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43) The Breadwinner
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Parvana is an eleven-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom, and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her...
44) The kite runner
Author
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two young boys in Afghanistan are inseparable until one day their relationship is torn apart, and years later one of them returns to try to redeem himself.
Author
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In a dystopic future where a religion-based autocracy rules the country, women are second class citizens and after attempting to escape, June is sentenced to be a handmaid whose role is to bear children for childless government officials.
Author
Series
The expanse volume 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
In a future where humanity has colonized the solar system, a conspiracy is unraveled that threatens peace across the system.
52) Kick-Ass 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Self-made superhero Kick-Ass and sweet faced, foul-mouthed assassin Hit Girl try to return to life as 'normal' teenagers, but soon they are faced with their deadliest challenge yet. To seek revenge for his father's death, Red Mist has re-invented himself as the leader of super-villains. To defeat their new nemesis, Kick-Ass and Hit Girl must team up with a new wave of masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, in this battle of...
54) A dog's purpose
Author
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Over several lifetimes, and with several owners, a dog looks to discover his purpose in life.
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In Season Five of the Handmaid's Tale, June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead's influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise to power. June, Lucke, and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite...
Author
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In a dystopic future where a religion-based autocracy rules the country, women are second class citizens and after attempting to escape, June is sentenced to be a handmaid whose role is to bear children for childless government officials.
57) The lost king
Author
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An amateur historian sets out to find the remains of King Richard III, which have been lost for over 500 years.
58) Antlers
Author
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A middle-school teacher and her brother, a sheriff, become entangled in the life of one of her students, a mysterious boy whose secrets lead them to encounters with a terrifying legendary creature.
59) Women talking
Author
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Follows a goup of women in an isolated ultraconservative Mennonite colony who face the trauma of realizing that they have been drugged and raped by men from their community.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...