Duraid Munajim

On his 1st trip back from war in Afghanistan (or is it 2nd?) an Army sniper tries to re-integrate peacefully into civilian life on a remote Northern farm. Silently struggling with the haunting confusion of PTSD, where time loops on itself and reality+fantasy are blurred, he has to contain violent urges and figure out what happened to his father.

A sniper returns home from Afghanistan to his small Northern town. Confronted with the mundane reality of everyday life he longs for the release provided by shooting. Slowly his need for regimented military discipline takes over leading to violent confrontation.

When As’ad, a 12-year-old rubbish picker, adopts an American sex doll from the Baghdad dumps, he crosses into a perilous red zone, finding himself caught in the crossfire between abusive forces of commercialism and fundamentalism in a world where defenders of humanism have lost their power. He embraces the courage it takes to not just survive, but live.

Afghan Star, Afghanistan's answer to American Idol, is a raging success. For 13 straight seasons, the show has featured exclusively male winners—until the historic year of 2019. When Zahra threw her hat into the ring, she dreamed of emulating the success of her singing coach and Afghan Star judge Aryana Sayeed. A household name in Afghanistan, controversial and bold Aryana has paved the way for success in a country where entertainment is risky business for women. And Still I Sing follows Aryana and her protégée Zahra as she emerges as a favourite in the final episodes of the 14th season, right up to the American military withdrawal and Taliban takeover in 2021. Through their story, the film reminds us that for over half a century now, the right of Afghan women to artistic expression has never been a given and continues to be contested.

According to the official history of Afghanistan, ruthless destruction has always prevailed over art and creation; but there is another tale to be told, the forgotten account of a diverse and progressive country, seen through the lens of innovative filmmakers, a story that survives thanks to a few brave Afghans, a small but very passionate group that secretly fought to save a huge film archive that was constantly menaced by war and religious fanaticism.

Durante más de cuarenta años, el periodista británico Robert Fisk ha informado sobre algunos de los conflictos más violentos del mundo, desde Irlanda del Norte hasta Oriente Medio, siempre con los pies en el suelo y un cuaderno de notas en la mano, viajando a paisajes devastados por la guerra, investigando los hechos y enviando informes a los medios de comunicación para los que trabaja con la ambición de captar el interés de una audiencia de millones de personas.

When Brian De Palma's 1974 film Phantom of the Paradise was released, it was considered a failure almost everywhere. Except in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Here is the story of a town and its love for the now cult classic.

The Seven Last Words sounds out the experiential states and rituals particular to humanity, based on seven themes expressed in an oratorio: forgiveness, hope, relation, abandonment, distress, triumph, and life after the death.

Bagdad, 2006. Sara se dirige a la estación de la ciudad dispuesta a cometer un atentado suicida. Sin embargo, sus oscuras intenciones se ven alteradas por Salam, un seductor vendedor que hará que Sara se replantee sus convicciones, apelando su humanidad

Una madre soltera intenta liberarse de una misteriosa organización que la tiene secuestrada.

Film about a father who takes his 8 years old daughter from Basrah to Karbala searching a cure for cancer

When Evette moves into a new apartment, she learns she can hear her neighbors through the wall. Can her detached obsession take the place of her longing for human connection?

A documentary that follows Hannah and her sisters, Amalia and Caroline, as they enter the highly controversial world of Sugar-Dating. Hoping for a Sugar Daddy with deep pockets to pay their bills, it turns out dating older, wealthy men for money isn't as sweet as it sounds.

Jackie Kimball es una adolescente como cualquier otra, salvo en un aspecto: se ha pasado toda su vida enamorada de su hermano Matthew, un año mayor que ella.

En Irak, una unidad de élite de artificieros norteamericanos actúa en una caótica ciudad donde cualquier persona puede ser un enemigo y cualquier objeto, una bomba. El jefe del grupo, el sargento Thompson, muere en el transcurso de una misión y es sustituido por el impredecible y temerario sargento William James. Cuando falta poco para que la brigada sea relevada, el imprudente comportamiento de James hará que dos de sus subordinados, se planteen seriamente el riesgo que corren.

La historia gira en torno a la violación de una adolescente iraquí y el asesinato de toda su familia por un grupo de soldados estadounidenses en Irak. Hecho real que sucedió en la localidad iraquí de Mahmudiya, en marzo de 2006.

Evelyn Bell, a Catholic professor of theology, and her younger sister Virginia are reunited after many years when Virginia returns home in a depression after being ejected from a religious cult. At a lakeside retreat in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the sisters try to reestablish their relationship, talking about their very different systems of belief, and about the oppressive childhood that still hangs over them.

Mimi and Michael are close friends after a brief and unsuccessful dating interlude years before. Michael has remained in love with Mimi over the years, but Mimi, who has just broken up with her long-time boyfriend, seems willing to try romance with Michael a second time. The spark between them is kindled again, however, during a weekend picnic outing, Mimi, suddenly enthusiastic, proposes to Michael abruptly. The two marry and head off on a honeymoon to Pennsylvania without ever having slept with each other.