Genres:Drama | Mystery | War Countries:Belgium | France | Ireland | Spain Directors:Danis Tanovic Actors:Branko Djuric | Nick Dunning | Colin Farrell | Christopher Lee | Ian McElhinney | Conor O'Gorman | Reece Ritchie | Jamie Sives | Alex Spijksma | Sandra Ni Bhroin | Myia Elliott | Gail Fitzpatrick | Kelly Reilly | Juliet Stevenson | Paz Vega
Mark Walsh (Colin Farrell) is a photojournalist who has earned a reputation for working in some of the most unforgiving locations on Earth, so when his editor Amy (Juliet Stevenson) asks him to cover the fighting in Kurdistan, Mark takes the assignment and thinks little of it, though his wife Elena (Paz Vega) is considerably more concerned. Mark and his friend and fellow photographer David (Jamie Sives) head off to the war full of confidence, but when Mark comes home alone after being separated from David, he seems like a different person, gaunt and unable to relax. Elena can't get Mark to talk about what he saw that left him so traumatized, so she invites her father Joaquin (Christopher Lee), a veteran psychoanalyst with military experience, for a visit to see if he can help. But as Joaquin struggles to get Mark to open up, the father's presence ignites an old conflict between him and Elena; the doctor was a supporter of Franco during the Spanish Civil War and served under the dictator's regime, and Elena has never been able to forgive him for his actions against the Spanish loyalists.
Genres:Documentary Countries:UK Directors:Rupert Murray Actors:
The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. Sundance took place in Park City, Utah, January 15-25, 2009.
In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation.
Genres:Drama Countries:UK Directors:Marc Jobst Actors:Adrian Lester | Jodhi May | Anamaria Marinca | Adam James | Justine Mitchell | Kevin Doyle | Sara Lloyd-Gregory | Adrian Annis | Jessica Kingsley
TV thriller based on the novel by Joanna Briscoe. When literary reviewer Richard (Adrian Lester) and his long-time girlfriend Lelia (Jodhi May) meet Sylvie Lavigne (Anamaria Marinca) at a party, she comes across as a quiet, barely noticeable woman who is out of her depth in a social situation. However, Richard is soon infatuated by Sylvie's subtle, inexplicable charm. Meanwhile, Lelia finds herself tormented by nightmares and disturbing childhood memories. Dark secrets and infidelities are gradually revealed as Richard and Lelia are drawn into Sylvie's seductive and menacing game.
Genres:Drama | Family Countries:USA Directors:Jeff Santo Actors:Colton Rodgers | Richard Tyson | Diane Ladd | Danny Trejo | B.J. Thomas | Tony Longo | David Della Rocco | Sanel Budlimic | Karla Basile | Ana Auther | Ky Moni Abraham | Marla Finn | Gloria Thomas | Sylvia Dimas | Vanessa Ramirez
The fictional story of an ex-football star, Johnny Dunn, who moves far from the spotlight after a family tragedy to a small, desert town he owns called Jake's Corner. This dramatic comedy is a cross between _Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)_ (qv) and _"Northern Exposure" (1990)_ (qv). Set in the real town of Jake's Corner, Arizona, it is a rest stop for travelers making their way through the Arizona desert, but for the people who live there, it's a rest stop for life. Johnny and the eclectic ensemble that live and work in the town occupy trailers behind the Corner Store and Jake's Corner Bar. Through the years, this cast of misfits has become closer than most families - they are kin. The dynamic of the town is changed forever when Johnny's young nephew comes to live with him.
Genres:Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | War Countries:UK Directors:Stephen Poliakoff Actors:Romola Garai | Bill Nighy | Julie Christie | David Tennant | Juno Temple | Eddie Redmayne | Asier Newman | Christopher Lee | Charlie Cox | Hugh Bonneville | Jenny Agutter | Jeremy Northam | Tom Goodman-Hill | James Bartholomew | Anthony Flanagan
1939 is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional way of life. The eldest sibling Anne is a budding young actress who is in love with Foreign Office official Lawrence, but her seemingly perfect life begins to dramatically unravel when she stumbles across secret recordings of the pro-appeasement movement. While trying to discover the origin of these recordings, dark secrets are revealed which lead to the death of a great friend. As war breaks out Anne discovers the truth and flees to London to try to confirm her suspicions, but she is caught and imprisoned and only then does she finally begin to discover how badly she has been betrayed.
