Aharon (Shai Avivi) has devoted his life to raising his son Uri (Noam Imber). They live together in a gentle routine, away from the real world. But Uri is autistic, and now as a young adult it might be time for him to live in a specialized home. While on their way to the institution, Aharon decides to run away with his son and hits the road, knowing that Uri is not ready for this separation. The journey of the two will change their lives.
Every society that enforces the death penalty needs people to kill other people. Four men are faced with an unthinkable but simple choice. Whatever they decide, it will directly or indirectly corrode themselves, their relationships, and their entire lives. In four thematically connected episodes, Mohammad Rasoulof tells their stories, which inevitably are also the stories of the people who surround them.
Based on a Sudanese short story, 'You Will Die at Twenty' follows the life of Muzamil (Mustafa Shehata) from birth until his 20th birthday. At the boy's naming ceremony, a sheik prophesizes that Muzamil will meet an early death at the age of twenty. The villagers taunt him, referring to him as "son of death", and he becomes increasingly isolated, with only the opportunity to study the Koran. But when he meets Suliman (Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj), an educated outsider, a conflict grows within Muzamil between his traditional values and newfound modern aspirations. Will he have the time to act out his desires?
Adrift in the Depression-era Southwest, Clyde Barrow(Warren Beatty) and Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) embark on a life of crime. They mean no harm. They crave adventure - and each other. Soon we start to love them too. But nothing in film history has prepared us for the cascading violence to follow. Bonnie And Clyde turns brutal. We learn they can be hurt - and dread they can be killed.
Rory (Jude Law) an ambitious entrepreneur, persuades his wife (Carrie Coon), and their children to leave America and return to his native England during the 1980's. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor. However, all is not as it seems and soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel and the couple have to face the secrets and unwelcome truths that lie beneath the surface of their marriage.
Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace (Michael Douglas) - pianist and flamboyant star of stage and television. Synonymous with showmanship and extravagance, he lit up every stage he performed on, gaining millions of fans across the globe.
Feature is the outrageous and gloriously entertaining true story of Liberace and his secret love affair with the young and handsome Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) - an intense rollercoaster ride of hedonistic fun, flamboyance and excess.
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, widely considered to be the masterpiece of 20th Century drama, is brought to life here in a stunning film version created by Laurence Olivier in his first directing role since The Prince & The Showgirl. The three sisters of the title, Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozorov evade the dull daily grind of their lives in a small provincial garrison town with dreams of love and escape and of moving to Moscow with their respective military suitors. As the play progresses, the hopes of the sisters are gradually eroded. Arguably the finest cinematic version of a Chekhov play, this is a beautiful study of human nature, aspirations and interactions. It is also a moving and bittersweet look at humanities flaws, the elusiveness of fulfilment of hopes and desires, and the transitory nature of affairs and exchanges.
Adapted from Jojo Moyes' best-selling novel, 'The Last Letter from Your Lover' is a passionate, dual-narrative love story set in the French Riviera and London during the 1960's and present day. It tells the tale of elegant Jennifer Stirling (Shailene Woodley) and how her life becomes inextricably interwoven with that of Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones) in life changing events which connect them across almost half a century.
Based on extraordinary real life events, this stunning film documents the first conquest of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Charting the treacherous conditions endured during the 1953 expedition, 'Beyond the Edge' combines dramatic reenactments and archive footage to portray the event that would stun the world and define a nation.
Sandra (Clare Dunne), on the surface of it, is a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination to change their lives for the better and when it becomes clear that the local council won't provide that home, she decides to build it herself from scratch. With very little income to speak of and no savings, Sandra must use all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality. At the same time, she must escape the grip of her possessive ex-husband and keep him away from her and her girls. The lionhearted Sandra draws together a community of friends to support her and lend a helping hand and it is the kindness and generosity of these people and the love of her young daughters that help build her own strength and sense of self.
When devout university student Nour (Shaden Kanboura) moves in with successful lawyer Laila (Mouna Hawa) and club DJ Salma (Sana Jammelieh), she is shocked by their lifestyle. As Laila fights to retain her freedom in the face of a new relationship, Salma falls for beautiful trainee doctor Dounia (Ashlam Canaan), a romance she must hide from her family. Nour is set for an arranged marriage to Wissam, an exemplary member of the community who may not be as respectable as he appears. 'In Between' follows the lives of these strong, independent minded Palestinian-lsraeli women in Tel Aviv. Away from the constraints of their families and enforced tradition, they find themselves 'in between' the free and unfettered lives they aspire to lead and the restrictions imposed on them by a blinkered society. First-time director Maysaloun Hamoud's exhilarating depiction of the lives of 'liberated' Palestinian women in Israel earned her the first Palestinian fatwa in 70 years.
During the Japanese invasion a British patrol unit is pinned down in the Burmese jungle. When a Japanese scout is captured the men face a dilemma. Sergeant Mitchum (Richard Todd) wants to take the prisoner to headquarters, much to the chagrin of his contemptuous second in command Corporal Johnstone (Richard Harris). As tempers flare, the previously gruff Private Bamforth (Laurence Harvey), gradually becomes the conscience of the platoon.
Victor Plaza (Liberto Rabal) is a child of Franco's Spain, born on a bus that was taking his mother, a prostitute, to the hospital. In spite of this, Victor is young and life has not destroyed his trust in people, particularly Elena (Francesca Neri) the daughter of a diplomat and the woman with whom he shares his first sexual experience. Victor, believing the experience was not a casual one, soon discovers things are not usually as straightforward as one would hope. Nerves, a gun and two policemen are involved when Victor tries to see Elena again, and a violent encounter changes all their lives. A policeman, Sancho (Jose Sancho) precipitates a violent incident into which Victor is dragged. David (Javier Barden) is hit by a stray bullet that leaves him paralysed and in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Victor is blamed and sent to prison where he watches helplessly as David becomes a paralympics star, with Elena - now his wife. Fate, however, intervenes again. When Victor is released from prison, he visits his mother's grave, only to find Elena and David at the cemetery. Now Victor has the chance to settle old scores - but from this moment they are all locked in a game which has only just begun.
Storm Boy (Greg Rowe) spends his time wandering alone along the fierce but beautiful deserted coastline of South Australia's Coorong. He lives the life of a recluse with his father (Peter Cummins), who is known amongst the locals as 'Hideaway Tom'. After a pelican mother is shot by hunters. Storm Boy rescues three chicks and cares for them; he gives them the names Mr. Proud, Mr. Ponder and Mr. Percival. Storm Boy's father forces him to release the birds, but Mr Percival returns. The story then focuses on the conflict between Storm Boy's lifestyle, his friendship with the Aborigine Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), the requirement for him to attend school and of course, the fate of Mr. Percival.
Two things work for a gangster when the boss learns they want to "leave", he sets them up to be killed. When their escape doesn't go to plan they have to seek refuge in an nunnery to avoid their boss, the triads and police, all the while dressed up as women!
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