56 Drops of Blood(2007)

0.56% What happened to Mexico?(es)

This is the story of a man who challenged his country’s institutions by proclaiming himself legitimate president. This is the story of how the controversial Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who led the polls during 4 years, lost the election by less than half percent. It all begins while he is still Mexico City’s mayor, up to his self proclamation as president and his actions during the first days of Felipe Calderón’s government.

Fadhma N'Soumer(ar)

This film, is about the courage and the determination of a young woman in djurdjur"as mountain in Algeria, fighting for her ancestor land during the earlier years of french occupation.

Betrayals(en)

Five former college roommates gather years later for an emotional reunion. Although their lives have taken different paths, they still feel a strong bond and each reveals a dark, personal secret.

Love and Death of the Ordinary Potato(uk)

The life story of a potato, which was born in one of the fields and then was taken to the city along with her other counterparts. Once in the apartment, she oversees the life and atmosphere of the new place. The potatoes meets a knife and falls in love with him at first sight...

Pláč svatého Šebestiána(cs)

Monsieur Hawarden(en)

A woman disguises herself as a man to avoid prosecution for murdering her lover fifteen years ago. She is the last living member of a wealthy Vienna family, and has spent the years after the murder traveling Europe with her female servant. Her travels provide her with an anonymous cloak that allows her freedom of movement but little peace of mind. Nearing middle age, the guilt and weariness of an empty life has her contemplating suicide as the only way out of her dilemma.

Cristo(fr)

All of history, that of Christ or any other, permeates the world, leaves its mark, modifying and informing history, and all that the human reproduces and creates. The best way for historical interpretation or literary adaptation is to move as far as possible from literal interpretation. That is, it is a contemporary and personal interpretation. The story of Christ is an archetypal story. It has modified and informed a morality and a vision of the human being in the West, it must be taken for what it is and what it has become: matter.

Why That Actor Was Late(fr)

An actor tries to get to a show on time. Many mishaps along the way.

Jack, Jules, Esther, & Me(en)

When Lou's romantic plot to win the heart of his model congress running-mate falls apart, he's forced to improvise.

The Boyle Variety Performance(en)

Frankie Boyle's unique take on a similarly-named royal event, complete with red carpet, celebrity guests, comedy, variety, music and a generous helping of Frankie himself

Double Exposure(en)

"James Compton is paid by wealthy Howard Townsend to photograph his mistress Simone . Intimate photo sessions lead to an affair. Simone is kidnapped and he is being blackmailed over the affair by the kidnappers. Some violent scenes."

Until the Wheels Come Off(en)

The film focuses on Tarlton, who enters his second Race Across America race. The grueling bike race sees more than half of the participants not finishing, but Tarlton is determined to win his division. Until the Wheels Come Off follows his 12-day odyssey as his family and friends serve as his support crew in a journey that stresses not only their physical limits, but their emotional limits as well.

Río Turbio(es)

According to the myth still in force in the coal towns of Patagonia, if a woman enters a mine, the earth becomes jealous. Then, there’s collapse and death. Shady River starts from a dark personal experience to transform in a film about the silence of women who live in men's villages. How to film where our presence is prohibited? How to record the resonances of what doesn’t sound? As the fog and smoke from the power plant cover the town, the voices of the women of Shady River force their way between the white of the ice and the hum of the drilling machines, until blowing up the structure of silence.

Tigre(es)

Boy adopts an orphaned mountain lion and they grow up together. Fifteen years later, local farmers decid theey don't like having that critter around their livestock, and things go south real fast.

Der Allerletzte(de)

Cleo is a barmaid at Munich's top disco "Sugar Shake". She definitely thinks she's the first prize at any erotic lottery - and she has a heart, too.

Selam: Bahara Yolculuk(tr)

Follows a young teacher from Turkey whose goal is to establish a school in Kyrgyzstan.

Milton Santos, Pensador do Brasil(pt)

The interview, held on January 4, 2001, was the last given by Professor Milton Santos, who died from cancer on June 24 of the same year. The geographer is gone, but his thoughts remains. Its political and cultural ideals inspire the debate on Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. His statement is a true testimony, a lesson that the world can be better. Based on geography, Milton Santos performs a reading of the contemporary world that reveals the different faces of the phenomenon of globalization. It is in the evidence of contradictions and paradoxes that constitute everyday life that Milton Santos sees the possibilities of building another reality. He innovates when, instead of standing against globalization, proposes and points out ways for another globalization.

The Silent Revolution(de)

Stalinstadt, East Germany, 1956. While the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, teenage members of a classroom of the local school perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

Well of Silence(hu)

Csendkút is a historical film drama made for the fiftieth anniversary of the 1956 revolution and freedom struggle and dedicated to the poet Attila Gérecz, the 1956 revolution and freedom struggle commemorating his martyrdom.

