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VIDEO: Your weekend movies... Selma

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

WHICH NEW MOVIE release is worth the price of a cinema ticket this weekend?

We’re here to help you decide just that, with these trailers.

Selma

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For fans of: Great people

Avoid if: You’re the Oscars jury

This movie looks at a major moment in the struggle for civil rights in the US – when peaceful protesters set out to march from Selma to Montgomery. It was a pivotal time in the life of Martin Luther King, too, and the movie examines the three months as he geared up for the huge event.

Shaun the Sheep 

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For fans of: Fluffy fellas

Avoid if: You’re an eejit. Baaa!

Shaun the sheep and his mates are cheeky old things, but they do love their Farmer. So when they get up to mischief and he’s taken to the city as a result, they set off to rescue him. Aww.

Patrick’s Day

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For fans of: Darkness

Avoid if: You don’t like interfering parents

Terry McMahon’s follow up to Charlie Casanova sees a young man with schizophrenia falling in love with a troubled woman. Problem is, his mother isn’t happy about this situation at all, and sets out to end things between the lovers.

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