Genres:Drama Countries:Austria | Germany | Hungary | Luxembourg | Switzerland | UK Directors:Simon Aeby Actors:Steven Berkoff | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Patrick Godfrey | Lee Ingleby | Eddie Marsan | Joe Mason | Peter McDonald | John Shrapnel | Julie Cox | Lili Geszler | Anastasia Griffith
This Simon Aeby's scope period drama uses its narrative to explore conflicts and tensions during the notorious 16th century Inquisition. Nikolaj Coster Waldau and Peter McDonald play Martin and Georg, two men who meet and bond as youths in a European monastery, then part ways and diverge paths; Georg becomes a cleric at a nearby abbey, Martin a soldier in the Army. The adult men reconnect following a fifteen year absence, and not long after, Martin (in the face of overwhelming dissuasion from Georg) falls head over heels in love with Anna - a social outcast because of her father's role as executioner. Martin and Anna marry, and - in a beat that recalls Berlanga's El Verdugo - Martin is forced to enter his father's line of work as a decapitator - a role he performs fluidly and effectively. Trouble brews, however, on two fronts: from Fabio, a handicapped local who covets Martin's new job, and from an Inquisitor (legendary playwright Steven Berkoff) who arrives to oversee George's execution when the local archbishop grows dissatisfied with him - forcing Martin to step in and act as George's salvation. Meanwhile, Brother Bernhard schemes to rob the church of stability.
Genres:Biography | Drama | Romance Countries:Luxembourg | UK Directors:Peter Webber Actors:Cillian Murphy | Colin Firth | Scarlett Johansson | Tom Wilkinson | Alakina Mann | Essie Davis
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Little is known about the girl in the painting, it is speculated that she was a maid who lived in the house of the painter along with his family and other servants, though there is no historical evidence . This masterful film attempts to recreate the mysterious girl's life. Griet, played by Scarlett Johansson, is a maid in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer, played by British actor Colin Firth. Vermeer's wealthy patron and sole means of support, Van Ruijven, commissions him to paint Griet with the intent that he will have her for himself before it is finished. She must somehow secretly pose for the crucial painting without the knowledge of Vermeer's wife, avoid Van Ruijven's grasp, and protect herself from the cruel gossip of the world of a 17th century servant. Download:
Genres:Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance Countries:UK Directors:Madonna Actors:Ade | Gogol Bordello | Olegar Fedoro | Stephen Graham | Richard E. Grant | Eugene Hutz | George Keeler | Elliot Levey | Inder Manocha | Tim Wallers | Elena Buda | Shobu Kapoor | Francesca Kingdon | Vicky McClure | Hannah Walters
In London, A.K. is a Ukrainian Gypsy, seeking fame as a rocker, doing odd jobs: he's a dom, drives a hack, and runs errands for his neighbor, a poet full of self pity since going blind. A.K's flatmates are Holly, a ballerina who becomes a reluctant stripper in need of coaching, and Juliette, a pill-popping assistant at a pharmacy run by an Indian tired of his marriage. Juliette, estranged from her family, dreams of helping the poor children of Africa; A.K. has a crush on Holly; Juliette's boss lusts after her. Her hapless sister calls from time to time. The poet despairs. Is there a route from filth to wisdom for these souls? Can they find fun and fulfillment? A.K. provides philosophical comment. Download:DivXiPod
Genres:Drama | Romance Countries:Canada | South Africa | UK Directors:Vic Sarin Actors:Jimi Mistry | Kristin Kreuk | Neve Campbell | John Light | Irrfan Khan | Madhur Jaffrey | Aarya Babbar | Chenier Hundal | Lushin Dubey | Jesse Moss | Jaden Rain | Darshan Aulahk | Baljinder Bhangu | Dhirendra
Determined to leave the ravages of war behind, 38 year old Gian Singh resigns from the British Indian Army to a quiet life. His world is soon thrown in turmoil, when he suddenly finds himself responsible for the life of a 17 year old girl, traumatized by the events that separated her from her family. Slowly, resisting all the taboos, Gian finds himself falling in love with the vulnerable Naseem and she shyly responds. In a moving and epic story, woven into a rich and exotic tapestry, they battle the forces that haunt their innocent love, fighting the odds to survive in a world surrounded by hate. Download:
Genres:Thriller Countries:UK Directors:Ian David Diaz Actors:Tom Bacon | James Boyle | George Calil | Fred Costa | Dominic Debias | Keith Eyles | Robbie Gee | Frank Hellebrand | Joe Hornsey | Bailie James | Marlon Kerr | Anthony Ofoegbu | James Payton | Stuart Rennie | Matthew Reynolds
Rebecca Ryan has been working as an undercover agent for the Organised Crime Division (OCD) posing as a taxi driver, while investigating London's south-side mob. When she finds her young daughter Lynn brutally murdered she fears her cover has been blown wide open, so she turns renegade and begins a brutal campaign of vengeance against the mob she believes killed her daughter. As she trawls the seedy depths of London's underworld hunting down her daughter's killers, the lines between good and evil, right and wrong begin to blur as do her notions of justice and revenge. It falls to the world-weary OCD agent Darius Cuise and his newly-assigned, hot-tempered partner Abby Barrett to track down Rebecca and bring her in before all hell breaks loose. Download:1080p720pDivXiPod
Genres:Drama Countries:UK Directors:Samantha Morton Actors:Robert Carlyle | Michael Socha | Susan Lynch | Lauren Socha | Molly Windsor
With a barebones narrative and a visual depth of compassion, this is the life of a young child, any child, caught up in the British care system. Seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl, this, a child's journey and first steps into a wider world. Her desire for recognition is both low on dialogue and high on sentimental empathy of how the physical and emotional abandonment of both parent, and an indifferent system and their respective responsibilities, can isolate and do harm. Download:DivXiPod
Genres:Documentary Countries:UK Directors:Chris Atkins Actors:
Chris Atkins presents STAR SUCKERS as a series of five 'lessons' on fame in the modern world: how children are persuaded that fame is something they want, how television and the media reinforces the importance of celebrity and the efforts to attain it, how the mind and body reinforces our need to follow the activities of well-known people and strive to join their number, how the press became addicted to celebrity coverage, and how the art of promoting fame has led to celebrities and their handlers controlling the press instead of the press having say. Along the way, Atkins demonstrates how celebrity "news" with no basis in fact gets into print, why newspapers will run press releases almost verbatim, how parents will eagerly sign away the image rights to their kids, how certain mass scale charity events end up helping the performers far more than the causes they designed to support, and how publicists keep accurate but unflattering stories out of the news. Download:DivXiPod
Genres:Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller Countries:Canada | UK | USA Directors: Actors:
A lonely teenage horror-movie fan discovers a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to custom-tailor the game into the most terrifying experience imaginable. When he emerges from the hypnotic trance he is horrified to find evidence that the brutal murder depicted in the game actually happened — and he's the killer. Download: