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41) Kiedy odszedłeś
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Polish
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Gdy cos sie konczy, cox nowego sie zaczyna. Nie mysl o mnie za czesto... Po prostu zyj dobrze. Po prostu zyj. Will Tyle ze Lou nie ma pojecia, jak to zrobic. I trudno jej sie dziwic. A jednak Kiedy odszedles to nie tylko historia o podnoszeniu sie po utraconej milosci, lecz takze inspirujaca opowiesc o nowych poczatkach. Pamietajac o obietnicy zlozonej ukochanemu, Lou stara sie znajdowac nowe powody, dla ktorych warto czekac na kazdy kolejny dzien.
Louisa...
43) A second wind
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English
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"An inspiring, heartfelt, tragi-comic memoir by an aristocratic Frenchman who was paralyzed in a paragliding accident and has to adjust to his new circumstances with the help of his unlikely caregiver - a hot-headed Algerian immigrant with troubles of his own. The basis of the hit French film "Untouchables," coming to the US from the Weinstein Company in summer 2012"--
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English
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"The highest-grossing non-English-language film of all time, Intouchables reveals the life of a charismatic con man, Abdél Sellou (played by the award-winning actor Omar Sy), whose friendship with a disabled French aristocrat, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, inspired the record-breaking hit movie. You Changed My Life is Abdel Sellou's memoir of growing up on the streets of Pris as a cheeky young Algerian immigrant, honing his talents as a petty thief and...
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Español
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"Crónicas Chilangas tells the adventures of three people who all have strong obsessions. "El Jairo, " a young schizophrenic, believes in extraterrestrial beings and feels that he should battle against them. Claudia is an overweight woman who has a strong weakness for pornography, a fact that leads her into a number of conflicts. Finally, Juvencio, an old retired teacher whose major concern is his quadriplegic daughter, whose future without him or...
49) A tide flowing
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English
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Tormented by his mother's death, his father's rejection, and his grandparent's inability to understand him, Mark finally finds new strength and purpose in his acquaintance with a young quadriplegic with whom he shares an interest in nature.
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English
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Mark Zupan was a college soccer star out drinking one night with friends. He decided to take a nap in the back of his friend's pickup truck. Still asleep when the vehicle drove away, he was suddenly jolted awake as the truck crashed. Mark was thrown into a canal and was stuck in frigid water, barely clinging to a tree branch, for fourteen hours. When he was finally rescued, Mark learned that he'd broken his neck and would be a quadriplegic, facing...
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English
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"Don't ever let someone count you out. Life can change in an instant. For twenty-year-old Aaron Baker, not only did a neck injury leave him paralyzed from the chin down-it also nearly killed him. The doctors told him he'd never feed himself again. Until he did. Instead of giving up, Aaron went all in and rebelliously achieved things he was told would never be possible. The Rebellious Recovery follows Aaron on a mind-expanding, odds-defying journey...
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English
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Ken Harrison (Richard Dreyfuss) is a well-known and respected sculptor, until a terrible car accident leaves him a quadriplegic. His once positive outlook descends into depression as he comes to grips with the loss of his independence and his art. Even as he develops a relationship with Clare Scott (Christine Lahti), all he wants to do is end his life, but U.S. law forbids assisted suicide. Dr. Harrison (John Cassavetes) vows to keep Ken alive --...
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English
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"Broken" entwines the story of writer Lisa Jones with that of quadriplegic healer Stanford Addison, a Northern Arapaho on the Wind River Indian Reservation, while also exploring powerful spirits, material poverty, spiritual wealth, friendship, violence, confusion, death, and above all else,"a love that comes before and after and above and below romantic love."
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