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In this adaptation of Haruki Murakami's eponymous short story, a widowed stage director agrees to direct Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. On the way to Hiroshima where the production will take place, he bonds with his driver, an introverted young woman, over mysterious connections and shared grief.
Available on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, HBO Max
In the Gansu Province of northwest China lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert 60 years ago. Condemned by the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957 and entered into "reeducation" camps, those who didn't starve to death tell their harrowing stories of survival in this eye-opening documentary.
Available on OVID
A young Finnish woman leaving behind an affair in Moscow boards an empty train compartment on her journey to the city of Murmansk. However, she is unexpectedly joined by a boisterous, foul-mouthed Russian miner, and the two form an unexpected bond in this subtle, intimate drama of travel, connection, loss, and self-discovery.
Available on Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube
The films in this week’s Spotlight celebrate finding kinship in unlikely places. They feature characters who have lost or left behind their biological families to build their own. Some temporary, some permanent, these chosen families prove that the bonds of family go beyond blood.