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THE KID WITH A BIKE<\/a><\/h3>\n

A film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After being abandoned by his father, 11 year-old Cyril has gone to live\u00a0\u00a0 in state care. One day, in the hope of finding his wayward father, Cyril\u00a0\u00a0 escapes, seeking refuge from the school authorities in a doctor’s\u00a0\u00a0 surgery, where he meets the kind and loving Samantha. Samantha agrees to\u00a0\u00a0 Cyril spending the weekends at her place, and in spite of the boy’s\u00a0\u00a0 self-destructive rage, the two lonely souls slowly start to develop a\u00a0\u00a0 special bond.<\/p>\n

Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, THE KID\u00a0\u00a0 WITH A BIKE<\/a> is a touching realistic drama from the undisputed masters of\u00a0\u00a0 the genre – the Dardenne Brothers.<\/p>\n

Release Date: Available Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WEEKENDER <\/a><\/h3>\n

Epic high. Killer come down.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set in England, 1990, a revolution is building across the UK.\u00a0\u00a0 Dilapidated warehouses and factories come to life at night. Euphoric\u00a0\u00a0 teens defy police and cordons to embrace life and hit the dance-floor.\u00a0\u00a0 Acid house has arrived and friends Matt (Henry Lloyd-Hughes, THE IN\u00a0\u00a0 BETWEENERS) and Dylan (Jack O’Connell, SKINS) are at the heart of it.\u00a0\u00a0 This is their story.<\/p>\n

Tired of scamming their way through life, Matt and Dylan decide to\u00a0\u00a0 put on their very first rave, assisted by their mates Sarah and Claire\u00a0\u00a0 (Emily Barclay, SUBURBAN MAYHEM) and with the beats provided by the\u00a0\u00a0 maddest DJ on the scene, Captain Acid. When their success catches the\u00a0\u00a0 eye of a London clubbing kingpin, the boys are whisked away to an\u00a0\u00a0 exclusive VIP world of Ibiza villas, cash, drugs and temptation…<\/p>\n

Complete with a killer soundtrack of classic party anthems compiled\u00a0\u00a0 by legendary ’90s DJ Terry Farley, WEEKENDER<\/a> is the hard-partying\u00a0\u00a0 celebration of a bygone era: when the rave was king.<\/p>\n

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HOOP DREAMS<\/a><\/h3>\n

Keep your eye on the ball. Never give up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cited as one of the all-time best sporting movies ever made, the\u00a0\u00a0 Oscar-nominated HOOP DREAMS<\/a>, follows the sporting aspirations of two\u00a0\u00a0 inner-city basketball hopefuls who dare to dream the impossible.<\/p>\n

Beginning with casual games in the urban playground and ending with\u00a0\u00a0 the possibility of college basketball offers, HOOP DREAMS<\/a> is an age-old\u00a0\u00a0 story about never giving up on your passions. Filmed over a five-year\u00a0\u00a0 period, HOOP DREAMS<\/a> follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates as they\u00a0\u00a0 navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while\u00a0\u00a0 striving to overcome the intense pressures of family life and the\u00a0\u00a0 realities of their rough Chicago streets.<\/p>\n

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MY PIECE OF THE PIE <\/a><\/h3>\n

From the director of THE SPANISH APARTMENT and RUSSIAN DOLLS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

France, a single mother from the blighted industrial north, and Steve, a\u00a0\u00a0 hotshot trader with a keen eye for a killer deal, are thrown together\u00a0\u00a0 when he’s looking for a cleaner and she loses her job… Faced with\u00a0\u00a0 having to support her three children, with no prospects in sight, France\u00a0\u00a0 enrolls herself in a housekeeper training program and lands a position\u00a0\u00a0 cleaning Steve’s luxurious Parisian apartment. Then, when his 3 year-old\u00a0\u00a0 son unexpectedly comes to stay, France strikes more gold as the\u00a0\u00a0 perpetual bachelor also hires her as a nanny for a few weeks. France\u00a0\u00a0 starts to become accustomed to the millionaire lifestyle, but she is\u00a0\u00a0 left wondering: what really lies behind Steve\u2019s bullish business ways\u00a0\u00a0 and brash demeanor? Is he as innocent as France would like him to be? Is\u00a0\u00a0 she?<\/p>\n

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NOTHING TO DECLARE <\/a><\/h3>\n

For these locals, customs are important.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the news drops about the opening of the E.C. borders between\u00a0\u00a0 France and Belgium in the early \u201890s, a loud cry of panic goes up on\u00a0\u00a0 both sides of the border. Nowhere is this more loudly heard than at the\u00a0\u00a0 border control…<\/p>\n

Ruben is a Belgian customs officer with an abiding hatred of all\u00a0\u00a0 things French. Mathias is a French customs officer who\u2019s secretly in\u00a0\u00a0 love with Ruben\u2019s sister, Louise, the girl from the chocolate shop. The\u00a0\u00a0 would-be couple\u2019s love will be tested by a series of hilarious\u00a0\u00a0 misunderstandings involving a drug smuggling ring, a Gaul-hating Belgian\u00a0\u00a0 father, and Ruben\u2019s desire to see his sister get married\u2026 to a fellow\u00a0\u00a0 Belgian, of course.<\/p>\n

So get your passport ready, because it’s waffles vs. camembert, in a frenzied fight to the finish!<\/p>\n

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THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD <\/a><\/h3>\n

For the sins of the father the family must pay.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sophomore feature from Joshua Marston (MARIA, FULL OF GRACE), THE\u00a0\u00a0 FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD<\/a> presents a modern Albanian society which is both\u00a0\u00a0 instantly recognisable and frighteningly distant.<\/p>\n

Nik is an ordinary Albanian teenager. More interested in Facebook\u00a0\u00a0 than his family’s bread-delivery business, he has two dreams: to open an\u00a0\u00a0 internet cafe and to win the heart of his classmate, Klodi. But his\u00a0\u00a0 simple aspirations are rendered impossible after a long-standing feud\u00a0\u00a0 between Nik’s father and a neighbour results in the neighbour’s murder.\u00a0\u00a0 Nik’s father flees, and the family’s life is thrown into turmoil due to\u00a0\u00a0 an ancient Albanian “eye for an eye” law, which more or less forces the\u00a0\u00a0 family to remain inside their house for their own safety. The only one\u00a0\u00a0 free to leave is Nik’s enterprising younger sister, Rudina, who\u00a0\u00a0 continues to run the family business and provides precious contact with\u00a0\u00a0 the outside world.<\/p>\n

Quietly affecting and absorbing, THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD<\/a> carefully\u00a0\u00a0 avoids judgement, presenting an inhumane cultural practice with grace\u00a0\u00a0 and patience.<\/p>\n

Release Date: Available Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AVAILABLE IN JULY… THE KID WITH A BIKE A film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. After being abandoned by his father, 11 year-old Cyril has gone to live\u00a0\u00a0 in state care. One day, in the hope of finding his wayward father, Cyril\u00a0\u00a0 escapes, seeking refuge from the school authorities in a doctor’s\u00a0\u00a0 surgery, where he<\/p>\n

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