A young married man with a baby girl is inexplicably relieved of his freedom one drunken night. Just as inexplicably released fifteen years later he is given some money and a mobile. His family now gone his only contact is the nameless, faceless voice on the other end of the phone that sets him the task of discovering the reason for his incarceration. Taken in by a young woman, love blossoms almost immediately for the two, but as he draws closer to the truth her life becomes increasingly threate
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THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST (2002)
Certification12 Our Rating
This is a beautifully drawn comic drama about a man 'M' who loses his memory after a near fatal beating from some Helsinki thugs. 'M' wakes up unable to remember where he lives or where he came from. A surreal series of events unfold as he begins to rebuild his life (and brings rock and roll to a small community of salvation army river dwellers). The stark visual style, comedic dead pan dialogue and the film makers delicate compassion for the dispossessed, make this a truly original and heart wa
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THE SWEET HEREAFTER (1998)
Certification15 Our Rating
Mitchell Stephens, the excellent Ian Holm, arrives as an ambulance chaser in a rural Canadian town in the wake of a tragic school bus accident in which most of the community's children have been killed. Through the judicious use of flashback we observe the origins of his do-good obsession, his tragic relationship with his daughter, and the effect of the accident on the community. Critically acclaimed, subtly structured, nominated for two Oscars and an extremely well made movie.
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