A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
Året er 1916 og pengene er meget små for Bill (Gere) og hans kæreste Abby (Adams), da de ankommer til Texas fra Chicago. Parret får arbejde i markerne for en rig landmand (Shepard), der snart for et godt øje til Abby. Landmanden er syg, og udsigten til en snarlig arv får Bill til at opfordre Abby til at gifte sig. Men ægteskabet viser sig desværre at have helbredende virkning, og snart er Bill ved at koge over af jalousi.
On the last working day of Sheriff Wayne, his small town is attacked by blood thirsty ravens that eat human flesh. Meanwhile his wife Cynthia visits a farm where a Mennonite family lives to say farewell to her friend Gretchen and discloses a dark secret about the origin of the fierce ravens.
Filmen 'Playing for Keeps' handler om den tidligere professionelle atlet, der nu er fodboldtræner for sin søns hold. Træner-positionen giver ham dog også en direkte forbindelse til sine spillers rastløse mødre, og han begynder at tænke på andet end bare at score mål på fodboldbanen.
A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.
Sid og hans modvillige ven Bernie kommer på den ide at tage på nudist-campingferie for at peppe deres forhold til deres kærester lidt op! Campingturen bliver dog først rigtig interessant, da dr. Soaper, rektor for Chayste Place Finishing School, ankommer sammen med forstanderinden miss Haggard og elleve veldrejede piger.
An esoteric teleplay about a Man who wakes up in a field in southern England with nothing but a bicycle, a massive bong and no memory of how he got there. When a strange Boy comes to collect him, the Man embarks on a journey to make sense of things and acquire a pint.
Set in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce.
After a chance meeting, Zsolt and Ildikó delve into the mystery of the enigmatic Horsehead, uncovering eerie clues to unveil the figure's true identity and motives.
Nous sommes dans un coin de France reculé... très reculé.
A slow, hot summer afternoon. A father sleeps while his child is drawing with pencils in a cross word puzzle. A wind moves through the grass - something bad is about to happen.
Explorations of the effect nature can have on humans, as explored via a navy officer lost at sea, and a child in a field.
A dreamy autumn picnic goes awry when it receives an unexpected visitor.
Full of determination and uncertainty, Nutmeg pursues her daydream to escape a dull reality with a Walkman and her case of few sentimental belongings.
A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her hometown of Calgary in this critique of the bacteria-like spread of suburbia and exurbia. This film was made as part of the third edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
Margot's overwhelming experience of miscarriage
Fresh out of university, agricultural engineer Voica Teodorescu returns to her native village where she joins a local team of engineers in the planning of a dam and an irrigation mega project.Although Voica is engaged to be married to Ilarie she also is romantically attracted to local engineer Radu. Radu doesn't agree with local boss Vasile Axente's management style and deems Vasile incompetent.Therefore, Radu tries to form an alliance with the village vice-mayor Dumitru Vardaru but when a large sum of money from the public works budget goes missing Radu is investigated by authorities for embezzlement of public funds.His relationship with Voica and the villagers gets sourly tested.
Something is cooking in the town of Grimsville, Ontario. A bunch of wayward youths take on Grimsville High, Squirrely's Pizza and the Moose Meat Ladies with their revolutionary underground grilled cheese sandwich club.