Mob Stories(1993)

Flatfoot in Hong Kong(it)

Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.

Stan Brakhage Exits the Cinema and Enters the Light of Day(en)

A brief short of Phil Solomon and Stan Brakhage going to the movies in the spring of 2002.

Our Wonderful Nature(de)

It is mating season for the water shrew. When two male shrews find a female, the males engage in a fierce battle that becomes unexpectedly epic.

Mister Perrichon's Trip(ru)

Monsieur Perrichon, a rich coachbuilder by profession, is an honest but vain member of the bourgeoisie who decides to take a pleasure trip in the company of his wife Caroline and his daughter Henrietta. The family, deciding on a train journey to the Swiss Alps, arrive at Gare de Lyon in Paris where they happen upon two young suitors, both with the same goal of marrying Henrietta. Over the course of the journey, the two men are involved in an honorable but fierce struggle for the young lady's hand in marriage.

Rockin' Cuba(fr)

Between music and climbing, the film Rockin' Cuba retraces the exploration of the Vinales Valley in Cuba by six Franco-Swiss climbers: Nina Caprez, Mélissa Le Nevé, Mike Fuselier, Enzo Oddo, Cedric Lachat and Seb Boussogne. The landscapes are magnificent, the images by Julien Nadiras sumptuous, the humor always around the corner and the work on the music by Vladimir Cellier, simply incredible.

The Waitress(ar)

Set in a single location, an appartment that its owner call the Garconira, a thrilling sequence of events take place between three characters, the diplomat, his muse and a thief breaking into the appartment.

Naa Ishtam(te)

Krishnaveni runs away from home to elope with her lover, Kishore, who does not show up. Gani, a self-centred man, plans to take her to her father, hoping to make a quick buck.

Wicked Tricks(en)

Egas’ Ego(pt)

Egas Moniz, a man marked by perseverance and ambition. Audacious and in dissonance with a country full of “narrow-minded” people, Egas Moniz faced everyone so as to impose his scientific ideas, for which he was awarded, at a quite advanced stage of his life, the much-desired Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949.

A Stone’s Throw From Prison(es)

Between 2010 and 2014, nearly 3,000 Palestinian children were arrested by Israeli forces for reasons like throwing stones. Many are kept in solitary confinement for days, shackled and subjected to intimidating questioning without the presence of their parents or a lawyer. Mohammad Zedani, 14, has been arrested six times. The experience has left him traumatised: he struggles to sleep and displays symptoms of PTSD. We tell his story, along with those of Rami and Ahmed, three out of thousands of children affected by the occupation. We also hear from those working to stop the abuses.

Patriarch(en)

A short film about the relationships between father and son.

Kingdom Under The Sea: Return of the King(en)

In a story similar to C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Splash and his sister Coral have long-awaited the return of the great whale King, but when young Splash lets a secret slip, the evil squid Krakken sets a trap! Using state of the art computer animation, Kingdom Under the Sea is a drama of great beauty and a message of great depth that your family will want to watch over and over again!

The Gendarme of Champignol(fr)

Claudius Binoche, brigadier de gendarmerie in Champignol, is about to marry Suzette, the post office maid, when she disappears, called to the village of Buzy by a mysterious telegram. The brigadier is transferred to Buzy to investigate, but Buzy is not Champignol, and Captain Raspec is an irascible superior. Suzette is nowhere to be found, and Binoche can't think of anything better than organizing robberies under the name of "Bandit de la colline aux oiseaux". This bandit does exist and is on the rampage. His name is Vittorio. Binoche, eager to prove herself, earns the respect of the locals and the friendship of Vittorio, Suzette's own brother.

Buying Time(en)

Petty thieves Jabber and Reno are blackmailed by the police to uncover the identity of a mobster who is killing the city's drug dealers. While reluctant, they're convinced by the offer to expunge their own crimes. They go undercover and track a suspect named Curtis King. Soon they find evidence of Curtis's crimes, but amplify the danger in which they find themselves.

