Safe House (1998)

Synopsis:
A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him, faces his own mortality, in the shape of the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Holding the electronic key to secret information which implicates a Presidential front-runner, Mace struggles for his life while battling the debilitating effects of the disease.

Starring:
Patrick Stewart, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Hector Elizondo

Director: Eric Steven Stahl

Safe House (2012)

Synopsis:
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.

Starring:
Denzel Washington
Ryan Reynolds
Robert Patrick

Director: Daniel Espinosa

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

Synopsis:
Ninjitsu master Casey is back and out for revenge when his pregnant wife is murdered.

Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

Starring:
Scott Adkins
Kane Kosugi
Mika Hijii

Director: Isaac Florentine

Captive (2012)

Synopsis:
The movie was based on the 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapping of tourists from the Dos Palmas Resort in the province of Palawan. Two of the kidnap victims then were Martin and Gracia Burnham. Gracia survived her ordeal and wrote a book about her harrowing experiences entitled "In The Presence of My Enemies." I thought that acclaimed French actress Isabelle Huppert will be playing her, but it turned out that Ms. Huppert's central character of social worker Therese is fictional. Another Caucasian couple played minor characters who seemed to be based on the Burnhams.

Starring:
Isabelle Huppert
Katherine Mulville
Marc Zanetta

Director: Brillante Mendoza

Patrick (2013)

Synopsis:
When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and unusual experiments. What starts as an innocent fascination quickly takes a sinister turn as Patrick begins to use his psychic powers to manipulate her every move, and send her life into a terrifying spiral out of control.

Starring:
Charles Dance
Rachel Griffiths
Sharni Vinson

Director: Mark Hartley

Days and Nights (2014)

Synopsis:
Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragile nature of love. Inspired by Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull," set in rural New England in 1984.

Starring:
Katie Holmes
William Hurt
Allison Janney

Director: Christian Camargo

The Dark Hour (2006)

Synopsis:
The eight years boy Jesús has been living in a crumbling underground facility since he was born with eight survivors of an apocalyptical war: the leader Maria and her lover Pablo; the gays Lucas and Mateo; the astronomer Magdalena and the teenager Ana; the soldier Pedro and the lonely Judas. They are permanently is state of surveillance, threatened by the contaminated mutants The Strangers and once a day they have to lock themselves in their rooms without heating to protect against the dangerous ghosts The Invisibles that attack in the Cold Hour. They cannot go to the surface, destroyed by a nuclear war. When they need supplies, medications and ammunitions, they organize expeditions to a store. When the menace of The Invisibles affects the safety of the group of survivors, they need to reach the surface.

Starring:
Silke
Omar Muñoz
Pepo Oliva

Director: Elio Quiroga

Captain Phillips (2013)

Synopsis:
Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is - through director Paul Greengrass's distinctive lens - simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.

Starring:
Tom Hanks
Barkhad Abdi
Barkhad Abdirahman

Director: Paul Greengrass

A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

 

Synopsis:
"A Lonely Place to Die" opens with a beautifully lensed rock-climbing scene with some fucking breathtaking landscape photography (from a low-budget of $4M).  Even being shot on a Red One Camera, the Scottish Highlands look gorgeous.  And the opening scene is a real nail-biter.  Alison (Melissa George) and Ed (Ed Speleers) prepare a leg of the climb with Rob (Alec Newman) waiting ahead.  Distracted, Ed falls when Rob draws the rope.  They eventually save Ed from dangling off a cliff and continue on their journey.  Cut to the opening credits playing over ballad “The Burning of Achindoun” while the camera features the Highlands in all of their long-shot natural glory.

On their way to camp, Alison informs Ed that “complacency is a killer out here,” meaning he needs to pay more attention on their next ascent.  They meet up with Jenny (Kate Magowan) and Alex (Gary Sweeney) and settle for a bit at a chateau.  Alison has a nightmarish flashback to the accident while taking a bath.  Later, the group plays cards.  The next day, on their way to a climb, they discover an air pipe sticking out of the ground.  After digging, they find little Serbian girl Anna (Holly Boyd) buried alive in a small confined space.  Rob decides to take Alison to scale a dangerous face in order to get help as quickly as possible.  He instructs the others to take a longer trail to the closest village.  During the climb down, a stranger cuts Rob’s rope mid-climb and he plummets to his death.  A minor avalanche also causes Alison to fall, but branches and a river landing save her.

