| Pink Zone: Limitless Love
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| | Pink Zone series offers an eclectic mix of film genres: drama, comedy, epoch, thriller and documentary. Yet, all the films share a certain outlook on life and portray love outside the heterosexual norms. In these films, some remain in the closet due to society's or their families' closemindedness, whereas others feel utterly confused by some unexpected feelings.
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Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti) | | In Ferzan Özpetek's Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti) the two adult sons of an Iltalian family find themselves between a rock and a hard place. The conservative macho of a father wants one of the boys to take over the family's pasta business. But what should these young men do when their lives, and hidden relationships, are taking place elsewhere?
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|  Prayers for Bobby |
| A family has trouble coming to terms with the sexual orientation of their children also in Russel Mulchahy's touching drama Prayers for Bobby. Sigourney Weaver gives a striking perfomance as a religious mother, who changes her strict views after the tragic death of her son.
Note that Prayers for Bobby is shown in a special screening with free entry!
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Eyes Wide Open (Einaym pkuhot)
| | Religion and sexuality and the often troublesome relationship between the two are also portrayed in Haim Tabakman's Eyes Wide Open (Einaym pkuhot). The delicately beautiful film is set in an orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem, and provides an intriquing view of a closed community's life and traditions.
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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister | | Society's views on sexuality and gender roles are equally strict in James Kent's The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, which is set in 19th century England. Anne Lister is an independent and outspoken woman, who rattles the community's sensibilities. The film is based on the coded entries of her secret diary.
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Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement | | Susan Muska ja Gréta Ólafsdottir's Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement tells the story of a couple, who started their passionate relationship in the midst of the social revolution of the 1960's. The warmhearted documentary follows Edie and Thea's more than 40 decades together. At the end of the road, the couple is finally able to fulfill their shared dream of making their commitment officially recognised.
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The Fish Child (El niño pez) | | Lucía Puenzo's The Fish Child (El niño pez) is a love story dressed up in thriller form. Lala, the daughter of an Argentinian jugde, is in love with Ailin, the family's maid. The couple dream of a life together far away from Buenos Aires but as the Lala's father is murdered, their story gains darker shades.
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Going South (Plein sud) |
| Notice also other films in the Espoo Ciné programme with a GLBT angle.
A crush between two youngsters in Sebastien Lifshitz's Going South (Plein sud) is complicated by past events. The protagonist of Roberto Caston's Ander is also approached by love from a very unexpected direction.
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