Året er 1943, og Mahitos mor omkommer under den amerikanske bombingen av Tokyo. Familien flytter ut til landsbygda, men den 12 år gamle gutten strever med å finne seg til rette på sitt nye hjemsted. En dag dukker det opp en mystisk hegre. Det viser seg at fuglen kan snakke, og den leder Mahito inn i en parallell verden der moren hans fortsatt lever...
Captain Phillips er et psykologisk drama som skildrer hendelsene da det amerikanske lasteskipet Maersk Alabama ble kapret av somaliske pirater i 2009. Filmen er basert på en sann historie og skildrer spenningene når skipets kaptein Richard Phillips blir tatt til fange av den somaliske lederen Muse. Etter at Muse og mannskapet hans har gått til væpnet angrep på Phillips’ skip, slippes det løs krefter ingen av dem aner rekkevidden av.
Den nyvalgte president Nelson Mandela innser at uvante virkemidler må til for å lege sårene i et dypt splittet land. Sammen med kapteinen på det middelmådige rugbylandslaget setter Mandela det høyest mulige sportslige målet: en VM-tittel. Han trenger symbolsaker for å få fortgang i prosessen. Presidenten fatter interesse for det utskjelte landslaget i rugby, kjent som Springbok. Det har vært de hvite sør-afrikanernes lag, men Mandela vil gjøre laget folkekjært på tvers av rasegrensene. Presidenten tror at laget kan vinne VM i 1995, som faktisk skal arrangeres i Sør-Afrika. Problemet er bare at Sprinbok i beste fall er middelmådig. Mandela trenger motiverende drahjelp. Den får han fra de innerste sirkler, i form av landslagskaptein Francois Pienaar. De to umake lederne finner tonen og et felles mål. Men kan et VM-gull bli mer enn håp og drømmer?
I dette japanske dramaet, satt på 1700-tallet, kjemper samurai krigere hverandre i deres søken etter en mester i kjølvannet av en Shogun-mandert desentralisering. Et potensielt offer er tvunget til å utføre ritualet med et treblad. Familien hans forsøker å dekke opp hans degraderende dødsfall.
Da Aileen Wuornos, en emosjonelt skadet prostituert, skyter og dreper en sadistisk horekunde begynner hun reisen som Amerikas første kvinnelige seriemorder.
På slutten av 1940-tallet i Italia tar en mor den vanskelige beslutningen om å sende sønnen sin nordover, der han får et glimt av et nytt liv langt borte fra fattigdom.
En telefonselger følger en medarbeiders råd og klatrer raskt på rangstigen – inntil suksessen skaper en rekke etiske og jobbmessige utfordringer for ham.
Winter's Bone, basert på Daniel Woodrells roman, viser et stykke av dagens Amerika man ikke er vant til å se på lerretet. Med Ree skaper nykommer Jennifer Lawrence en heltinne av et sjeldent kaliber. Hennes innbitte jakt er løftet opp på et nærmest mytisk nivå, og kan minne om Cormac McCarthys bøker eller klassiske westernfilmer. Winter's Bone har en lavmælt intensitet og spenning og byr på et uforglemmelig klimaks. 17 år gamle Ree må finne sin far som nettopp har sluppet ut av fengsel. Han har pantsatt huset som Ree bor i sammen med sine to yngre søsken og deres apatiske mor. Hvis ikke faren melder seg hos politiet som avtalt, vil familien miste sitt hjem i skogene rundt Ozark Mountains i dypeste Missouri. Ree innleder jakten på sin far i tøffe miljøer med mye kriminalitet.
A young man gets entangled in a kidnap-for-ransom situation. He offers the kidnappers all his hard-earned money to save the victim, believing that her wealthy Filipino-Chinese family could easily repay him, or so he thought.
Hiyori Iki is a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she becomes aware of the existence of two parallel worlds. Through her soul, she meets the strange, nameless god without a shrine, Yato. Yato is determined to make a name for himself out there by accepting any wishes for 5 yen, including Hiyori's to fix her body.
A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan.
Two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty street of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler.
Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos? was the fourth installment of Sineserye Presents, an ABS-CBN production. It is based on the 1988 film, Natutulog Pa Ang Diyos which, in turn, is based on the original novel of the same name by Ruben R. Marcelino. The story revolves around a young woman who was switched at birth. As a result, what could have been a life of prosperity became a life of poverty. Meanwhile, the baby boy who was put in her rightful place has grown up to be spoiled and irresponsible, but is secretly caught up in his feelings for her.
Totoy Bato is a boxing-themed Philippine drama from GMA Network, based on the graphic novel created by Carlo J. Caparas, that depicts the remarkable story of an ordinary person named Totoy Magtanggol, played by Robin Padilla, becoming a skillful boxer and conquering injustice with bravery and compassion. The series premiered on February 23. This is considered to be the first Indie Television Show for Robin's own crew in the production and blocking the powers of the management to control the show.
After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.
France, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in life for 19 years, but a small mistake puts the law again on his trail. Ruthless Inspector Javert pursues him thorough years, driven by a twisted sense of justice, while Valjean reforms himself, thrives and dedicates his life to good deeds. In 1832, while the revolution ravages the streets of Paris, Valjean and Javert cross their paths for the last time.
A loving heart trapped beneath an ugly facade, ignored and unappreciated by those who fail to see beyond what is skin-deep. She is a woman whose only desire is to feel a little affection from the world that has deprived her of everything she has always longed for.
In a story of two men switched at birth, noble-born Chun Doong lives as a slave and becomes a heroic outlaw, while beggar-born Gwi Dong lives as a nobleman and police chief; then each falls in love with the same girl, Dong Nyeo.
Ichiko unwittingly absorbs happiness energy from everyone around her. It’s up to the poverty god Momiji to end Ichiko’s positivity consumption and restore the world’s balance.
In a world inhabited by people only a few inches tall, young women Hakumei and Mikochi live together in a house built into a tree. Hakumei is an energetic and tomboyish carpenter, while Mikochi is a feminine and calm tailor. Despite their differences, they get along well and spend their days having fun living their lives in the woods. The two of them spend their time working, going on sightseeing adventures, and taking shopping trips into Tsumiki Marketplace by the ocean. They make many friends along the way, be they sentient woodland creatures like Iwashi the Weasel or fellow miniature people such as the songstress Konju and the inventor Sen. This is a relaxing look into the day-to-day lives of its titular characters as they explore and interact with their tiny world which seems to be straight out of a fairy tale.
The Oblongs are not so much dysfunctional as slightly nonfunctional. Living next to a polluted swamp has left them with the occasional missing limb or mysterious growth, but through it all, this close-knit family sticks together.Sometimes literally.
The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.
Yukiya Ayase is a gentle, kindhearted, and innocent university student. The only relative he has left, his cousin Tetsuo, betrays Ayase with hopes of making an enormous profit to be able to pay off his debts. Somuku Kanou, a bad-tempered (though very rich) loan shark, comes to Ayase's rescue. Kanou apparently knows Ayase from something that happened between them in the past, but Ayase cannot remember who Kanou is, nor does he understand why he "saved" him. Love soon begins to grow between them.
The series is based on the award-winning Brazilian film City of God, which itself was nominated for Oscars in four categories, including Best Director for Fernando Meireles. Based on the story of two friends, Laranjinha and Acerola, who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum, 'City of Men' brings into sharp relief the condition of children and adolescents in these areas, realistically yet with a dose of humor.
Lenny Henry, Samantha Womack, Reggie Yates and Angela Rippon experience unimaginable poverty as they spend a week living it for real in this ground-breaking, two-part documentary for Comic Relief.
