Chi-Raq (2015) Trailer

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq is directed by Spike Lee and written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. 

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A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

Cartel Land (2015) Trailer

Cartel Land

Cartel Land is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman about the Mexican Drug War, especially vigilante groups fighting Mexican drug cartels.

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CARTEL LAND is a classic western set in the 21st century, pitting vigilantes on both sides of the border against the vicious Mexican drug cartels. With unprecedented access, this character-driven film provokes deep questions about lawlessness, the breakdown of order, and whether it is just for citizens to take up arms to fight violence with violence.

The Editor (2014) Trailer

The Editor

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Rey Ciso (Adam Brooks) was once the greatest editor the world had ever seen. Since a horrific accident left him with four wooden fingers on his right hand, he's had to resort to cutting pulp films and trash pictures. When the lead actors from the film he's been editing turn up murdered at the studio, Rey is fingered as the number one suspect. The bodies continue to pile up in this absurdist giallo-thriller as Rey struggles to prove his innocence and learn the sinister truth lurking behind the scenes.

The Wrath of Vajra (2013) Trailer

The Wrath of Vajra

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Before the West entered World War II, a Japanese death cult called the Temple of Hades is ordered to aid in the spiritual destruction of China. Their method - abduct their enemies' children and train them as killers for the Emperor. Young Vajra was especially gifted, but swears a secret oath of revenge when his brother dies. Now the greatest assassin in the temple, Vajra escapes to China and begins his quest to protect the innocent, and destroy the ones responsible for making him a living weapon. A former Shaolin monk, martial arts action star Xing Yu (aka Shi Yanneng) stars as Vajra in his first leading role.

We Own the Night (2007) Trailer

 Os Donos da Noite

One family on opposite sides of the law... Two brothers about to collide.

We Own the Night is a 2007 American crime drama film written and directed by James Gray and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall.

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A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.

Dark Places (2015) Trailer

 Lugares Escuros

Dark Places is mystery film directed and written by Gilles Paquet-Brenner.

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A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes.

Shogun's Ninja (1980) Clip

Ninja bugeicho momochi sandayu

Shogun's Ninja is an awesome Japanese samurai and ninja film by Toei Studios action division. 

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Baby Blood (1990) Trailer

Baby Blood

It's time to feed the baby.

Baby Blood (titled The Evil Within in the United States) is a French horror film directed and co-written by Alain Robak.

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A snake-like parasite crawls into the uterus of an abused woman and circus performer named Yanka (Emmanuelle Escourrou). The parasite demands human blood from Yanka who is first reluctant, but then finds that the only relationship she has is with the parasite. Yanka commits murders to devour the victims blood in order to nurture the parasite. The parasite tells her that it is a creature that will replace man as the dominant species on the planet in five million years, and must be released in the ocean. The creature is eventually released in the sea where it abandons Yanka.

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Dobermann (1997) Trailer

Dobermann

Dobermann (1997) is a French film directed by Jan Kounen starring Tchéky Karyo, Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci.

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Doberman - the famous break movie of Vincent Cassel. The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.

Cocaine Cowboys (2006) Trailer

Cocaine Cowboys

The incredible true story that inspired "Scarface" and "Miami Vice".

Cocaine Cowboys is a 2006 documentary film directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio Rakontur.

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In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.

Family Nest (1979) Insert

Családi tűzfészek

Family Nest (Hungarian: Családi tűzfészek) is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by Béla Tarr.

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The film follows a young couple as they live in apartment of the husband's parents, as well as the wife's efforts to find new housing.

Ley Lines (1999) Trailer

Nihon kuroshakai

Ley Lines (Nihon kuroshakai) is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, and is the third film in his 'Triad Society' trilogy (also known as the Black Society Trilogy), following 1995's Shinjuku Triad Society and 1997's Rainy Dog. 

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A group of Chinese youths living in Japan struggle to make their way in life and eventually find trouble with the local crime syndicate.

Broken Horses (2015) Trailer

Broken Horses

A Tale of Brothers, A Trail of Blood

Broken Horses is film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and starring María Valverde, Thomas Jane, Anton Yelchin, Vincent D'Onofrio and Sean Patrick Flanery.

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Broken Horses: Set in the shadows of the US-Mexico border gang wars, Broken Horses is an epic thriller about the bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty and the futility of violence.

