This multi-award winning film tells the story of precise and silent, Tibor Malkáv your average 37 year-old man, who though not rich, leads a comfortable and uncomplicated life. All this changes when he finds out his mother is dying of cancer and the cost of surgery is well beyond his means. A one-eyed manContinue reading “The Investigator – 2008”
Tag Archives: Drama
After Everything – 2008
After farewell, the waiting. After the waiting, the return. After everything, all they wish for is to be together and one day is enough for them to wait for the next one. Director : Rafael Saar Cast : Ney Matogrosso|Nildo Parente Genre : Drama Release Date : 2008-11-08
Where The Legend Lives – 2008
Kohei Miyazaki (Naoto Takenaka), a former railroad worker, has become obsessed with discovering the ancient country of Yamataikoku. His obsession sprouted from a day when he discovered ancient ceramics while repairing railroad tracks. Now completely blind, Kohei relies on his wife (Sayuri Yoshinaga) to guide him through the country and read the maps in theirContinue reading “Where The Legend Lives – 2008”
Buddenbrooks – 2008
Mid-19th-century, Baltic Sea port city of Lubeck, Germany. Follows the fourth generation of the Buddenbrook mercantile family as Tony and Thomas reach the age of marriage. Fatefully impeded every step of the way, the Buddenbrooks struggle as economic hardship and personal defeats weigh down family relations. Director : Heinrich Breloer Cast : Alexander Fehling|Armin Mueller-Stahl|AugustContinue reading “Buddenbrooks – 2008”
The Ramen Girl – 2008
An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a râmen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master. Director : Robert Allan Ackerman Cast : Akiko Monô|Brittany Murphy|Gabriel Mann|Kimiko Yo|Renji Ishibashi|Soji Arai|Tammy Blanchard|Toshiyuki Nishida|Yûya Ogawa Genre : Comedy|Drama|Romance Release Date : 2008-02-08
Orgies and the Meaning of Life – 2008
Baxter Goode is a man trying to find an ending to his book about a sex obsessed stick figure searching for a portal to the three dimensional world, as his father, a best selling Christian author, tries to stop him. His life is further complicated by his search for the one woman who will liberateContinue reading “Orgies and the Meaning of Life – 2008”
Then Summer Came – 2008
A humorous wedding story fueled by a rather no-good father and son, disguised as the old and new good guys. The father Nobuo, and his son Tamio, are unable to mature, unable to break the parent-child roles, have no sense of responsibility, and keep holding on to the past. The pair is overwhelmed by allContinue reading “Then Summer Came – 2008”
Café Paraíso – 2008
Café paraíso (“Paradise Café”) is a 2008 Mexican short film directed and written by Alonso Ruizpalacios. The film won the “Mayahuel Award” for “Best Mexican Short Film” at the Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival Principal actor Tenoch Huerta Mejía won “Best Actor” at the Short Short Film Festival in Mexico City for his role as GalloContinue reading “Café Paraíso – 2008”
Sidetracked – 2008
Swedish detective Inspector Kurt Wallander attempts to connect the shocking suicide of a young woman and the vicious murder of a government minister, and eventually uncovers wrongdoing and corruption that extends to the heart of the Swedish establishment. Director : Philip Martin Cast : Jeany Spark|Kenneth Branagh|Richard McCabe|Sadie Shimmin|Sarah Smart|Tom Beard|Tom Hiddleston Genre : Crime|Drama|MysteryContinue reading “Sidetracked – 2008”
Tears of April – 2008
There is civil war in Finland. Between whites vs reds. A woman soldier of reds is captured by the whites. She is ordered to be executed. The lieutenat is enforced into a homosexual relationship with his commanding officer to save the Red female with whom he is infatuated. Director : Aku Louhimies Cast : EemeliContinue reading “Tears of April – 2008”