Chris Gardner és un venedor brillant i amb talent, però la seva feina no permet cobrir les seves necessitats més bàsiques. Tant és així que acaben fent-lo fora, amb el seu fill de cinc anys, del seu pis de San Francisco i no tenen cap lloc on anar. Quan Gardner aconsegueix fer unes pràctiques en una prestigiosa corredoria de borsa, els dos protagonistes hauran de fer front a moltes adversitats per fer realitat el seu somni d'una vida millor. Basada en fets reals.

In the near future, the southern Italian city of Taranto is surrounded by barbed wire that no one, not even the police, dares to cross. The poorest are left fighting for survival, while gangs compete for the territory. Two thirteen-year-old orphans who grew up together, dream of joining one of the gangs.

Fate plays a vital role in connecting the life of Bantu, a son who seeks validation from his cold-hearted father with the life of Raj, whose millionaire father wishes that he was more assertive.

Curly és una petita òrfena que Bill Dancer ha criat i intentat educar. Tot i que la vol, Bill espera trobar per a ella una bona llar, amb pares adoptius dels quals rebrà la cura i l'educació que ell és incapaç de proporcionar-li. Sense embaix, per a Curly, Bill és tota la família que ha conegut des de petita, i pensa que no necessita ningú més. Amb ell viu movent-se constantment d'una banda a l'altra, i aquesta vida errant que porten li sembla extraordinària, encara que de vegades, per sobreviure, hagin de fer alguna estafa. La víctima de l'última, a Chicago, és la jove fiscal Grey Allison, que els convida a casa seva com a hostes temporals. Amb el pas dels dies, i un cop superades certes dificultats, l'improbable trio es comença a perfilar com una futura perfecta família.

A la tardor del 1327, dos frares franciscans, el savi Guillem de Baskerville i el seu jove deixeble Adso de Melk, s'encaminen a un monestir benedictí. Allí s'ha de celebrar una trobada sobre qüestions teològiques. Guillem i el seu acompanyant són els primers d'arribar i l'abat els explica que un monjo del monestir ha mort en circumstàncies misterioses i demana que l'ajudin a aclarir els fets, però abans que Guillem pugui esbrinar res, s'esdevenen altres morts misterioses. Guillem intueix que la clau del misteri es troba a la torre octogonal on hi ha la biblioteca, que custodia amb zel el cec Jorge de Burgos. Quan arriba el gran inquisidor Bernardo Gui, l'abat prohibeix que continuïn les investigacions, malgrat que hi ha més morts.

Documental punyent que, partint d'un senzill tomàquet de la plantació del Sr. Suzuki, ens presenta sota una aparença didàctica una descripció detallada i extremadament meticulosa del conjunt de relacions alimentàries en ecosistemes sotmesos a la influència de l'ésser humà. El narrador, per mitjà del muntatge i d'un punt de vista inicialment hilarant, ens convida a reflexionar sobre la globalització d'un sistema socioeconòmic que desencadena efectes perversos arreu.

The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.

Indebted to the ocean liner's doctor, a stowaway impersonates him in a romantic rendez-vous with his unknown pen-pal under the nose of his jealous fiancée and falls in love with her. Will they forgive them when they unearth their secret?

The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.

U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap.

The Pippi a genuine artist, painting with touches of everyday life of ordinary people, who live and share the joys and sorrows in the large and vibrant with life yard of a neighborhood of old Athens.

Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority – while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. He provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time – the death of the middle class, and swan song of functioning democracy.

L'enigmàtic senyor Pimm és un aristocràtic murri, que es guanya la vida concertant matrimonis per als rics a la Riviera francesa. Ara ha apanyat una trobada entre la rica hereva Millie i el guapo Gaspard, un home empobrit i una mica inepte. Per això, Pimm contracta diverses persones perquè instrueixin Gaspard en diversos aspectes de la seva personalitat. Entre aquests instructors, hi ha John Davis, que, per atzar, es converteix en el xofer de Millie. Res no sortirà com estava previst.

America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.

Idi and Rita live with their grandmother, Manie. Idi tries to keep the memories they have of their mother, by drawing on his school notebook. By the force of their desire, the children keep the link they have to their funny mother, despite the separation.

A poor accountant, but with the enigmatic name Agisilaos Onassis (Kostas Voutsas), who dreams of a great life, suddenly learns that he only has a month left to live. He abandons everything and, with the savings he has on his side, is leaving on an island to spend this last month of his life as rich.

Lovely Pinky Malhotra is a heart-breaker in the college where she studies, and has a number of young men who would lay down their lives for her. Amongst them are Sunil and Vicky. She is attracted to Sunil, and both carry on a romantic relationship, hoping to get married after finishing college. Before that could happen, Pinky finds out that Sunil has been two-timing her as he is already dating another young collegian. Angered and hurt at this, she decides she will have nothing to do with him, and starts her romance with Vicky. Sunil, who does not know what has transpired, wants to talk to Pinky with a view of rekindling their romance, but Pinky refuses to speak with him. The question remains is Sunil really in love with another girl, and if so, why did he take the trouble to woo Pinky?

Esthappan is a fisherman, who lives in a seashore colony. His story unfolds through narrations by other fishermen about his miraculous acts. Through the contradictory statements of these people, a mystical figure of Esthappan unfolds.

Maxed Out takes us on a journey deep inside the American debt-style, where everything seems okay as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. Sure, most of us may have that sinking feeling that something isn't quite right, but we're told not to worry. After all, there's always more credit!