A young french man discovers a letter written in mandarin in an antique shop in France. After having it translated, he becomes captivated by its content and, on a whim, decides to travel to China to follow in the footsteps of the woman in the letter, to see what she experienced, her thoughts, her doubts, the things that shaped her, and what made her who she is.
Nana Ali's dinner was left open. The sound of the red siren and the anti -ancestor's voice in the dark depth of the alley worried. Granny Ali's coming from the front to comment on the front, on the session of the Jaluyeh, at the meeting… Twenty years
“The strange joy of living”, as the Italian poet Sandro Penna wrote, or how to make love until the end of our days. A middle-aged Cuban couple live in the countryside surrounded by animals. They do not own many belongings but they do have large doses of passion.
An escapee on the run. An unexpected dance in a gallery. An amazing night of partying and sex. This is Giu’s exciting love story with Danilo. Or rather, this is how it reaches Esther, flatmate and friend.
As the title suggests, Père et fille tells the story of a father growing up alone with his daughter after the premature death of the mother. If the premise is sad, director Quentin Papapietro manages to build a comedy in which the feeling of heartwarming fatherly love is staged with intelligence, and a great sense of cinema. With humour and a hint of absurdity, Père et fille offers a new way to consider family films.
Gokul’s financial reach far exceeds his reality, but juggling unpayable loans and dodging debt collectors, he tries his best to provide for his pampered son, Anbu. With his mother away on business, Anbu persuades his father to go on a motorcycle trip through the countryside – a welcome break from everyday hustle, that helps Gokul realise that his son’s tantrums have a far deeper root than may at first seem.
Portugal, 1968. Salazar, the longest-serving fascist dictator, falls from his chair and suffers a stroke. Returning to his Palace to recover from illness, he is no longer President. No one reveals this him: neither his loyal housekeeper, nor his hard-working maids, nor his doctor. Does Salazar want to overcome death and perpetuate his power? How can he stay sane in that hallucinatory Palace?
Hanna lives in a New Age Christian community in rural Denmark and longs to have a child. But her sheltered life starts to unravel as the unexpected arrival of her younger brother Jakob stirs up long-buried memories of their troubled past. Will his arrival threaten Hanna’s dream of becoming a mother? And will the members of the community be able to live up to their own rules and beliefs, when they are confronted with the question: who gets to decide over love?
From the filmmaker's perspective, we follow the process of a possible feature film about a photographer (Lea) tasked with capturing the energy transition in Amsterdam's harbor area. This brings up a flood of memories and associations. What do you do with what hasn't gone well in your life? How well can you know someone dear to you? Filmmaker and character turn out to coincide more and more during the process.
"Common Sense" is a gripping urban thriller that follows the intense journey of a resilient protagonist named ATL as he navigates the perilous streets of Atlanta.
College student Sylvia Parker finds herself in a dangerous love affair with Lawrence Calhoun, the last man she should want. He's hot, he's harsh -- he's her professor. As Sylvia struggles to survive in a cutthroat campus and toxic family, never has she thought her hero would be the cold, strict and sexy Professor Calhoun. As their connection deepens, a forbidden romance blooms, threatening to destroy everything if discovered.