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Follows a group of girlfriends from Assam and Meghalaya, north-eastern states in India, gathering in the back streets of Delhi to throw a secret wedding party for a soon-to-be bride. Terrorised by their rottweiler of a landlady and with their boyfriends utterly useless as help, the group's already disorganized plans soon go further awry. As the women cook the traditional Axone wedding stew (a pork stew with pungent local herbs), neighbors complain about its powerful smell. However, they are determined to prepare the aromatic dish. With the challenges brought on by cultural difference and the pressures of being migrants in a seemingly unfriendly city, is food and love enough to save the day?

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Awealthyrais(aheadoflocaladministrationinTadzhikistan)buildshistoiletrightnexttothehouseofateacherinthevillage.Thearomasofthetoiletdisturbthelifeoftheteacher’sfamily;itisveryupsettingforthem.ButtheraisisalsoanewTadzhik(newmoney)andignoresthecomplaints.Moreover,everytimehevisitsthetoilet,heshamelesslystaresattheteacher’syoungwifeoverthefence.However,thepoweroftheraisissogreatthatnobodydarestoopposehim.Theteacherbuyscheaplyahomerightinfrontoftherais’shousefromanoldmananddecidestobuildapublictoiletthere.Itseemsthattheeraoffairytalesandlegendshasvanishedanditisnotpossibletomakefilm-parables.However,JamshedUsmonovcreatesfilm-parables.Ineveryoneofhisfilmsthereisacharactertellingalegendthatturnsthemeaningofthefilmallaround.InFlightoftheBeeitisataleaboutabee,whichsavedthelifeofanarmy:Onceuponatimeitwasacustomtokilloldpeoplewhoreachedacertainage.ButoneofthesoldiersofAlexandertheGreatdidn’thavethehearttokillhisfather.Hehidhiminhistravelingtrunkandcarrieditonhisbackduringmarches.Thearmycametoadesertandthewarriorsstartedtodiefromthirst.Nobodyknewhowtofindwater.Thefathersaidtohisson:Catchabee,tieawhitethreadtoitslegandfollowit.Itwilltakeyoutowater.Theyfoundwaterandthearmywassaved.Afterthatoldpeopleweresparedbecauseeverybodyrecognizedthemasasourceofwisdom.Thevillageteachertellsthisstorytohisstudentsatthebeginningofthefilm.ItisinterestingtonotehowinthefilmFlightoftheBeedifferentmentalitiesintermingledandco-existed.TheteacheristypicaloftheSovietintelligentsia:hewritesbooksthatnobodypublishes;helooksforjusticefromthegovernmentthathasneverbeenfairtohim.ThesurroundingsofthevillagearestillSoviet:theraishasLenin’sportraitinhisoffice;youngpeopleareidleanddrunkastheyalwayswereduringtheSovietera.Thenewcapitalists,thenewTadzhiksinthevillage,donotweardesignerjacketsanddonottalkoncellphones.Thenewmoneyispresentedinthecharacteroftherais.Ithasalmostafeudalquality;itisthepowerofalocallord.JamshedUsmonovhasauniquetalenttobalancethefunnyandserious,thesimpleandcomplicated.He,likenobodyelse,sensesthisborder,whereasimplestoryturnsintoaparableandfilmcharactersstandoutasarchetypesofdifferentperiodssettogetherinthegapoftimes.(kinokultura/GULNARAABIKEEVA)

Awomanvanishes.Twomentaketotheroadinsearchofher:theybothloveher.Whydidsheleave?Eachoneofthemhashisownsuspicions,andhidesthemfromtheotheronewho—mysteriously—nevertrulybecomeshisrival.Neitherisright—butisanyone?Thissuddenrunawaybecomesthehiddencoreofanumberoffictionsthatthefilmdelicatelyweavestogether:thesecretoftheheartofanotherwoman,lostaswell,manyyearsago;thesecretofthelifeofavillageinthecountryside,governedbyasupernaturalincidentthatnobodyseemstoperceive;thesecretoftheplains,whichneverceasestospreadanddevoureverything,liketheshadowsthatinvadetheworldafterthetwilighthour.

