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282) The brave one
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Erica Bain is a popular New York radio host who watched her fiancé die and nearly lost her own life to a vicious, random attack. Now she is unable to move past the tragedy and discovers a stranger within herself. She prowls the streets, an armed wanderer in the urban night, out for vengeance, looking for the men she hold responsible and at war with her own soul. A determined homicide detective is hot on the trail of the vigilante that is Erica Bain....
283) Crimson flower
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"After losing her family in a violent home invasion, a woman uses folk tales to cope. In a blood-soaked journey toward revenge, she tracks down the man responsible for her family's deaths, only to discover a startling government plot-to weaponize folk tales and use them to raise children into super assassins"--
285) Facing fear
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In the Academy Award-nominated short documentary, worlds collide when a former neo-Nazi skinhead and the gay victim of his hate crime attack meet by chance 25 years after the incident that dramatically shaped both of their lives. Together, they embark on a journey of forgiveness that challenges both to grapple with their beliefs and fears, eventually leading to an improbable collaboration, and friendship.
286) The abominable crime
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Explored is the religious-based culture of homophobia in Jamaica through the eyes of gay Jamaicans who are forced to choose between their homeland and their lives. Included are personal accounts from Jamaica's leading human-rights activist, Maurice Tomlinson, and a lesbian single mother who survived a brutal anti-gay shooting. Offered is an intimate first-person perspective on the risks and challenges of seeking asylum abroad.
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Swedish
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The Count of the Old Town: Bergman had her first speaking role in this ensemble comedy, as a chambermaid seduced by a suspected jewel thief.
Walpurgis night: Tackling the subject of Sweden's declining birth rate, this topical drama features Bergman as a virtuous young woman who becomes entangled in a sordid love triangle.
Intermezzo: Gustaf Molander's swooning romance, about an ill-starred affair, made Bergman a star in Sweden, and she would go...
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After Newtown, guns in America: An unprecedented exploration of America's enduring relationship with firearms. Traces the evolution of guns in America, their inextricable link to violence, and the clash of cultures that reflect competing visions of national identity.
Marijuana nation: Hear revealing interviews with law enforcement, growers, scientists and everyday users who offer unique insight into the medical marijuana phenomenon.
A place at the...
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English
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
After Newtown, guns in America: From the first European settlements in the New World to frontier justice; from 19th Century immigrant riots to gangland violence in the Roaring Twenties; from the Civil War to Civil Rights, guns have been at center of our national narrative for four hundred years. Americans have relied on guns to sustain communities, challenge authority,...
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English
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Ocean's Eleven: Three prestigious Las Vegas casinos. More than $160 million. Danny Ocean and his 10-man handpicked team of grifters and conmen are ready to carry out the most elaborate casino heist in history, and they just might get away with it.
The blind side: Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same...
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