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• "The King’s Speech"

Genre: Drama / History
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter, Guy Pearce

Short Synopsis:
The King‘s Speech tells the story of the relationship between Britain‘s reluctant King George VI, plagued by a nervous stammer, and the unorthodox Australian speech therapist who helps him.

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• "127 Hours"

Genre: Drama / Biography
Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Lizzy Caplan, Clemence Poesy

Short Synopsis:
127 Hours is the new film from Danny Boyle, the Academy Award winning director of last year‘s Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire.

127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston‘s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers (Clemence Poesy), family, and the two hikers (Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara) he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet? A visceral thrilling story that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.

• "The Next Three Days"

Genre: Thriller
Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks

Short Synopsis:
Three years into his wife‘s sentence, John (Russell Crowe) is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves.

• "Abel"

Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Cast: Geraldine Alejandra, Karina Gidi, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza

Synopsis:
Abel is a nine–year–old boy and the only male patient in a psychiatric ward for women in provincial Aguascalientes, Mexico for the past two years. He often experiences violent episodes and refuses to speak, though his doctors are unable to diagnose or treat his apparent mental illness. Due to hospital rules, Abel must be transferred to a children‘s hospital in Mexico City for permanent residency. A week before he is set to depart, his mother Cecilia convinces the hospital director, Doctor Monarrez, to let Abel stay with her for a week. If Abel behaves and Cecilia can handle his care during this time, he will be allowed to stay with his family. If not, he must go to the hospital in distant Mexico City.

Abel arrives home to be greeted by his siblings, Selene, 16, and Paul, 5. Abel is clearly uncomfortable in his own home, and his brother and sister are equally wary of his presence, resulting in highly charged tension within the household. One morning, out of the blue, Abel begins to speak. His mother is delighted and considers it a sign of improvement. However, rather than acting like a boy his own age, Abel starts to act like the man of the house – a husband to his mother and a father to his siblings. Despite their confusion and irritation, Abel‘s family tries their best to accept his actions and keep him happy. Selene makes peace with her brother‘s assumed role by inviting him to participate in the Fathers‘ Day celebration at Paul‘s school. Abel and Paul grow closer during their daily homework sessions, and the two boys often play together. Things start looking up for the small family, as everyone begins to adjust to their new lifestyle.

Then, one morning, Abel wakes up to find a strange man sitting at the table. Anselmo, the children‘s real father, has returned from working in the United States. Abel does not seem to recognize him and becomes alarmed by the presence of a stranger in his house. Cecilia lies and tells Abel that Anselmo is her cousin. Abel is relieved by her explanation and begins to speak to his father as a peer. Anselmo, however, is much more disturbed by Abel‘s behaviour. He decides to take matters into his own hands and drags Abel to the bathroom, where he forces his son to look in the mirror and recognize himself as a child. Abel panics as his confusion mounts and reality intrudes. Cecilia rushes into the bathroom, just in time to administer his medication. Completely sick with worry, she kicks Anselmo out of the house. Early the next morning, Abel takes Paul out of the house without telling Cecilia. Later that morning, Cecilia realizes her children are missing. Frantically, she, Anselmo, Doctor Monarrez, Selene, and Selene‘s boyfriend head out to search for Abel and Paul.

Meanwhile, the boys arrive at the community pool. Once inside, Abel is determined to teach Paul how to swim. Paul follows his brother into the water despite his fears. As soon as they reach deeper water, both boys struggle to stay afloat.

In the car, Selene remembers Abel‘s promise to Paul, and his mother reveals that Abel does not know how to swim either. When they arrive at the pool, they find both boys face down in the water. After several agonizing minutes, Paul and Abel are resuscitated. Cecilia, having come very close to losing both her sons, concedes that she must let Abel travel to Mexico City for treatment.

• "It’s kind Of A Funny Story"

Genre: Comedy / Drama
Cast: Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis

Short Synopsis:
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Courtesy of: http://www.mymovies.net/

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T O  D A  Y’s  Q U O T E:

"Love isn’t being happy all the time. Feel free to cry for awhile, but love like you’ve never lost your smile." – Mary Rose