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Stray Cats
rating:2.4

Stray Cats

2005Runtime:0 minutes
Best friends and hopeless romantics Boyet (Ricky Davao) and Martha (Irma Adlawan) cope with difficult relationships in this comic drama from the Philippines that highlights the special bond between gay men and straight women. As Boyet tries to tame his confusing boyfriend, Dom (Lauren Novero), who sometimes says he's straight, Martha deals with the frustrations of her long-standing relationship with Steve (Reggie Curley).

Directed by:

  • Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil
  • rating:2.4 2.4 Average Rating

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    Can Go Through Skin
    rating:2.4

    Can Go Through Skin

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    After a violent act leaves her shaken and emotionally scarred, a young woman named Marieke (Rifka Lodeizen), bent on rebuilding her life, leaves Amsterdam for the countryside, where a new friendship with a local farmer (Wim Opbrouck) becomes vital to her emotional survival. All the while, Marieke journeys through mania, fear, mistrust, pain and a host of other raw sensations in Dutch director Esther Rots's unflinching odyssey.

    Directed by:

  • Esther Rots
  • rating:2.4 2.4 Average Rating

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    Bedwin Hacker
    rating:2.3

    Bedwin Hacker

    2003Runtime:0 minutes
    Kalt (Sonia Hamza) isn't your average Tunisian woman. After all, as the leader of a small ring of high-tech thieves, she spends most of her time hijacking the frequencies of foreign television channels so that an animated camel named Bedwin Hacker can say his piece in Arabic. Nadia El Fani directs this fresh and critically acclaimed look at a slice of North African life, co-starring Nadia Saiji and Muriel Solvay.

    Directed by:

  • Nadia El Fani
  • rating:2.3 2.3 Average Rating

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    La Captive
    rating:2.1

    La Captive

    2000Runtime:0 minutes
    Simon (Stanislas Merhar) is a wealthy man living a sheltered life in an affluent Paris neighborhood. He's smitten with his companion Ariane (Sylvie Testud) and spends all his time by her side. His obsession deepens when he sets out to discover everything about Ariane, including her past, her secrets and even her most private thoughts. He even begins to follow her, stopping at nothing to allow his complete vision of her to take shape.

    Directed by:

  • Chantal Akerman
  • rating:2.1 2.1 Average Rating

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    Antisex
    rating:1.7

    Antisex

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    It's love at first sight when Ivan meets gorgeous Nonna, but there's a catch: When their relationship gets physical, Nonna reveals she's asexual. Ivan's buddies say to dump her, while Nonna's friends urge her to abstain, but neither wants to give up.

    Directed by:

  • Larisa Isaeva
  • rating:1.7 1.7 Average Rating

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    Now and Then
    rating:3.8

    Now and Then

    1995Runtime:0 minutes
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • rating:3.8 3.8 Average Rating

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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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