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219 – Legend (2015)

spacetime coordinates: 1960s London

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Legend is a 2015 French-British crime thriller film written and directed by Brian Helgeland. It is adapted from John Pearson‘s book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins,  which deals with the rise and fall of the Kray twins; the relationship that bound them together, and charts their gruesome career to their downfall and imprisonment for life in 1969.

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Rotten Tomatoes’ consensus reads, “As a gangster biopic, Legend is deeply flawed, but as a showcase for Tom Hardy – in a dual role, no less – it just about lives up to its title.”

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3569230/

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206 – Gomorra (2008)

spacetime coordinates: 2004 – 2005 southern Italy

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Gomorrah (Italian: Gomorra) is a 2008 Neapolitan-language neo-realist Italian film directed by Matteo Garrone, based on the book by Roberto Saviano, who also collaborated in the screenplay. It deals with the Casalesi clan, a crime syndicate within the Camorra — a traditional criminal organization based in Naples and Caserta, in the southern Italian region of Campania.

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The film, following the book upon which it is based, portrays events identifiably similar to actual historical ones; for example, the Scampia feud. In the film’s credits, the filmmakers thank the districts of Scampia and Torre del Greco, as well as the Carabinieri of nearby Boscoreale: these three suburban areas around the Bay of Naples feature cityscapes appropriate for filming this story.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929425/

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201 – Straight Outta Compton (2015)

spacetime coordinates: 80’s 90’s  Compton, California, Los Angeles

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Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical film directed by F. Gary Gray, depicting the career of gangsta rap group N.W.A. Titled after N.W.A’s 1988 debut studio album, the film focuses on members Eazy-EIce Cube, and Dr. Dre, and the rise and fall of the group. Members of N.W.A were involved in making the film, including Ice Cube and Dr. Dre as producers, as was Eazy-E’s widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, while MC Ren and DJ Yella served as creative consultants. Ice Cube is portrayed by his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., with Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre and Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E. Paul Giamatti also stars as N.W.A’s manager Jerry Heller.

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0192 – Seven Sisters (2017)

spacetime coordinates:   worldwide population crisis of  2073

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What Happened to Monday? (known as Seven Sisters in Europe) is a dystopian science fiction thriller film, written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson, directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring Willem DafoeGlenn Close, and Noomi RapaceNetflix bought the streaming rights to the film for the United States and other markets.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1536537/

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188 – Kynodontas (2009)

Dogtooth (Greek: Κυνόδοντας, translit. Kynodontas) is a 2009 Greek film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos about a husband and wife who keep their children ignorant of the world outside their property well into adulthood. The film stars Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki PapouliaMary Tsoni, and Christos Passalis.

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184 – Shot Caller (2017)

spacetime coordinates: 2010’s Southern California

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Shot Caller is an American crime thriller film directed and written by Ric Roman Waugh. The film stars Nikolaj Coster-WaldauOmari HardwickLake BellJon BernthalEmory CohenJeffrey DonovanEvan Jones, with Benjamin Bratt, and Holt McCallany.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633690/