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Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
Español
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Description
When the insurance company refuses to provide care for Sonia’s terminally-ill husband, an increasingly violent series of confrontations unravel as a distraught woman fights the system in this engrossing thriller and socio-political commentary. Nominated for the Horizon Award for Best Film at the **Venice International Film Festival.** Winner of the Festival Prize for Best Mexican Feature Film, Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the **Hermosillo...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
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Description
A nine-year-old boy's preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale. Junior is a beautiful boy, with big brown eyes, a delicate frame, and a head of luxurious dark curls. But Junior aches to straighten those curls, to acquire a whole new look befitting his emerging fantasy image of himself as a long-haired singer. As the opportunity...
3) All of Me
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
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Description
Through the personal stories of three severely obese women who choose weight-loss surgery, All of Me shines a fresh light on the causes, challenges, and intense psychological struggles surrounding obesity in our society, as well as our attitudes and prejudices towards the obese. The girls, as they call themselves, have been friends for years, having met through the Size Acceptance Movement. They've unsuccessfully tried every diet and pill in an...
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