She has a nightmare about waking up in the confined area they found the girl.  Two hunters (Douglas Russell, Alan Steele) watch the hiking group.  The two kidnappers Mr. Kidd (Sean Harris) and Mr. McRae (Stephen McCole) stumble across and murder the hunters, absconding with their weapons.  Andy (Eamonn Walker) drives Darko (Karel Roden) and Chris (Paul Anderson) to meet with the kidnappers.  The climbing team find Alison across a loud river and they experience trouble communicating.  The kidnappers start picking off the climbers.  Jenny is the first to go and she inadvertently drags Anna down with her into the river.  Alison receives a minor hit, knocking her into the water, but she manages to save Anna in the process.  They lose each other, but are reunited again when Ed grabs Anna to escape the kidnappers.  They also meet up with Alex, who chooses to run off with a decoy doll bundled up to look like Anna (where they found this doll is beyond me).  They shoot him like an animal.  As Alex slowly dies, Mr. Kidd enjoys his suffering for fooling them.  “Do you feel that?  That’s the price of your nobility.  It hurts, doesn’t it?”

Alison and Ed scale a small face with Anna.  Ed figures out that she is probably in the middle of a ransom situation.  Andy coaches Darko on how to conduct himself during the negotiations with Mr. Kidd.  When Darko expresses his doubts about receiving proper backup, Chris gets cheeky and chimes in, “We’re English, Darko.  We leave friendly fire to the Yanks."  During carnival (of all things) in the small town of Dingwall (?), Alison and Ed find a local police station.  But, there aren’t any officers available to help them, because they’re all on patrol at the festival.  Darko sits down with Mr. Kidd and refuses to pay until he sees Anna.  Mr. Kidd goes on to explain a botched kidnapping that occurred, because the parents tried to outsmart him.  The threatening scene is unnecessary for the characters, but the back-and-fourth bluffing between the two gentlemen buys Mr. McRae time to find Anna.

Ed convinces Alison to leave, because the officer doesn’t appear to be of much help, but the authority insists the pair must leave the girl in his custody.  Mr. McRae shoots the officer dead from outside the building and the electricity goes out.  The group escapes into the revelry and loudness of the fireworks.  A backup officer has been killed.  Mr. McRae emerges wearing a pig mask and shoots Ed, as well as another officer.  The females disperse and Mr. McRae continues to kill people, including innocent festival goers.  Andy finds the dying Ed and leaves him a gun to protect himself.  Alison and Anna find a house owner (Jamie Edgell) willing to let them in to his home.  Unfortunately, Alison doesn’t lock the door to even buy them a little time.  Mr. McRae shoots the man and takes off his piggy mask.  The house begins to burn.  After a few scuffles, Alison kills Mr. McRae and helps Anna escape from an upstairs window.  Fireman save the injured Alison.  Apparently, Mr. Kidd makes off with the money, though we never see how things ended with Darko.  Andy crashes through Mr. Kidd’s vehicle and beats the living shit out of him.  Darko observes Alison being wheeled off to the hospital with Anna at her side and a police officer (Gillian MacGregor) in attendance.

Darko and Andy meet with some Serbs, one of which is Anna’s father Mr. Rakovic (Mathew Zajac).  Mr. Kidd is brought to his feet and ordered to die.  Mr. Rakovic informs Andy that he wired a payment to his account.  The Serbs begin to bury Mr. Kidd.  Roll End Credits.

Starring:
Alec Newman
Ed Speleers
Melissa George

Director: Julian Gilbey

A Separation ()

AKA:
فیلم زیبای جدایی نادر از سیمین

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites ()

Synopsis:
In 586 B.C., exiled Israelites write down stories of Judah.

À ma soeur! (2001)

AKA:
Fat Girl

Synopsis:
À ma soeur! is a provocative and shocking drama about sibling rivalry, family discord and relationships. Elena is 15, beautiful and flirtatious. Her less confident sister, Anais, is 12, and constantly eats. On holiday, Elena meets a young Italian student who is determined to seduce her. Anais is forced to watch in silence, conspiring with the lovers, but harbouring jealousy and similar desires. Their actions, however, have unforeseen tragic consequences for the whole family.

