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A young woman finds a magic chamber in her house, leading her to encounters with characters from the past.
As cold and destructive in the Octagon as his nickname, 'The Iceman', would indicate, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell's concussive knockout power has struck fear in the hearts of opponents for close to a decade. Witness his journey from promising newcomer to his unquestioned status as the premier pound for pound fighter in the mixed martial arts world today.
Animated film about Typhoon Vera (known in Japan as Isewan Typhoon).
Though its aftertitles detailing the history of French nuke experiments suggest otherwise, writer/director Marion Hänsel’s Black Ocean is not a political treatise or a history lesson, instead taking advantage of the remote, isolated environments in which the experimentation took place – as well as the monumental imagery of the act itself – in order to communicate a more universal story about the power of awe. Ocean principally follows three young sailors on a French naval vessel in 1972, who are on course for an unknown destination in order to help carry out the bomb tests they’ve yet to personally witness. The film is essentially divided into two parts: before and after the blast.
Bam Margera and the CKY Crew travel to Iceland to throw Ryan Dunn over a waterfall in an barrel.
The first maritime anti-terrorist film in China tells the story of the anti-terrorist personnel of the Chinese police who work closely with the Chinese Navy to finally end the crisis.
Daniel has been forced by his father to become a priest. After graduating, he comes to a parish in Hälsingland. During one stormy night, he seduces a young girl, Karin, and rapes her. Filled with regret, he runs out into the dark night and is struck by lightning. He loses his memory and is taken to a distant hospital to recover. Meanwhile Karin gets pregnant and has a child. Eventually Daniel comes back and when he meets Karin his memory returns.
Faithfully reproduced observations of Breton fisherfolk in story of the man a local woman really loves who will not at first give himself to her because of his fondness for the sea that takes him away.
A documentary/roadmovie about the trip that Jón Páll and Fjölnir, two of the best tattoo-artists in Iceland, took on motorcycles to the Faroe Islands in the summer of 2009. They opened a tattoo-shop in Klaksvik in the Faroes as a way to get to know the natives and their customs in a more personal and intimate way. They visited the local people, went to festivals and tried Faroen customs. A film about motorcycles, music, tattoos and the Faroes – where Rock’n Roll meets folk traditions!
Gríma is the newly crowned Miss Iceland with her life seemingly firmly on track. But after a sudden misstep, Gríma is forced to take a hard look at herself and decide what kind of person she really is.
Iceland and Uganda used to be colonies under the rule of European powers but gained independence in the 20th century. This film is a portrait of these two countries, seen from the perspective of youths. How do people in the middle of Africa view life in comparison to the islanders in the north?
An important and stunning documentary on whales and modern whaling with historical and scientific background. Most of the footage was shot specifically for this film in the North Atlantic and there are some shots of whale behavior that have never been captured on film before. The film is a significant contribution to the debate on the whaling controversy.
Gaud Mevel, a young Paimpolaise brought up in Paris, falls in love with the rough sailor, Yann Gaos. When he knows she is an orphan and poor, he marries her. A few days later, he leaves for Iceland from where he will never return. The sea will take him back, jealous of his feelings.
A journalist sets out to uncover the truth about the death of his colleague who was researching an American artist, Richard Upton Pickman. When he discovers the artist is in Santiago he goes to pay him a visit.
Stand-in subcontractors are called upon to recover an off-line electric grid in New Orleans.
The norwegian short movie takes place at Ocean Bar and shows different types of drma between different generations.
Documentary on the life of the great Romanian-Jewish poet Paul Celan. Tormented by the experiences of the Holocaust, he committed suicide in Paris in 1970 in the Seine. For the first time, the poet's son, Eric Celan, speaks in front of the camera about his father and the difficult life of the family.
A Road-Movie on rails, Ocean offers both a journey between Montreal and Halifax, as well as a sensory evocation of the intimate experience of travelling.
