Palabra clave Child Abandonment

Texas, principios del siglo XX. Una historia sobre la familia, la avaricia y la religión. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) se traslada a una miserable ciudad con el propósito de hacer fortuna, pero, a medida que se va enriqueciendo, sus principios y valores desaparecen y acaba dominado por la ambición. Tras encontrar un rico yacimiento de petróleo en 1902, se convierte en un acaudalado magnate. Cuando, años después, intenta apoderarse de un nuevo yacimiento, tiene que enfrentarse al predicador Eli Sunday (Paul Dano). Adaptación de la novela de Upton Sinclair "Petróleo", escrita en 1927.

Joe Dirt es un inocente conserje de extraño peinado y jeans deslavados que aún tiene la esperanza de encontrar a sus padres, a quienes perdió cuando tenía ocho años en una visita al Gran Cañón. Durante su búsqueda, un locutor de radio lo invita a su programa para burlarse de él, sin sospechar que sus ordinarias aventuras serán la delicia de la audiencia

Adaptación de una novela, cuya autora, Andrea Portes, escribió el guión. Una adolescente de 13 años, que decide abandonar su hogar en Nebraska para irse a Las Vegas, conocerá a los más variopintos personajes; entre ellos, una estafadora que toma a la muchacha bajo su protección.

Las memorias del Holocausto de una mujer toman al mundo por asalto, pero una disputa con su editor convertido en detective revela su historia como un engaño audaz creado para ocultar una verdad más oscura.

Antwone Fisher, un joven marinero de carácter violento, es obligado a ver a un psiquiatra de la marina para aprender a controlar su rabia. La terapia le inspirará para buscar a la familia que le abandonó cuando era un niño.

Recién nacida, Il-young es abandonada en la consigna número 10 de una estación. Años más tarde, es vendida a la organización criminal Mom de Chinatown, donde tendrá que luchar para sobrevivir en un mundo violento y cruel.

Cuando Daikichi, un hombre de 30 años, vuelve a casa por el funeral de su abuelo, conoce a Rin, la hija ilegítima de su abuelo con una mujer desconocida, una niña de 6 años. La niña es una vergüenza para todos los familiares y nadie se preocupa por ella. Daikichi, molesto por la actitud de sus familiares, decide quedarse a cargo de Rin, a pesar de ser soltero y no tener experiencia con los niños. Mientras Rin se convierte en parte de su vida, Daikichi descubre lo duro que es criar a un niño él solo.

Pittsburgh, 1901. Los hermanos Ed y Jack Biddle son acusados de asesinato y condenados a morir en la horca, a pesar de que mantienen su inocencia. En la prisión del condado conocen a la señora Soffel, esposa del alcaide que intenta reconfortarles llevándoles la palabra de Dios.

Drama centrado en dos personajes, un cobrador de préstamos solitario y sin escrúpulos (Lee Jung-Jin) y una mujer (Jo Min-Su) que se presenta un día pidiéndole disculpas por haberle abandonado, asegurando que es su madre biológica.

Los hijos de Koharu viven cada uno por su lado sin tener relación entre ellos. Pasan los años y la familia se reúne de nuevo. Cada uno tiene su propia vida y experiencias, pero ninguno ha olvidado lo que pasó tiempo atrás.

Cuatro niños son abandonados por su madre, una mujer desequilibrada, en un área de servivio. Los niños se ven entonces obligados a recorrer el país y a superar un sinfín de dificultades. Por fin, llegan a un pueblecito de la costa en el que creen que vive su abuela. Cuando la encuentran, descubren que es una mujer de mal carácter que desea vivir sola, por lo que les resultará muy difícil ganarse su afecto. (FILMAFFINITY)

Cuando Violeta decide hacer un viaje por la India con su nuevo novio, deja a su hijo Bernardo de 11 años con su hermano Pedro, un atractivo dentista homosexual, desinhibido en sus relaciones. Pedro cambia su comportamiento para que su sobrino no perciba su desenfrenado ritmo de vida habitual. Sin embargo, el niño se comporta con naturalidad, como si estuviera en su propia casa. Por su parte, Pedro tendrá que enfrentarse a responsabilidades completamente nuevas (colegio, educación, etc.). Pero, poco a poco, se establecerá entre ambos una relación muy tierna y cariñosa, algo absolutamente desconocido para Pedro.

Stefano es perseguido por la policía y se esconde en casa de María, ella acepta ocultarlo y él se salva de ser detenido. Con el tiempo Stefano enmienda su rumbo y ambos se enamoran. Debido a lo poco que gana en su trabajo, Stefano decide dejarlo e ir a trabajar a Canadá en un buen puesto, y así volver con dinero suficiente para casarse con María y vivir juntos... pero el destino tendrá planes menos románticos.

