Bhasker Patel

God answers unscripted questions on live TV as billions of onlookers watch in awe.

Ria, a seven-year-old girl growing up in a village, is led by her mother to a place where a group of women from her community await her. Here she is mutilated by an unqualified cutter, who completes the cultural FGM-ritual that ensures she will one day be taken as a wife. The child, once old enough, goes on to be forcibly married and moved away from her family to the England. Eventually, Ria seeks help in escaping the life she is trapped in, but the life of her two younger sisters hang in the balance. Can she change her elders' minds and prevent them from being led down the same path? Or will they become three more of 200 million women across the globe whose wings have been crushed by FGM?

Писательница Клэр Риверс страдает от затянувшегося творческого кризиса и в попытке вернуть вдохновение соглашается запереть себя в инновационном ретрите, оснащенном искусственным интеллектом. Но когда там происходит системный сбой, девушка оказывается буквально запертой в уединенной хижине и без связи с внешним миром. Время уходит, припасы заканчиваются, а «умный дом» становится все более нестабильным. Теперь Клэр надо преодолеть свои страхи и найти способ перехитрить искусственный интеллект, чтобы выбраться из этого убежища живой.

A screenwriter embarks on a new film script and finds his creation taking on a life of its own. Unable to tell fact from fiction, reality from unreality, he finds his life slowly becoming a film in this dark and surreal comedy drama.

Kate is stuck in a dead-end warehouse job, when she receives a mysterious message. But with a boss this controlling, building a friendship is hard, especially when the other person is trapped across the universe.

When Naomi refuses to be exploited in her oppressive cleaning job, she must convince her colleagues to stand up and demand their right to be treated like a human being, or lose everything.

Ding Ling is a research scientist who fled Indonesia in the wake of rising sea levels, and at the start of the episode disembarks from the cargo ship on which she had been living. She moves onwards to explore new/old territories, revealing something of her past in Indonesia and China via Singapore as the episode progresses. During her journey she meets the resourceful Senait, an Eritrean refugee who subsists by evaporating water from the Dead Sea to make it potable. In her ongoing effort to compile an archive of those who remain, Ding Ling records an interview with Senait, where Senait recounts her own peripatetic past and perilous journey through Sudan.

Our protagonists are taken captive aboard a gigantic cargo ship, whose megalomaniacal captain Ismael entertains biblical pretensions. Ben is made to ‘pay his passage’, while a ghostly Yasmine stalks the empty corridors of the ship. Whales and whaling become a key subject – interrogating colonial and indigenous politics in the process.

Ben and Yasmine continue further south to the Moroccan coast, where they are attacked by Jamila and her group of parasitic bandits. The ethics of survival and predator-prey relationships in both human and marine species are explored, as members of another group intervene. But is this out of the frying pan and into the fire for the protagonists?

Очень дальние родственники Райан и Санни едут в одной машине на похороны в Шотландию. Райан пытается примириться с неизлечимой болезнью матери, а Санни страдает аутизмом, и у них есть всего три дня, чтобы привыкнуть к компании друг друга и почувствовать себя уверенно в своей собственной шкуре.

Two avid gardeners start a rivalry that gets out of hand.

Two ambitious detectives stakeout a potential drug deal.

A young man searches his deceased father’s flat for a document that will justify expenditure for a large sum of money. He’s not been to the flat for quite some time and discovers with stupefaction his father’s strange acquisition.

A warm and witty celebration of Sue Townsend's life and writing, the story is told with the help of children from Sue's old school, her friends and family, as well as the comedy and literary stars she inspired - including Stephen Mangan, Ian Hislop, David Nicholls, Isy Suttie and Adrian Scarborough. Drawing on Sue Townsend's own archive of letters and notebooks, the film also features unseen photographs, footage and even her appointment diary, which includes poignant entries about her struggles with ill health, written in a humorous style instantly recognisable from her books.

