The Lifetaker

My Lover, My Son(en)

A woman deals with an unhappy marriage, the death of her lover, and her son's involvement in a crime.

Tejasvini(hi)

India's capital Delhi is the center-point of this story, depicted as a degenerate and corrupt city with Members of Parliament with big criminal rap sheets, ruling the roost, transferring or killing honest police officers, promotion their own corrupt cops, openly collecting weekly bribes (haftas) from local businesses, pimps, prostitutes ET AL, even openly holding an auction for bidders to bid for areas for black-marketing purposes. Lala Khurana is the uncrowned king of Delhi and he runs it with the help of a Member of Parliament, & the Director General of Police. His advocate Chintamani Chaubey wants him to contest the next elections, ensuring his win, and making his own laws, appointing his own police officers, who will do his bidding, carrying on without any checks and balance. Khurana likes this idea, but feels he is getting too old, but would like his son, Devendra Kumar, to run and be the next State Chief Minister.

Elixir of Love(en)

The incomparable Luciano Pavarotti at his most eloquent brings Donizetti’s Nemorino to live as only he can, combining vocal fireworks, personal charisma, and charm. The enchanting production by Nathaniel Merrill, with designs by Robert O’Hearn, is the perfect setting for Nemorino’s quest to win the heart of beautiful Adina, sung by the sparkling Judith Blegen. Brent Ellis as Belcore and Sesto Bruscantini as Dr. Dulcamara round out the all-star cast. Nicola Rescigno conducts.

Space Marines(en)

Space pirates, led by diabolical Colonel Fraser, take over a cargo ship carrying anti-matter explosive and an important official. Space marines, led by Captain Gray, must stop their evil plans.

Golden Arrows(hi)

Upcoming hindi movie.

Hide(en)

HIDE is a contained psychological thriller about one resilient wife’s (Nadine Malouf) fight to escape her husband’s (Ben Samuels) escalating gaslighting and abuse during lockdown. The female-centric genre film is lensed in the wife’s evolving perspective as she slowly comes to see what is happening to her and finds the support to fight back. Visually mesmerizing and emotionally arresting, the film’s pace and pathos pull us into a story that will feel uncomfortably familiar to too many of us.

Out Where the Stars Begin(en)

When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director, her understudy steps in and a star is born.

OctoGod(en)

An elusive graphic designer, who steals and retouches photos for his website, finds himself in another dimension after updating his website’s content.

The Knight in the White Night(zh)

During the Ming dynasty, Japan invaded China with an army equipped with guns. The union chief of the martial arts clans revealed in his deathbed that there is a rare book containing secrets that will make a person immune to gunfire. His last words sparked the clans to contend with each other to find it. Also in search of the book were the Japanese who dispatched a team of ninjas to go after the book. The imperial court also secretly intervened in this dispute. The emperor secretly dispatched a Kung fu Master and ordered him to find the book within seven days.

IceBreaker(en)

Gary just wants a date. But his confidence has taken a hit after three straight years of rejection. Now he sets his sights on Lindsay. Will she finally break his streak and give him a chance, or will she be one more name to add to his list of rejections? With help from his friends Eric and Roach, he hopes to find out. Sam just wants an adult relationship. But her boyfriend, Keith, is a little slow on the uptake. Should Sam move on and subject herself to an onslaught of idiot men in search of a better fit, or is it just safer to 'settle' and stay with Keith? You think war is hell? Try dating.

The Hireling(en)

Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions as a lonely socialite and her chauffeur become more than friends.

Beyond the Years(ko)

A drama centered on brother-and-sister musicians trained to perform the epic Korean poems known as pansori.

I Escaped from Devil's Island(en)

In 1916, a group of prisoners plot their escape from the notorious fortress located in French Guiana.

Jonatan Spang: Super Meget Spang(da)

Jonatan Spang fik sidste år det helt store gennembrud med showet og DVD’en Jonatan Spangs Familie. Nu er det tid til at grine med Jonatan igen. Jonatan Spang har længe ønsket at samle alle de optagelser, som findes af hans stand-up optrædender, der ikke tidligere har været på DVD. Men de skulle ikke samles og udgives på traditionel vis.

Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre(fr)

Taming The Beast(en)

The world strongest man learns how to embrace his mental health challenges by confronting his inner demons and dealing with his biggest failure to date which ultimately changes his life.

Bird of Prey(pt)

After finishing his MA in Anthropology, Hugo spends his days giving his brain a rest from the endless reading of texts by unknown authors. His only company is Luisa, the cleaning lady, with whom he plays cat and mouse. To escape the sleep of reason – which creates monsters -, Hugo exercises his lyrical vein by writing, with his friend Manuel, songs about their neighbourhood. The quiet dilettantism of our protagonist is shaken by Catarina, a young and beautiful translator who’s starting her professional life as a freelancer. Hugo is hooked and wavers. High above, a kestrel falcon hovers. It’s not the only bird of prey that can do it.

The Violin Maker of Cremona(fr)

A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.

The Fourth Character(el)

A documentary about loss, faith, guilt and redemption, The Fourth Character follows the routes of the three characters within the cityscape and reveals the connection between time, the human experience and the city. The movie observes the everyday rituals of these three people while their stories are intertwined with the sounds of Athens.