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A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
In the hands of the peasant, the countryside becomes a productive space; everything around it bears fruit, not only the land, but also the cultural expressions born from its most intimate experiences, which are expressed through tunes and songs until they turn into celebration.
An exchanged Turkish fisherman finds himself in the middle of Anatolia. While starting a new life here, he will share their home with the Greek family for a while.
The film depicts Mileva’s life journey: from her childhood in Titel and her struggle for an education in a world where women lacked access to science, through her studies of theoretical physics in Zurich, to her complex emotional and intellectual partnership with Albert Einstein.
During WW2 partisans try to hide from their enemies, while old villagers mourn the deceased of the war.
Cornelius is a Roman Centurion who, upon orders from the Apostle Thomas, is sent to proclaim the glories of Christ. Cornelius recounts Jesus' Entry in Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Crucifixion, and His appearance before Mary Magdalene.
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself in.
Based on a real life story of sufi dervish Somuncu Baba, who lived in Aksaray in Turkey.
When Bhagwan Shri Jagannath and his brother, Bhagwan Shri Balabhadra, refuse to partake offerings from a lower-caste woman, Shriya. Devi Maa Lakshmi is offended and puts a curse on both of them. The duo, hungry and homeless, go from village to village, house to house in search of food. What they don't realize is that Devi Maa, in collusion with Vayu Dev, Agni Dev, and Pawan Dev is determined to teach both of them a lesson they will never forget.
The fiery leader of the Great Syrian Revolt of 1925 fights to keep the revolution alive in exile. When the struggle for independence comes at the expense of his displaced family's safety, he must decide to sacrifice either his family or his country. The film explores the themes of bravery, loyalty and patriotism, as well as the difficult choices one must make when protecting their family.
Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles.
Fuglene Over Sundet is the gripping tale of the Danish Jews' escape to Sweden in October 1943.
Upon meeting a young Vietnamese soldier during his brief stay in the Lao mountains, a woman begins recalling to her daughter episodes of her life ever since she had to leave Northwest Vietnam in 1952, including her fateful encounter with a Lao mother.
Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. From his birth, just five years after the Emancipation Proclamation; to his death, on the eve of the March on Washington in 1963, his legacy as an activist continues to resonate today.
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.
César and Luis, two tango authors, visit Polaco Goyeneche at his house, to give him a song in his honor. Based on the song "Ciudadano de Saavedra" by César Rossi and Julio Pane.
Enormous: The Gorge Story carves out the never-before-told story of the world’s most iconic music venue, The Gorge Amphitheatre. This music film investigates the venue’s unlikely evolution from a small winery created by a neurosurgeon to becoming one of the greatest outdoor music destinations in the world. Sign up to our mailing list for updates and original music content.
A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the Brazilian Governement annual budget was 97.000 contos de reis. The movie shows his life from poverty to riches and back to poverty again, as is common in Brazil, rich people die poor.