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Stephanie Daley and Looking For Cheyenne
And There In The Dust (Country: Zimbabwe; Year: 2004; Director: Lara Foot Newton, Gerhard Marx; Writer: Lara Foot Newton; Stars: Martin Le Maitre, voice of Mncedisi Shabangu)
A short legacy of child rape.
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Away From Her (Country: Canada; Year: 2006; Director: Sarah Polley; Writer: Sarah Polley, adapted from the story by Alice Monro; Stars: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Kristen Thomson, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson)
A married couple come to terms with Alzheimer's. Enjoying a limited Valentine's re-release in some London cinemas.
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East Of Havana (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Emilia Menocal, Jauretsi Saizabitoria; Writer: Emilia Menocal, Jauretsi Saizabitoria)
A documentary about poverty in Cuba.
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In Between Days (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: So Yong Kim; Writer: Bradley Rust Grey, So Yong Kim; Stars: Kate Clancey, Jamie Hebert, Taegu Andy Kang, Ivy Khan, Bokja Kim)
Love story about a migrant teen who falls for her best friend.
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Looking For Cheyenne (Oublier Cheyenne) (Country: France; Year: 2005; Director: Valérie Minetto; Writer: Valérie Minetto, Cécile Vargaftig; Stars: Mila Dekker, Aurélia Petit, Malik Zidi, Laurence Côte, Luc Leclerc du Sablon, Christine Dory)
A couple split up and stumble through life whilst still in love with each other.
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Mother's Day Mother's Day
Mother's Day and Away From Her
Mother's Day (Kare Kare Zvako) (Country: Zimbabwe; Year: 2005; Director: Tsitsi Dangarembga; Writer: Tsitsi Dangarembga; Stars: Consolata Ngwenya, Nicholas Mazenda)
Magic musical realism celebrates a starving family in Zimbabwe.
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Princess (Prinzessin) (Country: Germany; Year: 2006; Director: Birgit Grosskopf; Writer: Birgit Grosskopf; Stars: Irina Potapenko, Henriette Müller, Desirée Jaeger, Amina Schichterich)
Girl gangs in German suburbia.
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Sherrybaby (Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Laurie Collyer; Writer: Laurie Collyer; Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke, Giancarlo Esposito, Sam Bottoms, Ryan Simpkins, Kate Burton, Bridget Barkan, Danny Trejo)
An optimistic ex-convict tries to rebuild her life.
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Stephanie Daley (Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Hilary Brougher; Writer: Hilary Brougher; Stars: Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Timothy Hutton, Denis O'Hare, Melissa Leo, Jim Gaffigan, Halley Feiffer, Kel O'Neill, Deirdre O'Connell, Neal Huff, John Ellison Conlee)
When a teenager is accused of killing her baby, a forensic psychologist tries to uncover the truth.
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