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Rough Cuts delivers raw, unpolished films made outside the studio system. These are stories forged in basements, borrowed cameras, and festival backrooms—personal, fearless, and unforgettable.
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Drama,Family
A runaway living on a rooftop in Ulaanbaatar, Tsog survives by selling milk and retreating into his vivid imaginary world. When he notices a lonely woman living in the building next door, he imagines he has found a kindred spirit and embarks on a mission to intertwine their fates.
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Drama,War
In the midst of a devastating civil war in an Eastern European country, a disillusioned ex-Communist is left behind to take care of the animals in the capital's zoological gardens until a U.N. rescue force arrives.
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Comedy
Pop's last request is for his sons to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying, Jeff leaves the seminary and encounters crazy women and odd ball characters.
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Animation,Horror
Based on the epic graphic novel by John Bergin, From Inside is the story of Cee, a young pregnant woman who finds herself on a damaged train slowly transcribing its way across a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape. Cee struggles with memories of her lost husband and the imminent birth of her child. Soundtrack composed by Electronic and Industrial music pioneer Gary Numan and Ade Fenton.
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Drama
The story of a boy from a home for abandoned children, who tries to find out the truth about his origins.
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Drama
This heartfelt independent drama explores love, loss, and the courage to begin again. After a devastating personal tragedy, a man struggles to rebuild his life and open his heart to new possibilities. Through unexpected connections and moments of quiet grace, he learns that healing often comes from letting go of the past and embracing the present. Poignant and uplifting, Letting Life In is a moving story about resilience, hope, and the power of human connection.
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Drama
The needy and traumatized Theresa, who was raped when she was fourteen year-old, meets the handsome John on the street after an accident during a performance on the stage of her friend Kim asking for a low-budget hotel. She offers a ride to a nearby hostel, they date and she brings him home, where he offers Ecstasy with wine to her. Kim advises her that John is a dangerous drug-dealer that has been missing for five years after the death of his girlfriend also called Theresa, but Theresa stays with him, practicing mutual masturbation, sharing her fears and fantasies and being permanently drugged. When John's friend Billy visits Theresa, he reveals dark secrets about her boyfriend, leading to a tragic end.
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Drama
This powerful drama explores the silence surrounding trauma, loss, and the things left unsaid. When a family faces a devastating tragedy, old wounds resurface and hidden truths begin to emerge. As each member struggles to cope in their own way, they discover that healing requires confronting what has long remained unspoken. Emotional, intimate, and deeply human, Unspoken is a moving story about grief, resilience, and the courage it takes to find one’s voice.
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Drama
William Bullock is an elderly college professor of English Literature and Composition. In class he's impatient, controlling and unforgiving. When a female student complains he made a grotesque request of her, nobody seems to believe him. The cynical department chairman is titillated by the fact that this ancient stalwart model of fidelity and morality has revealed a too-human part of himself.
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Drama
A young woman tries to win the heart of the man she loves in this drama from Canadian director Darrin La Pointe. Determined to pursue her dream career as a funeral director, Patricia's also set on settling down with noncommittal musician Jake. With the help of her friend Amanda, Patricia uses Jake's party-hearty roommate, Ross, to make Jake jealous, but the scheme backfires.
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