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In 1996, in Algeria, eight French monks of The Monastery Notre-Dame de l'Atlas of Tibhirine have a simple life serving the poor community that was raised around the monastery. During the Algerian Civil War, they are threatened by terrorists but they decide to stay in the country and not return to Fr …ance. (Read More)
Themes: | religious beliefreligious faithfear of deathphilosophycouragewritinghopeexecutionabductionfaithillnessterrorismtorturefearpolitics …religionchristmaskidnappingdeathfriendshiplovemurder (See All) |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | catholic churchtrucklakerural settingvillagesnowhelicopterchurch |
Characters: | religious statuemuslimcatholicbiblechristianityreference to godchristianhostagepriestphotographerdancerteenage girlboysingerchildren …doctorfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
Period: | year 19961990s |
Story: | reading a newspaperwar atrocitytrappist monkbelief in godstealing medicinemedicine cabinetbullet woundmoral couragehead woundreading aloudreference to swan lakeislamic terrorismlord's prayerchurch bellfundamentalist religion …christmas evetelephone callgod's lovereference to saint francis of assisiatlas mountainshands held in the airvow of povertyidentifying a dead bodytetanus shotbegins with a quotation80 year oldle havre francecough syrupfrench colonialismwood piletolling bellsowingmilitary convoyislamic fundamentalismpost colonialismnativity scenepaternostercroatianpragmatismwatering canantibioticeucharistbroken down carincarnationvigilnaiveterakecopy machinenon violencearmored vehiclecold the temperaturereference to allahasthmaticchoreimamcementmedical clinicbiblical quotemartyrdomstained glass windowaspirinclappingclotheslinerefugekoranhummingstubbornnessidealistvoice over inner thoughtsgovernment corruptioncrossing selfholy communionends with biographical notesdevotionwheelbarrowhoneyreference to the devilkneelingalgeriakeyshijabreference to the virgin marychantingsnoringprotectionlogveiltheologymassaltarhiding under a bedcheckpointsalvationvotingsleeplessnessbased on true eventsstation wagonmartyrguerillaatrocitycheesebeliefwar violenceeastersunriseroadblock15 year oldcoughingstethoscopehugasthmastreet marketidealismdoubtsneakersmonasterytractorfarmingpopedonkeypalestineheroismlanterndeath threatsnowingraidcaptureinfectionscissorsbroken glasspeaceevacuationshoessufferingpillsstreet lifegoatmonkcommunitysheepcrucifixislamlistening to musicsurvivorwhat happened to epiloguejeepwoundmedicineteatv newseyeglassessacrificesleepinggardencrossreadingmissionmicrophonetreegravepainapologythroat slittingarmymountainterroristold mancandlewinenewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christprayerdead bodybirthdayrunningtearsheld at gunpointriflebooklettercamerawatching tvcorpsecryingbased on true storypartysingingphotographdancingbare chested maledogviolencekissfight (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Themes: | writingillnessfearchristmasfriendshiplove |
Locations: | catholic churchtrucksnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicreference to godpriestphotographerdancerteenage girlboysingerdoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | lord's prayerchristmas evetelephone callcold the temperaturecrossing selfholy communionmasseaster15 year oldpillssufferinglistening to musiceyeglassesreadingpain …apologycandlewinef wordtelephonereference to jesus christprayerbirthdayrunningtearsbooklettercamerawatching tvcryingpartysingingphotographdancingkissfight (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
Themes: | couragehopeexecutionfaithillnesstorturepoliticsreligiondeathmurderlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowchurch |
Characters: | biblechristianityreference to godpriestboysingerchildrenfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | head woundholy communionreference to the virgin marysalvationeastermonasterysnowingraidpeacesufferinggoatmonkcrucifixcrossreading …armyold mancandlereference to jesus christprayerdead bodyrunningtearsbookcryingsingingviolencedogkiss (See All) |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin …ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)
Themes: | fearchristmasdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckvillagechurch |
Characters: | priestteenage girlsingerfather son relationship |
Story: | head woundhands held in the airmilitary convoystained glass windowrefugebased on true eventsatrocityheroismlanternscissorssufferingwoundteaeyeglassessacrifice …crossgravepainarmycandlewineprayerdead bodyrunningtearsriflecorpsecryingbased on true storypartysingingphotographkiss (See All) |
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)
Themes: | religious faithfearreligionmurderdeath |
Locations: | catholic churchrural settingsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicreference to godchristianpriestdancerboysingermother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | lord's prayerpaternosterstained glass windowveilsnowingsufferingstreet lifelistening to musiccrossmicrophonegravepainapologyold mancandle …reference to jesus christlettersingingphotographdancingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's …use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. (Read More)
Themes: | courageexecutionterrorismtorturefearpoliticsreligionfriendshipdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckhelicopter |
