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1) The Tower
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Beirut, Lebanon, Today. Wardi lives with her whole family in the refugee camp where she was born. When her great-grandfather, Sidi, gives her the key to his old house, she fears he may have lost hope of someday going home.
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« Les héros et les héroïnes qui triomphent dans ses histoires ne sont pas ceux qui disposent des pouvoirs magiques les plus puissants, mais plutt ceux qui manifestent le plus de bienveillance, de bon sens et d'ingéniosité. »
Les fans des aventures de Harry Potter le savent bien, les rayons de la bibliothèque de Poudlard abritent toutes sortes d'ouvrages fascinants. Il y en a trois dont vous avez probablement entendu parler par certains élèves...
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GKIDS Films
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2020.
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Aya is 19, and she loves her neighborhood of Yop City in Abidjan, where everyone knows each other. It’s always lively, with open markets, colorful fabrics, funky cafés and music everywhere. Her mom Fanta is the neighborhood’s most trusted healer. Her dad is a sales rep for a brewery, and certainly gets his fill of the product. While Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their...
4) Bamako
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Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work, and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court has been established. African civil society spokesmen have started proceedings against the World Bank and the IMF, whom they blame for Africa's woes. Amidst the pleas and the testimonies, life goes on in the courtyard, where Chaka does not seem to be concerned by this...
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StudioCanal
Pub. Date
2021.
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On her return from vacation, Lili, 19, is told by her parents that her twin brother Loïc has left home after a violent argument with their father. With no news from Loïc, Lili becomes convinced that something has happened to him and sets off to look for her brother. What she discovers is beyond comprehension.
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Taken Down volume 6
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With Wayne in custody, Jen and her team race to compile more evidence before they are forced to release him. After an unexpected attack, the police target a new suspect, who may be the key to finding Esme's killer.
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Taken Down volume 4
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Jen orders surveillance on Abeni to find out where she and Esme commuted to on the night of the murder. Abeni vows to save a young abused girl at the brothel, but Benjamin arranges another job for Abeni.
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Taken Down volume 3
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Abeni furtively continues her work as a cleaner at the brothel run by Gar, an Irish slumlord, and Benjamin, a Nigerian trafficker. Meanwhile, the police follow a lead on a car seen the night Esme was killed, and Jen is unsure about how to proceed with que
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Taken Down volume 2
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After a tragic incident, distrust of the police runs high among the center's residents. Having uncovered incriminating CCTV footage, Inspector Jen Rooney presses Isaiah about his relationship with Esme, but it seems that the center's manager, Wayne, has m
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Taken Down volume 1
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After making the journey from Nigeria to Ireland eight years ago, asylum-seeker Abeni lives with her sons in a Direct Provision Center along with other refugees. When Esme, a young girl from the center, is found dead, Abeni and her son Isaiah are caught u
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Taken Down volume 5
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Police scour the brothel for evidence and find where Esme was killed, but Benjamin and Gar have moved on, leaving behind only one witness, who refuses to talk. When the forensics team makes a peculiar find, Jen returns to the holding center.
12) Russian Dolls
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StudioCanal
Pub. Date
2021.
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Xavier, the hero of L'Auberge Espagnole, is off on yet another adventure. This time he's hopping back and forth between Paris, London and Saint Petersburg, jumping in and out of bed again with lots and lots of women. Five years after his return from Barcelona, Xavier is faced with the ultimate challenge: growing up in a world full of contradictions. As he ricochets back and forth between money problems, creative challenges and his ever-turbulent love...