In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge his father's murder, a loyal servant with a secret and a murderous criminal hired to kill with a vengeance. This is their story...in a place where revenge, deception and cruelty are a way of life.
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans.
Once known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor (Anupam Kher) begins experiencing memory gaps and periods of forgetfulness. But while he tries to laugh it off, it soon becomes clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter (Urmila Matondkar) to move in as his caretaker. Meanwhile, as his mind regresses, he recalls a traumatic childhood memory involving the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
Street vendors in Korea are almost like a national institution, they are so widespread and relied upon. In Little Pond in Main Street a group of vendors band together to create a community radio station but come into conflict with other groups, as well as the government trying to shut them down.
Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical Parade. Where else, but in The Main Street Electrical Parade, could you see an illuminated 40-foot-long fire-breathing dragon? And hear the energy of its legendary melody one last time? It's unforgettable after-dark magic that will glow in your heart long after the last float has disappeared.
Statesman and poet Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's eloquence and vision shaped India's destiny. A look at his remarkable life as he led his country through a challenging period of change and development as the 10th Prime Minister of India.
"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi, another traveler and also a lawyer, helps her. The four of them will meet together later and live a few shifted adventures with a strange-speaking sailor (Mimi's client).
I was somewhere between the beggining and the end of life. After winter became spring, and summer became fall, and fall winter again. I always knew change would be constant.
Irak, 2006. Der Alltag im stark umkämpften Samarra gleicht in nichts dem Bild, das die Kriegsberichterstatter vor Ort in den Medien entwerfen. Die Einheimischen leiden nicht nur unter den gewaltbereiten Aufständischen, sondern auch unter der aggressiven Brutalität der amerikanischen Besatzer. Als eine Gruppe von US-Soldaten in ein Wohnhaus eindringt, ein 14-jähriges Mädchen vergewaltigt und die ganze Familie tötet, eskaliert die Situation.
Two friends fighting dirty
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
A small town in Spain, October 1955. Isabel, a 35-year-old dreamer who feels like a failure because she is not married yet, becomes the new target of a group of soulless pranksters.
Freddy, a Viennese Jew who emigrated to New York after Hitler's invasion, and Adler, a left-wing intellectual originally from Berlin, return to Austria in 1944 as soldiers in the U.S. Army. Freddy falls in love with the daughter of a Nazi, and Adler attempts to go over to the Communist Zone. But with the advent of the Cold War and continuing anti-semitism, the idealism of both characters is shattered as they find themselves surrounded by cynicism, opportunism, and universal self-deception.
A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible.
The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple had an opportunity to take part in an episode of East of Main Street, an HBO documentary series that has been produced for the past three years to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s episode, Milestones, focuses on how different groups of Asian Americans mark the milestones throughout their lives.
Ein Vorort einer kleinen belgischen Stadt. Rosetta lebt mit ihrer alkoholabhängigen Mutter in einer Wohnwagensiedlung. Nichts will sie mehr, als einer geregelten Arbeit nachzugehen. Sei es als Fabrikarbeiterin, als Verkäuferin, egal was. Aber nichts ist schwerer als das. Ein Job, eine Arbeit, das ist Rosettas einzige Perspektive, um aus dem trostlosen Leben mit ihrer alkoholkranken Mutter, eingepfercht in einen Wohnwagen, zu entfliehen.
Studieren ist nicht so Seenus Ding. Trotzdem wechselt der Partyheld von seinem alten College an eines in Bangalore, in der Hoffnung, dass er dort endlich ohne Ablenkungen den ersehnten Abschluss schafft. Doch schon auf dem Weg dorthin wartet Ärger auf Seenu, als er im Zug einige Mädchen vor einer Gruppe randalierender junger Männer rettet. Am College präsentiert sich gleich die nächste Ablenkung in Form der schönen Sunaina. Seenu ist hingerissen. Doch die unglückliche junge Frau steht kurz vor der Hochzeit mit einem schmierigen und korrupten Cop, der sie durch Erpressung zur Ehe zwingen will. Der unerschrockene Seenu schafft es tatsächlich, mit Sunainas Zukünftigem ein Abkommen zu schließen, das sie aus der Verlobung entlässt. Doch da wird Sunaina plötzlich entführt. Denn eines der Mädchen, denen Seenu im Zug behilflich war, ist die Tochter eines Unterweltbosses und hat selbst ein Auge auf Seenu geworfen...
A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.
For Kevin, a shy teenager, being bullied is part of everyday life. But one day an older guy, Benny, comes to his aid. Impressed by Benny's self-as-sured appearance, Kevin seeks his company from then on, and increasingly idolizes him. But Benny's intention is not to protect the younger boy, quite the contrary.
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