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This exhilarating Yakutian action drama film (coming from the Republic of Sakha, in the Arctic Circle) has many international and relatable themes: protecting your family, taking revenge upon a perpetrator. Director Burnashev successfully conveys the pain and emotion of a parent in a hard situation.
Synopsis
A heinous crime is committed in a remote Russian village. The evidence points to Police Officer Afonya. The locals are ready to take matters into their own hands. Investigator Nikolai must quickly find out all of the facts of this case before they do.
Yakut and Russian language, with hard coded English subtitles.
John Williams is compelled to put aside his pride and join forces with an estranged friend as they embark on a harrowing journey to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family. Haunted by grief and driven by a burning desire for justice, John must navigate the complexities of their fractured relationship while unraveling the mystery behind the tragedy that has shattered his life.
Two couples reunite for a friendly dinner to catch up after a two-year separation. After some drinks, snacks and a psychedelic drug, the four take a short but sweet trip into the subconscious. Unfortunately, Jason's journey is dark and muddled with a bilious side effect. On the way back from the loo, Jason comes across his friend's computer where an anonymous online entity claims to know everything about him. Intrigued, Jason interacts and is baited into a dangerous mind-game. Planted with notions of infidelity, betrayal and megalomania, Jason readily goes down a brutal path of destruction and depravity, hoping to achieve God-like status. But who is pulling the strings on Jason?
After stealing a painting from a local museum, a passionate-but-untalented artist is thrust into the midst of criminals, mobsters, and swindlers, who involve him in the most significant art theft in modern history. Inspired by the true story of the 1990 robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Nia, a retired Hitwoman, is tasked with finding and killing her brother Ian to stop a crime war. Nia is propelled down a dangerous path of violence, drugs, sex, backstabbing siblings, and rival hitmen, which is further complicated when a shadowy stalker from her nightmares joins the fray. As the lines between reality and dream blur, Nia must confront these dangers and harsh truths about herself to find Ian in time or be consumed by the world around her.
Cindy returns home to the countryside with her new boyfriend Mark, along with her childhood "friend" Nathan and his girlfriend Jennifer, after her father passes away unexpectedly. Apparently, her father was into some twisted religious cult which used to sacrifice people in a lake and Cindy's return awakens evil spirits called "the Drowned" by the locals. Now the Drowned have their sights set on Cindy and her friends.
Dylan Berrick is the polished and skillful Overnight Manager of the Century Grand, one of the most classy and upscale hotels in the city. After a shocking night, when a woman named Holly is nearly beaten to death in the hotel by her boyfriend Davis, Dylan takes it upon himself to seek out Holly and become her savior. Winner of a few film festival awards.
Halloween, 1986: In the small English seaside town of Mellow Coast, Emily (Hannah Paterson) tries to discover the truth behind her father's disappearance ten years earlier -- but as she gets closer to finding the answers, her friends start getting picked off one-by-one by an unknown killer.
August 1978. What begins as a typical workday for a crew of maximum security inmates doing forced labor in a steel plant will prove to be fateful for all of them. After finding something extraordinary inside one of the machines, violence sparks and the prisoners begin taking hostages and blocking the entrance to the workshop. The men risk their lives, because sometimes the desire to be human is stronger than the instinct to survive, and the dream of salvation often blurs common sense.
Rob Saviour finds himself in a desperate situation when three ruthless gangs threaten his life and plot to steal the family's wealth. With stakes becoming increasingly high, he is forced to take decisive action to safeguard his family and protect the legacy they've worked so hard to build. With danger looming around every corner, Rob must gather his loved ones and devise a plan to defend their name, secure their future, and ensure their survival against these formidable threats.
Trapped in London, Ryan suspects he's being monitored by the criminal underworld. Turning to his brother James for help, they unwittingly uncover a sprawling conspiracy. The stakes heighten when James is framed for a serious crime, prompting a desperate escape from both corrupt authorities and criminal forces. As the brothers navigate betrayal and danger, they unravel layers of deception, forging an unbreakable bond in the face of a sinister plot that threatens to consume them.
On the hunt for the Russian mobsters that murdered their best friend, football hooligans turned career-criminals Mike and Eddie are led to Brazil where a major drug deal is set to take place under the cover of the World Cup. Looking to hijack the deal and gain the ultimate redemption, the pair become caught between international drug cartels, local thugs, and corrupt police.
Alderney, 1964. Agnes works alone as a switchboard operator in the telephone exchange. When she receives a strange call from Shirley, suffering from dementia and unable to clearly articulate what is happening around her, there's a blood curdling scream down the line, and the call cuts. Worried, Agnes sets about gleaning information from other callers in an attempt to piece together what's happened. Things soon take a turn for the worse when she realises everything is not as it seems.
After developing a groundbreaking drug that enables users to experience time-compressed virtual realities, young Ren finds herself engaged in a heated debate with her partner, Sam, over the profound implications of their powerful invention. As they delve deeper into the vast possibilities and potential consequences of their creation, they confront a series of ethical dilemmas that challenge their values and beliefs.
On the quaint Prince Edward Island, Kevin and his wife are struggling to make ends meet. When a substantial fortune washes ashore, promising a change of luck, the couple's lives take an unexpected turn. However, the windfall attracts an ominous stranger, plunging the peaceful fishing village into criminal chaos. As Kevin grapples with moral dilemmas and choices that could define his family's future, his journey becomes a riveting exploration of morality and the unexpected consequences of fortune.
A young couple embarks on what should be a fun road trip for lovers. However, their idyllic journey takes an unforeseen turn when they find themselves ensnared in the clutches of an inexplicable terror that stalks their every move. What begins as a whimsical escapade soon descends into a nightmare as they are relentlessly pursued by a malevolent entity, its presence casting a dark shadow over their once carefree excursion.
This in-your-face dark drama follows Dina, a young girl from a small town in Israel who cleans toilets for a living. She falls in love with a man and moves with him to the big city. Little does she know that he’s a pimp who recruits girls for the sex industry.
With its beautiful cinematography and extremely difficult human situations, this unsettling arthouse gem of a film exposes the nitty-gritty ugly side of Tel Aviv, and the sex and drug trade that infests its streets. Hebrew with English hardcoded subtitles.
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When a neurotic private eye who struggles to finish the case takes a train voyage to confront the inevitability of his case's conclusion, his own dark secrets begin to reveal themselves.
