Elena is a woman of a certain age, living in a chic Moscow apartment with her wealthy businessman husband Vladimir. While Vladimir is estranged from his daughter, he does not mask his contempt for Elena's own child, who seems to be in constant need of financial assistance. When Vladimir suddenly falls ill and his volatile, nihilistic daughter comes back into the picture, Elena must hatch a plan for her own survival.

Zhenya e Boris hanno deciso di divorziare. Non si tratta però di una separazione pacifica, carica com'è di rancori, risentimenti e recriminazioni. Entrambi hanno già un nuovo partner con cui iniziare una nuova fase della loro vita. C'è però un ostacolo difficile da superare: il futuro di Alyosha, il loro figlio dodicenne, che nessuno dei due ha mai veramente amato. Il bambino un giorno scompare.

Un uomo fa ritorno a casa dopo moltissimi anni. I suoi due figli, il quattordicenne Andrej e il dodicenne Ivan, sono sconvolti, perché l'unico ricordo che hanno di lui è una vecchia fotografia scolorita. Gli interrogativi sono tanti: è davvero il padre? Perché si è rifatto vivo all'improvviso? I tre intraprendono un viaggio che li porterà lontano, verso un epilogo lacerante.

Un film di grande suggestione per sensibiilità ed originalità narrative, che parla della famiglia di Eillen, di Maisie e di Tony, cresciuti con un padre capace di nevrotiche durezze e una madre che è, invece, l'autentico angelo del focolare. Dopo la morte del genitore, i destini dei figli prendono strade autonome..

An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.

Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally egalitarian ideals of self-betterment, prosperity, tolerance, economic opportunity, and freedom.

Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.

Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family friend. Written by nitorch.

Lena is a bright, disabled girl who, after years spent studying at home, is keen to get back to school. She is assigned to a special class for disabled pupils who have to present themselves before a school commission at the end of the year in order to prove that they merit being moved back into a "normal" class. Her enervated teachers, however, show absolutely no desire to motivate the students and help them improve; on the contrary, they try to quash right from the start any interest Lena shows in more complex study material. Nevertheless, Lena soon involves herself in the school routine and gets together with classmate Anton. Yet their transparent happiness is not to everyone's liking and repercussions soon follow.

In September 2011 writer Michel Houellebecq briefly disappeared off the face of the earth. Wild rumours began circulating on the Internet that he’d been abducted by Al-Qaeda or aliens from outer space. Some Twitter users even expressed relief that the controversial author was suddenly no longer around. This film now reveals what really happened: Three tough guys variously with impressive hairstyles and bodybuilder physiques carried off the star intellectual, taking him out of the daily stress of dodging autograph hunters and having his flat renovated and bringing him to a beautiful rural underdog idyll, full of dog grooming, bodybuilding demonstrations, junk cars and Polish sausages. But who was to pay the ransom?

A New York è un'altra delle solite serate nel famoso ristornate italiano di Louis. C'è il detective della polizia distrettuale con sua moglie, ci sono dei mafiosi venuti dal Queens che vorrebbero entrare in affari con Louis e ci sono i due figli di Louis, Udo, l'eccezionale capo cuoco del ristorante, e Duncan, il figlio che frequenta strane compagnie. Tutto sembra filare liscio fino a quando Duncan irrompe nel locale e la situazione precipita in un mortale epilogo.

The life of a young police officer in a small town in Normandy is thrown into turmoil when he accidentally kills a farmer threatening to commit suicide.

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young man is guilty or innocent of murdering his father.

After being the sole unfortunate witness to a domestic quarrel that ends up in murder, Patrascu finds himself at odds with two very close neighbors: one is the bizarre murderer. The other is his very own conscience.

Siamo alla vigilia della prima guerra mondiale. Armando, giovane e brillante tenente dei dragoni e affermato dongiovanni, scommette con un gruppo di amici di sedurre una donna designata dal caso. Posta della scommessa: un banchetto. Gli capita in sorte una affascinante divorziata, Maria Luisa, e Armando sembra per la prima volta sinceramente innamorato. Anche la donna incomincia a credergli e a cedergli, ma, quando l'esercito obbligherà il dragone ad un'assenza di poche settimane, le malelingue provvederanno ad informare Maria Luisa della sciagurata e ormai dimenticata scommessa. Al ritorno di Armando, lo congederà, delusa.

A 50-year-old housewife, Manana, struggles with her dilemma - she has to choose between her family life and her passion, writing, which she had repressed for years - she decides to follow her passion and plunges herself into writing, sacrificing to it mentally and physically.

A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.

France’s Bordeaux region has long commanded respect for its coveted wine, but shifts in the global marketplace mean that a new, voracious consumer base in China is buying up this finite product. Bordeaux both struggles with and courts the spike in demand, sending prices skyrocketing. Narrated by Russell Crowe, Red Obsession is a fascinating look at our changing international economy and how an obsession in Shanghai affects the most illustrious vineyards in France.

Six amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime, dreams and reality begin to collide.