In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They were, for all intents and purposes, stranded in Tacloban. With little option, and his crew started the six hour walk to Alto, where the closest broadcast antenna was to be found. Letting the world know what was happening to was a priority, but they were driven by the need to let their families and friends know they were all still alive. Along the way, they encountered residents and victims of the massive typhoon, and with each step it became increasingly clear just how devastating this storm was. This was a storm that was going to change lives.
Kumar Agnihotri belongs to a wealthy family, consisting of his dad, Madan, and mom, Janki. He is in love with beautiful Mala Bajpai, and they hope to marry soon with the blessings of their respective parents. Kumar's other passion is boxing, which Janki loathes, and hopes that he will give this up soon. When the Agnihotris bring home a woman named Ganga, and introduce her to Kumar as Janki's childhood friend, Kumar finds out that Ganga is his biological mother, and his father, Ajay Kumar, was the National Champion in boxing, who was killed by three men for refusing to lose a fight. While Janki is afraid that she is going her son to Ganga, Kumar has decided to avenge his biological's father's death by any means, little realizing that he may face the same fate his father did years ago.
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
In Hotel Chevalier wordt Jack Whitman Jason Schwartzman in een hotel in Parijs bezocht door zijn ex-vriendin Natalie Portman. Het wordt duidelijk dat de twee een zeer verstoorde verhouding hebben. Ook wordt duidelijk dat Jack exorbitant rijk is. Jack draait het liedje 'Where do you go to (my lovely)' van Peter Sarstedt op zijn iPod. Hij zet het op als zij voor de deur staat. Dit liedje gaat over de leegte van het leven van een puissant rijke vrouw (Marie Claire). Jacks ex-vriendin (die naamloos blijft in de film) verklaart aan hem: "Whatever happens in the end, I don't want to lose you as my friend." Waarop Jack antwoordt: "I promise I will never be your friend. No matter what, ever." Ze zoenen en vrijen een beetje. Dan gaan ze naar het balkon om het uitzicht over Parijs te bekijken. Jack en zijn ex-vriendin gaan weer terug naar binnen terwijl de camera naar buiten gericht blijft. De credits rollen, en nogmaals wordt het liedje 'Where do you go to (my lovely)' gespeeld.
In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family.
Two teenagers are playing by night in a dirty parking lot. After they are driving on an empty road, they start to tease each other on the way to the sea, but they seem to be too young to drive and the road is a bit strange.
Street vendors in Korea are almost like a national institution, they are so widespread and relied upon. In Little Pond in Main Street a group of vendors band together to create a community radio station but come into conflict with other groups, as well as the government trying to shut them down.
Gopika Sharma lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with her widowed mother in Bangalore. She expresses a desire to sing and is encouraged by her maternal uncle, Dubey, who takes her with him to Bombay along with her maid, Lajjo. Once there, they are molested and Dubey goes missing. They then attempt to find a decent place to live, and after many frustrations make an agreement with a single male, Kishankumar Shukla, who poses as Gopika's husband, and move into an apartment owned by Lala Dhaniram.
Ter ere van de Asian Heritage Month presenteert HBO een verzameling perspectieven van een diverse groep Aziatische Amerikanen.
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
Een ogenschijnlijk gewoon meisje vindt haar weg naar de gelijknamige Academie om de wereld van sprookjes, verbeelding en creativiteit te verkennen. Met de hulp van een gekke, getalenteerde leraar ontwikkelt ze haar unieke vaardigheden en stuit ze op een aanwijzing die haar zal helpen het grootste geheim van de familie te ontrafelen...
The movie is a fictionalized account of a disgruntled cop who has been wrongly implicated in a torture video that went viral. It begins on his last night of duty, as he is about to leave for abroad for better job prospects.
For Kevin, a shy teenager, being bullied is part of everyday life. But one day an older guy, Benny, comes to his aid. Impressed by Benny's self-as-sured appearance, Kevin seeks his company from then on, and increasingly idolizes him. But Benny's intention is not to protect the younger boy, quite the contrary.
Relive the magic of Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre's captivating performance at Bangkok Youth Center in 1988
"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi, another traveler and also a lawyer, helps her. The four of them will meet together later and live a few shifted adventures with a strange-speaking sailor (Mimi's client).
David McDoll is a selfish and wealthy man living an enviable lifestyle in his large villa and collecting fancy cars. However, his life is about to be changed forever when he inherits his six grandchildren. His glamorous lifestyle quickly becomes complete chaos. But he will learn a valuable lesson that teaches him about placing family first and discovering a newfound appreciation for life.
Once known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor (Anupam Kher) begins experiencing memory gaps and periods of forgetfulness. But while he tries to laugh it off, it soon becomes clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter (Urmila Matondkar) to move in as his caretaker. Meanwhile, as his mind regresses, he recalls a traumatic childhood memory involving the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
Seenu wordt verliefd op Sunaina maar Sunaina is gedwongen om met Angad te huwen, een lokale politieagent en gangster. Ayesha is stiekem verliefd op Seenu. De vader van Ayesha is een gangster en ontvoert Sunaina om zo Seenu te dwingen met zijn dochter te trouwen.
Alexander Dronov, the actor, didn't have many success in his life. But despite all the troubles he has an important life mission - he's the man at the window.
Een kort weggetje door het bos waarmee de doorgaande route af te snijden is, scheelt een hoop tijd voor menig schoolgaand kind. Maar niemand uit de naburige stadswijk durfde het ooit te nemen. Het pad leidde onder meer langs een spookachtig huis waarvan de bewoner bezoekers kenbaar maakte vooral niet naderbij te komen. Een oude dorpslegende vertelt dat de man ooit betrokken is geweest bij vermissingen van kinderen lange tijd geleden. Nu sommige van de kinderen opgegroeid zijn tot tieners, neemt hun nieuwsgierigheid zodanige proporties aan dat ze besluiten eens uit te zoeken hoe het zit met het betreffende optrekje van wie de bewoner nog steeds schijnt te leven.