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Battle in Heaven

Dir.: Carlos Reygadas
| 98 minutes

Marcos and his wife kidnap a baby for ransom, but everything goes tragically wrong when the infant dies. In another world is Ana, his boss’s daughter, who prostitutes herself for pleasure. In his troubled search for relief, Marcos confesses his guilt to her.

 

The Fall of the House of Usher

Dir.: Roger Corman
| 79 minutes

In memory of Roger Corman. Upon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears his future brother-in-law has prematurely entombed his bride-to-be. Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale.

Law and Order

Dir.: Frederick Wiseman
| 81 minutes

Frederick Wiseman surveys the wide range of work the police are asked to perform: enforcing the law, maintaining order, and providing general social services. The incidents shown illustrate how training, community expectations, socio-economic status of the subject, the threat of violence, and discretion affect police behavior.

 

The Smile of the Lamb

Dir.: Shimon Dotan
| 97 minutes

Hilmi’s adopted son turns to terrorism and is subsequently shot by Israeli security forces. He takes his physician friend hostage and threatens to execute him unless Israel immediately withdraws from the Occupied Territories.

The Sugarland Express

Dir.: Steven Spielberg
| 110 minutes

A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape from prison and together kidnap their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.