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A musical journey through Tokyo's Jazz Cafes.
A documentary on Jaws: The Revenge (1987) that celebrates the films 40th Anniversary and its achieved fandom since its release.
Two documentarians settle into a small town and persuade a few hillbilly locals to help them find the sole survivor of a massacre.
Accused of adultery, Ana Augusta Plácido and Camilo Castelo Branco were imprisoned for more than a year in the Porto Prison, she in June 1860, he in October of the same year, after an adventurous escape from justice through the lands of the North.
Five social media influencers spend a weekend at a forest retreat but inadvertently awaken and confront the world's first vampire.
In the late Edo period, when traditional Chinese medicine (Kampo) was mainstream, a Dutch-style Western doctor, Taikichi, devoted himself to treating poor villagers. After saving the life of a rough young man, Shinzaburō, through surgery, the man turned his life around and began training to become a doctor himself. Fifteen years later, having studied the latest medical science in Nagasaki, Shinzaburō returns and joins Taikichi in confronting a suspected outbreak of typhoid fever. Set against the backdrop of a time when Kampo and Western medicine competed for legitimacy, this moving historical drama follows the struggles of doctors who risked everything to save lives during Japan’s medical awakening.
Set against a community backdrop, events unfold around personal conflict and shifting relationships. As tensions rise, individuals are forced to confront difficult choices. The outcome is shaped by loyalty, pressure, and consequence.
Home-loving eagle Salana is forced out of her jungle bird colony to join Pirro, an intrepid swift and member of the Animal Air Force. This unlikely duo embarks on an epic, high-flying adventure to stop a malevolent AI and save the world.
While housesitting alone, Danny invites an older stranger over for a casual hookup. The charged encounter pushes Danny out of his comfort zone and into a world of confusion, forcing him to face the mismatch of who he is and who he appears to be.
A suburban housewife embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue her captured husband so he isn't late for dinner.
In 1996, one of the biggest media scandals in German history shook the public: Michael Born, a self-made journalist, had faked over twenty reports for the newly established private television station between 1990 and 1996. Some seemed amateurish, others dealt with absurd topics: child labor for IKEA in India, drug addicts licking toads to get high, and the Ku Klux Klan in the Eifel region were just some of his numerous fabrications. How did it come to this? Was Michael Born an enlightened figure who subversively exposed the tabloid system, a victim of the system, or simply a bumbling fraud? Film traces Michael Born's footsteps. Put together from hundreds of hours of raw material and the memories of former companions, an incredible story of forgery emerges. A media-theoretical film about levels of reality, fake news, and the question: Why do we actually believe what we see?
When a cheeky 10-year-old boy sets his sights on playing Loki in the school play, his over-the-top confidence costs him the role, but he hatches a mischievous plan to prove he's the real god of mischief after all.
The penguin Kwi is transferred from the Moscow Zoo to another city. However, during the transportation, an accident occurs, and the baby ends up alone in a big city. Thus begins his incredible journey home.
When a group of friends, on their annual 4th of July trip, finds a UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) that lands behind their lake house, they must decide if they want to use it for selfish gain, or save the world from destruction.
After passing the exam year, two young singers, Enes and Yusuf, embark on a peaceful vacation to escape their problems. During this vacation, they meet Selin, Betül, and Engin, three young music lovers like themselves, but they only have five days to spend together.
Four stories from the Nordic region paint a picture of a changing natural world, where the elements rage and where being prepared proves to be much more than sandbags and fire extinguishers.
Two people navigate their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities and the pursuit of love, despite life’s inevitable obstacles. A character-driven dramedy that explores the emotional journey of young loves who reconnect as adults, with the connective thread of shared joys, loss, and hope. Part one of a trilogy.
Sao, a talented cook, accidentally meets the man who took advantage of her in the past. She sets her revenge plan in motion using her cooking skill to achieve a rather unexpected result.
Beyond the flatland's where the Spahn Ranch once stood a gathering of Charles Manson devotees find refuge in the woods. When a member of their group is brutally attacked they are forced to take revenge.