Director:
Catherine Breillat
Writer:
Catherine Breillat
Stars:
Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo

Aashiqui.in (2014)

Synopsis:
Cyrus (Ishaan Manhaas) is a college swim champ who has difficulty in setting his future. He aspires to becoming a writer, but as his father (Kamal Malik) wishes him to take his swimming skills to a national level, Cyrus hides his aspirations so as not disappoint his dad. Though popular in college, he feels out of place and seeks someone who can really understand him.

When a child, April (Ankita Shrivastava) lived an idyllic lifestyle with her widowed restaurant-owner father (Amit Dhamija). He remarries Mona (Sharmila Joshi), who herself has two daughters, Saniya (Shubhi Ahuja) and Taniya (Priti Gandwani). Soon after the marriage, April's father passes away, and her stepmother and step sisters begin to treat her like a servant. Years later, and even while burdened by domestic duties, April manages to attend college and keep a part-time job to earn pocket money. Her only confidant is her childhood friend Raj (Dheeraj Miglani).

Cyrus and April meet anonymously online, becoming close without revealing their real-world identities. When they finally decide for a real-world meeting, April is able to discover Cyrus' true identity beforehand, but he does not know hers. Feeling that he is too good for her, April avoids committing to a meeting. Cyr

Starring:
Ishaan Manhaas
Ankita

Director: Shankhadeep

Der Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges 1914 ()

Synopsis:
Die Dokumentation zeigt den Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen 1914 - 1918 und 1939 - 1945.
Vier Wochen nach der Ermordung des Thronfolgers Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand in Sarajewo am 28. Juni 1914 erklärte Österreich-Ungarn Serbien den Krieg.
Die Doku zeigt, wie sich dieses Geschichtsereignis bald auf ganz Europa auswirkte und die Menschen über das Kriegsende hinaus prägte.
Unter den Soldaten an der Westfront waren damals auch Adolf Hitler und der britische Leutnant Bernard Montgomery.
30 Jahre später sollten sie sich erneut gegenüberstehen.
In nachkolorierten Bildern werden die unbeschwerlichen Wochen des Sommers 1914 vor dem Kriegsausbruch bis zum winterlichen Jahreswechsel 1914/15 veranschaulicht.
Dazwischen der deutsche Angriff über Belgien nach Frankreich mit dem Beginn der Schlacht an der Marne und der Kriegsausbruch im Osten zwischen Deutschland und Russland.

One Night In Bhopal ()

Synopsis:
On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more. The company involved in what became the worst industrial accident in history immediately tried to dissociate itself from legal responsibility. Eventually it reached a settlement with the Indian Government through mediation of that country's Supreme Court and accepted moral responsibility. It paid $470 million in compensation, a relatively small amount of based on significant underestimations of the long-term health consequences of exposure and the number of people exposed. The disaster indicated a need for enforceable international standards for environmental safety, preventative strategies to avoid similar accidents and industrial disaster preparedness.

Since the disaster, India has experienced rapid industrialization. While some positive changes in government policy and behavior of a few industries have taken place, major threats to the environment from rapid and poorly regulated industrial growth remain. Widespread environmental degradation with significant adverse human health consequences continues to occur throughout India.

The Package (2012)

Synopsis:
A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters.

Starring:
Steve Austin
Dolph Lundgren
Eric Keenleyside

Director: Jesse V. Johnson

Ai no korîda (1976)

AKA:

感覚の領域で
The Realm of the Senses
The Empire of the Senses

Synopsis:
Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.

Starring:
Tatsuya Fuji
Eiko Matsuda
Aoi Nakajima

Director: Nagisa Ôshima

The Rocket (2013)

Synopsis:
A boy, who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone around him, causes his family and two of his new friends through Laos to find a new home away from them. After a calamity-filled adventure through a land scarred by war, he goes to prove that he's not bad luck by building a giant rocket to enter into the most exciting, yet dangerous competition of the year: the Rocket Festival.

