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Yossi

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DVD: Boris Barnet - Outskirts/By the Bluest of Seas

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My Brother the Devil

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Aurora

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DVD: The Alexander Sokurov Collection

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Keep the Lights On

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Elena

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LFF 2012: In the Fog

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5 Broken Cameras

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DVD: Beauty

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Santa Sangre

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Who On Earth Was Ford Madox Ford?, BBC Two

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Circumstance

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DVD: North Sea Texas

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The Forgiveness of Blood

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theartsdesk Olympics: Football under Hitler's eyes

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