The Boxer (1997)
Director: Jim Sheridan
Actors: Brian Cox, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Hayman, Emily Watson, Gerard McSorley, Ken Stott
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Leaving Afghanistan (2019)
1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev’s son – a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his…
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
When June Buckridge arrives at her London flat and announces ‘They are going to murder me’, her long-time lover and doll-cuddling flat mate Alice ‘Childie’ McNaught realizes that things are…
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed…
Lock Up (1989)
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a…
State of Siege (1972)
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay’s government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
Miracle at Midnight (1998)
Gripping historical drama presents a triumphant celebration of the human spirit. The true-life story of how one Danish family risked their lives in a remarkable effort to save thousands of…
Meantime (1983)
A working-class family in London’s East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and…
A Stranger’s Heart (2007)
Man and woman (Peter Dobson and Samantha Mathis) fall in love in a heart transplant facility. They are both attracted to a little girl (Mary Matilyn Mouser) who turns out…
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.