Story of two young siblings compassion for each other and how they overcome obstacles in life.
Een werkloze man vertrekt met zijn vriendin en haar kind naar zijn ouders om zijn vijftien jaar eerder overleden broer te herdenken. Daar treft hij ook zijn zus en haar gezin.
Een oude postbode heeft zijn hele leven de post rondgebracht ver in het Hunan gebergte, en staat nu op het punt met pensioen te gaan. Zijn enige zoon zal zijn werk overnemen.
In de loop van een week arriveren tweeëntwintig zielen aan een poort die zich tussen leven en dood bevindt. Alle zielen mogen hier een herinnering kiezen, die ze mogen meenemen naar hun volgende leven.
Na de dood van zijn vriend Li-Wei blijft Lin zorgen voor zoon Yo-Yu en grootmoeder Chou, ook al is hij eigenlijk geen familie. Hij woont bij hen en blijft in hun leven om zo Li-Wei te herdenken. Maar als de oma sterft en haar andere zoon Li-Gang terugkeert uit het buitenland, ontstaan er spanningen. Kleinzoon Yo-Yu heeft alles geërfd en hij is het legale adoptiekind van Lin. De misnoegde Li-Gang laat het er niet bij en schakelt de politie in. Hij beweert dat Lin oma Chou vermoord heeft om de erfenis op te strijken. Tijdens het onderzoek komt Lin steeds meer in het nauw.
In 1808 arriveert een keizerlijke onderzoeker op een idyllisch eiland om een reeks gruwelijke moorden te onderzoeken. De lokale bevolking gelooft dat een geest verantwoordelijk is, die wraak neemt voor een onrechtmatige executie zeven jaar geleden. Maar de onderzoeker vermoedt dat er misschien iets anders achter zit.
Tantra and Tantri are inseparable. When they secretly steal eggs from the family’s sacrificial offering, Tantri always gets the whites and Tantra the yolks. One day, however, the yolk is missing, as is Tantra. Her brother gravely ill and in hospital, Tantri starts slipping into magical parallel worlds, approaching the inevitable farewell through costumes, body paint and dance. When at one point Tantri’s mother washes the paint from her face, it is as if tenderly to expel the illusion that things can remain as they are. In long dream sequences and against the background of the Balinese philosophy of sekala – the seen – and niskala – the unseen – Andini relates how one ten-year-old girl deals with parting and grief.
In his new film, an intriguing and delicately crafted drama, Malmros portrays the poignant story of a man, who grew up in very modest circumstances in the early years of the 20th century, but whose diligence, intelligence and willingness to endure hardship helped him to become a leading brain surgeon. A success story on the face of it, but a story about a man - who is none other than the director's father - a man of powerful emotions. The film explores the nature and origin of the guilt that repeatedly deprived him of happiness.
19-year old Ah Loong is in charge of a street stall selling pirated VCDs. Ah Loong is an incurable romantic with a unique hobby – he loves to read and write poetry. Quite content to carry on being the Romeo of the slums, Ah Loong's life takes on a sudden change one day when a 16-year old Malay schoolgirl arrives at his stall in search of Wong Kar-Wai films.
In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life.His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood. A bizarre accident kills the father.There is little dialogue or music in the film. The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there.The environment is a recurring theme.
In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.
Rawang, an immigrant from Bangladesh living in awful conditions, takes pity on a Chinese man, Hsiao-kang, who is beaten up and left in the street. Rawang lovingly nurses him on a mattress he found. When he is almost healed, Hsiao-kang meets the waitress Chyi. His love for Rawang is put to the test.
A documentary about Barão Vermelho, one of Brazil's most famous rock bands during the 1980s, following its steps through archive footage and interviews with all of its remaining members and associated parties.
Kie Hirano is an ordinary OL who often daydreams. Mitsumasa Kodai at the same company as Kie Hirano, but he is an elite salaryman. He is the eldest son in the Kodai family and he is also telepathic. Mitsumasa Kodai got his special ability to read other people's mind from his British grandmother. Mitsumasa becomes attracted to Kie's warm heart and her dreamy temperament. They begin to date and enjoy their days together, but Mitsumasa Kodai's mother calls.
Aanmodderfakker gaat over de lamzak en eeuwige student Thijs, die op relaxed tempo door zijn leven vol bier, chicks en een occasional shift in een sfeerloze mediagigant sloft Als Thijs weer eens een wasje wil draaien bij zijn zus treft hij daar de oppas aan: Lisa, een zestienjarig meisje met torenhoge ambities. Deze ontmoeting boort bij Thijs een diep weggestopte onvrede over zijn eigen passieve leven aan.
A boy from a small town has never kissed a girl. One day he and his friends decide to go to the 'big city' to see if they have more luck there. In the city, the boys get much more than they bargained for.
Een populair middelbare scholiere komt erachter dat een jongen met wie ze heeft geslapen, HIV-positief is.
In order to to see his idol, Jimi Hendrix, a twelve year old boy attempts a journey from his Quebec village to Woodstock.
While he loses his clandestine work, and because he believes that Maroussia and him will no longer be able to love each other as well, Frank leaves to earn as much as she: twelve thousand, just what it takes to have a year before them. No more no less.
She was a muse, model and performer – a star, dazzling and intense. Lady Shiva managed to rise from street prostitution to the top. She lived in the fast lane and died tragically young. Her dream was to become a singer. With her companions, we trace her life during a vibrant time that kindles a yearning and provokes until today. The story of a woman’s meteoric fate and a great dream. An irrepressible desire for freedom in all its beauty and destructive force - and a stirring friendship and love.