The Beautiful Truth – 2008

A troubled 15-year-old boy attempting to cope with the recent death of his mother sets out to research Dr. Max Gerson’s claims of a diet that can cure cancer as his first assignment for home-schooling in this documentary from filmmaker Steve Kroschel (Avalanche, Dying to Have Known).

Director : Steve Kroschel
Cast : Charlotte Gerson|Garrett Kroschel|Howard Straus|Jay Kordich|Joyce Riley
Genre : Documentary
Release Date : 2008-11-14

A Simple Heart – 2008

Unable to forget her first love, Félicité, a simple and kind maid, devotes herself completely to her new master, Mathilde Aubain. As the passing of time doesn’t heal her wounds, she gives love to all those who surround her: Mathilde’s children, her nephew Victor. But fate seems to always deny her from any love in return. Still she tries to find someone who’ll accept her unconditional love.

Director : Marion Laine
Cast : Marina Foïs|Michaël Abiteboul|Noémie Lvovsky|Pascal Elbé|Patrick Pineau|Sandrine Bonnaire|Thibault Vinçon
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 2008-03-26

Dunya & Desie – 2008

Dunya and Desie are two 18 year old best friends from Amsterdam North. Dunya is Moroccan and Desie is Dutch. On Dunya’s Birthday she is told that her marriage has been arranged with a distant cousin in Morocco. Dunya and her family will travel to Morocco to meet him. After Desie discovers that she is pregnant she joins Dunya in Morocco in a search for Desies father.

Director : Dana Nechushtan|Richt Martens
Cast : Christine van Stralen|Eva van de Wijdeven|Ilias Addab|Iliass Ojja|Mahjoub Benmoussa|Maryam Hassouni|Micha Hulshof|Rachida Iaallala|Theo Maassen|Tygo Gernandt
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 2008-04-17

Thomas – 2008

Thomas, a former doctor, a widower, lives alone in a basement apartment in Helsinki. His routine becomes even more limited when his misanthropic brother dies, reducing Thomas’ human contact to practically nil. As with many seniors, he’s basically invisible to passersby, though Thomas in particular avoids engaging with those around him. When he runs into his estranged daughter Marie, he tries to create a bridge.

Director : Miika Soini
Cast : Aarre Karén|Eila Halonen|Lasse Pöysti|Marja-Leena Kouki|Mauri Heikkilä|Mikko Erjossaari|Niina Sinkkonen|Pentti Siimes|Tuomo Mutru|Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 2008-08-24

Ain’t No Tomorrows – 2008

Based on a manga by Saso Akira, the film caters to a high school or older audience, marked by the frequent addition of profanity, nudity, and scenes of (mostly attempted) sex. It is an unexpectedly dark film, with infrequent scenes of comedy that may make you chuckle, but not laugh. Ain’t No Tomorrows is not the most likable film out there, but it is not completely dissatisfying. It is a film that succeeds in establishing itself as unique and apart from the typical teenage drama, but feels like a surface film–one that should not be thought too deeply about.

Director : Yuki Tanada
Cast : Ayame Misaki|Ini Kusano|Miwako|Sakura Ando|Tokio Emoto|Yuya Endo
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 2008-11-22

Quarantine – 2008

A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

Director : John Erick Dowdle|Patricia A. Fullerton
Cast : Andrew Fiscella|Bernard White|Columbus Short|Dania Ramirez|Greg Germann|Jay Hernandez|Jennifer Carpenter|Johnathon Schaech|Rade Šerbedžija|Steve Harris
Genre : Horror|Science Fiction
Release Date : 2008-10-10
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