A Night in Nude (1993) Trailer

Nûdo no yoru

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964 Pinocchio (1991) Trailer

964 Pinocchio

964 Pinocchio is a 1991 Japanese cyberpunk film from filmmaker Shozin Fukui.

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Pinocchio 964 is the nightmare of a cybernetic sex android let loose into the world without a memory. Wandering around Japan, Pinocchio finds Kyoko, another amnesiac with a horrible secret to her own memory loss. Together they try to piece their lives and live in a world where memory is no longer needed. At the same time, Pinocchio's fiendish architect and master is desperately trying to find his lost prototype before the world finds him. As agents hunt down Pinocchio, the sex android begins to unravel in what can only be said is a hallucinogenic thrill ride that has to be seen to be believed. 

Tell Me Something (1999) Trailer

 Telmisseomding

Tell Me Something (Hangul: 텔 미 썸딩) is a 1999 South Korean mystery crime thriller film directed by Jang Yoon-hyun. It was an early South Korean film to find success abroad as part of the Korean Wave, and was selected to appear in the 2001 New York Korean Film Festival.

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Butterfly Tongues (1999) Trailer

La lengua de las mariposas

Stop and taste the world.

Butterfly's Tongue or Butterfly (Spanish: La lengua de las mariposas, literally "The Tongue of the Butterflies"), is a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda.

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For Moncho, it's an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque, he begins to figure out some of the mysteries of Eros, and, with his older brother, a budding saxophone player, he makes a trip with the band from their town in Galicia. But it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Moncho's father is a Republican as is the aging teacher, Don Gregorio. As sides are drawn and power falls clearly to one side, the forces of fear, violence, and betrayal alter profoundly what should be the pleasure of coming of age.

Red All Over (2015) Trailer

Red All Over

Before you choose a side on gun violence, understand both!

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Seventeen year-old Red Wright is a lost child on his way to self-destruction.  His hard-knock life is a whirlwind of failure due to his neglectful parents and a relentless school bully who won’t back down.  Red finds comfort in his older brother KJ, his friend Rahjer, and the pages of his secret notebook, filled with thought-provoking haikus and significant views of Red’s poignant life.

Angel Bailios is one of Red’s popular classmates at Stevenson High.  Pretty and smart, she dates the well-admired jock “Big” Chris Mateo, although she disapproves of how he treats Red.  Eventually the three students meet on a collision course of disaster which takes the rest of their worlds on a wild ride of self-awareness, betrayal, and overcoming adversity in the face of today’s gun violence issue.

Red All Over is a stark observation into the other side of an often untold story.  Take a look at life through Red’s gritty eyes, and what is seen will never be the same.

Seventeen year-old Red Wright is a lost child on his way to self-destruction.  His hard-knock life is a whirlwind of failure due to his neglectful parents and a relentless school bully who won’t back down.  Red finds comfort in his older brother KJ, his friend Rahjer, and the pages of his secret notebook, filled with thought-provoking haikus and significant views of Red’s poignant life.
Angel Bailios is one of Red’s popular classmates at Stevenson High.  Pretty and smart, she dates the well-admired jock “Big” Chris Mateo, although she disapproves of how he treats Red.  Eventually the three students meet on a collision course of disaster which takes the rest of their worlds on a wild ride of self-awareness, betrayal, and overcoming adversity in the face of today’s gun violence issue.
Red All Over is a stark observation into the other side of an often untold story.  Take a look at life through Red’s gritty eyes, and what is seen will never be the same.

El Narco (2010) Trailer

El infierno

Mexico 2010, El Infierno... Nada que celebrar

El Infierno (English: Hell) is a 2010 Mexican crime film produced by Bandidos Films, directed by Luis Estrada and following the line of La ley de Herodes.

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Benjamin Garcia, Benny, is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the narco business, in which has for the first time in his life, an spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very soon he'll discovers that criminal life does not always keeps his promises. Epic black comedy about the world of Mafia and organized crime, HELL helps us to understand what everybody is asking: What is happening in Mexico today? Written by El Cochiloco

Once Were Warriors (1994) Trailer

Once Were Warriors

 Her only chance for the future is to embrace the power of her past.

Once Were Warriors is a 1994 film based on New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling 1990 first novel.

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Set in urban Auckland (New Zealand) this movie tells the story of the Heke family. Jake Heke is a violent man who beats his wife frequently when drunk, and yet obviously loves both her and his family. The movie follows a period of several weeks in the family's life showing Jake's frequent outburst of violence and the effect that this has on his family. The youngest son is in trouble with the police and may be put into a foster home while the elder son is about to join a street gang. Jake's daughter has her own serious problems which are a key element in the plot. Written by Chris Maslin <maslinc@cad.canterbury.ac.nz>