Characters: | muslimreference to goddancerboychildrendoctorfriendmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callfrench colonialismreference to allahalgeriacheckpointguerillastreet marketdonkeyraidcapturepeacesufferingstreet lifeislamjeep …woundreadingmicrophonearmymountainterroristprayerdead bodyrunningtearsriflecryingbased on true storypartyphotographdancingbare chested malefightdogviolence (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophyexecutiontorturefearpoliticsreligionchristmasmurderfriendshiplovedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | muslimreference to goddancerteenage girlboychildrendoctorfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | telephone callveilcheckpointmartyridealismsneakersbroken glasspillssufferingislamsurvivorwoundcrossreadinggrave …painarmymountainold manwinenewspaperprayerdead bodyrunningtearsriflebookwatching tvcorpsecryingpartydancingdogkissfight (See All) |
1327. After a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. With the Abbey to play host to a council on the Franciscan's Order's belief that the Church should rid itself of wealth, William of Baskerville, a respected Franciscan friar, is asked to ass …ist in determining the cause of the untimely death. Alas, more deaths occur as the investigation draws closer to uncovering the secret the Abbey wants hidden, and there is finally no stopping the Holy Inquisition from taking an active hand in the process. William and his young novice must race against time to prove the innocence of the unjustly accused and avoid the wrath of Holy Inquisitor Bernardo Gui. (Read More)
Themes: | executionfaithtorturefearreligiondeathfriendshiplovemurder |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicbiblechristianityreference to godpriestfriend |
Story: | church bellreference to saint francis of assisivow of povertybiblical quotereference to the devilreference to the virgin marychantingmassaltarbeliefdoubtmonasterypopedonkeymonk …eyeglassescrossgraveold manreference to jesus christprayerdead bodybookcorpsesingingfightkiss (See All) |
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)
Themes: | couragefearreligionchristmaslovefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | snowchurch |
Characters: | catholicbiblereference to godchristianpriestboysingerdoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | lord's prayertelephone callreference to allahholy communionmasseasterheroismlanternsnowingcapturemonklistening to musicsleepingreadingcandle …winereference to jesus christprayerrunningtearsbooklettercryingsingingphotographfight (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
Themes: | couragehopeexecutionillnesspoliticsreligiondeathmurderfriendshiplove |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | muslimreference to goddancerboysingerchildrenfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callreference to allahstreet marketsnowingshoesstreet lifegoatislamteareadingtreepainmountainold man …prayerbirthdayrunningtearsriflebooklettercryingpartysingingphotographdancingdogviolencekiss (See All) |
It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear-based discipline. The winds of political change are … sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequences. (Read More)
Themes: | fearreligionchristmaslove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | religious statuecatholicbiblechristianpriestdancerboysingerchildrenfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callnativity scenestained glass windowcrossing selfholy communionwheelbarrowmassaltarsleeplessnesshugdoubtpopecommunityteacross …wineprayertearscryingsingingphotographdancing (See All) |
Roger Ferris is a CIA operative in the Middle East; Ed Hoffman is his control at Langley. Cynicism is everywhere. In Amman, Roger works with Hani Salaam, Jordan's head of security, whose only dictum is "Don't lie to me." The Americans are in pursuit of a cleric who leads a group placing bombs all ov …er Europe. When Hani rebukes Ed's demand that Jordan allow the Americans to use one of Jordan's double agents, Roger and Ed hatch a plan to bring the cleric to them. The plan is complicated by its being a secret from Hani and by Roger's attraction to a local nurse. Satellites and cell phones, bodies and lies: modern warfare. (Read More)
Themes: | executionterrorismtorturereligionkidnappingfriendshipdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | muslimreference to godphotographerboydoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callreference to allahmedical clinicmartyrdommartyrstreet marketraidstreet lifejeepwoundtv newspainterroristwine …newspaperf wordtelephoneprayerdead bodyrunningheld at gunpointriflecamerawatching tvcorpsecryingphotographviolencedog (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
Themes: | hopefaithfearreligiondeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | catholicchristianityreference to godchristianpriestboychildrenfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspaperreading aloudtelephone callbegins with a quotationtolling bellwatering canstained glass windowkneelingsufferinglistening to musiceyeglassessleepinggardenreadingtree …painapologycandlenewspaperprayerdead bodyrunningtearsbookcryingdancingbare chested maledogfightkiss (See All) |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | hopeexecutiontorturefearkidnappingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | biblephotographerboysingerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspaperreading aloudtelephone callends with biographical notesstethoscopedeath threatsufferingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguereadingmicrophonegravepaincandlenewspaper …telephonereference to jesus christprayerrunningtearsriflecameracryingbased on true storysingingphotographbare chested malefightviolence (See All) |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d …rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop… (Read More)
