Casus Belli (2010)

During the cold spring of 1941, with Greece already under German occupation, a long-suffering squad of war-battered soldiers receives orders from the headquarters in Athens to fall back, leaving behind the Albanian Front. As the men retreat through the snow-covered landscapes of the bomb-scarred Greek countryside, the terrifying certainty that nothing will ever be the same again crushes their weary human souls.

During the cold spring of 1941, with Greece already under German occupation, a long-suffering squad of war-battered soldiers receives orders from the headquarters in Athens to fall back, leaving behind the Albanian Front. As the men retreat through the snow-covered landscapes of the bomb-scarred Greek countryside, the terrifying certainty that nothing will ever be the same again crushes their weary human souls.

Loyalty, history and regret take center stage for university professor Pavel Josek, lauded for standing up to the communist regime when it counted most. But as a TV documentary starts to focus in on the facts of his past, new truths are uncovered which may threaten his reputation.

Loyalty, history and regret take center stage for university professor Pavel Josek, lauded for standing up to the communist regime when it counted most. But as a TV documentary starts to focus in on the facts of his past, new truths are uncovered which may threaten his reputation.

Stelinha foi uma rainha da MPB e ídolo do rádio. Agora, decadente e solitária, circula pelas noites do Rio em busca de alguma emoção. Eurico é um roqueiro em ascensão. O encontro deles em uma madrugada de Copacabana provoca em Eurico compaixão e fascínio por um ídolo de sua infância, e ele decide ajudá-la a voltar a cantar. O relacionamento dá força a Stelinha, mas também a torna cada vez mais dependente de Eurico.

Stelinha foi uma rainha da MPB e ídolo do rádio. Agora, decadente e solitária, circula pelas noites do Rio em busca de alguma emoção. Eurico é um roqueiro em ascensão. O encontro deles em uma madrugada de Copacabana provoca em Eurico compaixão e fascínio por um ídolo de sua infância, e ele decide ajudá-la a voltar a cantar. O relacionamento dá força a Stelinha, mas também a torna cada vez mais dependente de Eurico.

Brazilian director Julio Bressane directs this religious biography on the life and work of Saint Jerome, the monk who first translated the Bible into Latin. Set both in the desert and in the posh confines of the Vatican, Jerome (Everaldo Pontes) agonizes over which Latin word would best fit its Hebrew counterpart. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Brazilian director Julio Bressane directs this religious biography on the life and work of Saint Jerome, the monk who first translated the Bible into Latin. Set both in the desert and in the posh confines of the Vatican, Jerome (Everaldo Pontes) agonizes over which Latin word would best fit its Hebrew counterpart. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Ferding, Santos and Willy only drink in despair. One day, a Canadian woman’s visit changes everything.

Ferding, Santos and Willy only drink in despair. One day, a Canadian woman’s visit changes everything.

Woman living in São Paulo goes to Gramado, South of Brazil, to visit a friend of hers. Together, they meet an odd woman who engages in strange experiences in parapsychology. From then on, bizarre events are bound to happen.

Woman living in São Paulo goes to Gramado, South of Brazil, to visit a friend of hers. Together, they meet an odd woman who engages in strange experiences in parapsychology. From then on, bizarre events are bound to happen.

Ariel (Daniel Hendler) é um jovem judeu dividido entre sua devoção aos tradicionais laços de família e o desejo de algo diferente, e Santamaria (Enrique Piñeyro), um funcionário demitido do banco onde trabalhava e abandonado pela mulher.

Ariel (Daniel Hendler) é um jovem judeu dividido entre sua devoção aos tradicionais laços de família e o desejo de algo diferente, e Santamaria (Enrique Piñeyro), um funcionário demitido do banco onde trabalhava e abandonado pela mulher.

A young man in Uruguay has trouble expressing himself verbally. As the lead singer in a band, he interacts with the world through his music.

A young man in Uruguay has trouble expressing himself verbally. As the lead singer in a band, he interacts with the world through his music.

Film director Sergey Paradjanov creates brilliant films. His nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. He is committed to prison for being eccentric. His indestructible love for beauty allows him to withstand the years of imprisonment, isolation and oblivion.

Film director Sergey Paradjanov creates brilliant films. His nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. He is committed to prison for being eccentric. His indestructible love for beauty allows him to withstand the years of imprisonment, isolation and oblivion.

Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.

Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.