Saul Dibb
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Based on true events, in March 2018, Salisbury became the site of an unprecedented national emergency after a nerve agent attack on Sergei and Yulia Skirpal garnered international attention. The city faced horrific trials of discovery, identification, and decontamination as the Public Health officials scrambled to understand what was happening and how to protect the city's residents.
2) The duchess
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Chronicles the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. She was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. She was a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. Georgiana is trapped in an unhappy marrital triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with Earl Grey, an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt...
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English
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Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky, a story of the power of love and the tradgedy of war, set during the German occupation of France in the 1940's. Suite Francaise tells the story of Lucille Angellier, she awaits news from her husband, whom is a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees pour into their small town, followed by a regiment of German soldies who take up residence in the villagers' homes. Lucille's life is turned upside down.
5) NW
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Twenty years after they grew up in a public housing complex in mulicultural Northwest London, Natalie and Leah hardly recognize each other. Catapulted out of urban poverty by ambition and hard work, Natalie has won the success she craves, while Leah stayed close to friends and family, cherishing her working-class life. Can the women's friendship survive a looming crisis in the complex world beteween fortune and failure, culture and class?
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English
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Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940's, Lucille Angellier awaits news from her prisoner of war husband. As Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' homes, Lucile's life is turned upside down--further complicated by the arrival of refined German officer, Bruno.
8) Bullet boy
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"In one of East London's most volatile neighborhoods, pride, rivalry and revenge are the only codes on the street. ... Fresh out of jail, 18-year-old Ricky and his 12-year-old brother, Curtis, struggle to walk the straight and narrow when a minor street clash escalates into an all-out neighborhood war. For Ricky and Curtis, friendships, family and loyalty will be tested to the extreme in a world where guns are a fact of everyday life and boys try...