Fremont - BLU-RAY

Her service as a translator for the U.S. military gave twentysomething Afghani Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) entry to America, where she now lives a solitary existence in Fremont, California, scripting the contents for a fortune cookie factory. Her days spent trying to carve out a new life, and contending with the ghosts of her old one, are wryly observed in this affecting, Jarmusch-resonant effort; Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, Siddique Ahmed, Boots Riley also star. 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack; English.

Industrialist Cornelis van Doorn (Kees Brusse) got so filthy rich because he wasted nothing... as demonstrated by how he turned the animal hormone waste from his slaughterhouses into a side business of birth control pills. The time came, though, when he had to choose a successor from amongst his kids, legitimate or otherwise-and the only competent candidate (Rudolf Lucieer) was cursed with ethics. Sexy satire co-stars Andrea Domburg, Hugo Metsers, Sonja Barend. 107 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack Dutch; Subtitles English; audio commentary; bonus short InchFestival of LoveInch (1969); image gallery; theatrical trailers. In Dutch with English subtitles.

A story of love, loss, and redemption - Downeast dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine. The film combines crime, revenge, and the hope for a new life.