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All's Well, End's WellAll's Well, End's Well (Ga Yau Hei Si 2009 ) (2009)
Dir. Vincent Tak-Chiu
Feat. Sandra Ng, Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Louis Koo
Passable remake of the 1992 rom–com follows the a girl who, frustrated at the stubborn temperament of her older sister, employs a 'Casanova' to…
AmerAmer (2009)
An experimental journey inside the mind of a sociopathic woman. Isolated chapters cover the details of her bizarre surreal childhood and sexually…
Army of Crime, TheArmy of Crime, The (2009)
Dir. Robert Guediguian
Feat. Simon Abkarian, Virginie Ledoyen
Part of a recent wave of prestigious WWII resistence dramas, this one reconstructs events around a group of Paris–based resistance fighters,…
BaariaBaaria (2009)
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Raoul Bova, Margareth Made, Francesco Scianna
Giuseppe Tornatore directs an autobiographical saga covering sixty years of turmoil through the eyes of three generations of a peasant family. Those…
BesouroBesouro (The Assailant) (2009)
Dir. Joao Daniel Tikhomiroff
Feat. Ailton Carmo, Flavio Rocha, Jessica Barbosa
Set against the backdrop of the Brazilian civil rights struggle Invigorating tale told at breakneck pace of a young man's rise to folk hero status…
BetrayalBetrayal (2009)
Dir. Hakon Gunderson
Feat. Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto, Kåre Conradi
Deceit and opportunism are the currencies traded in this passable wartime thriller, recommended for fans of MAX MANUS. Lene Nystrøm (of 90’s pop…
Bodyguards and AssassinsBodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Dir. Teddy Chen
Feat. Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Tony Leung (Kar-fai)
A hefty, star–studded take on turn of the century events in Hong Kong, in which the assassination of famous revolutionary figure Sun Yat Sen…
Broken EmbracesBroken Embraces (2009) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluís Homar
Typically juicy Almodovar number again features the gorgeous Penelope Cruz, here playing a mistress cast in the lead role of a movie her millionaire…
Cell 211Cell 211 (Celda 211) (2009) Recommended
Dir. Daniel Monzon
Feat. Alberto Ammann, Luis Tosar, Vincente Romero
A substantial hit in its native Spain, this brutal thriller doubles as an intelligent critique of the Spanish penal system, with a young prison guard…
Cezanne Affair, TheCezanne Affair, The (2009)
Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Sergio Rubini, Riccardo Scamarcio, Valeria Golino
Sentimental comedy–drama with a son returning home to his dying father who's thwarted artistic ambitions cast a dark shaodw over his childhood.

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