Themes: | courageexecutionterrorismtorturefearpoliticsreligionkidnappingdeathmurderfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | muslimreference to godhostagedancerboysingerdoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | head woundtelephone callmartyratrocitystreet marketlanterncapturestreet lifecrucifixlistening to musicwoundteatv newssacrificesleeping …microphoneapologyterroristcandlenewspapertelephoneprayerdead bodyrunningtearsriflebookwatching tvcorpsecryingpartysingingphotographdancingbare chested malefightviolence (See All) |
In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
Themes: | illnessfeardeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckrural settingvillage |
Characters: | religious statuecatholicphotographerdancerboysingerchildrendoctorfriendfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callcementstreet marketstreet lifejeepsleepingcrossmountaincandlenewspaperprayerdead bodyrunningtearsrifle …lettercameracorpsecryingsingingdancingdogfight (See All) |
Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 1 …2 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring. (Read More)
Themes: | faithillnessfearpoliticsreligiondeathlovemurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rural settingchurch |
Characters: | biblereference to godchristianpriestsingerdoctorfather son relationship |
Story: | church bellcough syrupbeliefcommunitycrucifixlistening to musicgardencrosstreeold mantelephonebirthdaytearsriflebook …cryingsingingbare chested maleviolence (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
Themes: | couragewritingfearlovedeath |
Locations: | catholic church |
Characters: | catholicpriestteenage girlboysingerchildrendoctormother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcementwheelbarrowstreet lifelistening to musicteareadingmicrophoneapologycandlewinereference to jesus christbirthdaybookbased on true story …singingphotographfight (See All) |
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants t …o believe what Father Moore says is true. (Read More)
Themes: | faithillnessreligiondeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rural settingsnowchurch |
Characters: | religious statuecatholicbiblechristianitychristianpriestdancerteenage girldoctormother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callreference to the virgin marybroken glasscrucifixtv newscrossgravereference to jesus christprayerletterwatching tvbased on true storyphotographdancing |
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost …limit. (Read More)
Themes: | executionillnessterrorismtorturepoliticsreligionmurderdeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | catholicbiblepriestboydoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | head woundchantingmassmartyrsnowingscissorssufferingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguecrosspainterroristf wordreference to jesus christrunning …tearscryingphotographbare chested malekissviolence (See All) |
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as …he is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessfearreligionlovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowchurch |
Characters: | dancerboychildrendoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callmedical clinicsleeplessnesssufferingpillsstreet lifecrucifixmedicinetv newscrossmicrophonegravepainapologycandle …winetelephonedead bodybirthdayrunningtearswatching tvcorpsecryingsingingphotographdancingbare chested malekissviolencefight (See All) |
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
Themes: | executiontorturereligiondeath |
Locations: | catholic churchchurch |
Characters: | catholicchristianitydancerfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | martyratrocitydonkeymonkcrucifixwoundeyeglassescrosspaincandlewineprayerdead bodyriflecorpse …dancingviolence (See All) |
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied tro …ops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmfuhrer Ludwig Muntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. (Read More)
Themes: | executiontorturereligionlovefriendshipdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trucklake |
Characters: | biblechristianhostagedancersingerdoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | bullet woundcheckpointatrocityroadblockraidcapturecrucifixlistening to musicsurvivorjeepwoundcrossmicrophoneterroristreference to jesus christ …prayerdead bodybirthdaytearsriflebookcameracorpsecryingbased on true storypartysingingphotographdancingbare chested maleviolencefightkiss (See All) |
A regular family - Maria ('Naomi Watts' (qv)), Henry ('Ewan McGregor' (qv)) and their three kids - travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vaca …tion until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them? (Read More)
Themes: | couragehopefearchristmasdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckhelicopter |
Characters: | reference to godboydoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | head woundchristmas evetelephone callantibioticcold the temperaturelanterninfectionsufferingsurvivorwoundsleepingtreepainapologymountain …winetelephonedead bodyrunningtearswatching tvcorpsecryingbased on true storyphotographbare chested malekiss (See All) |
A visionary sheik believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary …feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. (Read More)
Themes: | hopefaithterrorismreligionfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | helicopterchurch |
