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1) Irresistible
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two rival political consultants compete with each other over winning back voters in a small rural town.
2) Long shot
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly.
Publisher
Relativity
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
During a crucial political election, a driven investigative journalist stumbles upon a life-altering lead that uncovers a disastrous secret. Eli risks losing everything if she reveals the awful truth that will change the course of history.
4) La llorona
Series
Criterion collection volume 1156
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Formats
Description
A country's bloody history stains the present in the Guatemalan auteur Jayro Bustamante's transfixing fusion of folk horror and searing political commentary, inspired by the real-life indictment of the authoritarian Efraín Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity. A notorious, now aging former military dictator stands trial for atrocities committed against Guatemala's Mayan communities. While battling legal repercussions and the people's demands for...
5) Nashville
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cornerstone of 1970s American filmmaking from Robert Altman. It is a view of the country's political and entertainment landscapes set in the nation's music capital. It weaves the stories of 24 characters-from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress-into a cinematic tapestry that is equal parts comedy, tragedy, and musical. It showcases Altman's ability to get to the heart of American life via its eccentric byways, and barrels forward to...
Series
Language
English
Description
"John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleas to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of...
10) The front runner
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
This is the true story of Gary Hart, the former Colorado senator who quickly rose to the top of the pack as the number one contender for the 1987 Democratic presidential primary. Due to his charisma and drive, Hart connects well with the younger constituents, and both himself and his aides see this a clear and present path to victory. But allegations soon emerge of an extramarital affair, and Hart is forced to deal with the impact that these new allegations...
Publisher
First Run Features
Language
中文
Description
Two males and a female vie for office. They indulge in low blows, character assassination and gestures of goodwill, all while gauging their standing with voters. The setting is a third-grade class at an elementary school in the city of Wuhan in central China. This thought-provoking documentary chronicles a public school's first open elections.
12) Privilege
Publisher
Kino Lorber Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the not-too-distant future, Steven Shorter is England's biggest rock 'n' roll star. His popularity, carefully engineered by his corporate handlers, has reached dizzying proportions. But when artist Vanessa Ritchie is hired to paint his portrait, she discovers that he is unhappy and unstable. When matters take a devious twist, Steve rebels in a startling manner. This darkly comic satire offers a caustic critique of '60s pop culture and corporate...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
With unique access to a sitting member of Congress, this documentary tells the complex story of Rep. Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace, and economic and racial justice. She was the lone vote in opposition to the broad authorization of military force following the September eleventh attacks and is the highest-ranking African American woman in the United States Congress.
14) Sarkar
Publisher
Ultra Records
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Tamil
Description
An NRI businessman learns his vote has been cast by someone else and decides to investigate the matter, eventually finding himself pitted against two corrupt politicians.
16) Irresistible
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A Democratic strategist assists a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
17) Parole
Publisher
Empire
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Malayalam
Description
Alex is a comrade and an active communist leader. Due to some unfortunate events, Alex gets arrested and is imprisoned but is compelled to come out on Parole to solve a mystery he left behind.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1217
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Multiple
Description
"Having blazed a trail for African filmmakers to tell their own stories on-screen, Senegalese auteur Ousmane Sembène took his career-long project -- to unlock cinema's potential as a vehicle for social change -- in increasingly urgent and provocative directions in the 1970s. Searing critiques of colonialism, political corruption, patriarchal arrogance, and religious indoctrination, his three features from this decade -- the radical call to resistance...
20) Ask no questions
Publisher
Lofty Sky Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Chinese state TV blames his faith for a fiery public suicide, Chen Ruichang is detained in a Clockwork Orange-style brainwashing facility and forced to accept the government's account. But Chen, a former insider of the state TV himself, believes it was all a government plot. A CNN reporter smuggled out footage of the event that day but was then muzzled by Beijing. Now, her eyewitness testimony helps untangle an intricate conspiracy, as Chinese...
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