15 filhos(pt)

Planty krakowskie(pl)

Join us for a 9-minute walk through the city and its main park, Planty, caught by the eye of Mysłowicz, founder of the Lumen Film Institute. Unlike most major Polish cities, Kraków wasn’t destroyed during the Second World War, which means Planty krakowskie gives you a splendid opportunity to almost feel like you’re there today.

I Am Waiting(ja)

A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.

Motel Acqua(es)

Perico has seen an adjustment of accounts between Narcos. The result; five million dollars. He decides to steal them. From that moment, his life will change forever but the price to pay will be very high. A thriller and action movie where money is the true god.

Vettuvam(ta)

The Bloke in the Boot(en)

When a young Northerner kills his driving examiner, he and his best friend embark on a misguided trip to Wales to hide the body. Nothing goes to plan...

Rancor(es)

Toni, a former mob boss, reunites his former enemies to put his past behind him.

Glue Sniffer(es)

Oliver flees from abuse of his family and seeks refuge in the violent streets of Caracas, where survival is only possible in an environment of corruption, crime and sniffing glue to escape hunger, like other children in the same situation. Soon, the child becomes part of the clashes between drug gangs and corrupt policemen.

Fanny Straw-Top(es)

In the slums of Barcelona, Fanny, a woman just released from prison, tries to carry out a revenge that has nourished for years: to kill "El Gallego", the corrupt and brutal policeman who killed her boyfriend

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer(en)

Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.

Tall, Dark and Handsome(en)

Robin Hoodish gangster in 1929 Chicago is an object of affection, kind to New York hood and bad to a bad crook.

Angel's Dance(en)

A young hitman is asked to prove himself by killing an innocent woman.

The Killing of America(en)

A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.

Honor Thy Father(en)

Joseph Bologna stars as Bill Bonanno in this made-for-television adaptation of the controversial bestseller from Gay Talese, chronicling the rise of New York's infamous Bonanno organized crime family. When his father disappears in 1964 and Bill is compelled to take over the "empire," other mafiosi attempt to take what's theirs. Brenda Vaccaro and Richard S. Castellano fill out the impressive cast of this gripping crime tale.

The Outfit(en)

A renegade FBI agent sparks an explosive mob war between gangster crime lords Legs Diamond and Dutch Schultz.

Up Your Alley(en)

A nerdy virgin who spends most of his waking hours dreaming about big-busted, naked women gets a job catering at a film festival party that is chock full of his "dream girls". Unfortunately, he finds himself involved in a Mafia jewel-smuggling plot and must impersonate a Mafia don who he has inadvertently caused to die of a heart attack.

Risky Business(id)

Desperate to pay their father's medical bills, three brothers wind up in a world of trouble when they try to burglarize the home of a mob boss.

American Fetish(en)

When the son of an alleged killer inherits a "blue movie" that may be the key to solving a 50 year old murder, he finds himself drawn into a forbidden world of sexual obsession. But the closer he gets to the heart of the mystery, the more the past threatens to reach out into the present and reveal terrifying truths that lead him to the brink of madness.

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer(en)

In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.

The Repenter(it)

A judge on crusade to take down the Italian Mafia uses a gangster turned state's witness (a so-called "repenter") and a New York banker to do it. But things aren't quite what they seem.

Eden(en)

After a night out with friends, Hyun Jae accepts a late night ride home from a young fire fighter. What begins as a night of promise quickly turns into a nightmare when she is abducted and imprisoned outside Las Vegas as a sex slave.

Fatal Error(nl)

Detectives Grijpstra and De Gier are sent to investigate the case of a man who apparently hanged himself in a center for oriental meditation. It is ruled as suicide and the case seems to be closed, but the same night there is an attempted break in. The investigation hits a dead end and everyone involved is a suspect. Based on the book "The Corpse in the Haarlemmer Houttuinen” by Jan-Willem van de Wetering.

Fish, Prawn, Crab(en)

A gritty crime drama set in Oakland about a Vietnamese brother trying to throw a Tết (Lunar New Year) celebration for his little sister. But when life gets in the way, he turns a traditional dice game, Bầu Cua, into a street hustle and builds an underground gambling empire.