Characters: | muslimreference to godphotographerboychildrenfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callkneelingsleeplessnessgoatislamteatv newsmissionapologyterroristwinenewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christ …prayerrunningtearsriflelettercameracryingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 day …s of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else, losing it and nearly killing a mate, demotion, latrine cleaning, faulty gas masks, and desert football, Desert Storm begins. In less than five days, it's over, but not before Swoff sees burned bodies, flaming oil derricks, an oil-drenched horse, and maybe a chance at killing. Where does all the testosterone go? (Read More)
Themes: | illnessfearreligionchristmasmurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckhelicopter |
Characters: | catholicreference to goddancersingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | telephone callcrossing selfreference to the virgin maryveilsunrisedeath threatevacuationwoundtv newsreadingpainreference to jesus christprayerdead bodyrunning …tearsriflebookletterwatching tvcorpsecryingsingingphotographdancingbare chested maleviolencefight (See All) |
On January 23, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is to fly from Karachi to Dubai with his pregnant wife, Mariane, also a reporter. On the day before, with great care, he has arranged an interview in a cafe with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric. When Danny doesn't return, Mariane initia …tes a search. Pakistani police, American embassy personnel, and the FBI examine witnesses, phone records, e-mails, and hard drives. Who has him? Where is he? There's also the why: because of U.S. abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo, because of a history of Journal cooperation with the CIA, because Pearl is a Jew? Through it all, Mariane is clearheaded, direct, and determined. (Read More)
Themes: | couragehopeexecutionfaithterrorismtorturefearpoliticsreligionkidnappingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | muslimdancermother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | telephone callaltarraidstreet lifegoatislamtv newsterroristcandlewineprayerdead bodyriflewatching tvphotograph …dancing (See All) |
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin ar …ranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. (Read More)
Themes: | faithfearreligiondeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicreference to godchristianpriestphotographerdoctorfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callkneelingaltarbeliefwhat happened to epiloguecrossgraveapologycandlef wordtelephonereference to jesus christprayerbirthdayrunning …tearscamerawatching tvcryingbased on true storyphotographkiss (See All) |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Themes: | hopefaithillnesstorturechristmasdeathmurderfriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rural settingsnowchurch |
Characters: | doctorfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | farmingsnowingcapturegoatsheepwoundcrossreadingthroat slittingarmymountainprayerdead bodyriflebook …lettercorpsesingingphotographkiss (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Themes: | philosophyterrorismpoliticsreligionkidnappinglovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | truckhelicopter |
Characters: | catholicreference to godhostagedancerboysingerchildrendoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcrossing selfpalestineraidlistening to musicwhat happened to epiloguejeeptv newseyeglassesgardenmicrophoneterroristcandlewinetelephone …prayerdead bodyrunningtearsriflewatching tvcorpsecryingbased on true storysingingphotographdancingbare chested maledogfightviolence (See All) |
Themes: | feardeathfriendship |
Characters: | catholicreference to godphotographerdancersingerfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callends with biographical notesstation wagonpillssufferingwhat happened to epilogueeyeglassesmicrophonepainapologyf wordtelephonereference to jesus christprayerrunning …camerawatching tvcryingbased on true storypartysingingphotographdancingbare chested maleviolencefightkiss (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | friendshipdeathlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowchurch |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerdancerteenage girlboydoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | head woundtelephone callsnowinglistening to musiceyeglassessleepingcrossgraveapologyold mancandlewinenewspaperf wordtelephone …reference to jesus christrunningriflebooklettercameracryingphotographdancingbare chested maledogkiss (See All) |
In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation … of Hanssen's sexual habits. Within weeks, the crusty Hanssen, a devout Catholic, has warmed to O'Neill, who grows to respect Hanssen. O'Neill's wife resents Hanssen's intrusiveness; the personal and professional stakes get higher. How they catch Hanssen and why he spies become the film's story. Can O'Neill help catch red-handed "the worst spy in history" and hold onto his personal life? (Read More)
Themes: | executionpoliticsreligionchristmasdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | catholic churchsnowchurch |
Characters: | catholicphotographerchildrenmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | crossing selfmasssnowingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguetv newscrosscandleprayerdead bodyheld at gunpointriflelettercamerawatching tv …corpsebased on true storyphotographkiss (See All) |
On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them.