Freedom's Fury(en)

A documentary on the 1956 Olympic semifinal water polo match between Hungary and Russia. Held in Australia, the match occurred as Russian forces were in Budapest, stomping out a popular revolt.

The Sun Street Boys(hu)

Some of the most symbolic moments of the 1956 Revolution in Hungary were the tooth-and-nail battles fought by the so-called 'Pest Lads' who dared to defy odds by taking on the panzers of one of the world's superpowers. The story begins on October 23rd, 1956 and ends on November 4th of the same year. Juli is Totya's girlfriend but also loves Gábor. Their love triangle will have to endure the trials and tribulations of these stirring times. A group of boys living in the outskirts of the capital are playing football in abandoned lot when Juli, a ticket inspector, brings news of protests breaking out in the city. Only Gábor accompanies her into town and together they become part of this historical event. At dawn, when the boys too come under fire from Soviet forces, they decide to join in the fight.

Torn from the Flag(en)

A sociopolitical historical documentary-thriller about the international decline of communism and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

The Dark Side of the Earth(en)

A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians.

Rapsodia de sangre(es)

Andras Pulac, a young pianist, refuses to perform a concert in honor of a senior Soviet leader, as a sign of rebellion against the 1956 invasion of Hungary. His refusal, although he does not know it, harms the organizers of a demonstration against the communist cruelty, since his concert had been chosen like slogan. When Pulac finds out, he agrees to give the concert. Andras and Maria Kondor, the daughter of a communist journalist, are in love and decide to get married before the concert. Meanwhile, communist repression in the streets provokes the anger of the Hungarian people and gives rise to a real revolution.

Sunshine Susie(en)

Sunshine Susie was a remake of the German film Die Privatsekretärin, and retained many of the originals general characteristics. Renete Muller who starred in the original, was again cast as the country girl seeking fame and fortune in the big city. She takes a secretarial job at a bank, and sets about catching the heart of her boss, Herr Hasel.

Raam(kn)

Pooja's rich uncles try to forcibly marry her off and Raam rescues her from this marriage. She falls in love with him, but her uncles don't approve of him. Now it is up to Raam to win their hearts.

The Seven Killings of Marlon James(en)

2015 was a momentous year for novelist Marlon James. He became the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker prize for his magisterial novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, about the events surrounding the attempted assassination of Bob Marley and their aftermath. He also chose to come out as gay in an article for the New York Times - a brave move for a man born in what has been called the world's most homophobic country. Alan Yentob accompanies the charismatic and provocative James back to Jamaica and finds in his three highly praised novels a complex portrait of the turbulent history of his native country.

Vertrauen ist alles(de)

El extraño caso de Rachel K(es)

Based on a real event, the action takes place in Havana in 1931, during the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado. Rachel, a young French showgirl, is murdered during an orgy involving personalities of the bourgeoisie and politics. The tabloid press echoes the story to divert public attention from the serious social problems that affect the country. The governors on their part order to silence the case to protect the characters involved.

Fascination(es)

The wife of a hypnotist lives in a state of uncertainty over whether she's with her husband out of love or if she's been a victim of his influence.

The History of the Pit Stop: Gone in Two Seconds(en)

The mavericks who pioneered the modern pit stop made it a raceday staple that takes less than two seconds.

Rommel, chef de guerre(fr)

Our Punjabi Market - a poetry film(en)

A kaleidoscopic montage, interpreting the poem "Our Punjabi Market" by Kuldip Gill depicting the vibrance of the Punjabi Market at 49th and Main in East Vancouver, BC.

The Dancing Thief(en)

In a museum, a thief loves to dance as he steals.

Kongomüller(de)

After numerous military operations, Major Müller can't find a way back into civilian life. Following his urge to communicate, the Major is looking for listeners and encouragement. He doesn't find either. Instead, the repeated monological memory of his own heroic deeds determines his present – with all the consequences. This 30-minute short film is based on the statements made by the mercenary Siegfried Müller in the documentary “The Laughing Man” (Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann, DEFA studio for newsreels and documentaries, 1966), as well as records from the German colonial period in Africa. An intensive contribution to the necessary public debate about the consequences of military operations.

A Militant Suffragette(en)

The course of true love was running very smoothly until the girl became interested in the cause of votes for women. Her fiancé did not approve of it. There was a quarrel, and the engagement ring was haughtily returned. The young woman not only stubbornly refused to make up, but decided to become a really truly militant suffragette.

The Witness Killed(ja)

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda