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23:50. Drama. France, Senegal, Belgium 2019, 104 min. Directed by Mati Diop. Starring: Abdou Balde, Aminata Kane, Ibrahima Mbaye, Amadou Mbow, Mame Bineta Sane. In French with Russian subtitles. The film won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. In the suburbs of Dakar, a skyscraper is being built on the Atlantic coast. The workers haven’t been paid for a long time, and one night, they decide to leave behind their miserable life and set off for Spain on a boat. One of them, Souleiman, is beloved by Ada, even though she has already been promised to a wealthy groom. At night, the boat crashes, and everyone onboard perishes. The grief-stricken Ada agrees to marry. But after a short time, she begins to feel Souleiman’s presence: he and his drowned comrades have returned to claim what’s theirs.
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09:10. Drama, Romance. UK, USA 2019, 122 min. Directed by Michael Engler. Starring: Matthew Goode, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern. In English with Russian subtitles. This fall, the worldwide phenomenon Downton Abbey, becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
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00:10. Drama, Crime. Japan, United Kingdom 2019, 108 min. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring: Masataka Kubota, Sakurako Konishi, Nao Ohmori, Shota Sometani. In Japanese with Russian subtitles. A new film from Japanese cult classic director, the indefatigable experimentalist Takashi Miike, is an explosive mix of crime thriller, romantic melodrama, and black comedy. The young and terminally ill boxer Leo becomes the accidental savior of a call girl, Monica, who found her way into the grasp of the Yakuza. Having not even managed to fall in love at first sight, they end up in a whirlpool of Tokyo’s criminal nightlife. The young people are pursued by corrupt police, drug dealers, and killers sent by the Chinese Triads. Will they live until sunrise and preserve their young love?
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