spits out everything from the Iraq war to 80s Computer games.

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It has been said that the eye is the window on the soul. A snapshot of a terrifying moment, only partially revealed, i is raw uncompromising cinema.

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This film follows 25-year-old William Francome’s investigation into the arrest of Mumia Abu Jamal, famed death-row prisoner and award-winning Black Panther journalist. Francome, born on the day of Mumia’s 1981 arrest, engages intellectuals, writers and musicians in an effort to expose the truth about justice in America for black activists in general and Mumia in particular. The energetic, poetic and deeply moving interviews of Alice Walker, Noam Chomsky, Mos Def, Snoop Dogg and Steve Earle raise questions about the repercussions and damage of racial injustice not only to those targeted, but to the American culture itself. And most pointedly the film asks, what does it signify that Americans are still determined to put to death potential leaders and powerful political voices of the African-American culture.  

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Johnny (Vinnie Jones), trying to escape a violent past in Ireland, hides out in Brixton, London's toughest West Indian neighborhood; but when his former comrade and mentor Flynn escapes from Brixton prison determined to derail the Irish peace process, Johnny faces not only being dragged back into violence and away from his new love (Samantha Mumba), but also igniting a simmering feud with his 'Yardie' neighbour.   Questions of race, morality and loyalty play out against a great sound-track of reggae, rock and soul.

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The film charts the disintegration of Owen's troubled mind, from the initial conflict with his demons, to the ultimate and terrible acceptance of his 'purpose' in life. Isolated after the death of his Mother, Owen trawls the Internet and finds solace in the anonymous world of 'chat rooms'. Known only as Man_in_a_hat, Owen hides behind his alias to keep the demons at bay and make friends in a lonely and hostile world. But demons don't stay silent forever and Owen lacks the strength of mind to resist them.

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A lonely station master in an isolated railway station endures ‘Maya’ (the illusory appearance of the sensible world) while within his soul there is a tortured moment of loss.

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Danger, lust and fear combine in an erotic game. Carl is on the run from a gang intent on killing him. In desperation he seeks refuge in an expensive restaurant where a beautiful woman is dining alone. Cornered, he knows that one false move from either of them will cost him his life. But desire is about to lay its own subtle trap. Based on a short story by German cult writer Hans Herbst.

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A young couple, Jacqueline and Francis, meet a group of professionals for diner and become entangled in a symbolic discussion and sadomasochistic dance concerning the metrosexual man.

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Will is shocked when he's told that his colleague Emma has died while on holiday. He's even more surprised when he sees her walking passed the window of the cafe in which he's sitting the next day. Sarah-Jane Potts (Kinky Boots) stars in a tale of missed opportunities.

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Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie and Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soul-less hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity. Imprisoned in a suburban House of Horrors and designated a 'Mummy's Girl', Lena's only options appear to be to become part of the family - and join them in their insanity - or die.