A film about the dark side of existence as an individual in everyday society. A portrait of a number of people in confrontational situations. People who struggle with themselves and with life.
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A film about the dark side of existence as an individual in everyday society. A portrait of a number of people in confrontational situations. People who struggle with themselves and with life.
August T. Harrison, private eye, comes out of retirement to solve a bizarre missing persons case, but finds himself caught in the middle of a dark conspiracy involving the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.
Vamsi Krishna suffers from ADHD and therefore suffers miserably at school life. Due to his lack of performance in class and deviltry issues, he is constantly nagged by his parents. His studding mother Pooja spends time over his betterment but couldn’t comply with the difficulties of coping with a ADHD child since she has no clue what Bunny aka. Vamsi was going through. One fine day, parents decide to send him to boarding, thinking this to be the only viable option available for his improvement. And that’s where Bunny starts getting abnormal and starts getting connected to Diya. Who is Diya? Why did Parents consult a Psychiatrist Geetha? What happens next forms the rest of the story line.
Based on the novel Magno Mainak by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, the film portrays the iconic Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi along with his friend Ajit Bandyopadhyay as he investigates the murder of a Pakistani spy named Heena Mallick. He begins the investigation at the request of a political leader, Mr. Santosh Samaddar, who was a close friend of Heena's parents and had given her shelter after her parents' death. Will Byomkesh succeed?
Purported self-help group NXIVM spirals into a dark, secretive world of sex trafficking, money laundering and exploitation at the hands of founder Keith Raniere. Frank Parlato looks into the deaths and disappearances of four women connected to this dangerous group.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter lived a life of deception and crime before settling on his ultimate scam - impersonating a Rockefeller. How was Gerhartsreiter able to dupe so many people from so many walks of life? A story that begins in a Bavarian village, continues in the most exclusive clubs on the American East Coast, - and ends in a Los Angeles court.
When Harry Poole tries out a new medication for Bipolar Disorder, he is reborn as "Edward Grey", a seductive but dangerous alter ego who dramatically takes over his life, changing the young man and those around him forever.
When her newfound friend goes missing – a vicious young female killer unearths a ring of sinister internet snuff films being made in the middle of the Spanish desert.
Past or future. Surely an apocalypse and surely a romance. In the wet forests of a world which is not completely healthy, two persons meet. Human is not a common being for some time. Is the price of communication still too high?
The story begins in 1991. At Sheremetyevo Airport, a part of the state loan - one million dollars - was stolen. The young investigator Konstantin Gromov was assigned to investigate this case. However, in hot pursuit, he fails to find the robbers. For a long time, Gromov lives with a feeling of professional defeat. But one day, after more than 25 years, the hero attacks the trail of criminals. Gromov could not even imagine how complicated the story is behind the stolen money.
Lasse and Maja find an old mysterious coffin that turns out to belong to the eccentric family von Broms. A centuries-old family fights flare up again and suddenly the coffin gets stolen. Who wants to steal it and why?
Gabriel (Maximilien Poullein), an alcoholic and agoraphobic painter struggles to cope with his nights, filled with ultra-realistic nightmares. Nina (Prisca Silie), a friend of his, assuming all of the painter's issues are linked to his addiction to alcohol, decides to assist him with his forced coming off. This is when Gabriel starts being subjected to intense artistic trances during which he inevitably paints portraits of women. Women who are inevitably found, every next day, raped and murdered.
Dario is obsessed with a guy. Victor is obsessed with all the guys.
John Person tells the story of how he fell into his coveted job by describing the life of Anatole, the man who occupied the position originally and cherished nothing more in his meager existence than his overcoat.
Haykuhi wants to break free of her loneliness and humiliation, but she thinks it is impossible until she meets Anna, a beautiful girl whose life seems perfect. When she discovers Anna's life is no different, she realizes her only chance is to escape.
Two narratives clash violently in this meditative portrayal of disaffected youth set in a graveyard of abandoned mobile homes known as Sunset Edge. We follow a group of four aimless, suburban teenagers - they skateboard the park, sleep in the sun, and rummage through the decaying remains completely unaware that this is where a lonesome teen is confronting a horrific past. Day turns to night, people disappear, and the secrets of Sunset Edge are revealed in a paralyzing finale.
Follows a father and his daughter as they fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world where normal life is non-existent all while being hunted by an unknown entity.
Jogi, once a dancer but now a boatman, deliberately overthrows his boat full of people to kill himself, but manages to survive alone. Later, Jogi becomes the manager of Nirvana Hotel at a resort in the Himalayas, and faces a family there.
Hisham is madly in love with his wife Nadia. He would never leave her. But what happens when his love transcends even death? Based on a short story from the Malaysian publisher Dubook Press.
