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- In a children's home known as the "dumping ground", the children have many fab, fun-filled adventures together as they grow up in foster care.
- At the end of the Russian Civil War, Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov is ordered to guard the harem of a Caspian Sea guerrilla leader.
- The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He was an important leader in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Bakufu, eventually bringing about the Meiji Restoration.
- A teenage girl, who has just finished school feels trapped and aimless in her ordinary Russian family, supported by an alcoholic father, in a dull industrial town.
- The Backstreet Boys invite fans to a holiday special filled with songs from their holiday album, classic hits, celebrity guests, and many big surprises to help celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.
- During the end of World War 2, a group of Japanese soldiers fight on after US forces capture most of the island. They refuse to surrender and continue to resist after the Emperor surrenders.
- Young Priest Mark Brian is sent as a vicar to a native American village in British Columbia. There, he learns of faith and humanity, as he watches their culture being torn to shreds.
- A female hacker races against time to figure out the code on an iPhone that is glued to her hand.
- Japan, July 1853. Scores of people lined the beaches at Uraga Harbor near the Shogunate Capitol of Edo. They came to get a glimpse of the American Fleet of Commodore Perry's infamous Black Ships that arrived on Japan's shores to deliver an ultimatum to open the country from 250 years of Isolation. Among them a is an impressionable low ranking Samurai & fencing instructor named Kondo Isami (Katori Shingo) and another low ranking Samurai turned Medicine peddler & playboy Hijikata Toshizou (Yamamoto Koji) who were both frightened and awed by the sight of such military might that has sent the country into crisis. Together, they will join with the young sword progeny Okita Soji (Fujiwara Tatsuya) who will join a group of ronin that will head to the Imperial Capitol in Kyoto to help preserve order for the Shogun. Betrayed by their initial leader in Kyoto, factions of ronin form and alliances are forged into what became the Shinsengumi; The Special Elite Corps. Under the auspicious of the Bakufu in Edo and the watchful eye of the Aizu Lord Matsudaira Katamori (Tsutsui Michitaka) the Shinsengumi will assume patrol duties in the suburb of Mibu. Tensions & chaos from allegations of abuse and corruption from the Serizawa faction lead to the assassination of its temperamental leader Serizawa Kamo (Sato Kochi) leaving the charismatic Kondo Isami in charge. Together with his old friend Hijikata promoted to serve as his Vice Commander & unit disciplinarian that would clean up the reputation of The Wolves of Mibu. They instill the strict code of Bushido and reconstitute the Shinsengumi under the Makoto Banner into a viable force whose task it was to protect the Shogun and root out anti-Shogunate plotters. But tragically, history is not on their side. Though believing they are doing what they believe is in Japan's best interests, these young idealistic Samurai will follow Kondo Isami in this 43rd NHK Taiga Drama into tragedy and into legend.
- The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- When an amateur documentarian sets out to make a film about a man who hasn't left his mother's basement in six months, he discovers the recluse is in fact a vile doomsday hatemonger. The tables are turned when the maniac snaps, imprisons him, and takes control of the cameras to start a vitriolic, venomous podcast-making enemies far and wide and promising violent retribution.
- A young girl, Rebecca, has decided to go to the swimming pool. We follow her exhaustive preparation to leave the house, during which she allows herself to be distracted by anything and everything. The distractions become increasingly comical as she becomes more and more distracted and we realize that she does not truly want to go to the pool at all. Her decision to go is an obligation that she tries to avoid and the situation develops into farce.
- The Sun's Shadow Documentary explores the obscure subculture of American Craftsmen who create Japanese-style Swords (or Katana). These are a secluded "clan" of filial smiths scattered across the United States, plying their trade in blending traditional Japanese techniques with modernized materials and machinery. They seek to maintain the reverence of feudal Japanese metallurgy but also strive to produce results so faithful in presentation they could stand shoulder to shoulder with what these Swordsmiths achieved in a bygone era.
