A complex and compelling Trinidadian tale about a father returning from Canada to a resentful family.
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
A Christmas Carol
1910
6
When the Israelite Naomi and her two Gentile daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, are left as widows, Naomi begs them to return to their own people. Orpah agrees, but Ruth declares she will never forsake Naomi and accompanies her mother-in-law back to Israel. Her faithfulness is rewarded when Naomi’s kinsman, Boaz, falls in love with Ruth and marries her.
Ruth
1994
4
Completing the epic story of Joseph’s path from favorite son to slave to powerful governor of Egypt, Joseph’s Reunion brings Joseph and his brothers, who had betrayed him, face to face once again. Instead of seeking revenge, Joseph sees everything as part of God’s plan.- if he had not been sold into slavery many years ago, he would not now be in a position to save his brothers and their people from starvation.
Joseph's Reunion
1995
7
Solomon’s wisdom comes from God. Solomon puts his faith in God, and God gives the great King the power to understand human nature, the power to make judgments with great wisdom and the courage to stand up for his belief in God’s will.
Solomon
1995
10
Elisha, even though he has self-doubts, accepts God’s commands. Through his obedience and faith, he becomes one of God’s greatest prophets, doing his work and bringing him praise among his people.
Elisha
1994
10
The year 1914. The Lasarte racetrack announces a race with a never-before-seen prize for the winning horse. Eight of the best horses and mares in the world have registered. Fans and heavy betters from all the continents gather to participate in the great event: the Half Million Grand Prize.
La gran carrera
2010
6
No Me Ama (She Doesn’t Love Me) is about a couple traveling through Uruguay. Besides a beautiful backdrop of scenery, this film features an interesting monologue about a guy and his feelings for the girl he is backpacking with. He longs to hear words she hasn’t told him, but is it about the words left unsaid, or the expression of love through little gestures?
No me ama
2010
8
Sayed is a defeated human being living in the slums of old Cairo where he is constantly bombarded with government propaganda. He crosses paths with an ancient Egyptian porter carrying a throne and wondering in search of his lost king. Now Sayed wants to be seated too 'even for 5 minutes to see how it feels'. This political allegory is a study of the inherent self-imposed oppression in third world nations.
كرسي فرعون
2010
5
Taking place in the lush and diverse Northern coast of Trinidad & Tobago; 'The Little Boy and The Ball' explores the relationship of a young boy and his favorite companion: his ball. Richard, a 10-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents, has an attachment to a soccer ball as if it were his best friend. Every where Richard goes, so goes the ball. As time progresses, the ball develops different blemishes as a result of their activities together. We are reminded that inanimate objects can have memories as well; maybe just in the form of a scratch. 'The Little Boy and The Ball' is a simple story with a simple moral, a friend is a friend no matter the person or the thing.
The Little Boy and the Ball
2010
4
Deadpan black comedy about a garbage man who gets in trouble in a stinky rich neighborhood.
Søpla
2009
6
Dolor
2013
6
A sudden rainstorm is unleashed on a city. Everyone seeks refuge. When the clouds thin out, life continues.
L'ondée
2008
5
Set in the WWII era, the story tells of a boy in a small village who befriends three girls around his age. One day he discovers a young couple sneaking into an old and cracked bathing shack and decides to alert his new friends. When the kids join up at the shack, the eldest girl comes up with the idea to lock the couple inside, threatening not to let them out until they "do it" and allow the kids to watch from the outside. And so begins the psychological warfare...
Badhuset
1989
5
Anna is a 12-year-old girl, living in a small fishing village. She is at a crossroad in her life. Her surroundings are changing - and so is she.
Anna
2009
5
A man who will pick up his son at school, watches other children take advantage of the child.
Padre Modelo
2009
5
A German couple adopts in Kolkata an Indian orphan. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.
Raju
2011
6
A hunky young math teacher comes across a first edition of Anna Karenina and falls in love with the previous owner based on her extensive scribblings in the margin.
The Book and the Rose
2001
0
Two wanderers, a young man and a young woman, meet in the desert and decide to travel on together. The two travellers walk and hitch-hike their way down the road to their destination, the beach, becoming friends and lovers.
Amblin'
1968
6
Perder el tiempo
2009
4
Alice, already a woman, wakes up in a foreign land. She does not remember her name neither how she got there. Evil forces are at work and Alice will have to fight to survive Wonderland and get back to her daughter.
A través del espejo
2014
0