Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly different reasons. Dalisay struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and, ultimately, a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own. A powerful, controversial film that quietly builds to a shattering collision of aspirations and cultures.
When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization, a Filipino family goes to extreme and absurd lengths to hide the truth.
A former bar entertainer now lives a quiet life with her husband - until he loses his job. To survive, she returns to the world of adult entertainment, entering a voyeuristic club where everything slowly begins to fall apart.
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
A young Filipino girl struggles to hide her sexuality from her Catholic mother after rumors begin to circulate about her throughout their community.
Five lives. One city. In the heart of Manila, their stories intertwine through desire, heartbreak, and the rawness of life.
Explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the front lines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home.
Kain Tayo follows Rica Piquan, the owner of Pamilihan Pinoy Asian Groceries, one of only two Filipino markets in Tucson, Arizona. Born and raised in the Phillipines, Rica’s lifelong passion for cooking inspired her next dream, opening a Filipino restaurant. She plans to share her culture and passion by the end of the year. While managing her grocery store seven days a week and building her restaurant from the ground up, she still finds time to cook for her family every day. Seen through Rica’s journey and her daughter's eyes, the film explores the resilience of an immigrant story and the rich traditions of Filipino food and culture.
Shabana Khan, a special agent, is entrusted with the task of assassinating a deadly arms dealer by the Indian Intelligence Agency.
In May 1945, a woman in Marienbad reports a murder - committed in 1933 against the German emigrant Professor Lessing. She also names the murderer. Against the wishes of his superior, who does not feel responsible for this case - it was a fascist femicide - Inspector Šedý picks up the trail and arrests the murderer, the German Eckert. Eckert was a fugitive at the trial in 1933, and now the evidence is no longer available. Nevertheless, Šedý does everything he can to convict him. He finds witnesses who support him - anti-fascists, but also former collaborators who want to clear themselves. Reconstructing the case at the crime scene, Šedý is able to prove that Eckert was at least an accessory. He is convicted. After his release from prison, Eckert goes to West Germany, where he demands compensation from his former clients.
It is not just a story of four remarkable blind teenagers who know each other in a world without light, but also the story of a mother who struggles to help her son to rediscover the joy of life and his world after claimed to be blind. In Special School, Jingga knows Marun, Nila, and Magenta. This three new friends show that they can be independent though lacking in vision. They form a music group and prepare a recording for a music competition.
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The comedienne Françoise Lebrun regularly comes to the Maniquerville gerontology center to read Proust to the residents. It is an opportunity for them to discuss together the memory of lost time. A strong bond develops between Françoise and Clara, the center’s host.
Ira is a model. Kelly, her classmates, are an achiever. Once Ira score higher than Kelly. Kelly does not accept it and accuses Ira of cheating. Ira denies. Kelly then challenges, if Ira could beat her at the final exam, she believes that Ira did not cheat. Ira accepts the challenge despite his close friends are in doubt.
When Lukman's girlfriend, Dewi, moves to London, he tries his best to make money doing anything he can to chase after her. Meanwhile, for the first time, Dewi is face-to-face with the temptations of living abroad on her own.
Set against the backdrop of a bitter power struggle between the faction of the chairman of the board and the faction of the vice-chairman of the board of a large bank, this business mystery explores the lust, suffering and vindictiveness of one of the branch managers caught in the middle of the struggle. The term “cold current” refers to a current in which those who, once in it, find themselves will never emerge.
Japra, a cheerful 10-year-old, has been chosen by his coach to take the penalty kick due to his impressive skills on the team. However, Japra feels pressure from his coach's expectations and hears someone speaking negatively about him during the soccer match.
Set in 1939 Australia, two brothers embark on a 500 mile journey on foot across New South Wales following a dream. A chance encounter with a fellow traveler changes the course of their journey and ultimately, the course of their lives.
This film takes a cinematic perspective to show you how violence impacts more than just the victim