En ekspedition til Mars går galt, da astronauten Mark Watney bliver fanget i en voldsom storm. Hans kolleger tror, at han er død, og de rejser tilbage til Jorden uden ham, men Mark har overlevet og er nu strandet alene på den ugæstfri røde planet. Han må klare sig med et minimalt forråd og bruge al sin energi og forstand på at finde en måde at overleve på. Samtidig skal han finde en metode, som han kan bruge til at sende nødsignaler til Jorden. Men selvom det lykkes ham at få sendt signalerne, vil det tage flere år for NASA at få sendt en redningsmission til Mars. Hvad skal han stille op?
I det moderne London har en sexforbryder, kendt som Slipsemorderen, sat politiet i alarmberedskab, og på typisk Hitchcock-facon fører politiets spor til en uskyldig mand, som nu må prøve at undslippe politiet og bevise sin uskyld ved at finde den rigtige morder. Jon Finch, Alec McCowen og Barry Foster har hovedrollerne i en helt igennem britisk rollebesætning i denne thriller, hvor spændingsscener veksler med øjeblikke med Hitchcocks karakteristiske sorte humor. Filmmanuskriptet er skrevet af Anthony Shaffer.
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.
A traveling trader provides a window into rural life in the Republic of Georgia, where potatoes are currency and ambition is crushed by poverty.
Potato Eats Fried Potatoes at Night is a short experimental film by Ukrainian director, Ilia Lemonovsky
Fungal diseases, discussed in this documentary, are caused by microscopic fungi. The movie gives some data on their characteristics and how to defeat them.
A young Start-up entrepreneur tries to start importing potato to 17th century Finland. The new class of bourgeoisie is emerging and shaking up the stagnant spirit of the era. But nobody believes in potato, and the Turnip-Sellers Guild decides to squash the disturbance caused by the young entrepreneurs. In the end, the bumpy road of potatoes grows into mythical proportions.
Presentation of the different insects which ravage the potato (Colorado beetle, flea beetle, white grub, wire worm, leaf hopper) and the most effective means of repression.
Two lowlifes with active fantasy sex lives deliver potatoes to various restaurants and grocers.
Among the various diseases that attack the potato during the growing season, there are first of all the virus diseases such as Mosaic, Leaf Roll, Spindle, Purple Top, etc. Certified seed appears to be the most effective means of combating these diseases.
Bacterial diseases are caused by infinitely small beings, called microbes or bacteria, and are accompanied by physiological disorders such as hollow heart, black heart, etc. This documentary presents the main characteristics of these diseases as well as means of repression or prevention.
A multi-billion-dollar mining project is launched by the American Newmont Mining Corporation and lays claim to the land belonging to Preuvian highlander Máxima Acuña.
Two poor farmers spend all their money on a chicken, while waiting for her first egg they slowly start to get the feeling there’s something very wrong with the animal.
The life story of a potato, which was born in one of the fields and then was taken to the city along with her other counterparts. Once in the apartment, she oversees the life and atmosphere of the new place. The potatoes meets a knife and falls in love with him at first sight...
A short documentary about a small province on the east coast of Canada.
Drugged by one of his friends at a party, a young man hallucinates a strange character.
A particularly starchy killer intrudes on a family during their evening dinner.