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[TRAILER] In World War II London, nine-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan) is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita (Saoirse Roman) to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 15, 2024 - 1 comment

In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 16, 2022 - 5 comments

In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat in war-torn China. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Sep 19, 2021 - 3 comments

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on May 15, 2018 - 3 comments