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Wild Tales
Synopsis: Wild Tales is a fresco of rage, fury, deception and revenge. Made up of six stories, it is an entertaining and jaw-dropping film about people crossing the line into madness when faced with perceived injustice. A lovers betrayal, a return to the repressed past, and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to lose control and cross the line that divides civilization and barbarism.
Wild Tales was Argentina's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015.
The Salt of the Earth
Synopsis: For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project, which is a tribute to the planet's beauty.
Sebastião Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last travels, and by Wim Wenders, himself a photographer.
Red Army
Red Army is an inspiring true story about the Cold War played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system, paving the way for generations of Russians. From Oscar-nominated and Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Red Army examines the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain, Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. With the demise of Communism came the end of the Cold War, as Soviet players began joining the National Hockey League. The film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements in Cold War Russia.
Red Army was executive produced by Werner Herzog, Jerry Weintraub and Liam Satre-Meloy.
Merchants of Doubt
Inspired by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conways acclaimed book,
Merchants of Doubt takes audiences on a comedic yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive group of highly charismatic, silver tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities yet contrarily are aiming to spread maximum confusion about well-studied public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change.
Lambert & Stamp
Synopsis: From first-time documentarian James D. Cooper, the film follows the two young directors as they compare notes on film, music and frustrated ambitions, forging a friendship and collaboration along the way. Weaving between rare archival footage and present-day interviews with surviving principles, including The Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey,
Lambert & Stamp examines the era and culture of the '60s and the creative bond of their unique friendship.
Saint Laurent
Synopsis: Dive into the color and lush textures of the incredible life of fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent. Explore the mind of a creative genius, the intricacies that turned a haute-couture label into a worldwide phenomenon, and the glamour and decadence that followed Saint Laurents footsteps of fame and fortune.
Saint Laurent was the official submission of France to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2o15.
Aloft
Synopsis: As we follow a mother (Jennifer Connelly) and her son (Cillian Murphy), we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will come into his own as a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of abandonment. In the present, a young journalist (Mélanie Laurent) will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths.