After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu's wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets and tests the bonds that unite them.
The Cloud-Capped Star is an epic drama that revolves around a poverty-stricken family in Calcutta during the partition of Bengal. It tells the story of a young woman who faces numerous challenges and sacrifices herself for her family's survival. With themes of unrequited love, betrayal, and the struggles of refugees, this movie explores the despair and hardships of life in Calcutta.
The Tunnel is a drama sci-fi movie set in 21st century London. It follows the story of an engineer and a group of scientists who are tasked with building a transatlantic tunnel. As they face various challenges and conflicts, including cultural conflicts and class differences, they must also deal with personal struggles and sacrifices. The movie highlights themes of advanced technology, societal melodrama, and self-sacrifice.
Since the cult success of Merci Patron!, activist/journalist/filmmaker François Ruffin has become an MP. Here, he attempts to table a law aimed at upholding the rights of what in Quebec are known as caregivers, and shows us in passing how a law whose need seems patently obvious is put together, debated, voted on and . . . dies on the battleground of French politics. A stirring documentary about social injustice that somehow manages to make us bust a gut laughing as we rage with indignation. And also cry at the beauty of it all, thanks to the director’s humanist sensibility and a deft play between reality and fiction.
In 'I Was a Communist for the FBI,' an undercover FBI agent infiltrates a communist organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the Cold War era. He faces challenges and dangers while trying to gather information and protect his true identity.
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