The Village(1975)

Suzaku(ja)

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.

Farming(en)

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.

The Ballad of Narayama(ja)

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

The Young One(en)

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

Mindwalk(en)

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philosophy and life over the course of a single day.

Babylon(en)

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.

Family Romance, LLC(en)

Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing father, the line between acting and reality threatens to blur.

Pastoral: To Die in the Country(ja)

A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.

To the Ends of the Earth(ja)

A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show.

1(en)

Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.

Intentions of Murder(ja)

The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

Little Forest: Summer/Autumn(ja)

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.

Vanya on 42nd Street(en)

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.

The Nest(en)

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

Animal Crossing: The Movie(ja)

Ai, a self-reliant girl who moves to Animal Village and works at Nook's Cranny, gradually becomes part of the community with guidance from its residents and embarks on a quest to plant pine trees for a Winter Festival miracle after finding a message in a bottle.

Evil Does Not Exist(ja)

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

Sergio(en)

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.

Skin(en)

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Hardball(en)

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

The Village(ja)

In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.

Floating Weeds(ja)

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Five Men in a Circus(ja)

A five member circus runs into problems while touring rural Japan.

Variácie slávy(sk)

W. A. Mozart's childhood was very busy, connected with constant travelling, full of fame and admiration. His father Leopold, an accomplished musician, led his son purposefully towards the role of child prodigy. However, their travels in Europe were not only associated with success, but also with the family's struggle for subsistence and the mother's eternal fear for the fragile health of her children. And so we follow Mozart's first steps in the world of music to the premiere of his first opera, La finta semplice, which he wrote at the age of twelve.

The Two of Us(es)

After the death of her father, María returns to her hometown with Maria, her mother. Lupo and Beto fall in love with her, two brothers whose family is at odds with hers. While Beto tries to rape her, Lupo becomes the girl's protector.

Sambá(es)

After fifteen years in an American jail, a man returns to the Dominican Republic. As he faces family problems, he turns to illegal street fighting and is discovered by an Italian ex-boxer.

From Zero to Hero(sr)

Mladen (44) Belgrade born, is a timeshare salesman at Montenegrin Holiday resort. He is having an affair with his colleague, Sonja (40), who is married to Metod (50) the chief sales manager who learns about his wife's infidelity. He assigns Mladen the toughest client - Omer, a Bosnian war veteran, who doesn't try to hide his aversion to Mladen. Everything becomes hopeless when Omer's three year old son Svendy falls over the edge of the hotel terrace and ends up in a hospital. Grim mood that prevails among the potential buyers is about to ruin the sales. Sonja and Metod blackmail Mladen to continue the sales at the hospital while Omer and his wife are waiting for their son's operation.

Brigadista(en)

When best-selling author James Fuller Hayes comes to Glasgow to publicise his personal account of the Spanish Civil War, a surprise reunion with two of his old comrades from the International Brigade reveals contradictory & devastating information. Technically, this was the last Play For Today ever made by the BBC, but it wasn't broadcast under the strand.

Little Man(en)

An 11 year old boy pays a farewell visit to his estranged father. What ensues is a strained and inappropriate, but heartfelt exchange between a father and son whose paths have crossed for the briefest of moments and likely won't again for a long time.

The Island(zh)

The island is about to be submerged by the flood, but Jiao refuses to leave. She is still waiting for Guo, waiting for his promise of marrying her years ago. Jiao’s son, Xiong, has no choice but to come to bring her away from this drowning place. However, Jiao’s hopeless infatuation for Guo evokes Xiong’s memories of the old days...

A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal(en)

A collective project empowering people to speak up for the stories of farmed animals, with footage from 10+ countries, to raise awareness about the unnecessary suffering those animals go through every day, telling their intimate and truthful story.

Feral(en)

After ripping off the wrong person, Ghost has one week to pay off her debts or else. Desperate to find the money, she manipulates Billie, a lost soul, into helping her steal it. Although Billie appears like easy prey, she isn't as innocent as she seems and Ghost soon realizes she might've made a deadly mistake.

Gambler in the Sea(ja)

Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and scorching deserts in this gorgeous and entertaining epic.

Kaliyoonjal(ml)

Kaliyoonjal movie portrays a brother to a disturbed sister. The sister, played by Shalini, is mentally disturbed if any thing goes against her will. She is possessive of her brother and creates a havoc when she gets angry. Enter Shobhana who marries Mammootty and Dileep, who plays Shobhana's brother and marries Shalini, and problems start up in the family.

ED and ALLY(es)

After her boyfriend falls ill with a deadly disease, a young vampire must decide if bite him to save him from his disease or not.

Moneyslapper(tl)

In dreary Porac Pampanga, a young man, Daniel, abandons his motherland after winning the biggest cash prize in the history of Philippine lottery. Five years later, he is searching for home and redemption through the people that make up his past. With each visit, his story unfolds like the last digit of a winning combination.

城市風裡的光(zh)

Beatmaker(ko)

In a typical rural landscape stands a pansori memorial hall, a place now ignored even by local residents. Eunsol, granddaughter of the once-renowned pansori master Park Manchun, has silently guarded this place, becoming like a relic of the past herself. Eunsol, who occasionally performs pansori for tourists, one day finds herself singing along to beats produced by Sijung, a hip-hop musician of similar age who has secretly snuck into the hall. This musical encounter gives Eunsol conviction that it might be the only hope to save the memorial hall from its impending closure.

The Mission(ko)

One winter, a note circulates spreading rumors, stirring up the Korean Military Academy. Jiwoo, who despite his confident attitude hasn’t secured a recommendation letter, and Hoon, a graduate dreaming of assisted suicide in Switzerland, encounter someone else at the Academy during the quiet night.

If My Lover Were a Flower(my)

Based on a novel by Ponnya Khin. In the village of Nang Pan, Mya Lay (Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi) meets the visiting Nay Mon. The two promptly fall in love, despite the objections of Mya Lay’s brothers. Nay Mon brings Mya Lay to the city of Yangon, and the two look forward to a happy future. But Mya Lay continues to be torn between her love for Nay Mon and her obligations to her family.

THE LIMIT Taxi Girl(ja)

Saki, a lawyer, gets into a waiting cab to go to the airport. But the driver of the cab was her sister Satomi, who had been waiting for her, and against her sister's wishes, drove her to the hospital where her mother was in critical condition.