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Blurring the line between documentary and drama, Casting JonBenet explores the circumstances and theories behind the murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsay.
An adaptation of the Shakespeare play in which trio of witches prophesy that Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, will become King and consumed by ambition he makes the prophecy real.
Philosophy teacher Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert) soldiers through the death of her mother, getting fired from her job, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.
In 1945 Poland, a young French Red Cross doctor who is sent to assist the survivors of the German camps, discovers several nuns in advanced states of pregnancy during a visit to a nearby convent.
Bounty hunter Xi Liya rescues a group of virgins from a band of steam-punk desert warlords.
That's Shelia, not Sheila, which would be a better name for a female Mad Max.
The new version, which has been described as "an unofficial quasi-remake", centres on a female bounty hunter who wanders the desert disguised as a man then goes on a wild chase across a desert to save a group of virgins from being sold to leather-clad, goggle-wearing warlords.
As the trailer shows, there are more than a few similarities between George Miller's acclaimed action film, which won six Oscars and was nominated for four more this year.
The desert landscapes. The post-apocalyptic vehicles, clothes and weapons. The flares that arc through the sky.
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Fury Road took $US378 million at the worldwide box office but missed what could have been a windfall when it was not released in China. One of the theories was that it was too "gruesome" for Chinese authorities who only allow a limited number of overseas movies into their cinemas every year.
Mad Shelia is streaming on the Chinese video on demand service TenCent Video.
Desert chase ... Fuo Xiao stars as Xi Liya in Mad Shelia: Virgin Road. Photo: Screen grab
But inspiring filmmakers and artists of all kinds - and being ripped off - is nothing new for Mad Max films.
Hollywood made Waterworld, Mad Max at sea. And many low-budget films from around the world have taken cues from the stories, characters and post-apocalytic style since the first instalment in 1979.
Just a hint of Mad Max in the Chinese version. Photo: Screen grab
The emergence of Mad Shelia comes as the black and white version, Mad Max: Fury Road Chrome & Black Edition, screens in selected cinemas this weekend before a DVD release.
But even if there is a Mad Shelia sequel planned, Mad Max fans might have to wait for Miller to shoot two planned new instalments of his action series.
"I'm very interested in making a smaller film before I embark on something bigger," Miller told Fairfax recently. "There are a couple of things I'm working on."