Starring:
Sitthiphon Disamoe
Loungnam Kaosainam
Thep Phongam
Bunsri Yindi
Sumrit Warin

Director: Kim Mordaunt 

Dhukuti ()

Bhagi bhagi najau ()

Director: Madan Ghimire

Rhythm ()

Starring:
Wilson Rai

Berojgar Rastrako ()

Kagbeni (2008)

Igillena Maluwo ()

AKA:
Flying Fish

Raat ()

Ke Ma Timro Sathi Banna Sakchu ()

Nepathya (2013)

Brake Fail (2012)

Synopsis:
Brake Fail is a delightful ensemble comedy that brings together a talented cast of comedic actors. Rashi (Richa Ghimire), a young, headstrong woman is deeply in love with the charismatic social-worker Drona (Rajesh Hamal), while two thieves Prayash and Koshish are in love with her. Her journalist friend Raj wants a big story while Inspector Chiran wants a big arrest. Their desires bring them together and take them to the beautiful far west of Nepal, where a chaotic, mad chase culminates in love and redemption being found through heroic acts. Brake Fail is truly a Nepali comedy, full of laughs, love and soulful music.

Starring::
Richa Ghimire
Bimlesh Adhikari
Niraj Baral
Rajesh Hamal
Subash Thapa

Director: Shankar Ghimire

Kaslai Diu Yo Jovan (2011)

Starring:
Dilip Rayamajhi
Melina Manandhar
Jharana Thapa
Nikhil Upreti
Suraj R.D

Director: Suresh Darpan Pokharel

Sano Sansar (2008)

Synopsis:
Ravi (Karma) is a average guy who has just graduated from college. Like most average guy, he doesn't know what he wants in life. Reetu (Namrata) is a not so average girl knows what she doesn't want. Suraj (Vinay Shrestha) is a sureheaded fellow who knows exactly what he wants in his life. Monoj Sizapati (Jeevan) wants what every guys wants.

Little do they know that they are living in a Sano Sansar where everyone knows everyone even if they think they do not know them....

Starring:
Karma Shakya
Namrata Shrestha
Vinay Shrestha
Jeevan Luitel

Director: Alok Nembang

Kathmandu (2012)

Starring:
Akash Adhikari
Resh Marhaththa
Prapti Ghimire
Samyukta Rana

Director: Akash Adhikari

Dui duna Paanch ()

AKA:
2 duna 5
Dui duna Panch

Director: Jay Kishan Basnet

Surya Chandra ()

Om (2012)

Starring:
Suman Singh
Jharana Thapa
Karan Krazy
Dikchya Kunwar
Mohan Joshi

Director: Ramji Lamichhane

Dhunge Yug ()

AKA:
Dhunge Yuug

Sauta ()

Daanveer ()

Sadak ()

Starring:
Nir Shah
Mithila Sharma

Karma ()

AKA:
Karma... afno

Starring:
Rupesh Thing
Rita Gole
Ritu Raj Pakhrin
Manisha Ghising
Raju Waiba
Milan Syangtan

Director: Sudeep Dong

Romance ()

Starring:
Bishal Pokharel
Smita Thapliaya
Suresh Chaudhary
Samanta Acharya
Aditya Tripathi
R.B.K. Nirdoshi
B.B. Phuyal

Director: B.B. Phuyal and L.N. Gautam

Bouncer ()

AKA:
बाउन्सर

Starring:
Prajwal Giri
Sushma Karki
Gokul Thapa
Rashmi Bhatta
Anmol Sharma
Paasaa
Navaraj Bhatta
Raju Khadka
Krishna Sharma
Roshani
Ranjan Shrestha
Kumar Majhi

Director: Madan Ghimire

Yeti Dherai Maya ()

Karja Ragatko ()

Hifaajat (2010)

Synopsis:
Kirti (Rekha Thapa) is a spoilt brat who is estranged from her rich businessman father. She likes to create trouble in her college, but she is also a courageous and loving friend. When her father hires Arjun (Ayush Regmi), an ex-army tough-guy, to protect her, she rebels by making friends with Aryan (Aryan Sigdel), a charming thief with a secret of his own. But, Aryan's secret motive results in a betrayal that leaves Kriti in danger. Arjun vows to take care of Kriti until she is reunited with the love of her life—Aryan. But, the road to true love is fraught with dangers, and many unexpected twists and turns, which ultimately challenge Kriti's views on life and love.

Starring:
Rekha Thapa
Aaryan Sigdel
Aayush Rijal
Kamal Krishna Poudel
Nir Shah

Director: Gyenendra Deuja

Modyalni ()

AKA:
Lokanti

Starring:
Dhruba Pun Magar
Sushila Thapa Magar
Juna Budha Magar
Rupilal Budha
Jyoti Batha Magar
Dhaniman Pun Magar

Director: Dhruba Pun Magar

Saayad (2012)

Synopsis:
Saayad is the story of two generations living together, but experiencing the world in very different ways. Whereas the influence of a sincere, hardworking friend transforms the lives of a group of friends for the better, the arrogance of, and lack of guidance for the newer generation sets another group of friends on a track of drugs, death and destruction. The generational clash reveals how moral authority has become corrupted in Nepali society, and how the alienation of the younger generation is pushing them to anarchy.

