Goodbye Solo 2009
A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
In the 16th century, young and ambitious Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães rebels against the power of King Manuel I, who doesn't support his dream of discovering the world. He persuades the Spanish Crown to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magalhães' mind changes. He becomes obsessed with conquest and conversion, which sparks violent uprisings beyond his control.
Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a glutton who grows up to be a champion speed eater. He produces a child who becomes obsessed with taxidermy.
An Anglo-American indie rock band winds up stranded in Epecuén, where their internal conflicts and the bad luck of their tour quickly lose importance before the hell that awaits them.
John is a brilliant linguistic scientist with a loving wife and daughter but with a massive gap in his life. Eight years ago, he turned up out of nowhere, with no memories except a recurring dream. He is sent tumbling down the proverbial rabbit hole after meeting a man that shares a similar condition and learning that there are more like him, all amnesiacs with extraordinary abilities. He convinces his brother-in-law, private investigator Carl, to help him uncover his true identity before his past can rise up to destroy him and his family.
A crazy referendum throws Switzerland into a state of emergency. By the acceptance of the initiative “No Bilangue” there should be from now on only one national language: French. Many German-speaking Swiss are therefore having a crisis.
This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s 2 official languages. In Stereoville, each speaker of one language is tied to a speaker of the other, back-to-back. Into this two-stepping society stumbles a character whose very existence causes considerable consternation among locals: an unattached individual with command of both languages.
Experience André's magical winter wonderland with 150 chandeliers and 50 candelabras. Christmas classics performed by André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra and special guests, including young talent Emma Kok.
A non-binary Spanish-English phone interpreter hears a familiar voice on the other end of a call with a migrant detention facility.
An unemployed Latvian gets a job as an agent finding a house in France.
Leyla and Aksel's friendship is tested with a disagreement that affects them both substantially.
While the world of wine mourns the death of Alexandre Léger, his estranged daughter, Camille, learns his extraordinary collection is now hers. But before she can claim her inheritance, Camille must best Alexandre's protégé, Issei, in a test of their senses.
Five young Thais resist the strict social norms of 1969, risking everything as their interwoven forbidden loves defy an intolerant world.
An ignorant but strong-willed man and an upper-class woman who struggles through life, work to fall in love.
Komatsu Kie (Key), a magazine writer from Tokyo, teams up with Omine Sakura, an Okinawa native, to pursue the truth of a sexual assault case.
A brawl over a phone turns into a business deal when Yang and Phumjai, total opposites, launch a mini-mart they never planned to run together.