Viktor Navorski arrives at JFK International Airport, but finds that he is not allowed to enter the United States. Due to a civil war in his home nation of Krakozhia, the US no longer recognizes it as a sovereign nation. Viktor is forced to live in the terminal, carrying his luggage and a mysterious Planters peanut can. He befriends a catering car driver named Enrique and helps him marry a female Customs and Border Protection officer. Viktor also meets flight attendant Amelia Warren, tries to earn money, and gets an off-the-books job as a construction worker. Despite pressure from a CBP head named Frank Dixon to get Viktor out of the airport, Viktor earns the respect of the airport staff. Over time, Viktor reveals that he is in New York to collect an autograph from a famous tenor saxophonist. Eventually, the war in Krakozhia ends, but Dixon still refuses to let Viktor enter the US. Amelia helps Viktor obtain permission, but he is disappointed to learn that she has renewed her relationship with a married government official. Dixon blackmails Viktor to return to Krakozhia, but Gupta, an airport janitor, convinces Viktor to go anyway. As Viktor leaves the airport, Dixon decides not to pursue him. Viktor goes to the city, obtains the autograph, completes his late father's collection, and hails a taxi to go home.
Adopted together after a tough childhood in an orphanage, Nica and Rigel realize that unexpected but irresistible feelings pull them together.
The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This Old House. The series aired for 21 seasons before broadcasting its final episode on June 27, 2009.
Daniel Villareal is trying to escape his tumultuous past. In a tragic event, he assumes the identity of Jacob del Rosario and starts life anew as a doting husband and family man to a homicide detective wife Iris Del Rosario. In a twist of events, his dark past as a suspected serial murderer catches up on him with his secrets unfolding. Detective Iris takes the lead on a case that will make his past catch up with the present, they will both stop at nothing to find out the truth and protect the life that they have built together even if it means going behind each other’s backs in order to do so.
Flower of Evil is a gripping crime thriller TV show that tells the story of a man named Baek Hee-sung, who appears to be a loving husband and father but is hiding a dark secret. His wife, Cha Ji-won, is a detective who starts to suspect that her perfect husband might be a sociopath and a serial killer. As she delves deeper into the investigation, she uncovers shocking secrets and a cat and mouse game ensues between the couple.
Follow Jason Momoa as he travels the country chasing art, adventure, and friendship through the lens of craftsmanship.
When an evil toy manufacturer threatens to ruin Christmas, Santa Claus teams up with an elf to save the day. Together, they embark on a magical adventure to the North Pole and face challenges to restore the spirit of Christmas.
The Lower Depths is a film that explores the lives of slum dwellers in 19th-century Japan. It delves into the struggles of the inhabitants, their romantic conflicts, and the complex relationships amongst them. The story navigates themes of love, social class, and the human condition.
Irène is a paralegal living in Paris who is struggling with her love life. She becomes involved in an internet love affair and tries to balance her work, personal life, and new relationship.
A young girl is transported into a magical dream realm on Christmas Eve where she encounters a variety of whimsical characters and embarks on a journey to rescue her beloved toy Nutcracker from the evil Mouse King.
In 'The Murderer Lives at Number 21', a detective investigates a series of murders in a boarding house, where the residents and staff become suspects. The plot thickens as the detective uncovers shocking secrets and must race against time to catch the murderer before more lives are lost. With a mix of comedy and suspense, this French noir film keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.
After the suicide of his father, a high school graduate must balance his responsibilities as a store clerk while taking care of his sick mother. He forms a romantic crush on a neighbor and struggles to maintain his relationships with his best friend and ex-fiance. As he navigates through the challenges of adulthood, he learns the importance of family, love, and personal growth.
Set in 1920s Oxford, a working-class woman named Clarice defies societal expectations and discrimination to pursue her passion for painting and design. She faces numerous challenges, including sexism, the Great Depression, and personal betrayals, but ultimately rises above it all to achieve success.
During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecuted and forced to give up such cultural traditions as the shaman dance (tiao tchin, meaning "spirit-jumping" or "god's dance"). However, on Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, a farmer named Guan Yunde decided to start designing and building traditional Manchu shaman drums. At age 70, he is one of a minority of ethnic Manchu people in China's Jilin province, and one of the few people keeping the Manchu shamanic tradition alive.
There is a popular theory that it takes at least 10,000 hours of focused practice for a human to become expert in any field. In Japan, there are craftspeople who go far beyond this to reach a special kind of mastery. These people are called Takumi and they devote 60,000 hours to their craft. That's 8 hours a day, 240 days a year, for over 30 years. It's an almost superhuman level of dedication to a life of repetition and no shortcuts. This film asks the question: Will human craft disappear as artificial intelligence reaches beyond our limits?
Hailed as the “godfather of Brooklyn pizza,” for forty five years Domenico DeMarco, Italian émigré and father of seven, has been slinging pizzas in his legendary corner shop, Di Fara. Employing five of his children, Dom works tirelessly from morning until night hand crafting each and every pizza himself while his kids take orders and manage the mob of devoted pizza aficionados. The Best Thing I Ever Done is a portrait of DeMarco and his beloved pizzeria, an exploration of his rise to fame and an ode to pizzaioli who take their time to 'make it right.'
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of the virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge. He talks to HRH Prince Michael of Kent about Faberge items in the Royal Collection and to Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, who spent $100 million acquiring nine exquisite Faberge eggs. The bejewelled trinkets Faberge made for the last tsars of Russia in the twilight of their rule have become some of the most sought-after treasures in the world, sometimes worth millions. Smith follows in Faberge's footsteps, from the legendary Green Vaults in Dresden to the palaces of the tsars and the corridors of the Kremlin museum, as he discovers how this fin de siecle genius transformed his father's modest business into the world's most famous supplier of luxury items.