24 December, 2016

Kaafiron Ki Namaaz (2013)

Synopsis:
"Kaafiron Ki Namaaz" is about a recently court martialed army officer, a writer and a musician who confess their most personal secrets to each other on a rainy Christmas Eve somewhere in Srinagar, Kashmir. What begins as a dramatic discussion between the army officer and the writer in an old, abandoned hotel soon turns into a chilling meeting raising some pertinent issues. Meanwhile, the writer's camera assistant stands as a mute spectator and records everything on his camera.

Starring:
Alok Chaturvedi
Chandra Shekhar Dutta
Joydip Mukhopadhyay

Director: Ram Ramesh Sharma

Kajarya (2013)

Synopsis:
Set in the present times against two backdrops. New Delhi with its shining buildings and apparent cosmopolitan veneer, thinly veils an underbelly of crimes against women and corruption at all levels. And a small village just 80 kilometers from New Delhi that is stuck in a time warp. Kajarya a woman in her early thirties has a strange but important place in the village social structure; she murders unwanted girl infants in the garb of religion. Meera is a rookie reporter. She breezes into the village and the villagers feed her the story of Kajarya being a demonic baby killer. The story is juicy and one sided. Meera gets the front page of the newspaper. Kajarya goes to jail.

Starring:
Nasir Ali
Manoj Bakshi
Shashi Bhushan

Director: Madhureeta Anand

23 December, 2016

Trapped in Tradition: Rivaaz (2011)

AKA: Rivaaz

Synopsis:
Mumbai-based Rahul accompanies his friend, Amar Singh, to a village called Bhedia in order to attend the marriage of Supriya, the latter's sister. While on the way there, he sees a young woman and instantly falls in love with her despite of being told that she is destined to be a prostitute according to the tradition prevailing in this community where local police actually procure young women for wealthy Zamindars/landlords. Unable to get her out of his mind, he approaches a pimp, Manghi, and through him finds out her name is Bela, who lives with her mother, Paro, and father, Mangatram. His overtures to get married to her will be met with strong opposition from her parents who are all set to sell her to the highest bidder. Rahul, however, meets Bela on the sly and both fall in love. The community finds out, they feel threatened as all males are dependent on the flesh trade, and hold a special Panchayat Meeting. After a short discussion the Mukhiya finds the couple guilty, instructs.

Starring:
Deepti Naval
Vijay Raaz
Meghna Naidu

Director: Ashok Nanda

Rahasya (2015)

Synopsis:
A Doctor stands accused of killing his own eighteen-year old daughter. While this aggrieved father protests his innocence, all evidence points towards him irrefutably. While his own wife suspects him too, the C.B.I. sleuth on the case concludes that the doctor could not have killed his own daughter. So then, who did it? And why? As the C.B.I sleuth seeks these answers, he uncovers a vicious web of adultery and hidden family secrets.

Starring:
Kay Kay Menon
Ashish Vidyarthi
Tisca Chopra

Director: Manish Gupta

Parched (2015)

Slogan
यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवता

Synopsis:
The film revolves around four women living an unwanted life in a village of north-western region of India, which still suffers from old, age-ridiculed traditions like forced child marriages and other social issues like financial difficulties, spousal and familial rape, and physically and emotionally abusive alcoholic husbands. Rani (Tannishtha Chatterjee), who has been a widow for half of her life, is trying with all her might to get her son, Gulab (Riddhi Sen), married to a beautiful girl, Janki (Lehar Khan), from the neighboring village. Then there is Lajjo (Radhika Apte), a friend of Rani. They both are skilled and work for a local entrepreneur named Kishan (Sumeet Vyas). Lajjo is childless and wants to conceive desperately but fails. On top of this, her alcoholic husband, Manoj, batters her every night. The fourth woman is Bijli (Surveen Chawla), a local erotic dancer, who is a feast for the eyes of village men. She not just dances but fulfils inner desires of many men during dry, sensuous nights of the village. The men of village fear the development and skill of the women and want to live the lifestyle left by their forefathers. The entwined story of these four women shows how they live in a tightly controlled world, hemmed in by tradition, but in their private spaces, they talk about love, sex, and their dreams for the future. The twist to the story comes when Rani discovers Janki is dishonored in her village, Lajjo is tired of the brutality of her husband, and Bijli is jealous of a new girl who might replace her. This leads to a journey of freedom and finding solace in each other together.

Starring:
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Radhika Apte
Lehar Khan

Director: Leena Yadav

Global Baba (2016)

Synopsis:
A conman finds refuge in becoming a baba and carries out his various criminal activities under the guise. A policeman, a journalist and politicians get entangled in his Web of deceit.

Starring:
Sandeepa Dhar
Ravi Kishan
Pankaj Tripathy

Director: Manoj Tiwari

Chauranga (2014)


Starring:
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Delzad Hiwale

Director: Bikas Ranjan Mishra

16 October, 2016

Resham Filili (2015)

About:
One of the most acclaimed comedy Nepalese ever.

Starring:
Vinay Shrestha
Karma
Kameshwor Chaurasiya
Menuka Pradhan
Shishir Bangdel
Ashutosh Shrestha

Director: Pranab Joshi

Utsav (2016)

Starring:
Saugat Malla
Gaurav Pahari
Sanjog Koirala
Sandip Chettri
Menuka Pradhan
Prakriti Shrestha

Director: Kumar Bhattarai

15 October, 2016

Eye in the Sky (2015)

Synopsis:
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.

Starring:
Helen Mirren
Aaron Paul
Alan Rickman

Director: Gavin Hood

22 June, 2016

Sassy Sue (1973)

Synopsis:
Pa, a moonshining chicken farmer, is worried that his dim-witted son Junior is becoming way more attracted to their cow Sassy Sue than he should be, so he sets out to gather up all the nubile young farmgirls in the area and get them to show Junior what he's missing.

Starring:
John Tull
Colleen Brennan
Patrick Wright

Director: Bethel Buckalew (as Buckalew)

The Pacifier (2005)

AKA:
Der Babynator

Synopsis:
Disgraced Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains in the kids' house.

Starring:
Vin Diesel
Brittany Snow
Max Thieriot

Director: Adam Shankman

Ixcanul (2015)


AKA:
Ixcanul Volcano

Synopsis:
Maria, a 17 year old Mayan (Kaqchikel) woman, lives on the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala. An arranged marriage awaits her, but her suitor must first spend months working in the city. It is a world Maria knows nothing of, but is forced to encounter when problems arise.

Starring:
María Mercedes Coroy
María Telón
Manuel Antún

Director: Jayro Bustamante

21 June, 2016

Sambodhan (2016)

Starring:
Dayahang Rai
Namrata Shrestha
Binaya Bhatta

Director: Hem Raj B.C.

16 June, 2016

Hitler - Aufstieg des Bösen ()

About:
Der in den USA und Kanada produzierte Film schildert den Aufstieg Adolf Hitlers von seiner Kindheit und Jugend in Österreich, seinen Erfahrungen im 1. Weltkrieg, über die Anfänge der NSDAP, den gescheiterten Putsch im Jahr 1923, bis hin zur Machtergreifung im Jahr 1933.