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Absent
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2
"When the sexual abuse comes from the student rather than the teacher. Great drama/thriller from Argentina!"
Together Alone
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2
"Two men spend the night together in a motel as they engage in an interesting, stimulating conversation about sex, love, and more. You wouldn't believe thet conversation takes place in the 90s!"
Victim
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1
"First film in the English language to use the word "homosexual". Set in 1960s London, a young man's death triggers a blackmail plot against several gay men, including a barrister. A dazzling performance from Dirk Bogarde."
Still Alice
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6
"Alice is a 50-year-old linguistic professor who starts showing symptoms of an uncommon form of Alzheimer's disease. Julianne Moore deservedly won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2015 for this role. Absolutely a remarkable performance."
Shelter
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4
"Two men, from different backgrounds, remember old days as they share their passion for surfing... and more. (Spoiler: happy ending!)."
Mr. Jones
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3
"What is a Welsh journalist doing in 1930s Ukraine? Uncovering a man-made famine that killed millions: The Holodomor. We would have never known about this massacre without the bravery of Gareth Jones."
Citizenfour
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2
"An ex-CIA/NSA agent flees to Hong Kong; contacts a The Guardian journalist, a documentarian; and together expose an enourmous global surveillance program."
Bienvenidos a Chechenia
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2
"Russian LGBTQ activists help people to flee from Chechnya during the 2017 Anti-gay purges. Absolutely devastating and disturbing. More people need to know about this. Watch it."
Roma
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17
"A maid at the center of a film. Powerful, brutal, and striking. This film made me nostalgic of a time I wasn't born, and a place I've never visited."
Cake: Una Razón para Vivir
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1
"'Cake' shows the story of a former lawyer in Southern California trying to overcome tragedy. Should you watch Aniston's best performance ever? That's up to you."
Voor een verloren soldaat
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1
"Based on an autobiographical novel set in the liberation of the Netherlands, this film shows the romantic/sexual relationship between 12-year-old Dutch boy Jeroen and Walt, a young Canadian soldier. Very touching film about a delicate, controversial issue developed in a emotional way."
Alas
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1
"First Best Picture winner ever at the Oscars. Two enemies become friends (classic trope!) and are sent to Europe during WWI. But a woman, in love with one them, goes too. An epic war film from the late 1920s."
Hawaii
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1
"Two men meet in Argentina's countryside and remember they used to be childhood friends. Until they notice there is an elephant in the room named "growing attraction". Very lovely film."
Naruto Shippuden
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7
"As Naruto keeps growing up, he keeps trying to get Sasuke back. Watch it with fillers!"
Burning
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2
"You can watch it once, twice, or thrice... it does not matter. This movie will never leave you alone and you'll try to solve this mystery anyway. Very underrated."
Retrato de una mujer en llamas
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2
"You'll forget a man (Or two? I don't know) appears on this film. Beautiful story about two lesbian lovers. The movie also deals with complex topics centered on women."
Primer verano
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2
"Winter and summer of a young French man who has fallen in love for the first time."
Plata quemada
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2
"A 2000 Argentine gangster film based on real-life events of a gang robbery in 1960s Buenos Aires. Two gay lovers are on the center of this story, so yeah, it gets homoerotic. Enjoy!"
Mi vida con James Dean
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1
"Some guys seem to have an obsession with James Dean. Géraud is one of them. He tries to screen his new movie in a coastal French town where no one seems interested but a teenager."
Una mujer fantástica
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2
"Marina, a trans woman, deals with the sudden death of her boyfriend in Santiago de Chile. Is she allowed to suffer like anyone else? The film explores this question and more. First Chilean film to win Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars."