FEBRUARY 23, 2024
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Drive-Away Dolls
Directed By: Ethan Coen
Studio: Focus Features
Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way. Directed by Ethan Coen.
Starring: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp, and Matt Damon
Genre: Action | Comedy | Thriller
Rating: R (for crude sexual content, full nudity, language and some violent content)
Country: USA | UK (English)
Runtime: 84 minutes
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Ordinary Angels
Directed By: Jon Gunn
Studio: Lionsgate
Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon Steves (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, and Tamala Jones.
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG (for thematic content, brief bloody images and smoking)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 116 minutes
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Tenet (2020 Re-Release)
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Armed with only the word “Tenet,” and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.
Starring: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh
Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some suggestive references and brief strong language)
Country: USA | UK (English, Russian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Norwegian, & Hindi)
Runtime: 150 minutes
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Spaceman
Directed By: Johan Renck
Studio: Netflix
Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, and Paul Dano
Genre: Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
Rating: R (for language)
Country: USA | Czech Republic (English)
Runtime: 107 minutes
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Red Right Hand
Directed By: Eshom Nelms & Ian Nelms
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
In action-thriller RED RIGHT HAND, Cash (Orlando Bloom) is trying to live an honest and quiet life taking care of his recently orphaned niece Savannah (Chapel Oaks) in the Appalachian town of Odim County. When the sadistic kingpin Big Cat (Andie MacDowell) who runs the town forces him back into her services, Cash learns he’s capable of anything — even killing — to protect the town and the only family he has left. As the journey gets harder, Cash is drawn into a nightmare that blurs the lines between good and evil. RED RIGHT HAND has the kinds of characters who leave an unforgettable imprint on you.
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Andie MacDowell, Garret Dillahunt, Brian Geraghty, James Lafferty, Jeremy Ratchford, and Scott Haze
Genre: Action | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 111 minutes
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Io Capitano
Directed By: Matteo Garrone
Studio: Cohen Media Group
In this acclaimed film which won top directing and acting prizes at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Garrone presents a “reverse shot” of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. The story is told through the mind’s eye and experiences of two Senegalese teenagers living in Dakar who yearn for a brighter future in Europe. Yet between their dreams and reality lies a treacherous journey through a labyrinth of checkpoints, the scorched Saharan desert, a fetid North African prison and the vast waters of the Mediterranean where thousands have died packed inside vessels barely fit for passage.
Starring: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawadogo, Hichem Yacoubi, and Doodou Sagna
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Italy | Belgium | France (Wolof & French)
Runtime: 121 minutes
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Les Misérables
(2012 Re-Release)
Directed By: Tom Hooper
Studio: Universal Pictures
After 19 years as a prisoner, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is freed by Javert (Russell Crowe), the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner. Javert vows to bring Valjean back to prison. Eight years later, Valjean becomes the guardian of a child named Cosette after her mother’s (Anne Hathaway) death, but Javert’s relentless pursuit means that peace will be a long time coming.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, and Daniel Huttlestone
Genre: Drama | Musical | Romance
Rating: PG-13 (for suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements)
Country: USA | UK (English)
Runtime: 158 minutes
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Parallel
Directed By: Kourosh Ahari
Studio: Vertical
Parallel follows the story of Vanessa (Danielle Deadwyler) who takes refuge at her family’s lake house to grieve after suffering the loss of her child. Accompanied by her husband, Alex (Aldis Hodge), and his brother, Martel (Edwin Hodge), Vanessa attempts to regain her sense of normalcy after the tragedy. But soon after their arrival, she experiences an aberration when she is attacked by a parallel universe’s version of herself. Faced with the reality that multiverses exist, she must reconcile the fact that these parallel gates will either hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.
Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Aldis Hodge, and Edwin Hodge
Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: R (for strong bloody violence and language throughout)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 88 minutes
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Mea Culpa
Directed By: Tyler Perry
Studio: Netflix
When criminal defense attorney Mea Harper (Kelly Rowland) takes on the murder case of artist Zyair Malloy (Trevante Rhodes), the truth isn’t as obvious as it seems. While she tries to determine the innocence or guilt of her cagy-yet-seductive client, it is uncovered that everyone is guilty of something. Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa explores what happens when burning desire takes hold and things get hot… and dangerous.
Starring: Kelly Rowland, Trevante Rhodes, Kerry O’Malley, RonReaco Lee, Sean Sagar, and Shannon Thornton
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Rating: R (for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language, some violence and drug use)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 120 minutes
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Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Directed By: Teresa Sutherland
Studio: XYZ Films
Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child.
Starring: Georgina Campbell, Nick Blood, Wai Ching Ho, Edgar Morais, Ana Sofia Martins, and Soren Hellerup
Genre: Horror | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Portugal (English)
Runtime: 87 minutes
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About Dry Grasses
Directed By: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Studio: Sideshow + Janus Films
Nestled away in wintry East Anatolia, public-school art teacher Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu) yearns to leave the sleepy village for cosmopolitan Istanbul. Further disenchanted when he and Kenan (Musab Ekici), a colleague, come under public scrutiny, Samet fears circumstances will keep him in Anatolia and his dreams of a new life permanently out of reach. A silver lining is a budding relationship with Nuray (Merve Dizdar), a fellow teacher and firebrand who develops connections with both Samet and Kenan, forcing Samet to confront what he can’t readily accept.
Starring: Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci, and Erdem Senocak
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Turkey | France | Germany | Sweden (Turkish)
Runtime: 197 minutes
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Stopmotion
Directed By: Robert Morgan
Studio: IFC Films
A talented stop-motion animator becomes consumed by the grotesque world of her horrifying creations — with deadly results.
Starring: Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet, Tom York, Caoilinn Springall, and James Swanton
Genre: Animation | Horror | International
Rating: R (for violent/disturbing content, gore, some language, sexual material and brief drug material)
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Sacred Soil: The Piney Woods School Story
Directed By: J.J. Anderson
Studio: Hulu
Students take on a rigorous college preparatory program at Piney Woods, one of America’s oldest Black boarding schools.
Starring: —
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005 Re-Release)
Directed By: Tetsuya Nomura
Studio: Fathom Events
An ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city’s children afflicted with the Geostigma disease.
Starring: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Shôtarô Morikubo, Maaya Sakamoto, Keiji Fujiwara, and Taiten Kusunoki
Genre: Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | International | Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense sci-fi action violence)
Country: Japan (Japanese)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Kiss The Future
Directed By: Nenad Cicin-Sain
Studio: Fifth Season
KISS THE FUTURE, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, story by Bill Carter and Cicin-Sain, screenplay by Carter, based on his memoir: “Fools Rush In,” is the story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. The film focuses on a vibrant underground community who used music and art to effect change and garner global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the world’s biggest band U2 to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict. KISS THE FUTURE follows the band’s promise to perform a post-war concert that saw U2 play to over 45,000 local fans in a liberated city, a show that lives on as a joyous collective memory for the people of Sarajevo.
Starring: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Vesna Andree Zaimovic, and Gino Jevdjevic
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA | Ireland (English)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Seagrass
Directed By: Meredith Hama-Brown
Studio: Game Theory Films
Desperate to find a deeper connection in her marriage after the recent death of her mother, Judith, a Japanese Canadian woman, brings her family to a self-development retreat on a remote island. But when they befriend another interracial couple who seem to have the perfect marriage, Judith begins to recognize how irreparably fractured her relationship is. Meanwhile, their two daughters are plunged into a destabilizing world under the constant stress of their parents’ crumbling relationship. In the end, the family must collectively face their most unnerving insecurities before they become permanently broken.
Starring: Ally Maki, Luke Roberts, Nyha Huang Breitkreuz, Remy Marthaller, Chris Pang, Hannah Bos, and Gabriel Carter
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Canada (English)
Runtime: 115 minutes
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Drugstore June
Directed By: Nicholaus Goossen
Studio: SHOUT! STUDIOS
June is a wannabe influencer who’s juggling multiple problems: her parents want her to move out, her ex-boyfriend accuses her of stalking him, and two detectives think she may be involved in the robbery of a local pharmacy.
Starring: Miranda Cosgrove, Haley Joel Osment, Bobby Lee, Jackie Sandler, James Remar, Bill Burr, Beverly D’Angelo, Esther Povitsky, Danny Griffin and Matt Walsh
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Mystery
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 91 minutes
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The Bad Shepherd
Directed By: Geo Santini
Studio: Saban Films
In remote wilderness, a group of friends embark on a fateful hunting trip that takes a dark turn when they unintentionally take the life of a mysterious stranger carrying a bag brimming with illicit cash. As guilt and paranoia consume them, their loyalties are pushed to the brink. However, their nightmare intensifies when the bag’s mysterious owner begins a relentless pursuit, forcing the friends into a treacherous game of survival where their bonds are tested, secrets unravel, and the desperate quest for redemption takes an unforgiving toll on their once unbreakable friendships.
Starring: Christos Kalabogias, Scotty Tovar, Justin Taite, Brett Zimmerman, Geo Santini, and Annie Gonzalez
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R (for violence, and language throughout)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 91 minutes
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History Of Evil
Directed By: Bo Mirhosseni
Studio: Shudder + XYZ Films
In the near future, war and corruption have plagued America and turned it into a theocratic police state. Against the oppression, ordinary citizens have formed a group called The Resistance. One such member, Alegre Dyer, breaks out of political prison and reunites with her husband Ron and daughter Daria. On the run from the militia, the family takes shelter in a remote safe house. But their journey is far from over, as the house’s dark past begins to eat away at Ron, and his earnest desire to keep his family safe is overtaken by something much more sinister.
Starring: Paul Wesley, Jackie Cruz, Zachary Branch, Ralph Rodriguez, and Tordy Clark
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 98 minutes
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Mad Props
Directed By: Juan Pablo Reinoso
Studio: Virgil Films
“Mad Props” is a documentary that follows movie-prop collector Tom Biolchini as he travels the globe to meet with other prop collectors and creatives in the entertainment industry. They discuss the ever-growing market and value of prop collecting compared to those who collect “classic” art like paintings and sculptures. Featuring film veterans such as Mickey Rourke, Lance Henriksen and Robert Englund, the inspiring film takes its audience on a journey of nostalgia and shows how film is one of the few mediums that truly unites us all.
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Lance Henriksen, Robert Englund, Ryan J. Condal, and Alec Gillis
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: — minutes
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Terezin
Directed By: Gabriele Guidi
Studio: VMI Worldwide
A group of musicians imprisoned in the infamous Terezin concentration camp find spiritual liberation through music.
Starring: Mauro Conte, Dominika Moravkova, Antonia Liskova, Alessio Boni, and Cesare Bocci
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Italy | Czech Republic | Slovakia (English)
Runtime: 110 minutes
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Golden Years
Directed By: Barbara Kulcsar
Studio: Music Box Films
Alice and Peter are celebrating their retirement — and with it, a new phase in their lives. However, shortly after the couple’s retirement party, a sudden tragedy befalls Alice’s best friend Magalie. Peter, sympathetic to the suffering of Magalie’s widower, Heinz, invites him on the retirement cruise their children gave them. Alice had hoped this trip would infuse fresh life into their marriage, but instead of enjoying their time together, they find themselves drifting further apart. Disappointed and hurt, Alice doesn’t reboard the cruise ship during a shore excursion and instead embarks on a journey of self-discovery, taking her across Southern Europe and bringing her into a community of older people finding joy outside traditional notions of gender, marriage, and the later years of one’s life.
Starring: Esther Gemsch, Stefan Kurt, Ueli Jäggi, Gundi Ellert, and Isabelle Barth
Genre: Comedy | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Switzerland (Swiss German)
Runtime: 92 minutes
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Cold Meat
Directed By: Sébastien Drouin
Studio: Level 33 Entertainment
David Petersen is passing through the Colorado Rockies. After saving a young diner waitress from her violent ex-husband during a break from driving, he hits the road again alone through a dangerous snow blizzard. One false move behind the wheel has him waking up inside a ravine — in the eye of the storm. But the cold is the least of his worries when a beast starts prowling outside. How will he survive?
Starring: Allen Leech, Nina Bergman, Yan Tual, Riley Banzer, and James Barton-Steel
Genre: International | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK | Canada (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Ingress
Directed By: Rachel Noll James
Studio: Emergence Films
A woman who can move between parallel realities loses her husband tragically and must overcome past trauma to travel the multiverse once again and find her way into a reality where he is still alive.
Starring: Tim DeKay, Christina Ulloa, Chris Soldevilla, Rachel Noll James, Johnny Ferro, Barbara Deering, and Catherine Rush
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 119 minutes
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A Hip Hop Story
Directed By: Damaine Radcliff
Studio: AMC Theatres Distribution
Based on the true story of Kemba Smith, Kemba follows the journey of a sheltered college student who falls in love with a man, only to find out he isn’t who he seems. When Kemba learns of her boyfriend Khalif’s true identity as a drug kingpin, he turns abusive–grooming straight-laced Kemba to overlook his illicit dealings. Though she never dealt or handled drugs, in a tragic turn of events, Kemba receives an outrageous sentence for her boyfriend’s crimes–placing her in the middle of the government’s “war on drugs.” Never losing hope, her parents along with an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund launch a campaign for appeal and later clemency, harnessing the power of Black civic organizations, sororities, celebrities, and lawmakers to help free Kemba.
Starring: Affion Crockett, Damaine Radcliff, Lil Rel Howery, Cedric The Entertainer, Wayne Brady, and Damien Dante Wayans
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Butchers Book Two: Raghorn
Directed By: Adrian Langley
Studio: Red Hound Entertainment
“Butchers” introduced a family of sadistic butchers, living in the backcountry, who see anyone that crosses their path as dead meat. In “Butchers Book Two: Raghorn,” the story continues when a car accident leaves the captors in the hands of brutal cannibals who plan to hack them up for meat.
Starring: Nick Biskupek, Sam Huntsman, Mark Templin, Michael Swatton, and Dave Coleman
Genre: Horror | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Canada (English)
Runtime: 88 minutes
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The Black Mass
Directed By: Devanny Pinn
Studio: Cleopatra Entertainment
A true-crime thriller inspired by real events, The Black Mass is set over a 24-hour period in Florida during the winter of 1978. The film follows a serial killer in the days leading up to his final, unhinged rampage, providing a disturbing and terrifying look into the warped psyche of a notorious murderer, as well as the ramifications of his violence for those who fell victim to it, and for those who survived.
Starring: Nicky Whelan, Kathleen Kinmont, Jeremy London, Jennifer Wenger, and Chelsea Gilson
Genre: Biography | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 82 minutes
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The Omicron Killer
Directed By: Jeff Knite
Studio: BayView Entertainment
A Copycat Serial Killer goes on a rampage to prove he’s even more deadly than the original. The media redubs him The Omicron Killer.
Starring: Bai Ling, Felissa Rose, Lynn Lowry, and Paugh Shadow
Genre: Action | Horror | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 98 minutes
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The Invisible Fight
Directed By: Rainer Sarnet
Studio: Kino Lorber
USSR-China border, 1973. Rafael, is in the army on guard duty when the border falls under attack from flying Chinese kung fu warriors. Utterly fascinated by the long-haired Chinese hippie black-clad kung fu aces flying around blasting forbidden Black Sabbath music from their portable radio Rafael gets struck by a revelation; he too wants to become a kung fu warrior. Faith leads Rafael to an Orthodox monastery where the black-clad monks do their training but his road to achieving the almighty power of humility required is long, winding and full of kick-ass adventures.
Starring: Ursel Tilk, Ester Kuntu, Kaarel Pogga, and Indrek Sammul
Genre: Action | Comedy | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Estonia | Greece | Finland | Latvia (Estonian & Russian)
Runtime: 115 minutes
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Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World
Directed By: Michael Fiore
Studio: Fiore Media Group
New York City’s beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka is best known for its borscht and varenyky, but it has become a beacon of hope for Ukraine. As the second-generation owner Tom Birchard reluctantly retires after 54 years, his son Jason faces the pressures of stepping into his father’s shoes as the war in Ukraine impacts his family and staff.
Starring: David Duchovny, Jason Birchard, Tom Birchard, Kathy Hochul, and Eric Adams
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 106 minutes
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Thabo and the Rhino Case
Directed By: Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Studio: Purdie Distribution
Thabo lives with his uncle, a ranger at a wildlife reserve in Eswatini, Africa, and dreams of being a private detective. When a rhino is killed for its valuable horn, Thabo’s uncle falls under suspicion. Thabo and his new friend Emma decide to find the real culprits as they care for the rhino’s orphaned calf.
Starring: Litlhohonolofatso Litlhakayane, Ava Skuratowski, Andrea Sawatzki, and Kumkani Pilonti
Genre: Adventure | Family | International | Mystery
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Germany (German)
Runtime: 97 minutes
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