Een verlegen jongeman met de bijnaam Powder wordt gepest door zijn klasgenoten die zijn schokkende uiterlijk niet accepteren, hoewel hij zijn best doet om erbij te horen. Het gepest houdt echter op wanneer Powder een mysterieuze kracht laat zien waarmee hij tot ongelooflijke dingen in staat is.
De film is onderverdeeld in drie hoofdstukken. Het eerste deel gaat over een groep kosmonauten die de Aarde ontvluchten om een beter leven op te zoeken. Maar naarmate de ouderen sterven, degenereert de maatschappij. Het middendeel vertelt de tragische geschiedenis van een opstand van mensen, onder aanvoering van een kosmonaut-Messias, tegen de tirannie van eigenaardige vogel creaturen. Het laatste deel, draait rond een flashback naar de moeilijke tijd van de kosmonauten op Aarde.
A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.
Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return. The Crusades, 1150: Matathias, now an anonymous knight, competes for glory in combat and for the wife of a soldier. Palermo, 1290: Matteos Battadios witnesses the death of his young son, leading to conflict with his wife over whether to take comfort in Christianity. Seville, 1560: Dr Matteos Battadios dedicates himself to the treatment and comfort of the poor, but his life and work are endangered by the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition.
Transposing the story of the Passion of Jesus to Sardinia, Su Re draws for the very first time on the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John together. Giovanni Columbu's distinct view is shot in a landscape unaffected by modernity and played out by an amateur cast, offering still new insights into the life of Christ.
A modern retelling of the parable of the prodigal son.
In order to buy a horse, a man wanders in the bazaars of Thessaly. His journey will take him further than he imagines, as old prophets, forgotten witches and vampire princes will find himself on his way.