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An examination of economic collapse in the US, and of the forces behind it.
Gustav wants to leave Italy so his partner Luca drives him around the country in an old Fiat trying to convince him how wonderful their Italian heritage is.
Estranged sisters reunite under difficult circumstances.
Two old flames meet at a wedding and one wants to rekindle their love.
Compelling testimony from seven to 10-year-old survivors, reveals how last year’s Japanese tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident have changed children's lives forever.
A teenager finds her own way of dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
An American pastry chef travels to France to enter the Olympics of cooking, in pursuit of a red, white and blue collar from the Meilleur Ouvrier de France.
Climber Chris Sharma undertakes a dangerous ascent in Mallorca.
Interviews with Russian activist and Putin critic Anna Politkovskaya, plus an examination of what happened after her assassination.
A mysterious man shares coffee and conversation with people, writing down details on matchbook flaps. But what are his motives?
The story of one family's struggle to survive poverty in Brazil.
An aristocrat tries to cling to the past in the turmoil of 1860s Sicily.
Two US soldiers in Afghanistan are placed in jeopardy as politicians, journalists and academics battle it out back home.
The story of a wheelchair-using woman's pilgrimage in search of a miracle.
The story of a man whose life and relationships are dominated throughout his life by his love for the one who got away.
A portrait of the competitive interests and corruption surrounding a child with an extraordinary gift for distance running.
Mini series about the mountaintop fortress Masada, where a group of determined Jews held out against the might of the Roman Empire.
An imaginative look at the 'lost' months of playwright Molière's life, in the style of one of his plays.
A look at the experiences of two Karen refugee families who have lived for 20 years in a Thai camp and are about to move to Sheffield.
An exploration of the lives of three different men living in Istanbul.
A successful chef finds her life turned upside down after she is awarded custody of her niece as Mostly Martha gets a Hollywood makeover.
An exploration of the social and political landscape of modern China.
Summer at the seaside in the Turkish village of Erikli.
A portrait of 20th Century Liverpool.
An investigation into where supermarket food comes from.
An introduction to Olga Fomina, Moscow's first women-only taxi service.
In the republic of Kalmykia, children are raised under the shadow of a national obsession with chess.
The filmmaker sets out to finance a documentary about product placement in the movies by making his own product placement deals with major companies.
An illiterate teenager struggles when he is sent to jail, but after embarking on a series of "missions" for a gang leader, he begins to hatch plans of his own.
A young woman in search of a rich husband seduces a penniless waiter by mistake.
In order to get leave to remain in the US, a boss bullies her assistant into agreeing to marry her.
Young telekinetics and clairvoyants band together to try to escape a sinister government agency.
A battle of monumental proportions unfolds as International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo faces down warlords, genocidal dictators and world superpowers in bringing perpetrators of crimes against humanity to justice.
More gangster goings on from Guy Ritchie, this time centring on a property scam and a missing painting.
A documentary looking at a women's organisation dedicated to rescuing abused children.
After a man is disappeared by the government, his wife fights to save him and a CIA analyst questions the morality of his job.
A doctor battles to help two women who have suffered the distressingly common fate of having acid thrown in their faces for disobeying relatives.
A confident, assertive sex worker discusses her work and what it means to her clients, especially those with disabilities.
Two men escort a prisoner who may or may not be a witch on a perilous journey through a land ravaged by the black death.
A journey into the world of MMPORGs.
A look at life under Saparmurat Niyazov's regime in Turkmenistan, where he encourages worship of his book.
The request for a filmmaker commissioned to make a documentary on subversive art to avoid making fun of the Sheik is asking for trouble.
When a beautiful girl takes an interest in an unassuming guy, he struggles to work out how he can keep her.
A pensioner who had settled into a quiet life decides it's not too late to go looking for love.
Fly-on-the-wall look inside Vogue.
Holmes and Watson take on a dastardly aristocrat, but matters are complicated by a beautiful and dangerous woman.
A girl was raped at 15, and gave birth to her daughter. Seventeen years later, mother, daughter, and grandfather live a meagre life together in their van.
Two present day women discover their connection to counterparts in Ancient China who could often communicate only through the secret code of the fan.
A documentary about the spirit of unity that developed in the UK during the Second World War and contributed to the formation of the Welfare State.
Life in Romania under Ceaucescu is explored in this portmanteau of urban myths.
A dark time Kim Sung Soo on capturing history and getting a shot at an Oscar with 12.12: The Day
Reflections of a cat Gints Zilbalodis on Hayao Miyazaki, fairy tales and Latvia’s Oscar submission, Flow
Man about town Gay Talese on Watching Frank, Frank Sinatra, and his latest book, A Town Without Time
Magnificent creatures Jayro Bustamante on giving the girls of Hogar Seguro a voice in Rita
A unified vision DOC NYC highlights and cinematographer Michael Crommett on Dan Winters: Life Is Once. Forever.
Poetry and loss Géza Röhrig on Terrence Malick, Josh Safdie, and Richard Kroehling’s After: Poetry Destroys Silence
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