In her early thirties, broke, and in the wake of a humbling breakup, a spirited, yet rudderless young woman finds herself struggling to get by in the bustling Parisian metropolis; however, if she can make it there, she'll make it anywhere.
The delicate relationship between a 15-year-old girl and her grandfather is used to describe how the growing political tensions between Muslems and Hindus in 1992 led to the destruction of ... See full summary »
A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his 4-year male lover, who grieve but don't speak a lick of each other's language.
When Aban - tough, self-sufficient, and the only woman contractor in the orange fields of northern Iran - beats out the male competition for a big job, the operation seems to get off to a rocky start. But Aban won't let go without a fight.
Director:
Arash Lahooti
Stars:
Hediyeh Tehrani,
Ali Mosaffa,
Mehran Ahmadi
When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
Director:
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Stars:
Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson,
Edda Björgvinsdóttir,
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.
Director:
Göran Olsson
Stars:
Angela Davis,
Stokely Carmichael,
Bobby Seale
Paola is born in a traditional Colombian family, or at least that is what they try to be. Her father is a priest, her mother is a "psychic" and her sisters are not what their parents ... See full summary »
Director:
Santiago Caicedo
Stars:
María Cecilia Sánchez,
Martina Toro,
Alejandra Borrero
In a field surrounded and squeezed by increasing industrialization, an immigrant family, deep in financial debt, struggles to survive through traditional farming. Their son, Ibrahim, dreams of a different future for himself.
Benjamin is a young poet from Turkey, works in Bosnia as a volunteer to help the extrication of dead bodies from the mass graves. He comes to Bosnia in order to escape from his past. A ... See full summary »
In a yurt on the snow-covered fields of the North, Nanook and Sedna live following the traditions of their ancestors. Alone in the wilderness, they look like the last people on Earth. ... See full summary »
Director:
Milko Lazarov
Stars:
Mikhail Aprosimov,
Feodosia Ivanova,
Sergei Egorov
OLLA answers an ad on a dating website for Eastern European women. Shortly thereafter, she moves in with Pierre who lives with his elderly mother and things don't go as expected.
Halla, a woman in her forties, declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland-but the situation could change with the unexpected arrival of a small orphan in her life.Written by
Hugo Van Herpe
[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]
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Quotes
Ása:
You don't need anyone else. You know that you can do it. You're the mom and nothing will stop you.
[stands up from the bench and faces Halla]
Ása:
What did mom always say?
Halla:
Yeah.
Ása:
Yes, say it.
Halla:
Moms can do anything.
Ása:
[laughs]
No, the other thing.
Halla:
Find solutions.
Ása:
Exactly.
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This movie could have been very preachy. It deals with a middle-aged woman who is very concerned about the effects of industry on the Icelandic environment and decides to take a very active role in opposing it, sabotaging efforts to create a new aluminum processing plant. All very PC.
But it is the form that makes this movie truly exceptional, not to mention fun and fascinating to watch. It is full of imaginative touches that seem to come out of nowhere and that capture your attention and admiration.
The acting is fine, and some of the countryside shots are wonderful, but it's not a scenic tour of Iceland. Rather, it's a remarkably create take on what could have been a very dull topic.
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This movie could have been very preachy. It deals with a middle-aged woman who is very concerned about the effects of industry on the Icelandic environment and decides to take a very active role in opposing it, sabotaging efforts to create a new aluminum processing plant. All very PC.
But it is the form that makes this movie truly exceptional, not to mention fun and fascinating to watch. It is full of imaginative touches that seem to come out of nowhere and that capture your attention and admiration.
The acting is fine, and some of the countryside shots are wonderful, but it's not a scenic tour of Iceland. Rather, it's a remarkably create take on what could have been a very dull topic.