A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner (SST1). A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands to gain eight million pounds if the aircraft is not ready by a certain date. The evil Petersen has developed a number of robots (actually rather beautiirls with electronic brains) to help him sabotage the SST1 project by means of infrasound (extreme low frequency sound waves) which can be directed at people or objects with devastating results.

MónicaadoresherdaughterClara.Oneday,theteenagerisfoundunconsciousandinacoma,acomathateventhedoctorscantexplain.Anxious,filledwithpainanddrivenbydesperation,Monicawoulddoanythingtosaveherandbringherbacktolife.Evensomethingthatcouldcauseunexpectedconsequences...DavidVictoridivesintothesupernaturalhorrorthrillerrealmtopresenthisdebut,andhedoesitbybeingateasewithalltheelementsofthegenre.Heintroducesastorythatshowsthedarknessweallhaveinside,bringingthecharacterstotheemotionalverge.Elegantandfilledwithasuggestiveatmosphere,combiningsubtlehintsandsuspensetraces,thefilmisenhancedbytheperformancesofthecharismaticBelénRuedaandDaríoGrandinetti.Victorihasalreadyachievedalot,heisawinnerofYoutube’sFilmFestivalandmadeawebseries,Zero(2015),whichwasproducedbyRidleyScottandMichaelFassbender.ThePactisyetanotherexcitingnewstepinhisjourneyasfilmmaker.

Directed by filmmaker and scientist Christi Cooper, YOUTH v. GOV is the story of America's youth taking on the world's most powerful government. In 2015, twenty one young plaintiffs, ages 8 to 19, filed the lawsuit Juliana vs. United States, asserting a willful violation of their constitutional rights in creating our climate crisis. If they're successful, they'll not only make ...

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Realpeople'sterrifyingtalesofthechilling,unexplainedandparanormalcometolifewithdramaticreenactmentsinthisrealityseries.

Having witnessed his junkie father killed Russell Stevens grows up to become a policeman and make a difference. When he is offered an undercover job by Gerald Carver he accepts and begins to build a relationship with David Jason in order to get to the main dealers. However as he is forced to deal drugs and kill to keep his cover he finds the lines between cop and criminal being lost – is he a cop pretending to be a dealer or a dealer pretending to be a cop　　Larry (as he was then) Fishburne's first lead role was a typically dark vehicle. The story is the usual one of cop losing himself when undercover, however it manages to be more than that for most of the time. Co-written by Tolkin, who wrote The Player, this naturally has a nice cynical edge to it when it looks at the US's hypocritical approach to drug control and the political links between the street hustlers and the political high rollers who court respectability. The story does eventually settle into a traditional setting but even then it works well as a thriller.　　The multi-talented Bill Duke directs well with a gritty feel and a few nice touches. However several things are a bit iffy. For most of the film Fishburne's narrationvoice over is a bit like a cross between Apocalypse Now and Blade Runner – it comes across as a little too dark and heavy and also explains things like we can't figure it out ourselves. However once you get into the film it's not as big a deal. My main problem lies with the characters.　　Fishburne is excellent, a real model of underlying anger and violence, Goldblum is good but perhaps a little OTT on the yuppieviolence thing, but there's good support from Smith and Spin City's beautiful (and often underused – but not here) Victoria Dillard. However the two main white characters (Goldblum and Smith) are both smeared with racist insinuations – Smith appears to insult his black officers and doesn't care about the junkies, while Goldblum is fascinated about all things black and talks about them as wild beautiful beasts and loves having sex with black'. These things aren't a major problem, but with basically only two white characters in it, it's a little worrying that both are given that edge.　　However these are minor complaints that get lost with a good thriller. Fishburne excels and Duke delivers a story that is a good thriller but also has a jaded, subversive edge.