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Comedy, set in the Lower East Side Dominican community of New York, about a cocky teen who becomes determined to win over the neighborhood girl of his dreams. Peter Sollett makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte, Melonie Diaz, Altagracia Guzman, Silvestre Rasuk, Krystal Rodriguez and Kevin Rivera. Also know as “Long Way Home.” Flat. 88 min. R: Strong language. March 28. IDP. Comedy about a young addict who embarks on a drug-soaked three-day adventure after his stripper friend introduces him to the creator of crystal methamphetamine, the addict’s favorite drug. Music video director Jonas Åkerlund makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Creighton Vero and Will de los Santos. With Jason Schwartzman (“Simone”), Mickey Rourke (“The Pledge”), John Leguizamo (“Empire”), Brittany Murphy (“Just Married”), Mena Suvari (“Sonny”) and Patrick Fugit (“White Oleander”). Flat. 96 min. R: Pervasive drug content; strong sexuality; language; some violence. March 14. Newmarket. Action thriller, set in the Nigerian jungle, about a Navy SEAL trying to rescue a doctor who refuses to leave without her 70 refugee patients. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) from a screenplay by Patrick Cirillo, Malcolm Clarke, Alex Lasker (“Beyond Rangoon”), Robert Orr (“Savior”), Stuart Sender and John Pogue (Rollerball,” “Ghost Ship”). With Bruce Willis (“Hart's War”), Monica Bellucci (“Brotherhood of the Wolf,” “Irreversible”), Fionnula Flanagan (“Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”), Nick Chinlund (“Amy’s Orgasm”), Paul Francis (“Pearl Harbor”), Cole Hauser (“White Oleander”), Johnny Messner (“The Sweetest Thing”) and Chad Smith (“The Package”). Also known as “Man of War.” March 7. Sony. Farsi-language drama, set in Tehran, about the 10 different conversations a woman motorist has with her passengers over the course of four days. Written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami (“The Wind Will Carry Us”). With Mania Akbari and Amin Maher. Flat. 94 min. March 5 in New York. Zeitgeist. Drama about the lives of four disconnected suburban families who find smatterings of hope amid their boredom, confusion and unhappy marriages. Based on a collection of short stories by A.M. Homes (“The End of Alice”). Written and directed by Rose Troche (“Go Fish,” “Bedrooms and Hallways”). With Glenn Close (“102 Dalmatians”), Dermot Mulroney (“About Schmidt”), Patricia Clarkson (“Far From Heaven,” “All the Real Girls”), Timothy Olyphant (“Rock Star,” “Dreamcatcher”), Mary Kay Place (“Sweet Home Alabama”), Moira Kelly (“Hi-Life”), Jessica Campbell (“Election”), Joshua Jackson (“Gossip,”) and Robert Klein (“Two Weeks Notice,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”). Scope. 120 min. R: Sexual content; language. March 7 limited. IFC. Documentary about a Southern Illinois kid who has spent the last decade in and out of orphanages, mental hospitals and prisons. Directed by Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”). Flat. 140 min. March 28 in New York and Los Angeles; wider April 11. Lions Gate. Contemporary Russian-language drama about a wealthy conglomerate CEO whose downfall is tied to Uzbek mobsters, Kremlin corruption and his own greed. Based on the novel by Yuli Dubov. Directed by Pavel Lungin (“Taxi Blues”) from a screenplay by Lungin and Aleksandr Borodyansky. With Vladimir Mashkov (“Behind Enemy Lines”), Andrei Krasko, Mariya Mironova, Levani Outchaneichvili (“25th Hour”) Aleksandr Baluyev (“Deep Impact”) and Aleksandr Samojlenko. Also known as “Oligarkh.” Flat. 128 min. March 28 in New York. New Yorker. Drama, based on a true story, about a journalist who teams with a New York Fire Department captain to record eulogies for eight firefighters killed in the World Trade Center tragedy. Based on a play by Anne Nelson. Jim Simpson makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Simpson (“Pipe Dream”), Sigourney Weaver (“Tadpole”), Anthony LaPaglia (“The Salton Sea”), Charlotte Simpson and Ron Dortch (“Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”). 100 min. PG: Thematic elements; brief language. Feb. 14 limited. Focus. A re-release of the 1977 drama about a man who, after being charged with child molestation, is placed into New York City’s infamous “The Tombs” prison. Based on the play by the late actor Miguel Piñero (“Almost You”). Directed by Robert M. Young (“Caught,” “China: The Panda Adventure”). With Piñero, Bruce Davison (“Dahmer”), Don Blakely (“Under Siege 2”), Luis Guzmán (“Punch-Drunk Love”), Joseph Carberry (“Speed”), Tony DiBenedetto (“Analyze This”) and Shawn Elliot (“13 Conversations About One Thing”). 100 min. Feb. 21 in New York. Castle Hill.   Danish-language drama, set in Copenhagen, about a couple whose lives are changed when the husband is hit by a car and paralyzed, and the wife begins to fall for his doctor. Directed by Susanne Bier from a screenplay by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen (“The King is Alive”). With Sonja Richter, Mads Mikkelsen (“Pusher”), Paprika Steen (“Max”), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (“The Idiots”), Birthe Neumann (“Max”) and Stine Bjerregaard. Also known as “Elsker dig for evigt.” Flat. 113 min. Feb. 21. Newmarket.