This is the first volume in a series of films adapted from the "Ghost Photography Club" written by Osamu Fukutani, a multi-creator in the horror world who has worked on everything from video games to visual works. Kayu Ninomiya, a high school student leading a perfectly normal life, suddenly decides to join the photography club... Contains episodes 1 to 3.
What killed King Tutankhamun? Ever since his spectacular tomb was discovered, the boy king has been the most famous pharaoh of all ancient Egypt. But his mysterious death, at just 19 years old, has never been explained. In this BBC One special, presenter Dallas Campbell reveals new scientific research and carries out unique experiments to get to the truth. For the first time, a virtual autopsy of Tut's mummified body reveals astonishing secrets about the pharaoh. Using CT scan data, the programme creates the first ever full size, scientifically accurate image of the real Tutankhamun. Brand new DNA analysis uncovers a shocking secret about Tut's family background, and the genetic trail of clues leads to a radical and revolutionary new theory to explain Tut's sudden and unexpected death. This is an epic detective story that uncovers the extraordinary truth of the boy behind the golden mask.
Feng Shui master Szeto Fat Ching leads the original cast of 2009's The Unbelievable to explore even more shocking and thrilling paranormal phenomenon in Southeast Asia with The Unbelievable Channeling The Spirits. Going deep into the tribes of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia, the crew including Rachel Chan, Uny and Pochacco Lee go face to face with some of the oldest supernatural practices and experience first-hand Southeast Asia's paranormal activities.
Preceding her death a young woman relives her life in a mirror world, giving her the chance to fight her killer.
Caleb Loomis is an agoraphobic twenty-something. In his spare time he makes UFO videos with miniature cities and takes an unhealthy amount of LSD. One afternoon he hears Beatrice, the lady next door, being abused. After striking an odd friendship through the wall Caleb is made aware of who lives with Beatrice.. setting in to a motion a pitch-black psychedelic revenge fantasy.
Stone sculptures - legendary Six Horses of Zhaoling - have guarded Li Shimin's tomb for centuries. But in 1914 two of the six stone animals disappear under mysterious circumstances. Zhaoling mausoleum guard Tang Zhenhua traced all the way to the capital.
A pair of embroidered shoes, hidden a death curse, anyone who passed through the embroidered shoes were accidentally killed, no one was spared. An Wen (He Yixuan) was seriously ill and got rid of her husband Pan Hang (Hui Can) and the doctor's care, and fled back to her hometown. An Wen found a pair of embroidered shoes that were circulated and succumbed to death in the old house. The embroidered shoes were worn on her feet, and the death curse on the embroidered shoes was accidentally opened. The curse takes effect and the soul is screaming. The shadows in the old house are everywhere. The evil spirits that can't be riddled go hand in hand, forcing An Wen, who is on the verge of collapse, to make crazy moves and fall into a crisis of sorrow..
A young man disappears amid talk of violence and demagoguery, leaving behind an obscure cache of letters, postcards, and notebooks.
Memories can be blocked, but they can also be invented. Psychology professor Eiko works with people who were traumatized by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. But the topic affects her more personally than she wants to admit. Narrative structures begin to intertwine, reality becomes ambiguous. Like a surgeon, SHINOZAKI dissects the human mind in this complex yet moving film.
A psychopath kidnaps addicts and forces them through torturous rehabilitation.
AVE is on their way back from a party and, while trying to rest in the train car home, ends up crossing paths with a very peculiar figure: their own unconscious.
A boy's inner voice shares vital advice.
On Jan. 22, 1965, the day before the Iranian prime minister is assassinated, a car drives up to a shipwreck. Inside the wreck, a banished political prisoner has hung himself and the walls are covered in diary entries, literary quotes, and strange symbols. Fifty years later, the evidence, including intelligence tape recordings, is found in a box. The contents attest to the fact that the inspector and his colleagues were arrested, but why?
A woman watches out the window of in the house. The excitement that she had when her husband's knock the door shows us that days end would be different than other days.
A teenager, Christina, loses her friends in the forest. Looking for them she finds the bodies of three drowned kids on the shore of a lagoon. On summer holiday, deep in the woods, three kids, cousins, are playing around a lake when they find a drowned young woman drifting in the water. Games, lies and rituals unfolding into a circular time in which death loses its ultimacy. What is real and what is a mirage? Who is dreaming and who is being dreamed?
An eclipse that never goes away. Penned by some of the Bristol's finest writers, "The Day That Broke" is an ensemble piece connecting 6 different stories that revolve around a solar eclipse. The various characters, on a number of timelines before, during, and after the event each respond differently to it - and indeed, those timelines become different worlds since the eclipse, mysteriously, never ends.
A story of how a violent crime disrupts a quaint rural town in Batangas. A girl’s dead body is discovered and puts the whole town on trial while the former’s companion remains missing. The ensuing media spectacle slowly exposes the town’s secrets. As they celebrate its yearly festival by the lake, an unknowing sleeping evil unravels and haunts the townsfolk.
