Satdude

Films on TV Cabo 10th / 17th November

''enjoy''

Satellite: Hispasat Position: 30.0 west Frequency: 11771H

November 10 to November 17

Please note change of name

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Freedomland (2006) Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller NEW

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco and Ron Eldard. Directed by Joe Roth.

A distressed woman, Brenda Martin (Julianne Moore) arrives severely injured to the hospital, telling to the police that she got car jacked, and the delinquents have kidnapped her 4-year-old son. Lorenzo (Samuel L. Jackson), a black police detective, hears Brenda's story and take the case, during a night when is taking place a silent protest of mothers, whom have suffered in the past the disappearance of their children. The police is blaming a black man of the kidnapping, which causes a big-mass protest of the black community. The task is though for Lorenzo, who must deal with the case and with the pressure of the protest. But something is missed in the story told by Brenda and after having received the help of the group of mothers in the search, it seems that Brenda is ready to confess a disturbing truth.

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Our Fathers (2005) (TV) Drama NEW

Starring Ted Danson, Christopher Plummer, Brian Dennehy and Daniel Baldwin. Directed by Dan Curtis.

A dramatized account of the hidden sexual abuse and scandal that shook the foundation of the Catholic Church, and the characters, events, and policies that brought the abuse and scandal into existence.

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The Good Shepherd (The Confessor) (2004) NEW Drama / Thriller

Starring Christian Slater, Molly Parker, Stephen Rea and Gordon Pinsent. Directed by Lewin Webb.

Father Daniel Clemens (Christian Slater, TRUE ROMANCE) is a dedicated priest who has never found his place at the helm of a parish, choosing instead to work in the cardinal's office. When a fellow priest is accused of murder and later commits suicide--or not--in jail, Clemens becomes increasingly convinced the man was innocent, and assumes the dead man's duties at his parish. With the aid of a journalist and former sweetheart (Molly Parker), he works to solve the mystery, and embarks upon his own spiritual rediscovery, while the possibility of more bloodshed grows. Academy Award nominee Stephen Rea (THE CRYING GAME) co-stars.

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Mary (2005/I) Drama

Starring Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Modine and Heather Graham. Directed by Abel Ferrara.

Three characters linked by the mythical Maria Maddalena - Mary Magdalene... Tony Childress, an infamous, egotistical and obsessive actor/director is playing the lead role of Jesus in his controversial new film THIS IS MY BLOOD. When the shoot wraps, Marie Palesi, his lead actress, is left alone in Jerusalem, drained, empty. 'Selfless'. Into the void within her is poured the spirit of Mary Magdalene, and Marie embarks on a profound journey towards enlightenment. Meanwhile, in New York City, tv journalist Ted Younger begins his own quest for spiritual truth through his documentary about the life of Christ. When the premiere of Tony's film becomes the target of bomb threats by the vengeful religious Right, the lives and paths of these three characters come dramatically together.

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Running Scared (2006) Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Starring Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga, Alex Neuberger and Karel Roden. Directed by
Wayne Kramer.

Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) is a low level mob flunkie who get told to dispose of a gun used for killing some dirty cops. Joey however, hides the gun in the drywall of his basement instead of tossing them in the river. When Joey's 10 year-old son (Alex Neuberger) and his best friend, Oleg (Cameron Bright), witness Joey hiding some guns from a botched drug deal, Oleg steals the gun -- a snub-nosed .38 -- and shoots his abusive stepfather (Karel Roden) with it. Things would be bad enough if the stepfather didn't happen to be the nephew of a psychotic Russian mob boss (John Noble)... who happens to be in business with Joey's crew on a gasoline scam. But now Joey's also got the surviving dirty cop (Chazz Palminteri) from the botched drug deal on his case... and that hot .38 out there on the street, changing hands in an underworld of freaks, pimps, hookers and pedophiles. As well as Oleg, who can connect Joey to the gun. And even if Joey can make it through the night, he's still got to answer to his wife (Vera Farmiga)...

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Monja, La (2005) (The Nun) Horror / Mystery

Starring Belén Blanco, Oriana Bonet, Anita Briem andTeté Delgado. Directed by Luis De La Madrid.

An abusive and merciless nun turns an all-girl boarding school into a sadistic prison. Then she mysteriously disappears. Years later, someone or something begins brutally murdering the alumnae of the school. The surviving women regroup to face, once again, the ghastly violence of the nun.

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