The Many Saints of Newark follows the story of young Anthony Soprano, growing up in a turbulent time in Newark. As tensions rise between the Italian-American and African-American communities, Anthony navigates his way through the world of crime and becomes entangled in a web of loyalty, family, and betrayal.
Tehran Taboo follows the lives of several intersecting characters living in Tehran, Iran, as they navigate the strict social and religious taboos that govern their lives. Through stories of forbidden desires, corruption, and injustice, the film shines a light on the hidden realities of modern Iranian society.
Ritsuko is a popular madame of a nightclub but, ever since her gangster husband got caught and imprisoned, her life has taken a turn for the worst. Now, in order to pay off his debts to a yakuza loan shark, Ritsuko is forced to engage in private sex shows for the VIP clientele. After a year of these special shows, the loan is almost paid off.
When a woman receives a parcel intended for her husband who is in prison, she embarks on a journey to deliver it, encountering various challenges and uncovering dark secrets along the way.
Carmen is a drama film that tells the story of a passionate love triangle involving a dancer named Carmen, her jealous lover, and a married woman who becomes entangled in their affairs. Set against the backdrop of flamenco dancing in 1980s Spain, the film explores themes of obsession, manipulation, and tragic love.
In the 1930s, amoral blonde tommy-gun girl Bonnie Parker cut a swath of bodies across the South-West. Starting out on gas stations and bars with side-kick Guy Darrow she graduated to bank hold-ups with Darrow's brother and, after bloodily springing him, her jailed husband. But there was never any doubt who was in charge.
Oh Su-bi's husband, Shin Hyun-wu, is in jail for involuntary homicide. For the past two years, Su-bi has visited her husband every week. Though she is anguished by Hyun-wu's affairs, Su-bi is unable to divorce him even though everyone thinks she should. While visiting her husband, Su-bi meets Kim Dong-yub, a student of art, and feels his sincerity. One day, Su-bi runs into an old boyfriend, Kim Mun-ho, who lives in the same apartment complex. They engage in an affair. However, Su-bi is unable to bear the perverted sexual preferences of Mun-ho. She goes to Dong-yub and engages in a pure love. Hyun-wu asks for a divorce. When Su-bi is in the country, Dong-yub comes to her and promises to take her to France. However, the day they are supposed to leave for France, Hyun-wu is released from jail on a special pardon. Though she was on her way to Dong-yub, Su-bi finds herself greeting Hyun-wu, unable to free herself from the shackles of marriage.
In 'Ballad of a White Cow,' a deaf widow navigates the challenges of raising her deaf daughter alone, while fighting to prove her husband's innocence after he was unjustly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. With the weight of false accusations and the death penalty hanging over her, she finds solace in sign language and the support of a kind judge.
After being released from prison, a World War Two veteran named Rocky Mulloy seeks to clear his name in a plot involving murder, crime, and marital infidelity. With the help of his friend, Delong, and nightclub singer, Nancy, Rocky navigates through a dangerous web of deception and betrayal.
When a husband in Istanbul finds himself feeling lonely and isolated, he becomes involved in a risky affair with a seductive woman. As their relationship escalates, the man's life takes a dark turn, leading him into a world of crime and betrayal.
Two young men, Ye-joon and Jae-moon, have been close friends since doing military service together. Ye-joon has lately worked his way up to becoming a successful financier, while the unambitious Jae-moon has opted for a much less conspicuous route. He now works as a cook and is enjoying family life with his wife Ji-sook and their new-born son. Ji-sook tolerates her husband’s attachment to his friend, but everything changes after the tragic death of the child, caused by Ye-joon. Ji-sook was in Paris when the tragedy occurred and isn’t aware of the circumstances; she even starts an affair with Ye-joon when her husband is imprisoned after taking the blame for his son’s death. Relationships which were originally crystal-clear begin to grow distinctly cloudy.
Guns, Girls and Gangsters tells the story of a gangster who plans to rob an armored car on New Year's Eve. The plot thickens as the gangster deals with betrayal, murder, and the hunt for the stolen money.
Amira, a Palestinian woman, faces various struggles including a confinement to a patriarchal society, her father's imprisonment, and the suspicion of infidelity. Her journey intensifies when she learns about her own identity and attempts to establish her place in a troubled world.
Who would have expected Brigitte to marry a prisoner with a long sentence in the first place? In this romantic action movie, that is only the first in a long line of surprising actions by the young woman. Somehow, she manages to get hooked to the young prisoner before realizing that he'll be locked up for another three or four decades. She decides that this is much too long to wait to spend time with her sweetheart and decides to learn how to fly a helicopter. Why? So she can fly in and take him out of his prison yard, which is exactly what she does, thrilling romantics all over France and seriously upsetting the authorities. This award-winning film is based on a true incident from 1986.
Her husband Niklas' loan fraud plunges housewife Laura Vandenberg into disaster. While Niklas is behind bars and the company is being wound up, Laura has to give up her house and move to a dreary high-rise estate with her two children. But with the support of her neighbor Ziggy, Laura soon finds a job in an Italian dive bar. Thanks to her sophisticated cooking skills, which she acquired as a perfectly organized housewife, Laura gets the shop going. Finally, Niklas is released on probation - but then Laura finds out that her husband has not only cheated on the bank.
In 2018, a year after the landfall of Hurricane María, a young mother named Paola attempts to find herself as she wrestles with her responsibilities to her daughter and incarcerated husband.
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