Indecency[1998]

Angry Boss(en)

Johnny, a young man living in the UK, works tirelessly at a restaurant run by his ruthless boss, who values profit over people. Johnny hasn't seen his mother, who lives in Nepal, for five years. Despite his longing, his boss refuses to grant him time off when his mother invites him to celebrate the Dashain festival together, a cherished tradition involving family and festivities. Heartbroken, Johnny is forced to postpone the reunion, promising his mother he'll come next year.

Madame Aema(ko)

Oh Su-bi's husband, Shin Hyun-wu, is in jail for involuntary homicide. For the past two years, Su-bi has visited her husband every week. Though she is anguished by Hyun-wu's affairs, Su-bi is unable to divorce him even though everyone thinks she should. While visiting her husband, Su-bi meets Kim Dong-yub, a student of art, and feels his sincerity. One day, Su-bi runs into an old boyfriend, Kim Mun-ho, who lives in the same apartment complex. They engage in an affair. However, Su-bi is unable to bear the perverted sexual preferences of Mun-ho. She goes to Dong-yub and engages in a pure love. Hyun-wu asks for a divorce. When Su-bi is in the country, Dong-yub comes to her and promises to take her to France. However, the day they are supposed to leave for France, Hyun-wu is released from jail on a special pardon. Though she was on her way to Dong-yub, Su-bi finds herself greeting Hyun-wu, unable to free herself from the shackles of marriage.

Movers & Shakers(en)

Studio head Joe Mulholland promises his dying producer and mentor, Saul Gritz, to adapt a popular sex manual into a film, despite his better judgment. Unable to figure out how to turn the nonfiction book into a narrative movie, Mulholland enlists the services of Herb Dorman, a screenwriter of popular romantic films with a bad marriage, and volatile director Sid Spokane to help him create a movie.

The Bluffers: The Fantasy Filled Adventure Begins(en)

A group of animal friends inhabits the last forest in the barren land of Bluffoonia, but now Clandestino, Bluffoonia's tyrant obsessed with machinery and industry, plans to exploit their home as well.

Schwester Weiß(de)

247 Degrees North(en)

This entry for the London Sci-Fi 48 Hour Film Challenge is fantastic for its location, costuming and cinematography alone, but the nearly naked blind chick with the power to make people spout poetry with a touch of her fingertips to the temple is a confusing and intriguing figure that shoves it right over the top. And what does she want with that baby?

El Fiscal de Hierro(es)

This action-packed flick starring Mario Almada and Lucha Villa tells the story of Eduardo Lobo, the “iron prosecutor” sent to Monterrey to battle evil Ramona Pineda and her family. The movie was inspired by Mexico City cop Salvador del Toro, who was sent to Nuevo Laredo in the early ’70s to clean up the city.

O Que Trago do Chumbo - Os 50 Anos do Golpe Militar(pt)

Rome, pont Ripetta(fr)

A street scene in Rome from the Lumière Brothers.

In Denial of Murder(en)

Dramatisation of the Stephen Downing case which involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in central England. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, after Downing had served 27 years in prison. The case is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention.

In Between Dying(az)

The love story of Davud, a young man in search of his ‘true’ family, who completes his life cycle in a single day. When he does find Love, it's in the place he has always lived. But perhaps it is too late.

Im Meer der Lügen(de)

Mana Huncha Khina Sawule Chuti Dinna Aama(en)

The air in London was damp and cold, a stark contrast to the vibrant warmth of Kathmandu that Anmol often dreamed of. It had been five years since he left Nepal for the United Kingdom, chasing the dreams his mother, Susmita, had envisioned for him. She had sacrificed everything-her small savings, her comfort, and her daily joy of having her son by her side-so Anmol could study and build a better life abroad. Anmol was a hard worker, juggling university classes and long hours at Amrish's restaurant. The boss, a shrewd businessman, valued profits over people. Anmol, like the rest of the staff, was little more than a cog in the relentless machinery of the restaurant's success. One evening, after another grueling 12-hour shift, Anmol sat on his small bed in his shared apartment. His phone buzzed. It was his mother. "Anmol, Dashain and Tihar are coming. I've cleaned the house and even set aside some money to buy your favorite sweets.

Three Wise Fools(en)

An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.

Triangle Love(en)

Triangle Love is a love story drama

Die Physiker(de)