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21) Trauma
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Dan and Jon are two fathers whose very different lives collide when Dan's teenage son tragically dies under the care of trauma consultant Jon in a Central London hospital. Devastated and heartbroken, Dan, a working class father struggling to make ends meet, believes Jon is responsible for his son's death and, as he strives for justice, Dan begins to unpick the fabric of Jon's distinctly contrasting life as a high-achieving surgeon with a beautiful...
23) The rose tattoo
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2004, c1955
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Serafina is a Sicillian woman who now lives in the American South. She is mourning the death of her beloved husband, constantly telling herself stories of their time together. Her fragile, emotional existence is shattered when she discovers that her husband had been having an affair. Luckily, Serafina meets truck driver Mangiacavello and their tentative romance may help her through this troubling time.
24) Mary and Martha
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Two very different women, an upscale American named Mary and a middle-class Englishwoman named Martha, form an unlikely bond following the losses of their only children from malaria contracted in Africa. Battling their lingering grief and the strains on their marriages, the two work together to raise awareness of malaria while recovering their sense of purpose. A story of how ordinary people can make a difference in influencing social policy and affecting...
25) Beau is afraid
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.
26) The other woman
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emilia's life takes an unexpected turn when Jack (Scott Cohen) and Emilia (Natalie Portman) lose their newborn daughter. Emilia struggles through her grief to connect with her new stepson William (Charlie Tahan) and also tries to overcome a long-standing rift in her relationship with her father caused by his infidelity. But perhaps the most difficult obstacle of all are the constant interferences of her husband's angry, jealous ex-wife, Carolyn (Lisa...
27) Brothers
Publisher
Tango Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
English
Description
After losing his brother in the World Trade Center attacks, a filmmaker interviews 31 men who also lost their brothers on September 11, 2001.
Series
Criterion collection volume 588
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Français
Description
A young woman is drawn into an ever-widening web of lies and deceit as the secret life of her husband is revealed. The first of a trilogy by Krzysztof Kieslowski, followed by 'White' and 'Red.'
29) Cría cuervos
Series
Criterion collection volume 403
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Español
Description
Growing up in Franco's Spain, a young girl conjures a fantasy world as she grieves her mother's death.
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
After the unexpected death of his wife, a sportswriter finds himself consumed with grief and completely unprepared to raise two boys. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he takes a 'just say yes' approach to parenting. And as freedom reigns, chaos ensues.
31) Road to Perth
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
"Alex and Ronnie roadtrip along the southern coast of Australia to scatter the ashes of her recently deceased father."--container.
32) The shack
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Naruto is troubled by nightmares after his second failed attempt to bring Sasuke home. Kakashi, recovering in the hospital, suggests a new training regimen for Naruto that puts him in touch with his wind chakra nature. Naruto seeks advice from another wind type, the Leaf jonin Asuma. Then, when Tsunade sends Team Kakashi on a mission to the Fire Temple, the truth about a shocking event involving Asuma and the Twelve Ninja Guardians begins to unfold....
34) Land
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming.
37) Still walking
Series
Criterion collection volume 554
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Director approved special edition ; widescreen edition.
Language
日本語
Description
Every year, the Yokoyama clan gets together to honor the life of eldest son Junpei, drowned 15 years earlier while saving a man from drowning. Retired physician father Shohei still mourns, while his wife Toshiko has become a passive-aggressive domestic goddess, the two bicker continually. Surviving son Ryota has married at last-his new wife Yukari is a widow with a young son. Daughter Chinami and her car-salesman husband have their two kids in tow....
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
After losing his wife to breast cancer and struggling to raise his children, Terry Hitchcock had an idea. He wanted to accomplish the impossible by running 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days to bring attention to the incredibly difficult lives of single-parent families. He ran in spite of freezing rain and unbearable heat, in spite of chest pains and bone fractures that wracked his 57-year-old body.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rafe, an imaginative teenager, is tired of his school's obsession with rules at the expense of any and all creativity. Desperate to shake things up, he and his best friends have come up with a plan to break every single rule in the school and let the students run wild.
40) Monsieur Lazhar
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lazhar tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past. This moving film features exquisite performances by Fellag...
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