An army officer has a chance encounter with a young soldier, the son of an old comrade in arms. The soldier tells the officer he has a sister who is also in the army. When the young soldier is killed in action, the officer visits her to pay his respects, and recognizes her as his own child, given up for adoption 18 years earlier. This presents him with a dilemma, wanting to reconnect with the only child he ever had, yet reluctant to tell her the truth about her parentage ...
In 1953 the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched its last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive on time and deliver enough ammo to the Kumsong front line, the soldiers have to defend themselves against the never ending bombardments of enemy bombers and race against time to repair the last bridge, all while facing supply shortages and with inferior equipment.
To help the Koreans against the imperialist Americans, Feng Yang, a scout for the Chinese army, must take a crack platoon to blow up the Kangping bridge in order to cut off the American retreat/reinforcement and make possible a major assault on American positions.
Bloodbath in the Nameless River
The film follows a group of Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who are holding Triangle Hill for several days against US forces. Short of both food and water, they hold their ground until the relief troops arrive. The movie portray the battle as a Chinese victory over an American invasion, and the People's Volunteer Army soldiers were shown as Chinese war heroes."
Many have heard of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary artist from the 70s and 80s. But some may not know that his mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was also a legend in her own right, as a women's rights activist unabashedly pushing for equality in Nigeria at a time when people weren't having those conversations. "Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti" the film emerges as a new vivid exploration of Ransome-Kuti's journey. From growing up and learning about the importance of education, to her groundbreaking step in becoming the first girl to attend Abeokuta Grammar School at just 13, going to London and then becoming emboldened to return to Nigeria to step into her role as an educator and organizer.
On her eighteenth birthday, Lena is trying to bond with her family. All Souls’ Day, a time for contacting the dead and getting together to return to one’s roots, puts our protagonist in a special mood and changes her outlook on her own problems. Everything that happens throughout the day will revolutionise Lena’s view of her family. It is a story of the search for one’s identity and roots, of life and death, of the co-existence of parallel worlds that come together through the power of love.
Some weekdays in the life of literature teacher Tamara, which hold nothing surprising for her. It is the story about the narrowness of the space of life with insufficient choice.
The cinematographer Zhenya must earn extra by driving a taxi to support his wife and sick child. Once, a casual passenger involves him in a criminal story similar to a movie, which Zhenya films in his head.
A Muscovite, recently arrived as volunteer in a conflict zone, faces the enemy alone: a seriously wounded female sniper. It appears that both of them are from the same yard. He can kill her and revenge those she has shot. He can rescue her and betray his men. If he doesn’t make a choice, others will.
The life of a middle-aged, lonely businessman is filled with children’s dreams about outer space. The only opportunity for him to go to stars is an MRT device, only there the hero feels zero gravity. In the attempt to find as effective a remedy for his “flights”, the man ends up in a deadlock.
Maya, a gynecologist from Moscow, trains the staff at a hospital in a small settlement in the Northern Caucasus. She notices barbaric performances of female circumcision carried out behind her back.
When a good person turns into a tyrant due to circumstances.
Venus Transit is a rare astronomical phenomenon, when Venus obscures the edge of the solar disk, and almost seems to touch the Sun. She meets Him to leave for a new life.
Anya is spending the evening in her loved one’s company when her husband suddenly appears.