Performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives in this coming-of-age tale selected to play at the Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Chinese helming legend Feng Xiaogang. Director : Feng Xiaogang CastContinue reading “Youth – 2017”
Category Archives: Drama
LavaKusha – 2017
Two semi-jobless Malayali men meet in Chennai and become friends. When they sense their common interest to be cops, after inadvertently get involved in a police encounter, they decide to stick together. What awaits them is a cauldron of crimes and outlaws. Director : Gireesh Mano Cast : Aditi Ravi|Aju Varghese|Ashwin Kumar|Biju Menon|Deepti Sati|Kalabhavan Haneef|MajorContinue reading “LavaKusha – 2017”
Apostasy – 2017
A faithful Jehovah’s Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God’s love. Director : Daniel Kokotajlo Cast : Aqib Khan|Christian Foster|Clare McGlinn|James Foster|James Quinn|Jessica Baglow|Molly Wright|Robert Emms|Sacha Parkinson|Siobhan Finneran Genre : Drama Release Date : 9/29/2017 CountryContinue reading “Apostasy – 2017”
Bir Nefes Yeter – 2017
Director : Asuman Erdoğan Cast : Seçkin Özdemir|Tuvana Türkay Genre : Drama|Romance Release Date : 10/13/2017 Country : Turkey
False Confessions – 2017
Dorante, an impoverished young man, is taken on as a secretary by Araminte, a rich widow with whom he is secretly in love. The valet Dubois does all he can to get Araminte to fall in love with Dorante. Following his staging of Marivaux’s comedy at the Odéon theater, Luc Bondy turns the whole theaterContinue reading “False Confessions – 2017”
The Dinner – 2017
Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings. Director : Brad Robinson|Curtis Smith|Oren Moverman|Tony Osso Cast : Adepero Oduye|Charlie Plummer|Chloë Sevigny|Dominic Colón|Laura Linney|Michael Chernus|RebeccaContinue reading “The Dinner – 2017”
Gautamiputra Satakarni – 2017
The emperor of Satavahana kingdom, Satakarni comes across many challenges when he attempts to convince his wife that their son is bound to take part in battles and vanquish his enemies. Director : Laxmikanth Chenna|Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi|Satyam Kalvakolu Cast : David Manucharov|Hema Malini|Kabir Bedi|Milind Gunaji|Nandamuri Balakrishna|Ravi Prakash|Shivaraj Kumar|Shriya Saran|Subhalekha Sudhakar|Tanikella Bharani Genre : Action|Drama|History ReleaseContinue reading “Gautamiputra Satakarni – 2017”
Work – 2017
A teenager’s perspective of the world around her begins to shift as she is confronted with its capacity for injustice. Director : Aneil Karia Cast : Carl Prekopp|Jasmine Breinburg|Matthew Jure|Taurean Steele|Yvonne D’Alpra Genre : Drama Release Date : 9/23/2017 Country : United Kingdom
Siew Lup – 2017
Mia, an ex-prostitute, is trapped in a loveless marriage with the abusive Quan (Sunny Pang, who also stars in Headshot in this year’s Festival lineup), a butcher who runs a roast meat shop. When she meets sensitive funeral director Wu, their passion for one another escalates into an affair. But the path to true loveContinue reading “Siew Lup – 2017”
Inversion – 2017
Tehran’s air pollution has reached maximum levels because of thermal inversion. Unmarried 30-something Niloofar lives with her aged mother, and stays busy with her alterations shop. When doctors insist that her mother must leave smoggy Tehran for her respiratory health, Niloofar’s brother and family elders decide that she must also move away to accompany herContinue reading “Inversion – 2017”