The Uplands
A group of Roma teenagers rehearse a stage-play for a talent show, hoping that it can be an escape from their harsh environment. They might not succeed, but will surely learn a lesson about friendship and camaraderie.
A group of Roma teenagers rehearse a stage-play for a talent show, hoping that it can be an escape from their harsh environment. They might not succeed, but will surely learn a lesson about friendship and camaraderie.
László Ádám Kuru
Szimonetta Horváth
Gabriella Molnár
Szabolcs Mata
A group of Roma teenagers rehearse a stage-play for a talent show, hoping that it can be an escape from their harsh environment. They might not succeed, but will surely learn a lesson about friendship and camaraderie.
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.