Between 1968–73, Ålandic writer Anni Blomqvist published five novels that together chronicle the life of Stormskerry Maja. A simple peasant woman whose days are long and full of hard work, Stormskerry Maja believes in God in an unassuming, humble way, and as years pass, finds herself with a small amount of independence.
The film comprises six interconnected stories, one of them co-written with actress-screenwriter Iulia Lumânare. Interestingly, the feature recycles (and completes) The Christmas Gift and another, unreleased short film, New Year’s Eve. One of the protagonists is Ştefan Silvestru, the director of the national television station, who has to deal with a career-ending issue: an actress who appeared in a sketch to be broadcast on New Year’s Eve has defected the country. Silvestru’s son, Laurenţiu, who plans to defect by swimming across the Danube to Yugoslavia, is the protagonist of another story, all six of them exploring the atmosphere in Bucharest before the “end of the world”, or the fall of the regime.
Colombian music icon Juanes plays Moisés, the eldest of three brothers plying this perilous trade and the linchpin of the operation, while Alberto Guerra delivers a compelling performance as Ulises, a man paralyzed by conflicting decisions and haunted by fear and grief. When Juan (Alejandro Speitzer) — the youngest of the brothers — is coerced into working for a more powerful, rival criminal organization, the shocking underbelly of the business is laid bare and there are tragic consequences.
Director John Raftopoulos co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Paterson (2067) based on the true love story between himself and his current wife. Take My Hand follows vibrant young Australian woman Laura, who forges a successful banking career in London and seemingly has the perfect marriage. Her world is turned upside down when she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her husband starts to show his true colors. When a tragic accident leaves her a widowed mother with three sons, she returns home to Australia, and is reunited with Michael, a high school friend and a divorcee with one daughter, who has loved Laura since they were teenagers.
Ema is the successful TV anchor of a national TV broadcaster, the star of a tabloid show. A perfectionist, she has no hesitation in putting at steak her health or money for higher ratings. One of her cases brings her in a middle of a huge scandal which will dramatically change her life. Ema will discover that behind all things happening to her are unexpected characters...
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. She grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. She accepts the fact that her father has arranged for her to marry the son of another landowner. Kristin's beauty and purity create violent emotions around her. There are envy and attempted rape, murder and revenge. She seeks refuge from the world in a convent, awaiting the time for her marriage. Here the passion of her life strikes, the knight Erlend Nikulaussonn. He, an accomplished seducer, also falls hopelessly in love. They have to cross not only convent walls to meet, but social boundaries as well. Their love cannot be kept secret, and suddenly the innocent Kristin is the centre of a scandal. Her fiance withdraws from their engagement, her father rages, and Erlend's former mistress tries to poison her. The affair grows into a political issue, and finally some of the country's most dignified leaders persuade Lavrans to give in. The lovers win each other, but it is in front of a charred altar in a burnt down church, and their happiness has a double edge. Written by The Norwegian Film Institute
Arok是一个反银行金融体系激进组织的首领。早年间,在他当兵期间他的妻子因参与金融的买卖被骗而自杀,孩子也在之后因病去世,巨大的打击让他对腐败的金融体系产生仇恨,于是他召集了有类似经历的人一起反击。他们在雅加达放置了13颗炸弹要求印尼反恐局支付100比特币。紧急情况下,反恐局集合所有资源逮捕了该国最大加密货币交易所的创始人威廉和奥斯卡,却发现这件事他们并不知情。而在支付了比特币后,炸弹还是接连爆炸。于是,威廉和奥斯卡被要求通过技术手段追踪Arok等人。在破解后,他人深入对方窝点见到了Arok,发现此人之前参加过威廉组织的研讨会,且Arok认为加密的虚拟货币才应该取代现有的金融体系,所以他选择用爆炸的方式逼迫国家改变,且不顾平民百姓的生命。面对丧心病狂的Arok,威廉两人和反恐局齐头并进,使出全身解数最终阻止了Arok保住了财产和国家的安定。