Magnolia Films (and their Magnet line) distributes some of the best films released today.
Just over the last several months they've released on DVD/Blu-ray such impressive titles as 13 Assassins, I Saw The Devil, Hobo With a Shotgun, Rubber, Point Blank, Tucker and Dale Versus Evil and Trollhunter.
Two of their latest offerings are Mandrill and Happy, Happy.
Mandrill is Chilean director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza's spy action thriller starring Marko Zaror, Celine Reymond, and Alejandro Castillo. In 2009, the film won Best Fantastic Feature and Best Fantastic Actor Awards at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
Completing contracts with ruthless efficiency, Mandrill (Zaror) is always on the lookout for the man who killed his parents when he was a child. When a contract comes up and it looks like this may finally be the man responsible for the death of his parents, Mandrill discovers that the only way to get to him is through his daughter, Dominique (Reymond). But revenge is often a terrible cycle, and Mandrill may not see this through to the end.Happy, Happy is Norwegian director Anne Sewitsky's 2010 comedy starring Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Joachim Rafaelsen. The film is a winner of the World Cinema Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and Norway's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards.
Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja (Kittelsen). She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she "isn't particularly attractive" anymore. Whatever. That's life.And we're giving away two sets of these amazing films.
But when "the perfect couple" moves in next door, Kaja struggles to keep her emotions in check. Not only do these successful, beautiful, exciting people sing in a choir, they have also adopted a child - from Ethiopia! These new neighbors open a new world to Kaja, with consequences for everyone involved. And when Christmas comes around, it becomes evident that nothing will ever be like before - even if Kaja tries her very best.
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What Magnolia Pictures co-owner is a tech entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks?
Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).
Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.
Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on April 22nd, 2012.
