Fearing forced eviction, a struggling actor in his early twenties takes a sketchy door-to-door job on Melrose Avenue - where he meets a mysterious coworker and discovers firsthand the dark reality of living in transition.
Welcome to Ireland, a country that boasts a rich culture, diverse history and unparalleled natural beauty. But astonishingly, across the Emerald Isle, there’s a dark undercurrent of crime that casts a heavy shadow over society. In The Feared: Irish Gangsters, Bernard O’Mahoney returns to his home country to shine a light on the Irish underworld. With exclusive access to high-profile Irish ‘faces’, he enters unchartered territory when he discovers that there may be more to these crimes than meets the eye.
The best-selling true-crime author and former Essex gang member travels around the country to guide us through the workings of a dark criminal underworld with stories of extreme violence, the effects of poverty, and ultimately, the devastating consequences.
A drug and sex addicted criminal attorney tries to regain control of his life after a case defending his childhood friend begins to unravel him. While attempting to buy a quick fix from a psychiatrist, he reveals the truth behind his addiction fueled inner demons.
The film takes place in the Priests office in a Brooklyn parish. It's told in flashbacks and gives the audience a chance to witness the inner workings of this horrible association that has destroyed families and communities throughout the country. The main character who is played by world champion boxer Paul Malinaggi is full of emotion and personal experiences that plays as an eye opening to anyone that has lost or steered away from God. Paul is so charismatic that in the end you will not only feel for this man you will understand his pain and the need for redemption. The film stares Will Wallace (Tree of life) Joe Estevez, Adam Nelson ( Mystic River) Joe D' Onofrio (Bronx Tale) Carmen Argenziano(God Father)
'Don't build prisons, they cost too much!' In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough-on-crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented path by becoming a social justice leader with programs that rehabilitate offenders. Looks like rape, abuse and death are no longer parts of the solution for modern-day Bonnie and Clyde...
After a corruption conspiracy leads to the cold-blooded murder of businessman Enrique Delavida. His son Manuel, swears to gain revenge on those who killed his beloved father. Once he starts a war against both those in power and the South American drug cartels, Manuel learns the consequence of his actions when even the innocent are not spared and the war arrives at his very home.
A young, and talented aspiring singer must decide whether to escape the crime-ravaged city where she grew up and go to Julliard, or stay on her quest to end the violence and rebuild her community.
A brother and sister struggle with his health, an actress tries to stop prostitution, and an immigrant looks for a future as his girlfriend slips into insanity. A tragic accident brings them all together and reveals how they are connected.
The film follows the story of Lucky Barima Mensah, a handsome university student that has landed the date of the century with the most popular girl on social media. With not a cedi to his name, Lucky and his friend Wadaada have to try and sell a macbook to gangsters and fraudsters while avoiding a crazy taxi driver they ditched without paying. When Lucky thinks nothing else can go wrong, they do.
Serial killer "Drill" only murders women. Shiro Tsubaki investigates the series of murders, but so far without success. In addition, Tsubaki is not only a very unorthodox investigator, but also a traumatized man. Then there is a trail, but it runs in the sand and there is another victim ...
After a very lucrative heist, a team of five professionals celebrate at their benefactor's summer home while they wait for their safe ride out of the state.
The film is inspired by Miyamoto Musashi who was one of the most famous Japanese ronin and warrior philosophers. This very alternate and visual interpretation of the fate of Miyamoto is brought into a mixture of contemporary Yakuza underworld and a hypnotic Samurai after-life. We flow seamlessly between through life, death, rebirth and the afterlife and challenge our traditional definition of the past, present and future. The film explores the agonizing and painful processes that go through the shattered mind of Miyamoto, as he desperately tries to hold on to the only thing he has left - The rapidly fading memories of his undying love for a woman named, Otsu. A love that for a Yakuza-Samurai is strictly forbidden and which will prove to have catastrophic consequences.
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.
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?