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At the end of the 1940s, Lebanon is sliding towards a devastating conflict. Catholic siblings Emilie and Emir decide to leave for Brazil. Aboard the ship to their new home, Emilie falls in love with Omar, a Muslim merchant. For an enraged and jealous Emir, the relationship is intolerable. As the story unfolds against the backdrop of the majestic rainforest, Emir’s actions and the choice that Emilie subsequently makes lead to disastrous consequences.

A scientist who has invented a weapon capable of disintegrating solid matter is kidnapped by a criminal gang, which intends to sell the scientist and his weapon to the highest bidder. A secret agent and the scientist's daughter set out to track down the kidnappers and rescue the scientist.

A cobbler dreams that he is a prince, in this takeoff on an Arabian Nights style romance.

Tony is engaged to Sandra Lo, whose mother is company chairwoman Helen Lo. Although Tony swears he’ll be true to Sandra, he quickly beds mother Helen. But Tony is secretly working for Chiu, who is planning a hostile takeover of Lo Enterprises by fair means or foul, including showing photos of Tony having sex with Helen to Helen’s business partner Tsang.

The two juggling schools of Yin and Yang inside and outside Shanhaiguan started a juggling duel because of a "Book of Fortune" that was rumored to be able to change fate against the sky.

The film consists of five short stories that reflect five stages (1947 — 1950 — 1957 — 1967 — 1982) the action programs of the heroine of the film, from the age of fifteen, rushed to a typical goal for that time — to smile from the front page of a central newspaper. Her fate is not simple: unhappy love, life with the unloved, a labor colony, love again, then love in return, earthquakes, fires, devastation. The heroine is getting closer to the goal and nothing can stop her..

The boys of the neighborhood are dividing into two groups to run a kite. The first groups are watching the kite happily but the other group try to take it down. The kite is flew away but the sorrow of that only leads the boys of the two groups to befriend each other.

Married man David and good friend Ho take a vacation together in Shenzhen, David meets a young lady at a night club, whose partner robbed him, Ho in order to save David accidentally killed the girl and her partner, the two decided to run. They took a ride with a truck, hoping to escape to Vietam. Ho asked his Hong Kong girlfriend Joan to help, Joan meets with Ho in China with money, not expecting David's new girlfriend Miu Ying to steal it.

Episodic, globe-trotting quasi-mondo focused on women of the East.

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".

For martial arts enthusiasts and fans of Jet Li, Yang Ching, and Wang Chun, this historical filmography about the origins of Chinese martial arts, the legendary Shaolin Monastery, and modern kung fu will prove to be an irresistible treat. The documentary is told through two fictional characters, Instructor Wang and Hong Kong sports reporter Ms. Chin Chin, who chance to meet in a park. Ms. Chin Chin is writing a story about the history of martial arts and so Instructor Wang offers to help. Together they visit the Shaolin Monastery and view a weapons demonstration by the monks.

A sensual portrait of five young women photographed by Kenji Nagatomo and set to the music of Naoya Matsuoka.

A surreal journey of a displaced spirit as he wanders in the interminable darkness through the temporal landscape of a quaint and isolated feudal-era fishing village. Guided by a series of faintly illuminated rooms, the wandering spirit comes upon ancient souls who take on physical forms as they recount their personal stories of daily existence, loss, and tragedy in the peasant community. Intrigued by his initial visit to a curiously distracted elderly woman, the spirit returns to her home in order to ask a fundamental question - "What is happiness?" - an existential query that is innocently answered with innate humility and accepted unknowingness.

The spectacular amorous adventures of Lady Gloria in the famous Orient Express.

A criminal gang operating in Greece hides a large shipment of heroine inside a statue. During transportation the statue is stolen, and a member of the gang is sent to discover the culprits.

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The Japanese volleyball players called the “Oriental Witches” are now in their 70s. From the formation of the team at the factory until their victory at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, memories and legends rise to the surface and blend inextricably.

