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TsotsiTsotsi (2005) Recommended
Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Presley Chweneyagae
Deserved winner of the 2006 Foreign Language Oscar, this gripping tale of a young homicidal street–thug ('tsotsi') in post–apartheid…
Twelve and HoldingTwelve and Holding (12 and Holding) (2005)
Dir. Michael Cuesta
Feat. Jeremy Renner, Zoe Weizenbaum, Conor Donovan
A dark yet heart–rending coming–of–age indie drama concerning a group of pre–teens coping with life in the aftermath of a…
Wassup RockersWassup Rockers (2005)
Dir. Larry Clark
Feat. Jonathan Velasquez, Francisco Pedrasa, Milton Velasquez
Teen–centric misanthropist Larry Clark offers a shockingly enthusiastic view of contemporary youth in this story of Latino…
Bullet BoyBullet Boy (2004)
Dir. Saul Dibb
Feat. Ashley Walters
Tough expose of London's violent East End tracks the spiralling events and dire consequences which follow the release of a young black man (Walters)…
C.R.A.Z.Y.C.R.A.Z.Y. (Crazy) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Michel Côté
Rockin' and colourful rites–of–passage drama evolves out an adolescent boy's (Grondin) experiences as part of an unusual family during…
Edukators, TheEdukators, The (The Educators) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Hans Weingartner
Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg
A compulsive slice of German youth angst about rebels struggling with their cause, this arthouse smash–hit concerns a trio of youthful…
Garden StateGarden State (2004)
Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm
Sitcom actor Zach Braff compliments his career in "Scrubs" as the ambitious writer, director and star of this personal, melancholy comedy that became…
Great Journey, TheGreat Journey, The (Grand Voyage, Le) (2004)
Dir. Ismaël Ferroukhi
Feat. Nicolas Cazalé
A few weeks before his college entrance exams, a young man finds himself obligated to drive his stubborn father to Mecca. From France through Italy,…
HoneyHoney (2004)
Dir. Billie Woodruff
Feat. Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer
Glossy fable of a community dance choreographer (Alba) who gets the chance to turn hip–hop creativeness into music–video moolah, and help…
InnocenceInnocence (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Feat. Zoé Auclair, Lea Bridarolli, Bérangère Haubruge
A strange and sinister – but also uttering beguiling – fantasy combining phantasmagorical imagery and a dewy atmosphere to metaphorically…

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