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Official Selection 2: THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
Whether you're crazy for poodle-training or Iron Maiden, dedicated to hockey or to the Lord Himself, loving something or someone makes this motley crew of characters act in strange and wonderful ways.
| Swiftly |
| Based on a poem of the same name, animation gives beautiful form to a lucid tale of love and entanglement. |
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| Mirror |
| Bodybuilders flex glistening muscles in shocking poses, exposing the pure, unadulterated narcissism and art of spectacle upon which this sport is built. |
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| Megaheavy |
| An introverted teen, Jolly loves two things: her classmate Kenneth and heavy metal music. But her world turns upside-down when the neighbour's son arrives. An awkwardly wonderful coming-of-age tale. |
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| 5 Hole : Tales of Hockey Erotica |
| Hockey has never been sexier! Director Cam Christiansen takes his love of the game to a forbidden level with saucy pop-art animation and a sweet "score" by The Five Hole Band. |
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| The Poodle Trainer |
| Irina Markova's entire life is dedicated to her one true passion: training poodles for her circus act. This eye-popping documentary reveals not only her unwavering dedication to her dogs, but the childhood trauma that inspires her remarkable life. |
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| Nude (Nue) |
| A nude woman offers up her body for the camera's inspection as she frankly discusses the faults that once plagued her. Renewed with a new sense of self, she engages in an arresting conversation of body politics with an even more surprising listener. |
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| The Apostles |
| Splitting the bill after dinner with friends can often get awkward, but when Jesus and his 12 Apostles settle up after The Last Supper, not even the Lord Himself is immune to this deliciously sacrilegious send-up of social dynamics. |
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| Poppy |
| Based on true events, POPPY recounts a New Zealand soldier's rescue of a WWI orphan. Astutely realized in arresting 3D animation, the magnitude of one man?s sacrifice offers a glimmer of humanity amid the chaotic backdrop of war. |
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| Believe |
| Memory and reality are seamlessly interwoven in this complex and honest portrait of a deeply tormented young widow. The isolated Scottish highlands offer a certain divine serenity in contrast to his flailing journey through the grieving process. |
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