Starring:
Jharana Thapa
Sunil Rawal
Samyam Puri
Wilson Bikram Rai
Anita Dahal

Director: Suraj Subba (Nalbo)

Miss U.. (2012)

Synopsis:
Friendship is a precious, fragile thing - it takes a lot of sacrifice to nurture it, but one careless mistake can break it forever. Saanjh, Jasmine and Sakshyam are three students working in Malaysia who are best friends. Jasmine is free-spirited and high-achieving, and it is only a matter of time before the boys fall in love with her.

With love necessarily comes deception. In this game of love and deception, who will be the winner and who will be the loser? Is friendship greater than love, or is friendship just another name for love? Miss... U, with its youthful cast, explores these questions from the mountains of Nepal to the beaches of Malaysia.

Starring:
Dilip Rayamajhi
Namrata Shrestha
Varu SJB Rana

Director: Suresh Darpan Pokharel

Lovers’ Guide II: Making Sex Even Better (2005)

AKA:
Lovers’ Guide 2: Making Sex Even Better

The Lovers’ Guide: Igniting Desire (2011)

Starring:
Cathy
Nick
Jasmine

Director: Kenny Rye

Fandry (2013)

Synopsis:
The most beautiful emotion in all living creatures that God has made knows no bar, caste or boundaries, is the central theme of Fandry. A young lad (Jabya) falls in love with his classmate. Incidentally, he belongs to a lower caste, a family below the poverty line which does all sorts of jobs in the village to survive like catching Pigs and the girl belongs to a higher caste. His parents are working hard to arrange money for their daughter's wedding while Jabya is collecting money for new clothes to impress the girl. Fandry is a story of his aspirations, quest, sorrows, anguish and frustrations. Fandry also touches upon the age old monster of Caste System which is still lurking large upon the society.

Starring:
Somnath Awghade
Sanjay Chaudhri
Chhaya Kadam

Director: Nagraj Manjule

India Untouched ()

About:
A documentary about the malpractice of untouchability on the basis of Hindu Caste System in India, which prevails also in Nepal in a milder way.

Director: K. Stalin

Up in the wind (2013)

AKA:
等风来  >> Chinese

Starring:
Boran Jing
Zi Liu
Ni Ni

Director: Hua-Tao Teng

Stalin (2006)

About:
This movie is heavily inspired by Hollywood "Pay it forward". Later a Bollywood movie called "Jai Ho" is remade based on "Stalin".

Synopsis:
Stalin (Chiranjeevi) is an ex-military man who spends his time in helping people. He usually gets peeved that the apathy in the society and how it affects in turn. He wants to bring change in the society by implementing a simple formula of extending unconditional help to those are in need. The rest of the story is all about how he transforms the society with that simple formula. .

Starring:
Chiranjeevi
Trisha
Prakash Raj
Khushboo
Ravali
Pradeep Rawat
Sharada Urvashi

Director: A. R. Murugadoss

Jai Ho (2014)

About:
This movie is the remake of south Indian movie "Stalin" and both of them were influenced by the Hollywood multiple oscar winning film "Pay it Forward".

Starring:
Salman Khan
Tabu
Sana Khan
Danny Denzongpa
Daisy Shah

Director: Sohail Khan

Pay it Forward (2000)

AKA:
Das Glücksprinzip >> German

About:
A bollywood big bannered movie "Jai Ho" starring Salman Khan in the lead is heavily based on this very movie. Another South Indian Bollywood movie called "Stalin" is based on this film too.

Synopsis:
Young Trevor McKinney, troubled by his mother's alcoholism and fears of his abusive but absent father, is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward--repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three new people. Trevor's efforts to make good on his idea bring a revolution not only in the lives of himself, his mother and his physically and emotionally scarred teacher, but in those of an ever-widening circle of people completely unknown to him.

Starring:
Kevin Spacey
Haley Joel Osment
Helen Hunt

Director: Mimi Leder