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1952 – A History of Violence (2005)

spacetime coordinates: 2000’s Millbrook, Indiana, / Philadelphia

A History of Violence is a 2005 American action-thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a small-town diner who is thrust into the spotlight after confronting two robbers in self-defense, thus changing the lives of him and his family forever. (wiki)

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1950 – Kate (2021)

spacetime coordinates: late 2010’s Tokyo at night

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Kate is an American action thriller film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku MartineauWoody HarrelsonMichiel Huisman, and Tadanobu Asano. It was released on September 10, 2021, by Netflix. (wiki)

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1949 – O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

spacetime coordinates: 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 crime comedy-drama film written, produced, co-edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring George ClooneyJohn Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Chris Thomas KingJohn GoodmanHolly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles.

The film is a modern satire loosely based on Homer‘s epic Greek poem The Odyssey that incorporates social features of the American South. The title of the film is a reference to the Preston Sturges 1941 film Sullivan’s Travels, in which the protagonist is a director who wants to film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, a fictitious book about the Great Depression. (wiki)

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1940 – Rebelle (2012)

spacetime coordinates: civil war in sub-Saharan Africa

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War Witch (French: Rebelle) is a 2012 Canadian dramatic war film written and directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien and Serge Kanyinda. It is about a child soldier forced into a civil war in Africa, and who is believed to be a witch. The film was primarily shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in French and Lingala. (wiki)

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1923 – Snake Eyes (2021)

spacetime coordinates: 2020’s Tokyo

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Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (also known simply as Snake Eyes) is a 2021 American superhero film directed by Robert Schwentke based on Hasbro‘s G.I. Joe franchise, the film serves as an origin story for the title character, created by Larry Hama, in addition to being a reboot of the G.I. Joe film series. (wiki)

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1922 – Warsaw ’44 (2014)

spacetime coordinates: Warsaw, summer of 1944 / destruction of Warsaw

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Warsaw 44 is a 2014 Polish war film, originally titled Miasto 44 (City 44). The film depicts the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 during the German occupation of Poland. (wiki)

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1920 – Pig (2021)

spacetime coordinates: late 2010’s Oregon forests /  Portland

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Pig is a 2021 American drama film co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski in his directorial debut. It stars Nicolas CageAlex Wolff, and Adam Arkin, and follows a truffle forager whose beloved truffle-finding pig goes missing. (wiki)

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