Он мечтал продолжить семейную традицию и посвятить свою жизнь служению Родине. Он безоговорочно верил в правительство США и поддерживал антитеррористическую программу. На заре его карьеры в спецслужбах никто, даже он сам, не мог бы предположить, что именно он, Эдвард Сноуден, совершит самое крупное разоблачение в мировой истории, обнародовав секретные документы, касающиеся тотальной слежки США за своими гражданами и гражданами других государств. Открыв миру глаза на правду, он навсегда закрыл для себя двери в счастливое будущее: отказался от карьеры, любимой девушки и Родины, которая назвала его предателем…

Three interwoven stories of loneliness and isolation that centre around Janan, a woman from Afghanistan who travels to the UK for artificial insemination. Complications arise when William, a medical sciences student working in the clinic switches the donor's semen for his own.

On 7 May, churches, school halls, and back rooms of community centres will be turned into polling stations, staffed by council workers and volunteers. A church polling station is the backdrop for a real-time play for theatre and TV, called The Vote, staged at the exact moment in which the action is set - the last 90 minutes before polls close.

Молодая женщина Роуз находится в психиатрической клинике. Врач пытается выйти на контакт с пациенткой, которая все время молчит. В клинику Роуз попала после того, как вместе со своим женихом Тео отправилась на уик-энд в удаленный уголок Шотландии, чтобы побыть наедине в безлюдном красивом месте. Но романтические выходные обернулись полным кошмаром. Роуз начала видеть странные вещи, которые ее сильно пугали. А Тео пугало странное поведение его подруги. В результате пережитого ужаса девушка оказалась в клинике. Потерянная Роуз должна вспомнить, что же случилось в глухом шотландском лесу, чтобы выйти из состояния шока.

Thunder Racers, Infinite Finity, Rat Warriors. Junk Comics' titles have been referred to as 'the worst printed material since Mein Kampf'. Tony Leary, the nice-guy owner of Junk Comics, is gearing up for one last roll of the dice. His new superhero title, The Sodomizer, launches at the British International Comic Show, and nothing will stop Tony from making it a success. Nothing except a gang of Geordie criminals who are using a comic company to launder their dirty money. Tony is drafted by the police to identify the culprits and bring them to justice. Aided by his trusty geek sidekicks, Rick and Keith, Tony must defy the odds if he is to become a real life hero.

One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's, but when his estranged son Jamie visits him in hospital he realises the extra stress Frank is put under and decides to break him out in the hope of returning him to his family. As the two travel across the country, beginning to bond along the way, it soon transpires that both Frank and Jamie are at odds with their past.

A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.

Compelling drama-documentary which tells the story of how, three years after the 7/7 attacks on London, a busy shopping centre in Bristol was the intended target of a devastating terrorist attack.

Frank is an ex-soldier, haunted by a violent past. He lives alone, drowning his nightmares with alcohol. Christine - smart and successful... on the surface, tackles life as a single working mother by immersing herself in drugs, parties and sex. Lynette, a young rough sleeper watches Christine stumble out of a club whilst she sits in the cold waiting for loose change to fall on her lap; her luck seems to change when she meets Frank who despite his misgivings, offers her a place to stay.

Махмуд Назир — счастливый отец семейства и владелец небольшой таксомоторной компании в Лондоне. Особой религиозностью никогда не отличался. Однако когда сын задумал жениться на девушке по имени Узма, мать которой вышла замуж за экстремистского исламского проповедника Аршада, Назир, чтобы не ударить лицом в грязь перед новой родней, решил показать себя правоверным мусульманином. Но в тот же день на него обрушивается неожиданное известие: разбирая старые бумаги матери, он находит свидетельство об усыновлении. Оказывается, что Махмуд — урожденный еврей, и зовут его Соли Шимшиловиц!!!

Молодой отчаявшийся лондонский фотограф заключает сделку с Дьяволом: в обмен на все искушения большого города он отдаст… Всего-навсего свое сердце, да и то не сразу.

Liz, a lonely widow,returns home from her holiday in Torquay with Damar, a Nepalese ex-Gurkha, whom she intends to marry. Her grown-up,divorced daughter and son are hostile to him because they never imagined Liz would find another man to replace their father, who died young. Her neighbour, bitter because she has been made redundant by cheaper, Eastern European labour, reports the couple to the council, losing Liz her benefits and Damar his job. Relations are strained with Liz's daughter using her grandchildren as weapons. Only when Damar leaves in the middle of the night do Liz's family realize how much she loves him and urge her to follow him and bring him back.

