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Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.

12, is a comic parody about an office's obsession with the television show 24 as the their obsessions kick into high gear with the shows season finale approaching. Part The Office part 24, the short film mash-up introduces a novel send-up of these pop culture staples.

After a girl wakes up screaming, she decides to go for a walk.

Pretty Joy and her friend come to Moscow to shoot a commercial. A taxi driver, who recruits girls for an underground organization run by a distant descendant of Rasputin, suggests they visit the Rasputin Museum. During the tour, the girls are hypnotized by the evil character, who hypnotizes his victims before using their charms to seduce the rich tourists.

This Ivete Sangalo concert at Rio de Janeiro's legendary Maracanã Stadium, and the subsequent DVD/CD releases, constituted the year's main event in Brazilian pop music. Sangalo rose to fame with the axé band Banda Eva, and since 1999 has embarked on an unstoppable solo career, making her the undisputed queen of pop in Brazil in terms of sales and popularity, as well as gathering countless industry and society awards. Accordingly, Sangalo put on a show at the Maracanã that should leave no one envious of the megaconcerts offered in Rio by Madonna, Michael Jackson, and the Rolling Stones. Alternating some of her many hits with new songs or new versions of old material, Sangalo burns through the set with her characteristic enthusiasm and infectious star magnetism, incessantly cheered on by an adoring audience of 55,000. The album has sold over 800,000 copies in Brazil (being certified Diamond), and features the single "Deixo". Recorded on December 16, 2006.

During a heated argument with her sister Joan, Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister Penny, Gail goes in search of her biological mother and true identity.

Hassan and Rabea are two young men living in the Roxy area of Cairo. Rabea succeeds as a popular singer with the help of his good friend Hassan.

An unfortunate man finds himself in the middle of a very realistic film shoot...

Nachdem sein Vater in Rente geht, übernimmt Ferhat (Ahmet Kural) die Führung des familieneigenen Bauunternehmens. Bei der Buchhaltung unterstütz ihn Gökhan (Murat Cemcir), mit dem er seit Kindheitstagen eng befreundet ist. Gemeinsam wollen sie ihren größten Konkurrenten Efe Sultan ausstechen, verhalten sich durch ihre Ambitionen ihren angestellten Arbeitern gegenüber aber nicht immer vorteilhaft. Als die Firma Opfer eines Diebstahls wird und kurze Zeit später auch Ferhats Pferd verschwindet, kommt er in Kontakt mit der Polizeichefin Elif, die mit dem Fall betraut wird. Er verliebt sich Hals über Kopf in sie und im Zuge seiner Eroberungsversuche kommt das eine oder andere Geheimnis ans Licht.

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Scooby und seine Ermittlerfreunde feiern in Rio de Janeiro den Auftakt zur Fußballweltmeisterschaft. Doch dann findet er unverhofft einen neuen Fall, als ihn ein rotes Hornissenmonster attackiert...

After blowing his professional ballet career, John's only way to redeem himself is to concoct the demise of his former partner, Leah, who he blames for his downfall; he rehearses his salvation in his mind in the way that he rehearses a dance, but being able to break from the routine will be the key to his success.

A woman arrives in Lebanon in search of a missing man, whom she met in Iceland a few years ago. Here, the buildings and landscapes still bear the traces of past conflicts, and the missing friend's absence is haunting the deserted and labyrinthine streets of Beirut. The siren song of the sea draws her to the south, towards Earth's mystical centre.

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in Malacca, leaves his family behind to sail the world, with hopes to return home one day with worldly riches and deserved pride. After decades at sea, however, his low wages as a deckhand leaves him disillusioned. He contemplates returning home to his family but ended up settling down in Liverpool, England. 60 years later, his grandson, Ahmad, journeys halfway across the world in search of his grandfather.

As the silhouette of a lonely girl runs through the woods, something in the shadows is lurking her.

Joffrey und Angélique sind glücklich wiedervereint. Doch da wird Angélique von Piraten entführt. Sie landet in dem Harem eines marokkanischen Sultans. Dort ist sie seinem Begehren und den eifersüchtigen Haremsdamen hilfslos ausgeliefert. Doch Joffrey ist nicht fern...