Eun Bang Wool falls in love with Park Woo Hyuk who received a heart transplant from her ex-boyfriend.

Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since he is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life doesn't last long, when an accident changes her life. She then meets Kang Ji Hun, a detective who is hurt for hiding his troubling past but is strict toward criminals and believes they should be punished to the full extent.

A story of revenge and ambition, seduction and betrayal; all told from the perspective of an offended and abused woman named Altagracia. Altagracia represents the hundreds of thousands of Mexican women who have been victims of the violence by faceless men who are protected by impunity. But Altagracia, transformed into a strong-willed, ruthless man-eater known as La Doña, will seek out each and every one of these men to bring them to justice.

When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.

Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members into the club, or the club will become terminated. Out of nowhere, a new member barges into the near-abandoned club room, demanding to join the club. How will Takezou be able to keep his club alive and deal with this rascal of a new member?

Three friends from troubled families form a unique, lasting bond — but their pasts soon cast a cloud over their lives.

The Kingdom of The Wind, also known as The Land of The Wind, is a 2008 South Korean historial drama, broadcast on KBS from 10 September 2008 to 15 January 2009. It was directed by Kang Il-soo, written by Choi Wan-gyu, Jung Jin-ok, Park Jin-woo; adapted from manhwa by Kim Jin.

Ayano Hanesaki, a first-year student at Kanagawa Prefectural Kitakomachi High School, has a badminton ability able to surpass others effortlessly yet avoids playing the sport. She meets Nagisa Aragaki, a third-year student who practices day and night aiming to become the best player in Japan. Encouraged by coach Tachibana Kentarou, supported by club colleagues, and fired up by various rivals, the two engage in their youth and adored sport so thrilling like a shuttle flown at high speed!

There are over 600 orphanages across the nation, housing approximately 30,000 children; Most of them had been abused by their parents. Maki, was placed into the orphanage "Kogamo no Ie", after her mother, Ryoka, was arrested and jailed. There she was handed over to the care of Kana, and also Sasaki, the eccentric caretaker of the home. Under Sasaki's management, the home is a calm and safe haven from all the madness of the real world. At the home, Maki befriends 3 other little girls, who all go by their nicknames instead of their real names. Piami who plays the piano really well, Bombi who came from a very poor family, and Post, who is the leader of all the kids.

Teenage Xue Ming was forced to marry the man who raped her. Years after abandoning her young sons to find a better life, can she escape the guilt?

Shiratori Sakuto is 28, but has the intelligence of a 6-year-old boy. He works for Dream Flower Service, a flower distribution centre which provides employment for problem youth. One day, he and a colleague, Yanagawa Ryuichi, delivers a rose bouquet to the apartment building where Mochizuki Haruka lives. Because Haruka does not know that the deliveryman is mentally challenged, she is shocked by his response and tries to call the police. Haruka works for a brain physiology research centre where Professor Hachisuka Daigo has been studying the improvement of mental performance. He has succeeded in lab experiments on a white mouse called Algernon. Sakuto is transformed into a genius through surgery. But Algernon's new intelligence begins to fade, and he dies. Sakuto realises that his genius, too, is destined to leave him.

Onchi Eiko, the proprietress of a bar, is trapped in a sad, hidden past. One day, an old friend Shigeko shows up with her 5-year-old son Daiji in tow. Shigeko entrusts him to Eiko and disappears after she leaves a farewell letter. As Eiko looks at the innocent Daiji, she is reminded of her own past. The two of them who have no one to turn to, begin a life together as fake mother and son in this peculiar and yet heartrending story.

Orphaned at young age, abandoned by his uncle and later by his adoptive parents, Sang-doo’s life has been a succession of difficulties. At 27, he makes a living by seducing older women in order to support his daughter’s hospital fee. However, the love he has for his first love, Chae Eun-hwan, keeps him happy and optimistic. When he runs into Eun-hwan again, he decides to give another chance at his love and goes back to high school to be Eun-hwan’s student.

The drama is shot from the perspective of women and tells a story about finding light in the darkness and embracing hope in motherhood. Lin Xu Zhi is a woman who doesn’t have a past. She was adopted and is still scarred from being abandoned by her birth mother. She’s an elementary school teacher that realizes one of her female students is receiving abuse from her mother. Her maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. In caring for the young girl, named Xiao Ou, two broken souls find solace in each other.

A lonely rich tycoon and a struggling writer fall in love despite their different ethnicities.