8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

A beautiful young woman with every privilege except freedom. A despised older man with nothing except his obsession. Are they the key to one another’s salvation? Or are they destined to destroy each other and themselves? Having just finished a degree at Cambridge, Anjika Indrani (Parminder Nagra) has the world at her feet. However when her father announces that he intends for her to marry the son of his business associate, Anjika is angry and distraught at the unfairness of it. Then help is offered from an unlikely corner. Her father’s sinister chauffeur Don Flowers (Ray Winstone) proposes a way out… but it comes at a cost.

A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.

A man's life falls apart as a result of his affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome in this touching and funny tale.

2065 год. «Буревестники» — сильные и смелые люди, собранные в спасательный межпланетный отряд таинственным астронавтом Джефом Трейси. Они призваны бороться с мировыми катаклизмами в любой точке Вселенной. Их штаб — на орбите планеты Земля. Предотвратив крупную катастрофу на нефтяной скважине, «Буревестники» возвращаются на секретную базу и сталкиваются с очередной катастрофой. Их станция разрушена громадным метеором. Они понимают, что это — часть зловещего плана международного террориста Аристотеля Споуда, цель которого — захватить станцию космических спасателей и установить там свои порядки. Но «Буревестники» не сдаются…

London, one year from today... The dogs of England are dying, of "Mad Dog Disease," and Rabbie Burns, young drifter and certified schizophrenic, is hearing voices again - on Underground trains, over supermarket tannoys, and on his own T.V. He has 30 hours, a last weekend, to save the world from itself, before the "Supreme Being" himself loses patience and starts over, with a new species...

Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.

Jeremy and Julian Lewis, the "Lewis Twins", are two unruly brothers who terrorise the city of Swansea from the caravan park where they live with their family. When their father, Fatty, is injured while working on a roof for local kingpin Bryn Cartwright, they try in vain to claim compensation. Thus begins a campaign of terror, which local policemen Terry and Grayo are ill-equipped to prevent, involved as they are in a drugs deal with Cartwright.

Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to do unskilled work like shoveling sheep dung and processing wool. He lives in a boarding house with nearly a dozen other men, under the supervision of Hussein Shah. He befriends a young student, Sakib, who dreams of being a writer. Their existence is punctuated by secret movies, a visiting prostitute, fear of detection and deportation, and the gangster-like smuggler who comes by for his take every week. The household is shaken up by the arrival of a white girl, Shah's girlfriend, and the sense of femininity and family she brings.

Пять историй, произошедших в разные эпохи. В центре каждой из них человек со своими повседневными страхами и переживаниями.

This is the story of the lovely Kate Swallow and the loves of her life. At the start she is with Alec Bolton, a noted author, who discourages her when she wants to write a novel. Later she is swept off her feet by Alecs publisher, Vanni Corso, and leaves Alec for Vanni. She writes another novel and Vanni tells her he doesn't think the book will sell. Both of their actions are an indication of their vanity and fear of losing her.

An elderly woman learns that she is dying of cancer. She and her husband leave their small farm on the Isle of Skye to visit their children to inform them of the news. During the journey, the couple rediscover their love for each other.

A childless British couple visit a fertility shrine of Gulab Shah in Karachi run by eunuchs and set off a huge culture clash.

Омар, молодой пакистанец, живёт в Лондоне со своим отцом, пьяницей, который когда-то был одним из известных пакистанских интеллектуалов. Он просит своего брата Нассера, босса преступного мира, найти работу для Омара. Тот назначает молодого человека менеджером захудалой прачечной, а Омар, полный предпринимательского энтузиазма, нанимает Джонни, лондонского уличного панка и друга детства. Друзья стали партнёрами по работе и любовниками.

Вторая часть невероятных похождений прославленного археолога и искателя приключений Индианы Джонса. В этот раз бесстрашный доктор Джонс совершит путешествие в сердце Гималаев вместе с ресторанной певичкой Уилли Скотт и своим верным маленьким помощником Коротышкой.Здесь, среди величественных гор, археологу и его спутникам предстоит столкнуться кровавым культом поклонения древней Богине Смерти — Кали.

"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.

Sanjay, a biliouse, elderly man blind to his own loneliness finds comfort in living a humdrum, unvaried life.