Rainy Day Woman
A fascinating dissection of a remote rural community's descent into barbarity as a result of WWII invasion fears.
A fascinating dissection of a remote rural community's descent into barbarity as a result of WWII invasion fears.
A fascinating dissection of a remote rural community's descent into barbarity as a result of WWII invasion fears.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
เรื่องราวความเจ็บปวดของเหยื่อจากสงครามโลกครั้งที่สอง “มายา” (นูมิ ราเพซ) หญิงสาวผู้เคยตกเป็นเชลยสงครามและสูญเสียน้องสาวไป 15 ปีต่อมาเธอพบว่า “โทมัส” (โจเอล คินนาแมน) เพื่อนบ้านแปลกหน้าที่เพิ่งย้ายเข้ามาใหม่อาจจะเป็นอดีตทหารนาซีที่เคยรุมทำร้ายและสร้างบาดแผลในใจเธอตลอดมา มายาจึงได้วางแผนลักพาตัวและได้ร่วมมือกับสามี “ลิวอิส” (คริส เมสซินา) เพื่อทวงแค้นคืนมาให้สาสม แต่ทุกอย่างกลับไม่เป็นตามที่คิด เมื่อเธอไม่มีหลักฐานมัดตัว มายาจึงต้องปลุกด้านมืดของเธอออกมาเพื่อคาดคั้นความจริงจากปากชายผู้โชคร้ายเพื่อพิสูจน์ความจริงว่าเธอไม่ได้จิตหลอนไปเองฝ่ายเดียว
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western literature, including Lolita and Pride and Prejudice. Based on the bestselling memoir by Azar Nafisi. A film by Eran Riklis starring Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Zar Amir (Holy Spider), and Mina Kavani (No Bears).
A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.