Themes: | courageterrorismdeathfriendship |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | biblereference to godfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | ends with biographical notesbased on true eventsevacuationstreet lifelistening to musicwhat happened to epiloguetv newssleepingcrosspainterroristreference to jesus christprayerwatching tvbased on true story …photographfight (See All) |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha …nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | executionterrorismtorturekidnappingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | villagehelicopter |
Characters: | photographerdancerboysingerchildrendoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | telephone callchantingstreet marketlanternpeaceevacuationstreet lifegoatwoundtv newsmicrophoneterroristwinedead bodyrunning …tearsriflecamerawatching tvcorpsecryingsingingphotographdancingdogviolencefightkiss (See All) |
During 1st WW, two French officers are captured. Captain De Boeldieu is an aristocrat while Lieutenant Marechal was a mechanic in civilian life. They meet other prisoners from various backgrounds, as Rosenthal, son of wealthy Jewish bankers. They are separated from Rosenthal before managing to escap …e. A few months later, they meet again in a fortress commanded by the aristocrat Van Rauffenstein. De Boeldieu strikes up a friendship with him but Marechal and Rosenthal still want to escape... (Read More)
Themes: | couragereligionchristmasfriendshipdeathlovemurder |
Locations: | villagesnow |
Characters: | priestsinger |
Story: | telephone callnativity scenewheelbarrowcheeselanternsnowingcapturecrucifixwoundsacrificecrosspainapologymountaincandle …winenewspapertelephonereference to jesus christprayertearsriflebooklettersingingphotographdogkiss (See All) |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif …e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
Themes: | couragewritingexecutionfaithterrorismtorturepoliticsfriendshiplove |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | catholicpriestphotographersingerchildrenfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcopy machinemartyridealismpeacecrucifixlistening to musiccrosswinereference to jesus christprayertearslettercameracrying …based on true storysinging (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | philosophywritingfearreligion |
Characters: | reference to godphotographerdancersingerdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading aloudtelephone callhummingcapturepillssleepingmicrophoneapologyf wordtelephonereference to jesus christrunningtearsriflebook …lettercameracryingpartysingingphotographdancingbare chested maleviolencefightkiss (See All) |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
Themes: | terrorismtorturepoliticsreligiondeathlovemurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | catholic churchchurch |
Characters: | religious statuecatholicpriestdancersingerchildren |
Story: | martyrguerillaraidpeacesheepteacandledead bodyriflesingingphotographdancingfightviolence |
The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate jo …urney to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth. (Read More)
Themes: | hopeexecutionfaithterrorismtorturekidnappingdeathlovemurder |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | singerchildrenfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | chantingsnoringprotectioncheckpointidealismshoesislamlistening to musicsurvivorwoundtv newsmissionterroristwinenewspaper …dead bodybirthdaytearswatching tvcorpsecryingsingingphotographviolencekissdog (See All) |
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Themes: | executiontorturepoliticsreligionlovemurderdeath |
Locations: | catholic church |
Characters: | catholicchristianityreference to godchristianpriestdancerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | church bellreference to the virgin marymassmartyrpopecrossthroat slittingwineprayerdead bodytearscorpsecryingdancing |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
Themes: | illnesspoliticsdeathlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trucksnow |
Characters: | dancerboysingerchildrendoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callkneelingsnoringaltarsnowinglistening to musicmedicinesleepingpainold mancandlenewspaperbirthdaytears …cameracryingpartysingingdancingdog (See All) |
In 1920, rural Ireland is the vicious battlefield of republican rebels against the British security forces and Irish Unionist population who oppose them, a recipe for mutual cruelty. Medical graduate Damien O'Donovan always gave priority to his socialist ideals and simply helping people in need. Jus …t when he's leaving Ireland to work in a highly reputed London hospital, witnessing gross abuse of commoners changes his mind. he returns and joins the local IRA brigade, commanded by his brother Teddy, and adopts the merciless logic of civil war, while Teddy mellows by experiencing first-hand endless suffering. When IRA leaders negotiate an autonomous Free State under the British crown, Teddy defends the pragmatic best possible deal at this stage. Damien however joins the large seceding faction which holds nothing less than a socialist republic will do. The result is another civil war, bloodily opposing former Irish comrades in arms, even the brothers. (Read More)
Themes: | executionillnesstorturefearpoliticsmurderdeathlove |
