Broken Vessels 1998  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Ziehl
Cast: Todd Field, Jason London, Roxana Zal, Susan Traylor, James Hong, Patrick Cranshaw, Brent David Fraser, Stephanie Feury, David(2) Nelson, William Smith
Tom Meyer (Jason London), a rookie paramedic in New York, is assigned Jimmy Warzniak (Todd Field) as his partner. But Jimmy is a sociopath who uses heroin and cocaine to get through the ordeals of his work. It doesn't take long for Tom to be faced with the decision of whether or not to solve his problems in the same manner that Jimmy does.
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 River's Edge 1986  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, Roxana Zal, Tom Bower, Joshua John Miller, Leo Rossi, Jim Metzler
This film is based on a real story in which a teenage killer showed his friends the corpse of his victim. A pact was made to keep everything hush-hush, and it almost worked as the teens excused themselves from responsibility for their actions.
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Shattered Spirits 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon, Matthew Laborteaux, Lukas Haas, Roxana Zal, Jill Schoelen, Jenny Gago, Gaby Mandelik, Lenny Hicks, Dyana Ortelli
A family reaches the depths of despair when the father (Martin Sheen) is mired in his own selfish world of alcohol abuse.
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Table for Five 1983 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: Jon Voight, Richard Crenna, Marie-Christine Barrault, Millie Perkins, Roxana Zal, Robby Kiger, Kevin Costner, Erik Holland, Son Hoang Bui, Maria O'Brien
This film concerns the ordeals of divorce and its impact on children; a divorced father (Jon Voight) plans a cruise with his children to renew their deteriorating relationship.
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Testament 1983 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Lynne Littman
Cast: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haas, Lilia Skala, Leon Ames, Rebecca De Mornay, Lurene Tuttle, Kevin Costner, Philip Anglim, Mako, Mico Olmos, Gerry Murillo, J. Brennan Smith
This excellent film examines the consequences of nuclear war and its inherent tragedy through the Wetherly family's–mother Carol (Jane Alexander), daughter Mary Liz (Roxana Zal), and sons Brad and Scottie (Rossie Harris and Lukas Haas)–attempts to survive their remaining days. After the attack, their small town of Hamlin outside of San Francisco is cut off from the rest of the world as radiation takes its toll, and Carol tries to help her children cope with the tragedy. Jane Alexander received an Oscar nomination.
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| 1. Broken Vessels (1998)
2. River's Edge (1986)
3. Shattered Spirits (1986)
4. Table for Five (1983)
5. Testament (1983)
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