THE ALMAJIRI is a movie that is based on true stories as it affects millions of children in Nigeria and other countries who are victims of trafficking and other forms of child slavery as we saw with Nafisat and Salihu, two young children who were separated from their parents from childhood by the cruel business of Alhaji Makarfi. The gullible villagers believe him, love him and even revere him higher than the chiefs in the North. He is showered with gifts, praise, some villagers even go the extra mile to sell their valuables to offer him bribes just to get their wards enlisted for his scholarship scheme, unknown to them that none of their children ever gets to see the wall of a school let alone have the liberty of pursuing a trade. They are beaten, brainwashed and force to become prostitutes, suicide bombers and ALMAJIRIS.
When a drug deal goes wrong, it catches the attention of both the law and the criminal world. What follows is utter mayhem that will link the fate of three gangs, an unscrupulous cop, a greedy monster, and a street-smart stringer.
A female college student falls from a building in a bizarre manner. Cheng Rui, the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment who has just been transferred to the post, is assigned by the deputy director Du Yulin to investigate the hidden story behind the case.
Looking to save her sister, Yashoda, a desperate woman agrees to be a surrogate and move in to a plush facility - but nothing is as it seems. In the world outside Eva, a Hollywood starlet dies under mysterious circumstances, so do a tycoon and a super model. An unknown drug seem to hold the key to the whole mystery.
Limmie, an ex high school football star, learns that life after the limelight is full of hardships. His friend Gunny, a notorious street hustler, finds out that going legit is easier said than done. Together they discover that one bad decision can leave you stuck OUT ON A LIM.
Advocate Mukundan Unni wants to be successful and leaves no stone unturned to achieve growth, prosperity, and respect. But this steadfast nature aided with an ample dose of greed comes with a cost.
Marjaleena, Miss Finland's 2nd princess from decades ago, runs a bar on the Spanish sunny coast with her son Vili and her retired sidekick Mikko. Their carefree lives are cut short when the trio learns that Marjaleena's ex-husband Mato is about to be released from prison after a long sentence. Mato plans to retire to the sunshine coast to enjoy the spoils of robbery with his new lover and drive Marjaleena, Mikko and Vili out of their bar. But that's no good for the betrayed trio, who want their share of the millions.
Kong is a screenwriter in crisis, who’s trying to meet a deadline. He is nervous, he has to get out of the current stalemate by hook or by crook. He tries but finds himself trapped in something new and unfamiliar.
Master Tian (played by Li Jing) is the largest drug lord in Jiangcheng, he acts cautiously and was never personally involved in any transaction. Pingjiang City Police Bureau anti-drug brigade's captain Chen Changrong (played by Lu Nuo), in order to catch Master Tian, reluctantly went undercover in Master Tian's drug trafficking gang. The final showdown is about to start.
Valmir Salaro was the first reporter to report an allegation of abuse of 4-year-olds. The accused were innocent and the case became a national scandal. 28 years later, he is reunited with the accused.
After the death of his mother, Peter K. is threatened with eviction from her home where he cared for her. He struggles to defend his refuge from his estranged sister, the city government, and finally, armed po- lice. His conspiracy theories and writings spiral into a violent reality, making him a renegade celebrity. His growing fear and solitude bring on childhood nightmares, while his court battle reveals a dark family past.
Ria, a seven-year-old girl growing up in a village, is led by her mother to a place where a group of women from her community await her. Here she is mutilated by an unqualified cutter, who completes the cultural FGM-ritual that ensures she will one day be taken as a wife. The child, once old enough, goes on to be forcibly married and moved away from her family to the England. Eventually, Ria seeks help in escaping the life she is trapped in, but the life of her two younger sisters hang in the balance. Can she change her elders' minds and prevent them from being led down the same path? Or will they become three more of 200 million women across the globe whose wings have been crushed by FGM?