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Netta planned to sell the orphanage to solve her family's problems. However, after getting to know the orphans living there, especially Gebang, she realized that family isn't just about blood ties, but about caring for each other. This journey led Netta to discover the meaning of family that had been missing from her life.
晴れた日を待ち望む中で、 若い女性は雨の多い春の美しさに気づく。 While longing for a sunny day, a woman learns to appreciate the beauty of a rainy spring.
Wen Yuwen, a cute and naive high school girl, loves Chinese far more than math. She tentatively steps into billiard halls, clothing stores and hotels — places of the adult world. She also begins to confront growing pains: relationships with the opposite sex, studying abroad, and her father’s infidelity. Confused yet brave at times, she embarks on a stumbling adventure of youth.
An acquisitions executive who returns home for Christmas and unexpectedly reconnects with the former fiancé she left behind. As the traditions of her hometown rekindle old memories, she begins to wonder if the life she walked away from may still be the one meant for her.
When Victoria, a pharmaceutical executive, discovers her long-lost brother Damian is homeless and struggling with addiction, she takes a bold step-secretly administering an experimental drug to help him get back on his feet. All seems to be going well until the drug runs out.
Barbie, once an attractive, devoted mother and partner, faces newfound challenges as she turns 55, descending into darkness, violence, and absurdity while grappling with her identity, relationships, and life's complexities.
On the last day of humanity, Zhenya is torn between her parents, her ex, sex, and alcohol. Everyone has their own agenda. Zhenya desperately tries not to feel lonely.
Pari and Hanna, roommates and friends, live in modern-day Tehran. Pari is a curator and director of an independent theatre group; Hanna is a dancer, who wants to get out of Iran as soon as possible. The situation of both women becomes more complicated, but their friendship is strong in the face of political oppression. The Friend’s House is Here is a rewarding cinematic experience, conveying a sense of freedom and hope, even though it originated under the exact opposite conditions. Just a few days after the June War in Iran, the crew, headed by directing duo Hossein Keshavarz and Maryam Ataei, took to the streets of Tehran to make a film about a generation that no longer wants to live according to imposed rules and is striving to achieve one of the fundamental human rights, the right to freedom of artistic expression.
During a pregnancy photoshoot, a woman sells her taemong - a baby conception dream - which contains a dark desire triggered by her past.
Wei Yi (38), a stingy suona player from Sichuan Folk Orchestra, reluctantly takes in his neighbor's 6-year-old son A Yu. Through their unexpected bond, the miser gradually transforms.
"Love Monster", the opening chapter of FENDI Couture Fall/Winter 2026-2027, a sensuous journey from Villa Borghese through Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, extending the collection’s exploration of sensuality, freedom, and pleasure.
The sixth and final night of Road to G1 Climax 36 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on July 6, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The show featured two G1 Climax 36 play-in matches, an IWGP Global Heavyweight Title Match between champion Shota Umino and Gabe Kidd, and was headlined by YOH (c) vs. Francesco Akira for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
In the Himalayan foothills town of Darjeeling, India, a devout Tibetan Buddhist monk named Tashi is sent to Japan to continue his spiritual training. There, he meets a cantankerous elderly man and his parolee granddaughter, Emi. As Tashi grows closer to them, the distance between the lonely Emi and Tashi begins to shrink, and forbidden feelings start to emerge between them.
Jacky (30), who lives in Berlin, falls into a deep void after the death of her mother and losing her job. Unable to succeed in her attempt to commit suicide, she decides to hire a hitman. Unbeknownst to her, she meets Çello (33), the killer assigned to commit murder. Çello and Jacky fall in love with each other. The loving couple decides to go into hiding, but their happiness doesn’t last long. A major confrontation takes place at Madam Bora’s Pissoir Bar.
Michelin-star-winning master chef Michael Bringalow adds an autumnal soup to his menu.
Juminten, a mute woman, returns to her hometown with her husband and child after eight years away. Initially welcomed warmly by her family, their happiness changes when Juminten begins to behave strangely and endanger those closest to her. When her dark past is revealed, the safety of her family and the entire island is threatened.
