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The White Sound2001 • 107 min • Budget $250KDramaLukas, a young man living with schizophrenia, navigates a new town while starting a new relationship, all while battling the paranoia within his own mind.7.07.0
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Never Mind the Wall2001 • 94 minIn 1982, Germany is split. Nele, from West Germany, journeys to East Germany and encounters Captain, a musician. They fall in love, but the government intervenes, preventing them from seeing each other.…4.76.5
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