Documentary
We follow Roach, a 17-year-old ex-junkie and squeegee punk living on the streets of Toronto and Montreal. As part of the filmmaking process, he's been given a camera to document his world. The footage he gets is urgent, because there's a war against squeegee kids. This documentary is from the point of view of the kids themselves, in order to provide alternative voices. Roach's camera is positioned behind "enemy" lines: living in derelict buildings, squeegeeing for money, being hunted by police.
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Snowflakes at the End of the World
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2017
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2015
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IMDB 10 | Nov , 2016
Taking part in The Voice Kids is already quite something, but for 11-year-old Merna it’s really something special. Her parents had to flee Iraq because they are part of the Christian minority, and IS was threatening to kidnap Merna. They now live in Lebanon, where one in three people is a refugee. The family has been waiting for two years for permission to move on. FaceTiming with her older sister, who stayed behind in Iraq, and cooking her favorite dishes with her mother make the situation more bearable. But what also really helps is singing – this calms Merna and makes her less afraid. She used to sing only in church, but since The Voice her beautiful, melancholy voice touches everyone. Because of her status as a refugee, Merna isn’t allowed to attend the foreign performances with the other finalists, but she’s now a national celebrity in Lebanon.Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2017
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IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2009
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IMDB 6 | Nov , 1994
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2012
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IMDB 10 | Oct , 2012
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IMDB 6 | Oct , 1990
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2025
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IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2016
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IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2003
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IMDB 9 | Dec , 2006
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IMDB 8 | Aug , 2015
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IMDB 10 | Oct , 2005
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IMDB 5 | Jan , 1978
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IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2014
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2014
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