Red Rover (2015)
Género : Drama, Ciencia ficción
Tiempo de ejecución : 15M
Director : Brooke Goldfinch
Sinopsis
Two teenagers from a remote religious community travel to town in search of shelter after being told by their Evangelical parents that an asteroid will soon destroy the earth.
Untangling the web of cultural and historical ties underlying Japan's deep fascination with insects.
Drama sobre la Iglesia de la Cienciología. Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), un intelectual brillante y de fuertes convicciones, crea una organización religiosa que empieza a hacerse popular en Estados Unidos hacia 1952. Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix), un joven vagabundo, se convierte en su mano derecha. Sin embargo, cuando la secta triunfa y consigue atraer a numerosos y fervientes seguidores, a Freddie le surgirán dudas.
A two-week trek through the Cascade Mountains tries the survival instincts of five adventurous teenagers. At first, it's all a good time. Shooting the rapids, exploring caves and making new friends. But when an accident occurs, Mother Nature raises the stakes and challenges the hikers to the greatest test of their young lives. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).
David Cubitt (Medium) y Jason Godrick (Llamaradas) protagonizan un thriller repleto de acción basado en la impactante historia de uno de los incidentes más violentos de la historia legal de EE.UU. Con la idea de comprar tierras para construir un complejo de supervivencia, una banda de extremistas contrarios al gobierno acumulan un arsenal de armas y planean un arriesgado robo a un banco en las afueras de la ciudad californiana de Norco. Pero el atraco sale mal, y la policía local, liderada por un célebre sheriff (Gedrick), se apresura a capturar al grupo de milicianos fuertemente armados, liderados por el implacabale George Smith (Cubitt). Una sangrienta batalla se traslada desde las calles a las montañas en una de las persecuciones más largas e intensas de la historia de EE.UU. Cuando la persecución en coche llega hasta las montañas, se desata un duelo mortal con muchas más balas.
En medio de una ciudad que se debate entre los estallidos sociales, la desocupación y los conflictos políticos, Elsa, una joven de veinticinco años, busca un trabajo digno para conseguir dinero que le permita cumplir su sueño: viajar a Italia. Ella sueña con encontrar allí al hombre del que está enamorada y además, vivir una vida diferente, una vida “mejor”. Walter, Laura y Toni son sus amigos en la ciudad. Compañeros de pequeñas aventuras ilícitas que le permiten acercarse a su sueño. Walter y Elsa mantienen una relación cercana al amor que no le impide a Elsa seguir pendiente de su “viaje a otra vida posible”. A su pesar Walter hallará la forma de que Elsa pueda comenzar a cumplir su sueño. En Europa, Elsa vuelve a chocarse contra la realidad. Y esa realidad no es la que imaginaba. Pero una fuerza en su interior llevará a Elsa, a pesar de todo, a encontrarse con su destino.
Julie brings a man back to her place with the intention of having sex with him. Unfortunately both partners body issues causes problems.
Two police detectives Numata and Tosaka infiltrate a group of underground black market human organ dealers. Things go haywire during a raid on the group's surgical headquarters. Numata barely escapes, while a wounded Tosaka gets left behind. Through a series of surreal and gory events, the identities of the organ dealers are revealed as Numata plans his revenge.
In the 100 miles between Baton Rouge and New Orleans there are over 150 petrochemical plants which are responsible for producing 25% of the nation's petrochemicals. This area reports the highest concentration of toxic emissions to the air, land and water in the country. The residents of this area, who are mainly African American and poor, suffer from astronomical rates of cancer, asthma and other medical ailments.
Sigue a Simone, quien de pronto se encuentra de nuevo en Quebec tras la muerte de su abuela. No tiene idea de que su existencia como estudiante está a punto de sucumbir… por el descubrimiento de la vida misma. Misteriosamente se enciende un interruptor y decide iniciar un viaje para ayudar a quienes están por morir. Tal vez para llenar el vacío que la sigue a donde vaya, desde su departamento hasta las viejas calles nevadas e incluso con su amante.
