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Plot Summary:
GO IN THE WILDERNESS tells the story of Lilith, Adam’s rebellious first mate, and her guardian, as they forge an uneasy alliance on their journey back to Eden. Once in the Garden, they meet Adam and his new mate Eve, and realise that all is not as it seems in Paradise.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 61 min
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Behind the Waterfall (1995)
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After the death of their father, brother and sister Tommy (Luke Baird) and Becky (Gena Gale Burghoff) are sent to live with their aunt for the summer. The siblings' grief lightens when they meet kindly old Irishman Mr. Connors (M*A*S*H's Radar, Gary Burghoff), who reignites their capacity for joy and wonder.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Lost and Beautiful (2015)
Plot Summary:
Pulcinella, a foolish servant, is sent to present-day Campania to grant the last wish of Tommaso, a simple shepherd.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 630
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: road movie, surreal, semi documentary, experimental
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The Hunter (2004)
Plot Summary:
A Kakakh kid (12) commits a robbery with a pistol he stole from a hunter. The hunter gives him a choice: either he goes to jail or they undertake a harsh journey through the mountains. Poetic Central Asian horse opera about the laws of nature.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Japan, Kazakhstan, Switzerland
Duration: 93 min
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Black Mud (2017)
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A coming of age story about two orphaned brothers who travel cross country to the Alberta oil sands in search of a new life. Along the way, they learn to depend on one another, but tensions grow as money gets tight. On the brink of giving up, Alex, the older brother, meets Flora, a young drifter, who insists on coming with them in exchange for a place to stay in Alberta.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min
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A riveting political thriller starring Shawn Doyle (John A. Macdonald), Peter Outerbridge (George Brown) and David LaHaye (George-Etienne Cartier) and set during the struggles that take Canada from colony to country.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
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Orderers (1974)
Plot Summary:
A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: political
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Good Riddance (1980)
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Set in a small rural town in the Quebec Laurentians, Michelle lives in an isolated house with her mentally-challenged brother Guy and her 13 year old daughter Manon. Together the three of them survive by running a small firewood business and performing other odd jobs. Michelle is frustrated with living in poverty and being the center of several people who demand her affection; her brother is like a second child who lives in his own world, his romantic obsession with their wealthy client Madame Viau-Vachon being an exercise in futility. Maurice, the local police chief, is her lover and Gaetan, a mechanic and family friend, would like to be. Most demanding of all is her daughter, who has an unhealthy emotional dependence on her. Precocious and uninterested in school, Manon is jealous of her Mother's suitors and angry at being left home to do chores and care for Guy. When an event occurs that threatens the emotional dynamic between Manon and her mother.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 757
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min
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Loyalties (1986)
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 71
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Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Looking for Angelina (2005)
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Looking for Angelina is based on one of the most important murder trials in Canada. Angelina Napolitano murdered her husband with an axe and was sentenced to be executed.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
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IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: dramatic, sentimental, enigmatic, captivating, visually appealing
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Druid Peak (2014)
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sad
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 192
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Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 476
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 380
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Country: South Korea
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 88
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 759
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Country: Canada
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DreamKeeper (2003)
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
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Duration: 101 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
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Lost in the Barrens (1990)
Plot Summary:
The story of two very different boys in the Canadian wilderness. They must learn to depend on each other in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 427
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Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
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Country: Canada
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