Drama

Synopsis
In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez, a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, discovers that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood.Read More »

imdb wrote:
Frankie is dying. Irene hasn’t forgiven him. And they are racing against time to find their way home. Frankie needs help and Irene is the one he turns to. He must go home one last time. And, like so many times before, Irene is extending herself beyond her common sense. The two set out on a journey that becomes more than getting home; confronting the past, love, understanding, and self discovery. Barking Water is a tale of great love that looks at what brings us all together. It’s a tale of home…and what it takes to get there.Read More »

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When a cartel gunman is killed he leaves behind Sujo his four-year-old son. The violence looms over Sujo at every stage of his life in the Mexican countryside. Sujo matures and he discovers that evading his father’s destiny is unavoidable.Read More »

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.Read More »

Richard Cross, Letterboxd wrote:
Evil businessman Lorenzo (L. Rogers Lytton) doesn’t handle rejection by a waitress (Rosemary Theby) well, and makes it his life’s work to ruin both her and Miguel (Leo Delaney), the honest worker who comes to her rescue and becomes her husband. At 39 minutes, Mills of the Gods doesn’t quite qualify as a feature, but is a lot longer than most films from 1912, and fills its running time with enough incident – including arson, poisoning, kidnapping, insanity and eviction – to fill a couple of movies.Read More »

Thierry de Peretti’s second feature focuses on the violent nationalist struggle that wracked his native island, Corsica throughout the 1990s. In this climate, Stéphane goes to Paris, fleeing from his past in those conflicts. The death of a former comrade brings back memories of how in the ‘90s he went from being a middle class youth with aspirations to becoming radicalized and turning his life into a constant persecution. He has to decide whether to go to the funeral or not, a dilemma that could cost him his life.Read More »

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Iona takes her teenage son to the holy island where she was born so they can hide from a violent crime. As her son seeks forgiveness for what he has done Iona comes to terms with her loss of faith.
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The film tells the story of a recently unemployed factory worker in the city of Anyang in Henan province, who comes across an abandoned child. Discovering that the child belongs to a local prostitute and mobster, the poor worker agrees to take care of the baby. When the mobster discovers that he is dying of cancer, however, he attempts to take the child back, now his only heir.Read More »

synopsis
A successful businessman and his long-suffering chauffeur both die violently only twenty-four hours apart – the chauffeur gunned down by unknown assassins just after he discovers he has won a fortune on the national lottery, and the businessman by his unscrupulous business partner. Distant during their life, the two ghosts must work together to ensure that their families discover the real reasons for their deaths. But they can only observe, not involve themselves in what they see. The chauffeur is appalled to find that his girlfriend has a secret lover who is intent on stealing the lottery win from her, whilst the businessman is preoccupied with his son and bringing his partner to justice. If only the two dead men could find some way to communicate with the living…Read More »