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Plot Summary: The film follows Ayka, a migrant worker in Moscow, who escapes from a hospital window shortly after giving birth. She is in dire need of money to repay her debts to criminals and struggles to find work and survive amidst the harsh winter conditions. The film is a raw and intimate portrayal of her fight for survival, emphasizing the physical and psychological toll of her circumstances. Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy Screenplay: Sergey Dvortsevoy, Gennadiy Ostrovskiy Starring: Samal Yeslyamova as Ayka Polina Severnaya as Hospital Administrator Andrey Kolyadov as Victor   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Harrowing Journey Begins We start our trip to Kazakhstan this week, in Russia... I had no idea what I was getting myself into when choosing to watch this movie from Kazakh director Sergei Dvortsevoy. Coincidentally, I became a father again a few days ago, and this movie opens in a maternity wa...

Into the Okavango is a 2018 American National Geographic documentary film written, directed and produced by Neil Gelinas. The film was predominantly shot in Angola and Botswana. It was released on 22 April 2018 and gained critical acclaim for the portrayal of wildlife. The documentary film was also screened in a handful of international film festivals and also won several awards and nominations. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Okavango A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three countries, through unexplored and dangerous landscapes, in order to save the Okavango Delta, one of our planet's last pristine wildernesses. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7573844/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** An Epic Expedition Into Angola's Wild Heart KRASNAYA: Hello friends! Today we have an incredibl...

Another Day of Life is a 2018 Polish-Spanish-Belgian-German-Hungarian animated feature co-production directed by Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, based on Ryszard Kapuściński's autobiographical account, Another Day of Life. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Day_of_Life_(film) A gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola, ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope, from one day to the next. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2967856/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Fierce Introduction to Angola's Civil War FREDDY: We got off to a strong start on our Angola week. It almost had to be a war film, since the country endured civil war from 1975 to 2002. This hybrid of animation and documentary hit me especially hard because it connects with my own family history. My maternal family lived in Angola until the Portuguese Carnation Revolut...

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons is an original Netflix comedy stand-up special directed by Aram Rappaport and starring John Leguizamo. It was released on November 3, 2018. source: No wikipedia. Comic and actor John Leguizamo examines the repression of Hispanic culture throughout American history in his one-man show "Latin History for Morons." source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9777830 ***SPOILER ALERT*** John Leguizamo's One-Man Show With Comedy and History FREDDY: Hello mortals! Today, for our Leguizamo week, we don't have a movie, but a theatrical stand-up history lesson with some fantastic dance moves in the middle! From this 2018 Netflix original we get to see the full potential of John Leguizamo as a comedian, and I can say that I've enjoyed his one-man Broadway show very much. John tells us the story of when he tried to help his son carry out a project for school where ...

The Gut Movie is a 2018 Australian documentary film written and directed by Kale Brock. It features expert commentary by leading gastroenterologist Professor Thomas Borody, molecular geneticist Dr. Margie Smith, immunology researcher and expert Professor Mimi Tang, naturopath and chiropractor Dr. Damian Kristof and more. source: There is no wikipedia. The Gut Movie - A story about poo & the future of medicine. In The Gut Movie, we follow the journey of researcher Kale Brock in the quest to discover whether the 'optimal microbiome' does indeed exist. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8316290/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Starting the Food Documentary Week FREDDY: Hello peeps! Last week I discovered that I'm intolerant to gluten... I've been poisoning myself for 35 years and now I know why I'm feeling like an 80-year-old man and have a swollen liver. Wheat and barley were at the top of my food pyramid. ...

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan is a 2018 Canadian drama film, co-written, co-produced, and directed by Xavier Dolan, in his English-language debut. It stars Kit Harington, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Thandiwe Newton, Ben Schnetzer, and Jared Keeso. The film deals with themes of celebrity, tabloid media in Hollywood, mother-son relationships, and homosexuality. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_%26_Life_of_John_F._Donovan A decade after the death of an American television star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4042818/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Promising Mystery That Quickly Unravels FREDDY: Here we go! This is going to be a good one. As soon as my ears got those "Rolling in the Deep" vibrations by Adele, I became wo...

Jam is a 2018 Japanese comedy drama movie written and directed by SABU. A follow-up 8 episode TV show was produced in 2021 called Jam: The Drama. source: there is no Wikipedia!!! Sucks! Hiroshi, Takeru and Tetsuo all live in the same city. Hiroshi is an unpopular idol singer and he feels a void in his life. He is placed under confinement by his fan Masako. Takeru believes that a girl returns to consciousness. Tetsuo decides to take revenge on a yakuza who sent him to prison. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9238590/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Three Characters, One Fate: Jam's Interlocking Coincidences FREDDY: Hey there! We're almost finishing our SABU week and I want to tell you that I wouldn't mind doing a SABU marathon after watching Jam. This movie has a similar story structure to SABU's Dangan Runner and you will find the usual director's imagetic. Someone is always running when close to the climax, and the plot is reso...