What child doesn’t dream of finding some secret door to the past! For Stella, a sassy 10-year-old, this dream comes true when she finds a magic wardrobe that transports her back to the early 20th century. There she must find a precious stone, the “Star of the Orient”, and ward off criminals who also want the treasure. Both haunting in its dream-like atmosphere and rousing through its spirited young protagonists, the film sweeps youngsters into a magical story of friendship and discovery.

When Ingmar Ingmarsson marries Barbro Svensdotter there's a big party with many guests. But the bride and groom are unhappy.

Centuries ago in the Orient, the fiscal exactions on the people lead to a revolt against the usurper of the throne, and the empowerment of a new leader.

When two perverts get caught trying to intrude on couples making out in the city park they decide to try some hiking and orienteering in the great outdoors. When they come across various couples making out they hatch a plan to join in the action. Oh look… it’s a bear!

When two former top orienteers end up in a snowstorm in Lapland wilderness, they face an impossible orienteering task: how to reach your destination when you can't tell earth from sky?

A group of kids find a treasure map and get help from orienteering star Annichen Kringstad to interpret it.

Lis is a teenager whose dream is to become a circus artist and leave her hometown, even if she knows that to do it she’ll have to fight her side against her parents. It’s summer and she spends her days playing with her friends and flirting with her boyfriend, a few years older than herself. The lack of privacy and the neighbours’ gossip force Lis to keep their relationship secret so that her parents won’t find out. A relationship which change her live forever.

Arantxa, a fourteen-year-old teenager, decides to confront her mother to tell her that she will no longer endure violence as a method of education.

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A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss's Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.

When a tenacious tax inspector takes on another of her investigations, the success of which can guarantee a managerial post, a charming suspect on the road shuffles all the cards and recalls true values.

In the Philippines, women get deployed abroad to work as domestic workers or nannies. In one of the many training centers dedicated to domestic work, a group of trainees are getting ready to face both homesickness and the possible abuses lying ahead during a series of role-playing exercises.

Taken from DVD Volume 9, this documentary features the legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan live in concert during his 1985 UK tour. Recorded at Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Civic Hall on October 25, 1983, the film captures his mesmerizing performance. Known as the "Shahenshah of Qawwali," Nusrat revolutionized the Sufi devotional music tradition with his powerful vocals, intricate improvisations, and deep spiritual expression. Originally produced by Oriental Star Agencies Ltd. in 2004.

Set in 1999, Lieutenant Daniel returns home six months after being abducted in a war zone and finds that his six month old pregnant wife, Jennifer suffers from health complications. He decides to take her to a natural birthing village for her delivery. As the event unfolds in the birthing village, they become aware of an impending danger deliberately directed at the baby.

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It tells the story of Marie, an austerely beautiful young peasant girl played by the French star, Annabella. She is seduced beneath a flowering tree by the admirer of one of the daughters of the prosperous family for whom she works, becomes pregnant and is cast out.

Didier Méreuil, affectionately called Poliche, is in love with Rosine, a beautiful girl, so he does everything to please her. She does not love him, and accepts a seductive airplane pilot who proposes to her. One day, she discovers that the funny man is just a front behind which there is a serious Didier. She will try to make up and live with him - but the gap between them is already too large.

Explores the relation between Internet protocols and the promotion and protection of Human Rights.

A collapsing cave on a caving expedition turns into a death trap for a group of girls and boys who are exploring it. Trapped in the bowels of the earth and shrouded in darkness, the group is forced to take a grisly count: some must be eaten in order for the others to survive.

Seeking eternal rest, Clementine gets eternal life instead - but her immortal future is threatened by Francesca, a friend with an unnerving fixation with the undead.

Johana is one of many migrants on the Balkan route trying her luck in hopes of reaching Europe. Along the way, she meets another girl, slightly older Moldovan Alina, with whom she forms a bond vital to her survival. Once in Italy, they find themselves caught in the prostitution racket, with all its brutality. On a night when everything happens at once, Johana crosses paths with Lorenzo, a middle-aged taxi driver from Friuli, whom she kidnaps and forces to drive her toward Austria to cross the border.

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