Czterej adopcyjni bracia (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin i Garrett Hedlund) powracają do rodzinnego domu, by pochować kobietę (Fionnula Flanagan), która ich wychowała i którą nazywają matką. Na miejscu dowiadują się, że Evelyn została zamordowana w czasie napadu na sklep. Mężczyźni postanawiają znaleźć i ukarać zabójcę. Im więcej szczegółów wychodzi na jaw, tym bardziej oczywiste staje się, że strzelanina, w której zginęła kobieta, nie była przypadkowa. Trzymająca w napięciu fabuła i świetne aktorstwo to najważniejsze zalety tego dynamicznego wielkomiejskiego thrillera, luźno inspirowanego westernem Synowie Katie Elder. W role czterech adopcyjnych braci, których łączy znacznie więcej niż więzy krwi, wcielili się: dwukrotnie nominowany do Oscara Mark Wahlberg (Infiltracja, Fighter), Tyrese Gibson (Za szybcy, za wściekli, Transformers),
Witamy na Wyspie Fantazji! W nowym filmie wytwórni Blumhouse enigmatyczny pan Roarke spełnia najgłębiej skrywane marzenia gości ustronnego tropikalnego hotelu. Kiedy jednak fantazje zmieniają się koszmary, goście – aby przeżyć – zmuszeni są rozwiązać zagadkę tajemniczej wyspy.
Jedenastoletni Gabe jest negatywnie nastawiony do płci przeciwnej. Mimo, że doskonale zna z widzenia swoją rówieśniczkę Rosemary nie zamierza zgłębiać tej znajomości. Momentem przełomowym staje się lekcja karate. Podczas zajęć między dziećmi zawiązuje się coś więcej niż tylko nić przyjaźni. Gabe i Rosemary zakochują się w sobie. Tak rozpoczyna się pełna magii opowieść o pierwszym uczuciu, której czaru i uroku dodaje romantyczna sceneria Nowego Jorku.
When the mother of two adoptees is tipped off about the possible affair her husband may be having with one of their children, her sense of duty takes a macabre turn.
A documentary examines the claims the Tuohy family have made about adopting Oher for over a decade, casting scrutiny on the conservatorship they put in place which has now been terminated by a judge. Oher’s litigation with the Tuohys continues, with the latter filing a sworn document on November 8 that they paid Oher more than $138,000 in profits from the film. Oher is expected to file any counterclaims by the end of November.
In 1966, Deann Borshay Liem was adopted by an American family and sent from Korea to her new home in California. There, the memory of her birth family was nearly obliterated, until recurring dreams led her to investigate her own past, and she discovered that her Korean mother was very much alive. Bravely uniting her biological and adoptive families, Borshay Liem embarks on a heartfelt journey in this acclaimed film that first premiered on POV in 2000. First Person Plural is a poignant essay on family, loss and the reconciling of two identities.
Questions of race, identity and heritage are explored through the lives of young American women growing up as adoptees from China. These four distinct individuals reflect on their experiences as members of transracial families.
A dark comedy about a gay couple trying to adopt a newborn from a drug-addict and her abusive girlfriend.
Kati Pohler was abandoned in a market in China when she was three days old. Her parents left a note saying they would meet her on a famous bridge 10 or 20 years later. When the time arrived, it became a huge story in China, but Kati was living in America and had no idea. This is how she finally met her biological family.
A Bolivian by birth, who grew up with adoptive parents in the Swabian town of Mössingen, is looking for his family in the mountains of Potosí. Out of poverty, his mother gave the little boy away when he was just a few months old. The search carries a story that goes far beyond personal fate. Because Manuel was born in a region known for the ruthless exploitation of silver. It's a film about identity, homeland and equal opportunities.
From 2000 to 2008, China was the leading country for U.S. international adoptions. There are now approximately 70,000 Chinese adoptees being raised in the United States. Ninety-five percent of them are girls. Each year, these girls face new questions regarding their adopted lives and surroundings. This is a film about Chinese adopted girls, their American adoptive families and the paradoxical losses and gains inherent in international adoption. The characters and events in this story will challenge our traditional notions of family, culture and race.
They were forced to assimilate into white society: children ripped away from their families, depriving them of their culture and erasing their identities. Can reconciliation help heal the scars from childhoods lost? "Dawnland" is the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the US through the nation's first-ever government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission, which investigated the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people.
Explores racism in America through the lives of four white families who adopt African American children and must overcome their own inherent biases to become advocates. Is there a way to fix our country's racial divide? These transracial adoptive families just might provide the answer.