Au début du XXe siècle, le pétrole a apporté la fortune au peuple osage qui, du jour au lendemain, est devenu l’un des plus riches du monde. La richesse de ces Amérindiens attire aussitôt la convoitise de Blancs peu recommandables qui intriguent, soutirent et volent autant d’argent osage que possible avant de recourir au meurtre…
À la fin des années 70, les enfants de Sunny von Bulow accusent leur beau-père, Claus, d'avoir administré une dose d'insuline à son épouse, faisant d'elle un légume. Un détective privé réunit alors de nombreuses preuves contre Claus von Bulow. Jugé coupable d'avoir tenté d'assassiner son épouse, il est condamné à trente ans de prison. Au moment d'entamer une procédure d'appel, von Bulow décide d'engager, pour sa défense, Alan Dershowitz, avocat new-yorkais et professeur à Harvard, connu pour son intégrité. Entouré d'une équipe d'étudiants, celui-ci reprend tout le dossier à zéro, reconstituant le passé de l'affaire.
Un jeune garçon, sa mère et son Papy habitent dans un bâtiment grand comme un château. Il aime jouer ´des attaques´ comme Rambo ou comme un ninja. Il aime aussi les jouets électriques et le minitel. La mère est la propriétaire d'un grand magasin. Le jour avant la veille de noël, dans le magasin, un homme solitaire travaille comme père noël. Suite à une altercation avec un client, il se fait renvoyer. Il veut se venger. Il monte un camion qui porte des cadeaux au château. Là, le jeune garçon les attend.
Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder ritual that took place 36 years earlier.
Ben, 17 ans, s'envole à contrecoeur vers le Maroc. Il doit y accompagner son père Heinrich, un metteur en scène de théâtre en vogue, convié à un festival à Marrakech. Mais le père et le fils n'ont pas la même conception du voyage. A peine arrivé, Heinrich s'enferme dans son hôtel de luxe avec un livre, tandis que Ben part explorer une ville qui lui est inconnue. Lors d'une promenade nocturne dans la médina, l'adolescent tombe sous le charme d'une jeune prostituée, Karima, qu'il décide de suivre dans un village reculé de l'Atlas. Pour la première fois de sa vie, Heinrich s'inquiète pour son fils et prend la route pour retrouver sa trace...
A fight to get through the gridlock becomes a fight for survival for Amanda as her body comes to a standstill.
Fasting may serve as the solution to solve our epidemic of chronic illnesses today. However, most think of only one method of fasting when they hear the term ‘fasting.’ This documentary explores 7 different methods of fasting including Time-Restricted Feeding, Intermittent & Prolonged Fasting, Long-Term Water Fasting, Religious Fasting, Eating Disorders, Improvising or Fasting Unsafely, Fasting Mimicking Diet, and Juice Fasting. The film interviews 54 people including the world’s leading scientists and medical professionals on fasting, as well as individuals who used fasting to treat obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular problems, skin problems, high blood pressure, chronic headaches, joint pain, and many others. This feature motion picture is the most comprehensive and objective look at fasting on film.
Kelly, a young woman living with Type 1 diabetes, is about to turn 25, as she deals with the ups and downs of her blood sugar levels and the ups and downs of her personal life.
Judy at the Palace. Sinatra at Carnegie Hall. Streisand at the Garden. Stritch on Broadway. Legendary performances come along so rarely. Elaine Stritch At Liberty is an autobiographical one-woman show written by Elaine Stritch and John Lahr. The show consists of spoken monologues from Stritch following her life and career, interspersed with showtunes and pop standards which compliment her stories. Many of these songs had been originated by Stritch in major Broadway productions, such as "The Ladies Who Lunch" from Company and "Civilization" from Angel In The Wings. Her experiences and relationship with show business are focal points, but she also explores more intimate, personal themes like her alcoholism and romantic relationships.
When Bella is asked to accompany her troublesome grandfather to the market, they all get a lot more than they bargained for.
In 2011, Lisa Hepner and her husband Guy Mossman heard about a radical stem cell treatment for diabetes, a disease that shockingly kills over five million people each year. Driven by a desire to cure Lisa of her own type 1 diabetes (T1D), the filmmakers got unprecedented access to a clinical trial – only the sixth ever stem cell trial in the world. What follows is an intimate decade-long journey with the patients and scientists who risk everything for everybody else. The Human Trial peels back the headlines to show the sweat, passion, and sacrifice behind every breakthrough cure. For the millions of patients suffering around the world, these breakthroughs can’t come fast enough.
This Screenliner short shows how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks at drug claims that may be fraudulent. In this case, a product called Elixirex is advertised as a cure-all for almost any ailment, including arthritis, rheumatism, and diabetes. After a diabetes patient dies following the use of Elixirex, FDA inspectors start their investigation.
From Food to Freedom tells the story of a live-in immersion program in Greensboro, NC with six participants (and two spouses) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The 10-day program includes biometric testing, physician supervision, and daily meals. As we go through the immersion, we hear from participants of their past struggles living with such a dreaded disease, and we hear of their hope for a better life. We watch firsthand as they suddenly change their diet from a standard American diet to a whole food plant-based diet, and we see how this leads to unexpected and astounding results.
Founder of Wellness Engineering and New York Times Bestselling author Jonathan Bailor shares how personal tragedy led him to dedicate his life to finding a better way to eat, think, and live that reverses the causes and symptoms of diabetes and obesity (Diabesity). Featuring expert interviews on-location at Harvard Medical School with Dr. David Ludwig, Dr. JoAnn Manson, Dr. Kirsten Davison, and Dr. John Ratey, along with intimate testimonials of everyday Americans, we see the pain and struggle of the old-fashioned and ineffective “calories in, calories out” model, expose the lies that led to it, and provide a proven, practical, and pleasurable alternative. BETTER culminates in offering a proven path toward better living by introducing revolutionary methods to lower the body weight “Setpoint” through simple, evidence-based solutions that everyone can use to optimize their current diet to prevent and reverse many of today’s most common diseases.
An insight into Joel's life and his illness, with its ups and downs.
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