Four close friends descend into the depths of a cave, looking for a lost treasure, ignoring that this will wake the fury of the Guardian the devourer, who will eat their souls until they destroy each other.
The film starts with the hint of another story 'Satyanweshi' where young Byomkesh caught the head of a cocaine racket who is now seeking revenge. On the other hand, a young girl dies in mysterious condition having a match stick in her hand. One Kokonad Gupta, who claims to be a fan of Byomkesh gifts him a matchbox.
A young woman's peaceful life is disrupted when an injured man suddenly enters her life.
A South American composer travels to India to search for the truth behind a poetic vision, written to him by a female painter and his mysterious journey to discover the source of his music inspiration.
The nine year old Larissa lives in the Luneburg Heath. She is in the clique "The Timies", which is devoted to historical events and facts. In this summer holidays, Larissa's cousins from Berlin are visiting the Luneburg Heath for the first time. From now on, Emma more and more realizes that she disposes of a mysterious talent. By touching antique objects she is able to look into the past of these things. Will they be able to find this treasure? And what has this shining crystal appearing in Emma's visions to do with it?
M is a work of art that explores the relationship between sexuality and death. These two appear to be at opposite poles, but in fact they merge in all of us, disguising the fear of death or the desire to die, the world of Eros. In M the character of Marilyn Monroe should be seen as a symbol of this interpenetration. The actress´s death is as famous as her sexuality and thus sets a perfect example of how the ancient bond between sex and death is being forever mystified and exploited by the popular culture. M attempts to explore this phenomenon in a much more personal level.
Explores the struggles of a complicated relationship between mother, father and daughter. When 'Lucy', a troubled 10 year old begins to communicate only through her drawings, we discover hidden secrets that will change the lives of those around her forever. This emotional tale of self discovery will take you on a journey of passion, mystery and intrigue.
A sexually transmitted disease causes students to drop dead at an alarming rate on a Midwest campus. When Cameron discovers his girlfriend is the first victim, he becomes the first suspect.
A young woman's breaking point after realizing the amount of unnecessary effort she puts in all of her relationships.
A former child prodigy painter must face her muse who becomes her demon.
A teachers assistant, trapped in a small town with a strange illness, takes on a local missing persons case aided by a Pale Man down the hall.
A whole village seems to hide behind a dark secret. At first glance, many abandoned and barricaded houses give the impression that life was once thriving in this small little town. A young reporter, Mara, along with her cameraman Maik, decide to visit Alt Manheim with the sole mission of finding some answers to the mysteries of what is happening in this small, once inviting town. Why are the inhabitants leaving? They encounter a few remaining residents who are willing to share with them some incredible and unbelievable stories. However, strange things begin to happen and Mara and Maik soon realize they have stumbled upon something bigger than they expected.
A secluded sect, Sky People, has gotten into a crisis. Its charismatic leader Satu has fallen ill with a strange decease and followers one by one have abandoned her. In a decaying cult center the last loyal disciple, young Niilo, takes care of his withering leader. But Niilo's faith will be tested when a message from stars tells that the final solution is at hand. Is death an illusion, as Satu says?
Kamikawa Katsuji, a bank employee, is married to Yasuko, the daughter of a rich family and lives an ordinary married life. But he keeps a lover, Kamiya Ayako, a nightclub hostess, behind his wife’s back and is mired in a web of lust. His life takes mysterious turns after becoming Katsumura Hisako’s disciple. The beautiful and elegant Hisako, a calligraphy instructor, possesses the special ability to tell the fortune of people by looking at their calligraphic styles.
According to an English legend, Joan of Arc never died at the stake. Her eyes were seared with hot pokers and she was deflowered by an English stud. She was then sentenced to wander on the battlefields, like a vulture, on the look-out for life and searching for any virgins left alive.
Satyanweshi is a 2013 Bengali mystery-thriller film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. This was Ghosh's last full length film as a director. Indian film director Sujoy Ghosh portrayed the character Bymomkesh Bakshi in this film.
A young lad (played by the puppet Dobo) must spend the summer with his alcoholic father. But with no television or video games to pass the time, will mind-altering chemicals and head-trauma hallucinations be enough to survive the lethal boredom? And will his father's flirtation with suicide pay off, or will it simply become yet another ambition that he fails to follow through on?
An experimental horror film about a hitchhiker's descent into madness, adapted from a short story by Stephen King.
A film maker travels to explore an abandoned secluded youth home "Pohjola Manor" located in Northern Finland surrounded by ghost stories.
Deep in My Mind plays out as a psychological offering, heavy on visual stimulation and bizarre characters.
Using analog source material, video feeds of a lone dancer and her various physical features, are distorted and warped amongst a variety of colors and textures. A narrative peaks through the static, but held within is her beauty and grace, a crystalline figure gazed upon from afar.