Gypsy Creek's # 1 cop, Charles Gravytrain believes in three things: Truth, Justice, and slapping the no good crook Jimmy Fish Eye's in the slammer for life! And with the help of his foxy new partner, big city cop Miss Uma Booma, he may do just that. But in a town that has more stinky secrets and slippery surprises than a tin of rotten sardines the only question remains...Where's the Fish?!
Stevie, a precocious 14-year-old girl must cope with the instabilities of her immoderate parents. When they decide to move to a small provincial town in Germany, Stevie attempts to slip into a normal life. Whilst her parents playfully escape their responsibilities, Stevie tries to make a good impression in town, spreading stories of grandeur and claiming to be the daughter of a diplomat. She makes progress. Yet the good weather doesn’t last and before long, she discovers that her parents have once more resorted to illegal means, as a way of supporting their leisurely lifestyle. As friends and hangers-on of her parents fill their new home, the chaos continually mounts. It is in this atmosphere of physical and emotional destruction, that Stevie must now start to define herself and perhaps even break free.
Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.
Cassie es una joven vitalista, con un miserable trabajo de camarera, que se siente sola y deprimida. Su novio Billy la ha dejado cuando ella le dice que está embarazada. Después de un intento de suicidio, Cassie ha tenido que dar a su hijo en adopción, pero sigue recordando a su anterior pareja. Cuando una pequeña compañía de teatro de Los Ángeles llega a la pequeña localidad de Buckeye, conoce a Riley, su técnico de escena. Discretamente él empieza a flirtear con ella, que se siente muy halagada, pero también se da cuenta de que aún sigue sintiendo algo por su antiguo novio Billy.
The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient catastrophe, all signs point towards the impending darkness of the very first Nightfall. Panic erupts as the suns slowly disappear one by one. Science struggles against superstition as the people race to comprehend the approaching Nightfall... the end of the world as they know it. Based on Isaac Asimov's classic story "Nightfall," voted "The Greatest Science-Fiction Story OF All Time."
'Do I Love You?' is a romantic philosophical comedy about life and the questions it throws at you.
Historia ambientada en los pantanos de Texas y basada en hechos reales. Dos policías muy diferentes, un tejano y un neoyorquino, investigan unos misteriosos asesinatos sin resolver, acaecidos en una inquietante extensión de llanura costera y pantanosa.
The meaning of art itself comes into question in this documentary about Shelby Lee Adams' controversial photos of families in Appalachia.
Tres cuentos poéticos de la búsqueda de la verdadera identidad. En la primera historia, Jing, una cantante ciega, se enamora del acordeonista Diego de la banda tomboy-su. En otro tiempo y lugar, Lily, una anciana lesbiana y Yen, su amigo gay, crea un vínculo inesperado y se apoyan mutuamente en tiempos de crisis. Finalmente, vemos a Diego antes de que se incorporó a la banda, cuando como un adolescente tuvo dudas sobre su identidad sexual.
Junta es una chica que vive sola en un monte en cuya cumbre brilla una luz azul por las noches. Los habitantes del pueblo, temerosos de esa luz, rechazan a Junta y la tachan de bruja. Sólo un visitante no hace caso de los supersticiosos y decide acercarse a la joven; los dos se sienten mutuamente atraídos.
Dear Pyongyang is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi (Korean: 양영희, Hanja: 梁英姬) about her own family. It was shot in Osaka Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, In the 1970s, Yang's father, an ardent communist and leader of the pro-North movement in Japan, sent his three sons from Japan to North Korea under a repatriation campaign sponsored by ethnic activist organisation and de facto North Korean embassy Chongryon; as the only daughter, Yang herself remained in Japan. However, as the economic situation in the North deteriorated, the brothers became increasingly dependent for survival on the care packages sent by their parents. The film shows Yang's visits to her brothers in Pyongyang, as well as conversations with her father about his ideological faith and his regrets over breaking up his family.