BLISS
BLISS- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “In a world where their femininity is considered a commodity, two sex workers fall in love with each other.”
8/7/22- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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SHALOM TAIWAN
SHALOM TAIWAN- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “The financial problems of a Jewish Community Center, in a small neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires, are a nightmare for young Rabbi Aaron. Neither his industriousness nor optimism seem enough to repay the longstanding debt he owes. Threatened with the shutdown of his beloved Community Centre, Rabbi Aaron embarks on a humorous and heartwarming journey to the Far East to attract donations.”
8/7/22- Weak early reviews but it sounds interesting. TRDB.
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MEMORY BOX
MEMORY BOX- 2022″ Synopsis by RT. “On Christmas Eve in Montreal, Alex and her mother Maia receive a package in the mail. Inside are the countless notebooks, cassettes and photographs that Maia, between the ages of 13 and 18, sent from Beirut to her best friend who had left for Paris to escape the war.”
8/7/21- Very good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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I LOVE MY DAD
I LOVE MY DAD- 2022. Synopsis by RT.” Inspired by James Morosini’s true life experience, I Love My Dad follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), an estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son.”
8/7/22- Fair reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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ALI & AVA
ALI & AVA- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Both lonely for different reasons, ALI and AVA meet through their shared affection for SOFIA (6), the child of ALI’s Slovakian tenants, whom AVA teaches. ALI finds comfort in AVA’s warmth and kindness and AVA finds ALI’s complexity and humor irresistible. Over a lunar month, sparks fly and a deep connection begins to grow. However, the legacy of AVA’s past relationship and ALI’s emotional turmoil at the breakdown of his marriage begins to overshadow their newfound passion.”
8/2/22- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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A LOVE SONG
A LOVE SONG- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Faye (Dale Dickey) is a lone traveler biding her time fishing, birding and stargazing at a rural Colorado campground as she awaits the arrival of Lito (Wes Studi), a figure from her past who is navigating his own tentative and nomadic journey across the rugged West.”
8/1/22- Good reviews. TRDB.
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BLUE ISLAND
BLUE ISLAND- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “With courage and sensitivity, Blue Island confronts the large-scale protests in Hong Kong. A new wave of young people took back the streets, as one generation after another has done throughout Hong Kong’s history. Bullets fly. Fires ignite. White tear gas and blue water cannons encroach on public spaces. The past, the present, and the future converge.”
8/1/22- Good reviews for this Chinese documentary. TRDB.
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HONOR SOCIETY
HONOR SOCIETY- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “HONOR SOCIETY follows Honor (Angourie Rice), an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor.”
8/1/22- Good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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MY OLD SCHOOL
MY OLD SCHOOL- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother, an opera diva, on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright student surprised teachers by blazing toward his goal of entering medical school.”
7/23/22- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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MY DONKEY, MY LOVER & I
MY DONKEY, MY LOVER & I- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Antoinette, a schoolteacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holiday with her married lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When she learns that Vladimir has to cancel because his wife organized a surprise hiking vacation, Antoinette decides to follow their tracks, accompanied by a protective donkey named Patrick.”
7/23/22- Very good reviews for this French comedy. TRDB.
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