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When a small plane crashes near the Mexican town of Zacatecas, local farmers are in for a surprise: the plane carries an illegal cargo, and when the pilot dies, it is up to them to dispose of the drugs. With his dying words the pilot explains that he was attempting to sell the drugs to raise money for his daughter's heart transplant, and the farmers, touched, decide to carry the operation through. They load the cargo into boxes made of cactus fruit called tunas, and head for California. Will they succeed in their mission and save the girl's life, or will the lure of riches, not to mention the authorities, divert them from their goal?DVD Features:Region (Unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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With I'M GOING HOME, Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira presents a tender film about the zest for life that gives the human spirit resilience in the face of hardship. Michel Piccoli stars as Gilbert Valence, an aging actor who is in the prime of his career, enjoying his pick of prominent roles in both theater and film. During a performance of Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco, with Valence's king weeping over his lost throne, three men arrive backstage to deliver some terrible news: Valence's wife and two children have been killed in a car accident. Saddened but undefeated, Valence continues with the simple daily activities that bring him joy. Each morning he watches his young grandson, Serge (Jean Koeltgen), running off to grade school. He sits in his favorite cafe at his favorite table at the same time each day and drinks coffee. He delights in looking at the monuments of Paris at Trocadero, Place de la Concorde, and the Eiffel Tower. He wanders the grand boulevards, stopping to buy himself a new pair of shoes. A role in The Tempest keeps Valence busy, and when he's at home he plays children's games with Serge. But then his luck turns. His Paris streets become shadowy and dangerous. His agent forces him into a last-minute casting of an English-language film of James Joyce's Ulysses, directed by John Crawford (John Malkovich). And as Valence begins to feel overwhelmed and unhappy, he quickly changes his situation. I'm going home. I want to rest, he says, and does just that.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary Production Interview - 1. Manoel De Oliveira Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
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A pair of Italian con men travel to Albania in the aftermath of Communism's collapse, hoping to take advantage of the ravaged economy by setting up a sham corporation and appointing a senile old man as its figurehead. But the ruse fails when the puppet CEO wanders away from the orphanage where he'd been stowed, leading one of the cons on an eye-opening quest through the slums. Winner of the Best Director prize at the Venice Film Festival.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Additional Release Material: Deleted Scenes Alternative Ending Trailers - 1. Italian Theatrical TrailersText/Image Galleries: Photo Album Poster GalleryInteractive Features: Scene Selections
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Mexican legend Arturo De Cordova stars in CIELITO LINDO with bullfighter-turned-actor Pepe Ortiz and his wife Lupita Gallardo. De Cordova plays a captain of the revolutionary army during the Mexican Civil War who is rescued from execution; he also falls in love with the daughter of a hacienda owner who is sympathetic to his cause. But when he leaves to investigate the death of his brother, she falls for the man who rescued him from execution. The captain returns soon afterward, but he must choose between the woman he loves and the man to whom he owes his life. CIELITO LINDO was co-directed by Roberto Gavaldon, one of the major filmmakers of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Set during a dark chapter in the history of India, SHADOW KILL is a moving drama that examines the life of a hangman. Responsible for the execution of more people than he can remember, Kaliyappan (Oduvil Unnikrishnan) struggles to continue with his job as he wrestles with his conscience. Having recently hanged a man who turned out to be innocent, Kaliyappan has slumped into heavy drinking and deep depression, and balks at the chance to perform yet another hanging. Trying every trick in the book to postpone the execution, director Adoor Gopalakrishnan piles on the tension as the film reaches its conclusion, with Kaliyappan desperately searching for a way out of his cursed occupation.
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