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The King of North Sudan
The King of North Sudan

"The King of North Sudan" (not rated, 1 hour, 35 minutes, On Demand) Not your everyday documentary, this is an intriguing chronicle -- loaded with international intrigue, diplomacy debacles, foreign investors, and U.S. government interference -- of a father's intention to make his daughter a princess, which quickly spirals out of control when he starts his own country far from his Virginia farm to a remote desert between Egypt and Sudan. Directed by Danny Abel; Danny McBride is an executive producer.

"Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone" (PG-13, 1 hour, 35 minutes, On Demand) An appealingly comedic anti-hero actioner concerns actual Brownsville, Texas, Nissan dealer Charlie Clark playing a fictional version of himself who moonlights as a luchador in underground lucha libre competitions while getting mixed up in cosmic battles with demons and ancient Mayan gods. With Charlie Clark, Danny Trejo, Kuno Becker, Sofia Pernas, Renee Victor; directed by Michael D. Olmos.

"Dual" (not rated, 1 hour, 34 minutes, DVD, Blu-ray) A smart, enterprising deadpan comedy in which Sarah (Karen Gillan), upon receiving a terminal medical diagnosis, decides to undergo a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death. With Theo James, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale; written and directed by Riley Stearns. DVD/Blu-ray bonuses include a making-of featurette and director audio commentary.

"The Silent Party" (not rated, 1 hour, 27 minutes, On Demand) An unnerving and rapid-paced thriller in which a few hours before her wedding, Laura (Jazmin Stuart) goes for a walk and stumbles upon an unusual party at a young neighbor's house, where a violent act drastically changes the direction of her life. Revenge, anyone? With Esteban Bigliardi, Gerardo Romano, Lautaro Bettoni; co-written by Diego Fried and co-directed by Fried and Federico Finkielstain. In Spanish with subtitles.

"The Summoned" (not rated, 1 hour, 24 minutes, On Demand) A morality tale that starts out as a thriller then stumbles into horror territory in which Elijah (J. Quinton Johnson) attends an elite self-help retreat with his rock-star girlfriend, unaware that the enigmatic doctor who runs the estate has summoned him there to settle a generations-old supernatural debt brought about by their ancestors selling their souls. With Emma Fitzpatrick, Salvador Chacon, Angela Gulner, Frederick Stuart; directed by Mark Meir.

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