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[Chapter 1: Aconite and the Imp(s)] Officer Hsu is found poisoned and dead in his room one night, next to him stands multiple sing song girls who all look like the long-dead Bai Lin, they chant then vanish. Baffled by the seemingly supernatural nature of the murder, Detective Shi Shen embarks on a journey to the Hidden Town, in hopes that the mysterious practitioner Bai Tsing Luo could help him unearth the truth. [Chapter 2: The night herons long gone] A salt merchant's servant is horrified by the sight of numerous red-eyed mystic herons pecking at her master's body, leaving behind only his bones before they disappear. Soon after arriving at the scene, Detective Shi Shen needs to hurry to Hidden Town for Tsing Luo's cure for a deadly snake venom. Inspired by the case of mystic herons Tsing Luo decides to use the aforementioned birds as remedies. Together with Shi Shen and the newly acquainted Bai Ling, a creature hunter, Tsing Luo sets out to uncover the secrets behind the murder.
Almost every 5th child in Germany is at risk of poverty. This film tells the story of three children, of different origins, family and living conditions, and their everyday struggles. To cope with reality, they make up the wildest stories: They are superheroes and have various superpowers no one can see.
In the heart of a deep forest runs a river. On its banks, men and women sit and talk, opening up to each other. In this remote setting conducive to reflection, they wonder what it takes to attain inner peace, debate the wisdom of passing something on to future generations and realize that, in love, the perfect ‘soulmate’ is a near-impossible ideal. The sun sets behind the mountains and the swimmers bitterly acknowledge the failure of certain dreams, but still find meaning in contemplating nature, the stars and the moon.
Film is based on true story about a murder of soldier Blaz Furjan in Slovenian army in 1997.
A prostitute and her boyfriend and pimp extort money from those who hire the services of prostitutes in a Buenos Aires neighborhood by filming them without warning, but one of their victims turns out to be a powerful French businessman.
Hunted. Kagerou and Aoi have managed to escape the powerful clutches of Shuuzan and his men as well as the vengeful rage of Jinsei - the Shinobi Murderer. But, their troubles are far from over. If Kagerou and Aoi are to have any hopes of survival, they must get out of Iga. But between themselves and the border stands a barrier of both friends and enemies - neither of which can they trust.
Documentary about Canada's sea wolves.
A short experimental animation by Keiichi Tanaami.
Fat (Ronald Cheng) is a loser in work, and even in the triad gang. Ordered by another gangster (Timmy Hung), Fat attempts to assassinate the leader of the opposite gang. His mission, undoubtedly, ends in a fiasco. Yet this failed attempt hooks him up with his former puppy love (Pace Wu), who is now the wife of mysterious gangster Wind. Meanwhile, when Fat is working at a cyber cafe with his buddy Chu (Lam Tze Chung), three young and hot policewomen arrive and think that Fat is a missing undercover cop who suffers from amnesia...
Recorded at NHK Hall, Tokyo on April 22, 2012
Two cars are smashed on a quiet road in the middle of nowhere. Sung-hoon lost his wife and daughter in the accident, but Tae-soo has no problem. Can two people in different positions understand each other and move forward?
Fasciae, hidden connective tissues, are largely unstudied parts of our anatomy. What role do they play in the organism? And could a better understanding of them help in finding a cure for back pain?
An animated film using mixed techniques on the natural world and its metamorphoses, Primavera nascosta starts with a voyage in the tradition of abstract experimentalism, exploring sea creatures and then those of the air, only to digress towards heavenly space and astronauts, prior to the conclusion. —Tate Modern
A worldwide documentary about the spread of the Chagas disease, which has infected about 20 million people and kills about 50,000 per year. A filmaker's personal quest to stop the dying and find a cure in the face of ignorance and indifference.
A carefree human life is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a large hole. The hero closes the hole, but what is hidden behind the hole continues to persistently demand attention.
The little orphan-girl who survived a harsh life and finally became the sculptor-poet Miriam Chalfi - refuses to let me, her daughter, make a film about her. I finally crack the taboo - and during 24 years of work the film tries to decipher the riddle of the Hidden Fountain.
Ana is a curious girl who founds Death while playing hide and seek. It turns out Death is a girl of her same age who also likes to play.
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.