- This film, The Jose Lucas Story, is said to be based on a fictionalized account of a particular string of criminal exploits, leading to the arrest, conviction, incarceration, and too sudden death of one, Jose Lucas, a local Brooklyn kid whose early life reads like a Dicken's novel, and ends like a classic Shakespearean tragedy. He's convicted and given a 23-year prison sentence for having been a perpetrator in a notorious day-time jewelry heist in toney, downtown Georgetown, Washington, DC.(2005) Lucas had managed to be caught on a security camera with his homeboy Lex (the one who actually used the gun, shot the shop's jeweler, and managed also, to be un-masked on camera) by design of the other two culprits, Robert and 'E," who when arrested later, in another robbery, make a deal with the DA to escape the heavy sentences given Jose and Lex (who got 24 years as the shooter) by giving them up. The film attempts to get at the story behind that conviction, which many believed resulted in a grossly unfair sentence. After having accepted that Jose has lost in court, they had hoped to fight the verdict; Jose's defense did file and lose several appeals. They had settled into the reality that most residents-of- color in Brooklyn find themselves: that of having a loved one incarcerated.
- Melissa finds meaning in her life by diving in to the early '90s New York House and Techno scene. She faces the tests of the club world in her quest to be a freestyle MC and DJ. What will it take for her to break in to the scene?
- A couple separates, the husband visits a psychoanalyst, people walk down the street immersed in their cell phones. The three facts are intertwined thanks to a small and modest device, which takes everyone to an alienation zone.
- Steven Callahan is a well respected therapist who has just taken on a new patient named Christian. Christian is an aspiring fashion photographer who suffers from a series of bizarre and violent fantasies. As the fantasizes become more vivid Steven becomes more suspicious. Simultaneously, foul mouth detective Tim Poroski is faced with a series of bizarre disappearances of several male models. As the plot tightens Steven and Christian become involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse that leads to a wildly unpredictable conclusion.
- Adrienne is a awkward African American historical reenactor in love with the Victorian Era trying to navigate 21st century dating with 19th century ideals.
- How I Learned to Love the Numbers is a New York film and at the same time the study of a young man suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Berlin filmmaker Oliver Sechting (37) and his co-director Max Taubert (23) travel to New York with the idea of documenting the art scene there. However, the project is quickly overshadowed by Oliver's OCD, and the two directors fall prey to a conflict that becomes the central theme of their film. Encounters with such artists as film directors Tom Tykwer (Cloud Atlas), Ira Sachs (Keep The Lights On), and Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation) or the transmedia artist Phoebe Legere seem more and more to resemble therapy sessions. At last, Andy Warhol-Superstar Ultra Violet succeeds in opening a new door for Oliver.
- The play features three women of the Warring States Period, who're the daughters of Oda Yiji, the sister of Nobunaga Oda, known as the "Three Asai Sisters". During Go's life, she experienced many famous battles and events in the period.
- Mexico, end of the XIX Century,a rich owner of a big ranch refuses to accept the love between his daughter Maria de los Angeles and Carlos. As a result the young lady enters a convent to became a nun. Young Carlos is accused of a crime he didn't commit, cause the killer is his brother Felipe. Carlos escapes to the mountain where he becomes generous bandit calls El Diablo. Felipe dies and Carlos takes María de los Angeles out of the convent, but they are followed by the rural police and gunned down. She dies in Carlos' arms.
- 1862 present day Kagoshima, Japan. A lone upstart sweet potato farmer named Nakamura Hanjiro (played by Tataaki Enoki) seeks an audience with the Satsuma Domain military Commander Saigo Takamori to present him with the gift of sweet potatoes. His ulterior motive was to be given the opportunity to demonstrate his sword skills in hopes that he could be made a Samurai. Impressed, Saigo grants his wish and sends him to Kyoto to join other Satsuma Samurai in their quest to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate. Nakamura quickly distinguishes himself with his lethal sword skills defeating scores of pro-Shogunate Shinsengumi forces and ultimately rises to the rank of general in the new Japanese Imperial Army. But years following the end of the Boshin War that toppled the Tokugawa Shogunate, Saigo Takamori is unhappy with the policies of New Meiji Government. Saigo resigns his post as military commander and returns to Satsuma. Philosophically united, Nakamura Hanjiro joins with other officers and resigns from the army to go join Saigo Takamori in what would become The Satsuma Rebellion. This is the real story of Nakamura Hanjiro and the real Last Samurai of Japan.
- A young businessman returns home to Ireland to bury his father, only to reconnect with the townspeople and decide to take over the family pub.
- The Sakurada Gate Incident recounts the story of Mito Domain Samurai coming off house arrest named Seki Tetsunosuke (played by Osawa Takao). He along with other prominent Mito Clansmen are tasked to assassinate the Tairo (Great Elder) Ii Naosuke (played by Ibu Masato) who in the Shogun Iesada's absence has signed treaties without Imperial Consent with the Americans in the Treaty of Amity & Commerce in order to head off Japan's most imminent threat to Japan that has sent the county into crisis. By entering into the unequal agreement with the Americans Ii Naosuke committed the crime of violating the Mikado's law (Emperor Komei). In response to such outrage the Mito Domain informed the Imperial Court and sought sanction. An Imperial Writ from the Mikado was given directly by the court to the Mito breaking the protocol which angered the Bakufu (Shogunal Government) in Edo. This resulted in the Ansei Purge - Ii Naosuke's reign of terror that resulted in over 100 arrests and eight executions of those who opposed Ii's actions which forces the hand of the Mito to take action. On a cold morning of March 1860 the assassination is carried out in a bloody sword battle. While Seki Tetsunosuke is merely tasked to record and confirm the Tairo's death, his battle for survival and that of the fruit of the Mito's actions that his men did not die in vain.
- Five women in their 60s released and partying face a sudden life change with the arrival of the Pandemic and the subsequent confinement.
- Captivating tale of forbidden romance, set in San Antonio, Texas, one of America's most romantic cities, involving a mystical priest under satanic oppression and a lovely globetrotting missionary sister
- A psychological thriller about a young man James Marshall who meets up with his childhood friend Ruby Taylor - a girl who is crazy and deluded having lost her memory in a car accident. James has to help Ruby remember who she is as well as forcing her to face the traumatic dark secrets of her past that she has tried so long to forget.
- A story following the journey of Sara, a young woman struggling after losing her boyfriend, Thomas, to suicide. As Sara accompanies Thomas's childhood friend, Jane, up to Northern Ontario for his funeral, the two girls must rely on each other to get over their grief, insecurities, and the questions they both hold.
- Love story in Michoacán during the French Intervention.
- When Mimi dies in the middle of a hysteroscopy, she is greeted by a queer archangel, who reveals that her soulmate is the doctor who accidentally killed her. As she realizes she hasn't done much in life, she fights for a second chance.
- BACKSTAGE. ONSTAGE. AROUND THE WORLD. The pop sensations appear in their first network concert special, which features clips from their two-night stand at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 14 and 15. In addition to concert footage, the host includes clips from the group's "Around the World in 100 hours" promotional tour, which took them to Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, and New York, a prerecorded Capella medley of "All I Have to Give" and "I Want It That Way", and footage from their early days. Among other songs: "larger than Life", "Time", "Everybody" and "More than That".
- An elite team of Alien hybrid soldiers are searching for Noah, a brilliant young cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker. Their mission is to find him before an indestructible killing machine, programmed to eliminate him, closes in.
- Backstreet Boys: Live in Barcelona - Millennium Tour 1999 HBO Broadcast is a basic concert video of the Backstreet Boys's Into the Millennium Tour in 1999 in Barcelona, Espana on HBO. This TV Special showcased highlighting parts on day 1 of the 1st leg of the tour. This is not a full concert, but fans will see and live the whole concert experience by hearing songs from the Millennium, such as Larger Than Life, No One Else Comes Close, She Me the Meaning of Being Lonely and I Want It That Way, as well as a couple of their other hit songs, Quit Playing Games (with my Heart) and Everybody (Backstreet's Back).
- In the days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor Kato Tateo of the Imperial Japanese Army-Air Corps trains new crop of volunteers from the Amry's Infantry to become Japan's next generation of fighter pilots. Flying early biplane's, Kato will train both friend and future foe alike. But as war in China breaks out, Kato (played by Makoto Sato) will take his untested men flying antiquated planes into aerial combat against the Chinese Air Force who is now headed by Lt. Cho (played by Jun Fujimaki) who Kato had both earlier befriended and personally trained. While Kato's squadron achieves air superiority over China, it comes at a high price in men to which each loss carries a heavy burden that he alone must bear. As the war progresses into the Second World War, Kato must now battle an ever advancing array of deadlier newer enemies flying ever more modern fighter planes. In a time when "To Serve was to Die," Kato will rise through the ranks and defy the military logic of the day of an indifferent Army military brass to push for the development and production of the Peregrine Falcon in an effort to arm Japan's pilots with modern fighter planes that would give his men a fighting chance of survival in the deadly aerial combat.