Locations: | catholic churchrural settingchurch |
Characters: | catholicpriestdancersingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | armored vehiclecrossing selfmartyrguerillaraidcapturesufferingcrossreadingapologycandlereference to jesus christprayerdead bodyrifle …lettersingingphotographdancingdogfightviolencekiss (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | illnesschristmaslovedeathfriendship |
Locations: | catholic churchsnow |
Characters: | catholicreference to godpriestdancersingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callnativity scenesleeplessnesssnowingcommunitylistening to musicteaeyeglassescrossgraveapologyold manf wordtelephone …reference to jesus christprayertearslettercryingsingingphotographdancingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores …these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. (Read More)
Themes: | couragehopeexecutionillnessfearpoliticsdeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | trucksnow |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteenage girlboysingerdoctorfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcoughingcaptureevacuationsufferinglistening to musicwhat happened to epiloguewoundmedicineeyeglassessacrificepainarmyold mancandle …winedead bodybirthdaytearsriflelettercorpsecryingbased on true storypartysingingphotographdancingkissdogfightviolence (See All) |
Themes: | fear |
Locations: | villagesnowhelicopter |
Characters: | muslimreference to goddancerdoctormother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | telephone callcold the temperaturehijabsleeplessness15 year oldstethoscopeinfectionsheeplistening to musicteaeyeglassessleepinggardenapologyarmy …f wordtelephonereference to jesus christriflewatching tvpartydancingbare chested malefightkiss (See All) |
New England, 1630: William and Katherine try to lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness, with five children. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. 'The Witch' is a chilling portrait of a … family unraveling within their own sins, leaving them prey for an inescapable evil. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessfearreligionkidnappingdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | rural settingvillagechurch |
Characters: | biblereference to godchristianteenage girlboysingerchildrenfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | lord's prayerchantingfarminglanterngoatsleepinggravecandlereference to jesus christprayerriflecryingsingingbare chested maledog …kissviolence (See All) |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | hopeexecutionfriendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | church |
Characters: | priestdancerboysingerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading aloudsleeplessnessstreet marketevacuationstreet lifesheepteaeyeglassescrossgraveapologyold mancandleprayerdead body …runningtearsriflebookcryingbased on true storysingingphotographdancingbare chested maledogfightviolence (See All) |
Famed writer 'Truman Capote' (qv), southern born and bred but now part of the New York City social circle, is growing weary of his current assignment of writing autobiographical type pieces for the New Yorker. After reading a newspaper article about the just occurred November 14, 1959 cold blooded m …urders of the Clutter family in their rural Kansas home, Truman feels compelled to write about that event as his next article. So he and his personal assistant Nelle 'Harper Lee (I)' (qv), also a southern born New Yorker and an aspiring writer of her own, head to Kansas to research the story first-hand. Truman hopes to use his celebrity status to gain access to whomever he needs, such as to Laura Kinney, a friend of the Clutter daughter she who discovered the bodies, and to Alvin Dewey, the lead police investigator and also a Clutter family friend. If his celebrity doesn't work, Truman will grease the wheels by whatever means necessary. When the police eventually charge suspects, two young men named Dick Hickcock and Perry Smith, Truman uses those same tactics to gain access to them. Truman's fascination with the story makes him believe that he can revolutionize writing by expanding the germ of the article into what he calls a non-fiction novel. His personal involvement also changes as he grows emotionally attached to Perry, the seemingly sensitive and thus probable submissive in the criminal pairing, thus Truman becoming part of the story itself. Article or non-fiction novel, Trum… (Read More)
Themes: | writingexecutionchristmasfriendshiplovemurderdeath |
Locations: | rural settingsnow |
Characters: | priestphotographerteenage girlboyfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | lord's prayertelephone callaspirinhugscissorswhat happened to epilogueeyeglassesreadingmicrophonepainapologythroat slittingnewspaperreference to jesus christdead body …tearsriflebooklettercameracorpsecryingpartyphotographkissviolence (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | fearfriendshipmurderdeathlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | lake |
Characters: | photographerdancerboysingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callhummingends with biographical notesbased on true eventswhat happened to epiloguetv newseyeglassesold manwinenewspaperdead bodyrunningtearscamera …corpsecryingbased on true storypartysingingphotographdancingbare chested malekissdogviolence (See All) |