Movies and TvShows featuring "religious-statue" theme.
In the year 2898 AD, around 6000 years after Kurukshetra war, Ashwatthama gears up for his final battle of redemption at the sign of hope in a dystopian world and Bhairava, a wisecracking and self-interested bounty hunter, tired of the perilous life becomes the hurdle in the process.
After his release from prison, a drug lord embarks on a mission to establish his dominance over the criminal underworld in New York City. As he engages in a violent war with rival gangs, he faces challenges and obstacles that threaten his reign.
In 1964, in a Catholic school in the Bronx, a principal suspects a priest of having an inappropriate relationship with a troubled student. As she investigates, doubt and suspicion grow, leading to a confrontation that challenges faith and morality.
In "We're No Angels," two escaped prisoners, Ned and Jim, disguise themselves as priests and arrive in a small town. While planning their escape to the sea, they find themselves helping a struggling family that owns a store. As they get to know the family and the town's residents, Ned and Jim start to question their criminal ways and consider making some positive changes in their lives.
In the remote Himalayan mountains, a group of nuns establish a convent and face various challenges including temptation, insanity, and forbidden love. The arrival of a young and beautiful nun disrupts the peaceful atmosphere, leading to jealousy and hysteria among the others. As they struggle to maintain their discipline and faith, the nuns confront their own desires and repressed sexuality, ultimately leading to tragic consequences.
A man named Philippe de Montfaucon is called back to his ancestral castle in the south of France to help his sister improve her husband's failing vineyard. As he spends time in the village, he discovers dark secrets involving black magic and a pagan cult.
To Write Love on Her Arms tells the true story of a girl named Renee who struggles with addiction and depression. After hitting rock bottom, she begins to find hope and healing through the support of her friends and the online community she creates.
Paradise: Faith follows the story of a woman named Anna, who is a devout Catholic. She spends her days going door to door, trying to spread the word of God. However, when her Muslim husband returns home after an accident and refuses to engage in any physical contact with her, Anna's faith is tested. She begins to question the effectiveness of her religious practices and seeks solace in unconventional ways.
After a violent incident in Lucy's public school, her atheist parents Stuart and Alison decide to find her a safe 'traditional' school. The only one they can afford is St. Mary of the Veil, run by nuns whose 'preference' for Catholic families is de facto exclusivity, given the waiting list. So they pose as devout, and get his murky mate Eddie to find them a priest they can 'bribe' for a parish reference, while Lucy is genuinely converted. It works, but when Stuart overhears a dark secret things take a tragic turn.
Gilles' Wife is a drama film set in the 1930s. The story revolves around a woman who begins to suspect her husband of infidelity and starts questioning her own desires. As she navigates through her turbulent emotions, she learns about love, betrayal, and the complexities of marriage.
A story about a small, dying town in need of hope until one day a young boy gives them something to believe in.
The everyday struggles of people trying to bridge two cultures, as well as their attempt to find happiness in their new homeland. Tere (Cherrie Pie Picache), mid-forties and single, hosts a dinner for a friend visiting from Manila, Lorna. Invited are their New York City-based friends and former college classmates -- Mike (Christopher De Leon), a newspaper editor in his forties, Gerry (Ricky Davao), an advertising copywriter and closeted gay, and Marissa (Dina Bonnevie).
Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday. Alone, and without support, she longs for the family and stability of years gone by. Mundane events take on heightened meaning as Adela gauges her life against those of the sea of humanity. Adela is about the quiet moments in life that can fill us with either joy or sorrow.
Gene works for the local underworld syndicate but always treats his abductees with kindness. He begins a dangerous affair with ex-bar girl Dolor, who's routinely beaten by her rich husband. When the cops move in on Gene's gang and Dolor's husband winds up dead, the couple flees with the law and their enemies in hot pursuit.
Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual and social challenges with a pure heart and a simple faith. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.
The story of a small-town football star, who defies society, morals and his God and gets into so much trouble that he is expelled from school. Told in flashbacks, usually in confession to the priest, Chris sets the tone early in the opening scene where he screams oaths before the altar and smashes a religious statue in a blind rage. Whether this is before or after a 14-year-old sexpot, Joan Meyers, corners him in the church choir-loft or when the parents of a pleasure-seeking rich girl, Tury by name, catch him in bed with Tury.
When Australian artist Eolo Bottaro revives the lost Triform Goddess Isis, Polizzi's forgotten history revives. This gripping documentary captures the statue's creation, the town's awe, and the artist's unexpected bond with the Sicilian town.
In 'Mardi Gras Massacre,' a serial killer goes on a rampage in New Orleans during the festive Mardi Gras season. The killer targets prostitutes and performs sadistic ritual sacrifices, leaving a trail of gore and terror in his wake. As the city descends into chaos, a murder investigation is launched and a group of individuals find themselves caught in a web of violence and horror. With graphic violence, slasher elements, and a twisted plot, 'Mardi Gras Massacre' is a low-budget grindhouse film that delivers plenty of gruesome thrills.
Hong Kong started and flourished as a fishing port in the past, and its people have long been committed to worshipping ancient deities for their blessings. With over a hundred Tin Hau temples (Goddess of Sea) in Hong Kong, there are three on Lamma Island alone, located respectively in Sok Kwu Wan, Luk Chau and Yung Shue Wan. The film documents the states of Tin Hau temples on the island and beyond, as an attempt to contextualise the everyday practice of the fishing community, islanders and city dwellers visiting the temples.
The figure of an evil genie is stolen by a photographer. At night the genie comes to life and rapes his girlfriend while both of them are drunk.