Movies and TvShows featuring "roasted-pig" theme.

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island as she learns the truth about their experiences under German occupation. Inspired by their stories, she decides to write a book about their literary society, known as The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society. Through her interactions with the islanders, she discovers the power of friendship, love, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Broken English tells the story of a young couple, one Chinese and one Croatian, who navigate the challenges of cultural differences and societal expectations. Their forbidden love faces obstacles such as a tyrant patriarch, an interracial romance, and a refugee from Oceania. With themes of freedom, love, and sacrifice, this film explores the complexities of young love in a beautifully crafted narrative.

Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic society. D (Julie Christie) is living in a city that's at the point of collapse following a catastrophic nuclear war; lawlessness and violence rule the day, and gangs of brutal youth roam the streets. With the help of her teenage companion Emily (Leonie Mellinger), D tries to make her way, and in order to cope, she often escapes into a fantasy world in which she lives in genteel Victorian surroundings in the 19th century.

SYNOPSIS. Fidel (Paolo Contis) is a fresh culinary arts graduate from a Swiss school, working as an under-chef in a casino restaurant in Macau. Fidel is compelled by his mother, Inay Viring (Maricel Laxa), to come back to their hometown in time for the first death anniversary of his father. Fidel starts apprenticing with the town's lechon master, Mang Carding (Jun Urbano) and falls in love with Carding's granddaughter, Carmel (Karylle). As the story moves forward, Fidel is constantly confronted by his familly's over-dependence on him, even if the eldest in the family is his Kuya Roger (Gerard Pizzaras), an ill-tempered trisikad driver. Meanwhile, Fidel's teen sister gets pregnant by her high school boyfriend, and before long has a bad miscarriage. At around the same time, Tiyo Pinoy (Michael de Mesa) stabs the lover of his wife Cora (Joanne Quintas). All this domestic turmoil happens while Fidel is struggling through his training as a litsonero with Mang Carding.

Two recruiters, one from the army and one from the navy, fight over a pipsqueak, each making him ludicrous promises of fun, excitement, luxury and comfort.

The (alleged) heroic World War Two adventures of Ferdinand Marcos, fighting against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.