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Elisa's Day / Wai ngoi (2021)
Crime | Drama
It's a tragic case of history repeating as two cases twenty years apart find their connections in people who were abandoned by their parents. The story begins in recent times with Sergeant Fai, a grizzled cop who is on the verge of retirement. When he books a young woman named Daisy for drug possession, the memory of an earlier case that derailed his career emerges. We are taken to 1997 and meet 15 year-old Elisa, an innocent and naive girl who has fallen in love with Wai, a decent guy with a motorbike and few prospects. Elisa soon gives birth to a baby girl after the two move in together but life isn't easy. Desperate to earn money, Wai becomes a member of the triads and commits a crime so serious he must flee Hong Kong and leave Elisa and their daughter behind to face the cruelty of society alone. When Wai returns he finds he cannot be a permanent part of their lives and their once happy family is poisoned by resentment which leads to a tragic outcome.
Starring: Ronald Cheng, Hanna Chan, Tony Wu, Carol To
Director: Alan Fung
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Unbreakable (2000)
Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
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Tags: Bruce Willis, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker, M. Night Shyamalan, Robin Wright, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark
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Last Night in Rozzie (2021)
Drama
When a New York lawyer returns to his Boston hometown to reunite his dying friend with his young son, he is forced to finally confront a childhood trauma.
Starring: Neil Brown Jr., Nicky Whelan, Kevin Chapman, Jeremy Sisto
Director: Sean Gannet
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Tags: Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Chapman, Neil Brown Jr., Nicky Whelan, Sean Gannet
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2020)
Drama | Thriller
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.
Starring: Frankie Faison, Steve O'Connell, Enrico Natale, Ben Marten, LaRoyce Hawkins, Anika Noni Rose
Director: David Midell
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Tags: Anika Noni Rose, Ben Marten, David Midell, Enrico Natale, Frankie Faison, LaRoyce Hawkins, Steve O'Connell
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Her Name Was Jo (2020)
Adventure
Ten year old Jo spends her days along the Shenandoah River with her best friend Selma, fishing, scrapping for metal-surviving. But when her abusive junkie stepdad dies, Jo decides, Selma in tow, to dump the body, steal the car, and set off across the country in search of her real dad, a legendary folk singer in Los Angeles.
Starring: Mary Cate Williams, Elisa Duca, Jim Constable, Nichole Naccash, Paul D. Masterson, Robert Hardin
Director: Joe Duca
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Tags: Elisa Duca, Jim Constable, Joe Duca, Mary Cate Williams, Nichole Naccash, Paul D. Masterson, Robert Hardin