- Time heals all wounds, but some will leave permanent scars.
- BAES Welcome follows the lives of two struggling lesbian filmmakers, Mara and Mary. These two millennials juggle their dwindling careers and lack of romance, as they make their way through adulthood and overcome financial hardship.
- Fernando Pessoa searches for the perfect heteronym to have his last day of life. Three will battle each other with words, trying to win the greatest honor of being the last heteronym of this enormous poet. But sometimes what we look for on the outside is something we already have inside. Who will be Pessoa's last heteronym?
- Based on a true story, Street 16 follows Rita, a defiant, rebellious and angry runaway teen as she struggles to survive on the mean streets of the inner city. After escaping a verbally abusive father, she is lured into drugs and seedy friendships, finally leading her into the clutches of Zack a druggie living in an abandoned theater. Rita's life drastically changes when she is kidnapped by two strangers who take her on an unexpected journey. Rita discovers the secrets that her father never wanted her to learn. Street 16 is a story of love and redemption for today's youth.
- Based on comics, this is a free adaptation of the popular graphic novel by Grant Morrison: (BATMAN: Year One and Year Two). The young Bruno Santillan is a teenager with problems who still faces the premature death of his parents that fateful night. In his head, he must decide whether or not to claim justice. Meanwhile, an unexpected murder case occurs during midnight and it is up to Bruno to find out who did it.
- The Sleepless Peak is a [Self Shot] Poetic Visual Short Film by Liliana de la Rosa. With the Poetry, Filming, Direction, Acting, Editing and Colour Grade all by Liliana de la Rosa.
- After the disappearance of Melchior and Gaspar, Balthasar Legba, the Wise Balthasar, is alone in the world. He has lived in hiding, keeping his real identity secret and fleeing from those who want to eliminate him. Now, things are different. Balthasar is ready to come out and tell the world the truth.
- Legendary hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony struggles to reestablish themselves after one of their members is released from prison.
- Black is the new black, and Adam the successful artist is to reveal his latest work in only one day. If not, the rich gallerist, Frank, will crush Adams career. But Adam is suffering from a seriously creativity block, the old closet upsets him, the new neighbor has problems with her plumbing and Adam believes that death sneaks up on him. In a race against time, in hiding for a living closet and in conflict with his mind and the world outside, Adam tries to save his career and paint his picture.
- A mix of class and documentary, the film reviews Kubrick's work, from his work as a photographer at Look magazine to his enshrinement with films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey, " "Barry Lyndon" and "The Shinning."
- An Old Man at the end of his days drowns in solitude and depression in his asylum-like fortress, abandoned in a dystopian world made up of bottomless cliffs and obscured by fog. The Old Man tries to break free from his psychological fears, and strives against the self-oppression he created in the form of a mysterious Creature, depicted as a menacing bird-like tenant of the house who keeps him imprisoned. As time wears out, from his window the Old Man finds hope as he observes a struggling Donkey that carries an enormous bundle past his fort everyday and crosses a crumbling bridge to nowhere. The Old Man's curiosity grows together with courage and strength to rebel against the Creature and put an end to his state of torment and discomfort.
- Time stops when arriving in San Cristobal, capital of Galapagos'. Everything seems very quiet. However, there are many conflicts around the Special Law of Galapagos, which regulates sustainable development. The "living laboratory", where Darwin starts his Theory of Evolution, it is nowadays a populated place where politics, anecdotes, rarities and friendships can be the same thing.
- A comedy of errors ensues, when a struggling, single mom decides to seek advice on the Internet; for the best way to help another move on to a better life, ending the prolonged pain and suffering.
- Tulio is a detective immersed in a world of crime, smoke and shadows. Suddenly, as in a dream, a woman comes out of the shadows to hire him.
- Feminist comedy showing the evolution of Brazilian women's customs and behavior at a bar table, through the story of two women. One is 30 years old, the other 60 years old.
- Gisela, an imaginative young girl who often reads fairy tails, is the unfortunate victim of her mother's abuse. Her only escape from her mother is to lock herself in her room and create a fantasy land inside her closet. This heart-wrenching dramatization is an attempt to bring a greater awareness to the thousands of kids across America who are victims of abuse or neglect.