Movies and TvShows featuring "draught" theme.

Li Xiaoyao, a young inn attendant who dreams of becoming a great hero, accidentally meets Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of the goddess Nuwa. Together, they embark on a quest to find the Water Spiritual Bead, which can end the drought plaguing the land. Along the way, they befriend the bickering partner Lin Yueru and the scholarly Liu Jinyuan, among other like-minded companions. They face numerous dangers in their search for the spiritual bead and ultimately thwart the cataclysmic scheme of the Moon Worship Sect's leader, who aims to destroy the world.

The Emigrant tells the story of a eunuch who joins a religious sect in ancient Egypt. He embarks on a quest for knowledge and faces religious conflict, starvation, and a waterfall. Along the way, he encounters a princess, a commander-in-chief, and a secret cult. The movie explores themes of literacy, slavery, and the harsh realities of desert life in 14th-century BC Egypt.

A priest gets a little hot under the collar when the wife he thought was dead unexpectedly returns.

Pura Handa Kaluwara is a drama movie set in Sri Lanka during the civil war. It revolves around the story of a blind old man who embarks on a journey to bury his son after he tragically steps on a land mine. The movie explores themes of family, loss, and the impact of war on individuals.

Darfur Now is a gripping documentary that highlights the crisis and humanitarian issues in Darfur, Sudan, depicting the suffering and violence faced by the people living in the region. The film focuses on the efforts of activists and the United Nations to address the situation and bring hope to the devastated area.

A historical drama set in the 1930s Isan province Thailand, telling the travails of a small clan of subsistence farmers and their village as a particularly bad drought reduces them to bush living.

The Lika Cinema follows the story of a football player in a remote village who faces extreme prejudice and poverty due to xenophobia. The film explores themes of suicide, politics, and the relationship between a father and son. It also delves into the effects of obesity and the loss of a mother. Through the character's journey, the movie reveals the harsh realities of life in a remote village, highlighting issues such as profanity, draught, and the influence of Nikola Tesla. The plot reaches a climax with an explosive event that challenges the protagonist's resilience and tests his will to survive.

An old gardener goes out to dig up dirt on a Holy Thursday morning. During his excavation, he discovers the remains of his son who disappeared three weeks ago, taking them home with him. Meanwhile, the murderer, the young owner of a hotel with a swimming pool, serves his clients without any apparent concern. In a town without water and that lives off tourism, this is an open secret that the citizens and the authorities are willing to keep quiet. During the following days of Holy Week, the gardener and the hotel owner will be pushed by guilt and revenge until they come face to face.

T. S. Eliot ends one of his most famous poems, "The Hollow Men", by repeating three times the sentence "This is how the world ends" - and then adding: "Not with a bang but a whimper."

Residents are slowly leaving the village due to thirst. Only one family, aunt Nakhish and man Rahim, endured a thousand hardships to guard the grave of Allahverdi, their only child who died in the Karabakh war.