A group of freaks subsist as city nomads in an uncontrolled ghetto, doomed for demolition. Kongo, Strasser, Bobby and Jackie are heading out – back to nothing.
Keyshawn Watson meets a cross road when he he returns back home to Milwaukee to find his mother and sister living in a bad situation. Feeling the need to take action he makes a series of terrible decisions that will ultimately lead to his demise.
In the gritty streets of Guatemala City, "BBOY for LIFE" intertwines the vibrant world of breakdancing with the harsh realities of gang life. Following two determined dancers and a gang member, this true story reveals their struggles for identity, hope, and a brighter future.
A small-time drug dealer tries to escape the business unscathed after his police officer brother overdoses on his product. Set in real-time, one apartment, with a revolving door of characters, our hero’s life spirals out of control one fateful afternoon.
A Philadelphia stick-up boy lives life on the edge with no regard until he meets the one girl who wins his heart. Ready to trade his criminal life style for love, he first has to deal with enemies from his past who wants him dead.
When a trio of struggling and increasingly desperate thirty-something actors - Alberto, Molly and Richard - discover that A-list talent agent Carlo Lombardi is taking classes at the yoga studio where Molly teaches, they concoct the perfect scheme to convince him of their talent: Lay siege to the yoga studio, tie Carlo up, and with a gun to his head give the performance of their lives. A perfect plan! Now what could go wrong?
This is not a regular day in Daniel's life. Ever since dawn there's something different about his wife. Unwillingly, Daniel begins a journey to unravel the truth about her wife, the reason why everything feels so out of place. Capgras is a journey of doubt, sex and violence.
During the Vietnam War, the CIA recruited Hmong tribesmen in the hills of Laos to fight the Communists, then brought them as refugees to America. Forty years later in California, someone who might be a CIA operative approaches a Hmong human rights activist about buying weapons to continue the fight.
The film is inspired by the story of Hao Wanzhong, a policeman in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Following his career, through the inner workings of a modern Chinese police department in Inner Mongolia. While rising through the ranks Hao Wanzhong successfully solves difficult cases. His story carries us through vicious murders, corruption, and social unrest, against a backdrop of majestic winter landscapes, opulent cities and the raw industrial districts of this remote region of China. Hao's obsession with detective work leads to his meteoric rise from beat cop to district police chief, however his maniacal dedication comes at a cost, a cost to his family and ultimately leads to his death. - Written by Sean O'Dea
Professional skateboarder, David Boots has been following his passion for skateboarding at Peace Park (place de la Paix) for the last 20 years. PEACE PARK is his first feature length documentary film, which shows an uncensored insider’s perspective of the communities that frequent the park and their struggle to survive Montreal’s attempts to gentrify its red-light district. It explores the ways the city and corporate interests view the people in the park, and looks at the way the two communities (the lifers and the skateboarders) manage to share the space through tolerance and respect.
Through the voice of her aging father, mafia princess Toni runs the city. But when her father is gunned down by a rival crime family, Toni joins forces with her estranged sister to maintain control of the family.
Marko lives a quiet life with his mother Tina and younger sister Nina. In addition to studying medicine, he works as a paramedic and is on duty at the medical center most of the time. When it seems that another night shift will pass without events, a car with a wounded person is brought to the entrance towards the end of the working day. Marko takes care of the wounded man together with his girlfriend Nataša to the best of his ability. Despite severe pressure, they succeed.