Django brez okovov

Django brez okovov 2012

8.19

Django brez okovov se dogaja dve leti pred ameriško državljansko vojno. Django je suženj, ki ga brutalna preteklost z nekdanjimi lastniki pripelje do srečanja z v Nemčiji rojenim lovcem na glave dr. Kingom Schultzem . Schultz sledi morilskim bratom Brittle in samo Django ga lahko pripelje do njegovega plena. Nenavadni Schultz najame Djanga z obljubo, da ga bo osvobodil, ko ujameta Brittlove. Po uspehu Schultz osvobodi Djanga, a moška skleneta, da ne bosta šla vsak svojo pot, saj se Schultz odloči slediti najbolj iskanim kriminalcem juga. Django izpili ključne lovske veščine, a pred seboj ima samo en cilj: najti in rešiti Broomhildo, svojo ženo, ki jo je pred mnogimi leti izgubil zaradi trgovanja s sužnji. Iskanja ju nazadnje pripeljejo do Calvina Candieja , lastnika razvpite plantaže Candyland. Zemljišče raziščeta pod pretvezo, a vzbudita sum pri Stephenu, hišnemu sužnju, ki mu Candie zelo zaupa. Njune poteze so opažene in izdajalska organizacija okoli njiju sklepa obroč.

2012

Intervju z vampirjem

Intervju z vampirjem 1994

7.38

Dvestoletni vampir Louis novinarju Danielu Malloyju razkrije svojo življenjsko zgodbo. Popelje ga v pozno 18. stoletje v New Orleans. Po smrti žene in hčerke Louis ne more nehati žalovati. Nekega dne mu pot prekriža krvoses Lestat, ga spremeni v vampirja in mu tako podari večno življenje in mladost. Toda Louis, ki se mora prehranjevati s svežo človeško krvjo, se ne more znebiti svojih človeških čustev.

1994

V vrtincu

V vrtincu 1939

7.92

Eden najpopularnejših filmov 20. stoletja se je prvič začel prikazovati v kinematografih 15. decembra 1939. Lahko mu rečemo kar večna klasika in velja za najdonosnejši film vseh časov.

1939

12 let suženj

12 let suženj 2013

7.93

Resnična biografska zgodba o temnopoltem Solomonu, ki sredi 19. stoletja v New Yorku svobodno dela in srečno živi z družino. Zlobna dvoličneža mu ponudita delo, vendar ga ugrabita in na jugu ZDA prodata v suženjstvo. Med mukotrpnim delom na bombažnih poljih zamenja več lastnikov, dokler ne pristane pri sadističnem Edwinu, ki uživa v zlorabljanju sužnjev. Solomon kljub vsem krivicam ne obupa in išče način, kako bi se vrnil k svoji družini. Film je prejel Zlati Globus za najboljšo dramo.

2013

Witchboard

Witchboard 2025

5.83

Od mojstra grozljivk Chucka Russella oživljena Witchboard (čarovniška deska za priklicovanje duhov) prebudi temne sile, ki mladi par v New Orleansu potegnejo v smrtonosno igro obsedenosti, prevar in nadnaravnega terorja.

2025

Odklenjena skrivnost

Odklenjena skrivnost 2005

6.62

Caroline v hospicu pomaga ostarelim in umirajočim. Nekega dne jo Violet Devereaux povabi k sebi na dom, da bi tam skrbela za njenega na smrt bolnega moža Bena. Violet in Ben živita v razpadajoči vili blizu New Orleansa. Caroline začne raziskovati njuno hišo, za katero se že na prvi pogled zdi, da skriva mnoge skrivnosti. Kmalu odkrije, da v hiši straši ...

2005

Mame

Mame 1974

6.00

1974

Terra Nostra

Terra Nostra 1999

6.60

This top-seller recounts the saga of Italians who immigrated to Brazil during the XIX century, seeking their fortunes in America. The forbidden love between Giulliana and Matteo flowers in the midst of the sweeping changes ushered in by the arrival of these Europeans in Brazilian towns. This great epic has thrilled viewers in more than eighty countries.

1999

Gabriela

Gabriela 2012

7.10

Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality. Set in 1925, the story unravels in Ilhéus, a quiet northeastern coastal city thriving with cocoa crops and aspirations for progress, even though the traditional ways still rule.

2012

Underground

Underground 2016

6.60

A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.

2016

Roots

Roots 1977

7.40

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.

1977

Roots

Roots 2016

6.90

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

2016

The Long Song

The Long Song 2018

6.70

Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, we follow the trials, tribulations and survival of plantation slave July and her odious mistress Caroline.

2018

Kindred

Kindred 2022

6.40

A young aspiring writer discovers secrets about her family's past when she finds herself mysteriously being pulled back and forth in time to a 19th century plantation.

2022

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen 1993

7.00

Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.

1993

Beulah Land

Beulah Land 1980

7.00

A young Southern belle becomes the mistress of a magnificent plantation.

1980

The Flame Trees of Thika

The Flame Trees of Thika 1981

7.00

Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings.

1981