Genres:Mystery Countries:Germany | Taiwan Directors:Monika Treut Actors:Inga Busch | Huan-Ru Ke | Ting Ting Hu | Jana Schulz | Marek Harloff | Jack Kao | Yi-Ching Lu | Kevin Shih Hung Chen | Nick Dong-Sik
Ghosted is a mysterious love story set in Hamburg and the beautifully depicted Taipei, marking a return to narrative filmmaking for the director after almost a decade in documentary work. Through a mixture of flashback and present day storytelling we follow the Hamburg artist Sophie as she comes to terms with her Taiwanese lover Ai-Ling's murder. To ease her grief she creates a video installation about Ai-Ling, travelling to Taipei to exhibit and dedicate it to her. There she meets ambitious and seductive journalist Mei-Li who is investigating Ai-Ling's death, and whom the artist is immediately drawn to. Unable to forget her dead lover Sophie runs from the journalist's advances back to Hamburg, but when Mei-Li turns up on her doorstep Sophie can no longer deny her attraction. She risks opening her heart up once more until she discovers Mei-Li isn't all that she seems, and Sophie realises that you can't run away from your past. Ghosted is an intimately shot film with excellent use of location shooting in both Hamburg and Taipei. Treut's return to narrative film builds on an already impressive oeuvre, creating a modern love story that questions and explores the differences between eastern and western cultures.
Genres:Drama | Romance Countries:USA Directors:Jane Anderson Actors:Vanessa Redgrave | Marian Seldes | Paul Giamatti | Elizabeth Perkins | Jenny O'Hara | Marley McClean | Donald Elson | Susan Mosher | Lisa Welti | Jill Brennan | C.J. Bates | Michelle Williams | Chloë Sevigny | Nia Long | Natasha Lyonne
1961: When Abby dies of a stroke, her surviving partner of 50 years, Edith, must silently face heartbreak and the denial of her status as "family" by the hospital and Abby's heirs. 1972: Linda, a feminist, out, college student is ousted, along with her lesbian cohorts, from the on-campus womens' group: the cause of feminism comes first, apparently. In an attempt to forget their troubles, the friends go to the only lesbian bar in town, where Linda meets Amy, who is too butch to pass muster with Linda's friends. Intrigued, despite her friends' disapproval, Linda comes to understand and fall in love with Amy while learning about her own prejudices. 2000: Fran and Kal want to have a baby. But they want the baby to be theirs and theirs alone, so to the sperm bank they go. But the decisions to be made! Ordering over the internet? Which donor? What race? What gender? And what if the sperm bank is out of that particular perfect donor? And above all, is it right to bring a baby into a world that will undoubtedly be prejudiced? Or will love and laughter see them through?
Genres:Horror Countries:USA Directors:William Butler Actors:Selene Luna | Michael Citriniti | Alli Kinzel | Lane Compton | Muffy Bolding | Leslie Jordan | William Marquart | Elizabeth Bell
Dr. Lorca from Hideous! (Michael Citrini) is back and is continuing to collect strange odditites, along with the help of Caitlin (Alli Kinzel) and her boyfriend David (Lane Compton). Along the way, they collect the mysterious pieces of the last Demonic Toys and they continue their search at a mysterious castle in Italy, where there have been rumors of a mysterious, ancient puppet alive and walking around, which is under the control of a mysterious demon, who takes on the human form of a little woman named Lilith (Selene Luna). When not looking, the puppet brings the Demonic Toys back to life, and now... blood, terror and death counts will rise again.
Genres:Drama Countries:UK Directors:Sarah Harding Actors:Ray Winstone | Ben Aldridge | James Floyd | Bhasker Patel | Chris Wilson | Sargon Yelda | Emma Campbell-Webster | Parminder Nagra | Veena Sood | Emily Wachter
Anjika Indrani (Parminder Nagra) is a young Cambridge graduate, happy and settled with her loving boyfriend. However, Anjika's contented freedom is shattered when her strict father tries to force her into an arranged marriage of convenience. Feeling trapped and desperate she makes the life-altering decision to turn to her father's shady employee Don Flowers (Ray Winstone) for help. But Don doesn't want money in return for his services, he wants Anjika, and he's prepared to capitalise on her desperation to ensure he gets her. After their illicit encounter, Anjika feels compelled to go back for more, and soon their secret relationship becomes a full-blown passionate affair. COMPULSION is a gripping, seductive drama that will take you to the edge of obsession, with deadly consequences.
Genres: Drama | War
