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Resistance

Distopía sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial en Inglaterra.

Resistance   [Flash Movie]

La siciliana ribelle / The Sicilian Girl

Film del 2009, diretto da Marco Amenta, ispirato da una storia vera.

On November 5th 1991, Rita Atria a young 17-year-old Sicilian girl, goes to see an anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino to denounce the Mafia system that was responsible for the murder of her father and her brother. It is the first time that such a young woman from a Mafia family rebels and betrays the Mafia. From that moment on, Rita's days are numbered. She only has nine months to live...

La Siciliana Ribelle  [Flash Movie]

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei / The Edukators

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei, meaning in english "the fat years are over is" (os dias de abundância acabaram), is a German expression referring to a period in which one enjoys considerable success and indulges oneself heavily, and is now over. The statement is used like original title working at same time as a leit motiv for the movie.

In the story, three young anti-capitalist activists living in Berlin city centre, plan together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

The Edukators  (Flash Movie)

Crónica de una fuga / Chronicle of an escape

The goalkeeper of a little-known soccer team is kidnapped by a Argentinian government squad and sent to a detention center. After months of torture, he plots his escape with three other young comrades.

"Crónica de una fuga" makes you have an idea of what many suspected left activists when through in Argentina during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship; can also serve the purpose of directing attention to what could happen nowadays in countries without democratic regimes.

Crónica de una fuga  [Flash Movie] 

No one knows about Persian Cats

Titled in Persian Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadarehfilm's native language, this film first took on the name of Nobody Knows About The Persian Cats before finally being titled No One Knows About Persian Cats —Les chats Persans in the french release–.

Recently released from prison, two young musicians decide to form a band. Together they search the underworld of contemporary Tehran for other players. Forbidden by the authorities to play in Iran, they plan to escape from their clandestine existence, and dream of performing in Europe. But with no money and no passports, it won't be easy...

No one knows about Persian Cats  [Flash Movie]

Sexo con Amor

Comédia chilena que aborda os relacionamentos e vicissitudes emocionais dos casais modernos, a partir dum curso de educação sexual com os pais das crianças numa escola.  Teve logo depois uma versão brasileira, mas o filme chileno, alias de original, é mais autêntico no tratamento da matéria. 

Sexo con Amor  [Flash Movie]

Jaffa

In the heart of Jaffa, Reuven's garage is a family business. His daughter Mali and his son Meir, as well as Toufik, a young Palestinian, work there. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik have been in love for years. As the two lovers are secretly making their wedding arrangements, tension builds between Meir and Toufik.

A tragic retract of the difficult —sometimes unbearable– living together, but permanent and inevitable coexistence of hebrews and arabs...
Jaffa  [Flash Movie]

Oorlogswinter / Winter in Wartime

Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.  

The Belgium-Netherlands production is a dutch-german-english spoken film, subtitled spanish.
Oorlogswinter (Part 1)  [Flash Movie]
Oorlogswinter (Part 2)  [Flash Movie]
Oorlogswinter (Part 3)  [Flash Movie]
Oorlogswinter (Part 4)  [Flash Movie] 
Oorlogswinter (Part 5)  [Flash Movie]

Bill/Alburt Fight —Kill Bill Deleted Scene–

Deleted scene from Kill Bill Vol. 2. DVD. Bill (David Carradine) defeats Alburt (Michael Jai White) on The Bride's —Kiddo– presence (Uma Thurman).


Escena eliminada perteneciente al DVD de Kill Bill Vol.2. Bill (David Carradine) se enfrenta a Alburt (Michael Jai White) en presencia de La Novia (Uma Thurman).

Bill/Alburt Fight —Kill Bill Deleted Scene–

Calle 13: Sin Mapa (Complete Documentary)

In the tradition of their irreverent music and innovative videos, Calle 13’s original documentary Sin Mapa follows the Puerto Rican duo’s spiritual journey through the high plains of Bolivia and Peru, and the unbelievable widely unknown northern bounder of Colombia and Venezuela; contrasting with their streaming media stars lifestyle.
  
Behind Scenes (making of "La Perla")
 "La Perla" —Sin Mapa behind scenes

Map of the sounds of Tokyo

Ryu is a solitary girl whose fragile appearance is in stark contrast with the double life she leads, working nights at a Tokyo fishmarket and sporadically taking on jobs as a hit-woman.

Mr Nagara is a powerful impresario mourning the loss of his daughter Midori, who has committed suicide. He blames David, a Spaniard who runs a wine business in Tokyo.

Mr Nagara's employee, Ishida, was silently in love with Midori and hires Ryu to murder David.

A sound engineer, obsessed with the sounds of the Japanese city and fascinated with Ryu, witnesses this love story which searches the shadows of the human soul, reaching deep into places where only silence has the power of eloquence.Saramago.

Map of the sounds of Tokyo (Part 1)  [MegaVideo]
Map of the sounds of Tokyo (Part 2)  [MegaVideo] 

Persepolis

Persepolis, a beautiful fable that involves your senses, is a 2007 french animated film based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. The story ends with Marjane as a 24-year-old expatriate.


Persepolis (Part 1)  [MegaVideo]
Persepolis (Part 2)  [MegaVideo]

"Ensaio sobre a Cegueira" / Blindness

Directed by brazilian Fernando Meirelles, and produced on São Paulo locations, it's the cinema adaptation of best-seller 'Blindness' (portuguese original title: 'Ensaio sobre a Cegueira', meaning 'An Essay on Blindness') by 1998 Nobel Prize winner José Saramago.


Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (Parte 1)  [MegaVideo]
Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (Parte 2)  [MegaVideo]

The Killers —Live from Abbey Road

Live broadcasting by The Killers (Las Vegas, US) on Abbey Road Studios (London, England).


Acoustic performance recorded without people.

Tracklist.
1. When you were young
2. Sam's Town
3. Romeo & Juliet (cover from Dire Straits)



The Killers —Live from Abbey Road  [MegaVideo]

Massive Attack —Live Abbey Road

Live broadcasting by Massive Attack on Abbey Road Studios (London, England).
Acoustic performance recorded without people.

Tracklist.

1. Teardrop
2. Mezzanine
3. Angel


Massive Attack  —Live Abbey Road  [MegaVideo]

K-Pax

A história dum paciente psiquiátrico que, aparentemente, veio dum outro planeta. Mas, será que as suas ações são as dum extraterrestre extraviado ou as dum humano muito ciente?

K-Pax  [MegaVideo]

O filme é um remake —não reconhecido oficialmente, mas não por acaso tem a mesma história– do filme argentino Hombre mirando al Sudeste (Homem olhando ao Sudeste). Mais informação de ambos os dois filmes. K-Pax vs. Hombre mirando... e Eliseo Subiela: Hombre mirando...

O filme argentino original pode ser assistido nesse link:
Hombre mirando al Sudeste (Man facing Southeast)   [Vimeo]

The Maquinist (O Operário)

Excelente filme de produção espanhola, com uma destacável interpretação de Christian Bale -magreza incluída- num perfil bem diferente do herói de Batman e Terminator.

The Maquinist (O Operário)  [MegaVideo]