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Naked Lunch

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In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

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George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.

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Similar Movies:

Poet's Pub

Campanadas a medianoche

Naked Lunch

Le Pion

Sorry to Bother You

Adaptation.

Die geliebten Schwestern

Laurel & Hardy - Die komische Liebesgeschichte von Dick und Doof

Straw Dogs

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Remains of the Day

Birdbath

Bridget Jones's Diary

Braveheart

Arsenic and Old Lace

Caché

My Own Private Idaho

Monster

Il sorriso del grande tentatore

Manhattan