After Venya’s mother receives a call from school reporting her son’s refusal to participate in mixed swimming lessons, she first suspects her teenager of being shy and derides his claim that it is “against his religion.” As Venya is finally exempted by the school’s devout principal, he grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability to manipulate all forms of authority. Challenged by a teacher who refuses to consent to his dogma, he sets out to eliminate her and subdue an entire community. At a time when arguments over the teaching of religion in public schools are prominent in the media, this wildly escalating classroom drama – based on a play by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg – serves as a frightening cautionary tale.
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In his quest for power, D.C. aide Michael Lawson will do anything to take part in Senator Baines’s White House campaign, including blackmailing Baines’s shady advisor and sleeping with the candidate’s wife. But when he gets involved with the senator’s daughter, Lawson learns his dangerous game could have a deadly payoff.
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It’s all fun and games until things turn deadly. Shouldn’t a ‘mom’ know better…?
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Si shi qing chun (original title)
Three different stories of youth set in different cities of China.
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A woman’s alter ego emerges after years of dormancy to exact revenge on her unsuspecting boyfriend and his mistress.
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Balcony is the most luxurious members-only clubhouse in town, where investment analyst Stephen comes across millionaire Lucas, stock broker Master Alan and prostitute Milo.
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Anna spends her entire childhood under the care of a mysterious man she only knows as Daddy. He keeps her locked in an attic making her fear the Wildling, a child-eating monster that roams the outside. At age 16, Anna is freed by small-town sheriff Ellen Cooper who helps her start a new life as a normal teenager. But as Anna’s body begins to blossom, her childhood nightmares return with a vengeance, leading to the conclusion of a terrifying secret.
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Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
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