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The Sparks Brothers and An American Prayer

107 Mothers (Cenzorka) (Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine; Year: 2021; Director: Péter Kerekes; Writer: Péter Kerekes, Ivan Ostrochovský, Ivan Ostrochovský; Stars: Maryna Klimova, Iryna Kiryazeva, Lyubov Vasylyna, Maryna Klimova, Iryna Kiryazeva, Lyubov Vasylyna)

Docufiction considering the lives of mothers in Odessa women's prison.

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An American Prayer (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Nusrat Durrani; Stars: Simon Moya-Smith, Garrison Redd, Lexie Robinson, Adeeba Shahid Talukder, Trammy Ahn)

Documentary considering the truth and fiction about the American dream and hopes for future equality.

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Ascension (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Jessica Kingdon)

Documentary portrait of the "Chinese Dream" - a contemporary vision of a China that prioritises productivity and innovation above all

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Flee (Country: Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway; Year: 2021; Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen; Writer: Jonas Poher Rasmussen)

Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built.

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The Most Beautiful Boy In The World (Country: Sweden; Year: 2021; Director: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri; Writer: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri; Stars: Björn Andrésen)

Swedish actor/musician Björn Andresen's life was forever changed at the age of 15, when he played Tadzio, the object of Dirk Bogarde's obsession in Death in Venice – a role which led Italian maestro Luchino Visconti to dub him "the world's most beautiful boy".

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Flee and Ascension

The Sparks Brothers (Country: UK; Year: 2021; Director: Edgar Wright; Stars: Ron Mael, Russell Mael)

How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band's favorite band.

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