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Touching the Void
Kevin Macdonald
2003 United Kingdom, USA
A documentary on Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and near-fatal 1985 attempt to climb Siula Grande, a towering mountain located in the Cordillera Huayhuash region of the Peruvian Andes. Based on Joe Simpson's book of the same name.
Available on AMC Plus, Curia, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Plex
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TELESCOPE RECOMMENDS Our picks for the best new film from around the world
Touch Me Not
Adina Pintilie
2018 Romania, Germany, Czech Republic
On the fluid border between reality and fiction, Touch Me Not follows the emotional journeys of Laura, Tómas and Christian, offering a deeply empathic insight into their lives. Craving for intimacy yet also deeply afraid of it, they work to overcome old patterns, defense mechanisms and taboos, to cut the cord and finally be free.
Available on Kino Now, Kanopy
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Limbo
Ben Sharrock
2021 United Kingdom
A complex and moving comedy about Omar, a young Syrian refugee awaiting asylum on a remote Scottish island. He is a virtuosic musician with the strings of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland, but a mysterious hand injury now prevents him from playing.
Available on HBO Now, HBO Max, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, AMC on Demand
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Spotlight: The Greek Weird Wave
Catapulted by Greece’s recent financial crisis, this week's spotlight highlights the Greek Weird Wave, a movement focused on Greece’s decade-long financial, social, and political turmoil. Through their unsettling realism, these films seek to uncover the macabre and bizarre within everyday life.
