Four More Shots Please! (2019) follows the lives of four unapologetically flawed women - Damini, Sidhi, Umang, and Anjana - as they juggle work, love, and friendship in the bustling city of Mumbai. Each dealing with their unique challenges, the four find solace and strength in their bond and support each other through life's ups and downs.
Dickinson is a TV show set in the 19th century that follows the life of Emily Dickinson, a rebellious young woman who defies societal expectations and finds solace and expression in writing poetry. The show explores themes of identity, independence, and the power of words. It also incorporates elements of romance and drama as Emily navigates relationships and challenges the conservative society she lives in.
In the midst of an alien invasion, a journalist and his family fight to survive against advanced alien technology and total devastation. Set in Edwardian England, the show explores themes of love, betrayal, and the resilience of humanity.
David Olusoga tells the story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. Searching through city archives, scouring records, and tracking down their living descendants, presenter David Olusoga tells the untold stories of the people who once lived in the house and gains a unique insight into the making of modern Britain.
In the year 1856, two women form a secret lesbian affair on a farm in the conservative and patriarchal society. Their doomed love is tested by isolation, societal constraints, and the death of a child.
Vita & Virginia is a movie based on the true story of the passionate and unconventional relationship between writer Virginia Woolf and socialite Vita Sackville-West. Set in 1920s England, the film explores themes of love, desire, and societal expectations. Virginia, struggling with mental illness and her own anxieties, finds solace and inspiration in Vita's free-spirited nature. The two women embark on a passionate affair, navigating the complexities of their emotions and the conservative society in which they live. The movie delves into the challenges and sacrifices they make for their love, and how their relationship shapes their lives and work.
Rebellious Yu Yuan-gi becomes a Taoist priestess in order to avoid traditional roles designated to her as a woman by the society and focus on her studies and poetry. However, her trysts with both her maid and a ronin lead to trouble.
Sonny Boy is a captivating movie that explores a forbidden love story between a young man and an older woman, set in a conservative society during the 1930s and 1940s. This interracial relationship faces challenges and turmoil, including a cheating husband and the backdrop of World War II.
Set in the 1960s in Oklahoma, the movie follows a teenage girl who forms a platonic lesbian bond with a new girl in school. They navigate through sexual confusion, school bullying, and their conservative surroundings.
A Son is a drama film that tells the story of a Tunisian writer and his wife who face a crisis when their son is shot and needs an emergency surgery. They navigate through the challenges of a conservative society and corruption as they try to find an organ donor and save their child.
In a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her reluctance to go home, Fumi lets her stay in his place, where she spends the next two months in peace. They take each other's hands and seem to have finally found their place in the world until Fumi is arrested for kidnapping. Fifteen years later, the lonely two are reunited both still suffering from the stigma as the victim and perpetrator of a pedophile case. Will the society give a place to their unshakable bond they have formed?
A student and a French nobleman's daughter find themselves entangled in a tragic love story amidst a peasant rebellion and the turmoil of 14th-century France.
Unfreedom is a gripping crime drama that explores the oppressive society of India. The movie revolves around the story of two women who find themselves caught in a web of intolerance and struggle to break free. It delves deep into themes of love, sexuality, and the price one must pay for freedom.
Kumail Nanjiani shares hilarious anecdotes about his childhood, growing up in a conservative society, and his sexual awakening.
A belly dancer causes a scandal with her suggestive dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.
Suffragettes, with Lucy Worsley (2018) is a documentary film that explores the history of the suffragette movement in Britain and their relentless struggle for women's voting rights during the conservative society of Edwardian England. It delves into the tactics employed by suffragettes, from peaceful protests to acts of domestic terrorism, such as arson and bombing. The film also highlights the brutal response of the authorities, including police brutality and prison brutality, towards the suffragettes. Through insightful interviews, historical reenactments, and captivating narratives, Suffragettes, with Lucy Worsley paints a vivid picture of the hardships faced by these courageous women and the lasting impact of their activism.
Rhonda Fleming shines as Pamela, an American film star who falls in love with coffee grower Claudio (Rossano Brazzi) while in Brazil. When the two are hastily married, Pamela finds herself entwined in a clash of cultures in this rarely seen romantic comedy.
Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this Great British institution.
In the rural Ireland of 1984, the murder of an unidentified infant begins a series of events that eventually shine a spotlight on prejudice, ignorance and police corruption.
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