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The balance of a man who lives in the middle of nowhere and relies on his daily work to survive can easily be turned upside down.
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Adam
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About Dry Grasses
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Cardboard Boxer
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
The Young One
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Little Boy Blue
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That Evening Sun
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I'm Not Here
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Paper Lives
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Hardball
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