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Fresh out of recovery from a personal crisis, Luke is ready for his new chance at a happy life. Though happiness is going to have to wait when Luke's close friend Mark begins singing the praises for a charismatic pastor of a church in town.

The fourth episode of Ann Hui and Yim Ho’s “ICAC” Series (1978), with three short stories combined

A young woman pregnant with the Anti-Christ is terrorized by a cult of satanists.

In Nazi-occupied France, a German officer is assassinated. The Germans demand justice, and the Vichy government is quick to capitulate. Unable to apprehend the actual culprits, Minister of Justice Joseph Barthélémy decides the execution of token Frenchmen will suffice, but the problem is finding judges and jurors eager to participate in a sham trial of innocent men. The solution is a Special Section, a court comprised of individuals handpicked for this exact purpose.

Kalima, a young foreigner just arrived in Buenos Aires, attends a job interview, without suspecting that the job is with a mysterious sect working in the human trafficking business.

A satanic preacher comes to a small town where he unleashed the terror of the inhabitants.

This documentary by director Claire Billet and historian Christophe Lafaye details the massive and systematic use of chemical weapons during the Algerian War. Algerian fighters and civilians, sheltering in caves, were gassed by "special weapons sections" of the French army. The gas identified on military documents is CN2D, whose widespread use forced insurgents to flee "treated" sites, at the risk of dying there. The method is reminiscent of the "enfumades" used by the French expeditionary force during the conquest of Algeria in the 19th century. Between 8,000 and 10,000 such operations are believed to have taken place on Algerian soil between 1956 and 1962. This historical aspect is little known due to the difficulty of accessing archives, many of which are still classified, raising questions about memory, historical truth, and justice.

A writer gets involved in a police case related to some jewelry belonging to a Chinese sect.

The love affair of an ex-convict with a showgirl, unleashes the jealousy of his older, wealthy and unbalanced wife. A murder plot, staged phoney suicide and other twists and turns follow.

A documentary about the concrete sections of the Berlin Wall that have been acquired by institutions or individuals since 1989 and are now scattered across the USA. Cherished or abandoned, they have become silent witnesses to recent history.

Magdalena, a young chemist, imagines how the perfect man should look like. Gore, a meteorologist, former friend who was in love with her identifies in the end with the true love imagined by Magdalena.

Taking inspiration from L’Afrique fantôme — the controversial diary by French surrealist writer Michel Leiris recounting his participation in the ambitious Dakar-Djibouti ethnographic expedition of the 1930s — Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc’s arresting first feature reflects on identity, cultural appropriation, and the transference of memory through objects.

When several children disappear at the hands of a serial killer in Sector 36, a corrupt cop is forced to pursue the chilling case at all costs.

In Sector 7, an underwater oil field located south of Jeju Island, Hae-jun is working as a marine equipment manager on an oil prospecting ship called Eclipse. Joining the crew later is Jeong-man, a former colleague of Hae-jun's father, assigned to Eclipse as captain. Though his job is to oversee the withdrawal of the ship, he suggests conducting some drilling one last time.

A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated in Frankfurt by a group of Satan worshippers. A lonely schoolteacher almost runs over an elderly man and takes him in, unbeknown to her the man has plans for her – plans that involve a permanent future with the Satanic cult.

Young women in Nazi-occupied countries are packed onto a train and shipped off to a prison camp, where the sadistic commandant uses them as rewards for his lesbian guards and perverted and deviate troops.

Pargat, son of Gurdit Singh, seeks vengeance against Tundilaat, who murdered his father and stole their ancestral land. During the 1947 partition, Gurdit was granted land in Chandigarh for his loyalty, but Tundilaat killed him to seize the valuable property. Fueled by revenge, Pargat grows up determined to destroy Tundilaat's empire in Uttar Pradesh. With the help of Rani, his love interest, and Balviro Chachi, her aunt, Pargat fights to dismantle the criminal empire. In a final confrontation, he kills Tundilaat, avenging his father and reclaiming his family's honour.

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Top Kung Fu actors, Phillip Ko, Ling Yun, and Robert Tai battle it out for turf supremacy in old shanghai. Note: special Triad codes are shown in this film for the first time.

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A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

Wong Fei-Hung faces the White Lotus Society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend revolutionary Dr. Sun Yat Sen from the military.

A veteran-turned-mercenary is hired to take a young woman with a secret from post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to New York City.

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult based around the prophecies of Nostradamus. They kidnap Julia, the daughter of Douglas, a wealthy American who is seeking the presidency, along with Lupin's diamond. At stake is the lost book of prophecy Douglas holds in the vault at the top of his skyscraper.

A man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet.

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.

During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.

A woman's search for her missing sister leads her to the jungles of New Guinea, where she and an expatriate guide encounter a cult leader and flesh-hungry natives.

The mutilated body of a six year old girl is found in a water hole. The girl is identified as the missing daughter of Claudia. However, only two peices of evidence could be used to identify her; a bracelet with her name on it near the crime scene, and the fact that her right leg was three inches longer than her left. All other methods of identification were removed from her body. Five years later Claudia, now addicted to tranquilizers, receives a phone call from someone claiming to be her daughter, asking for her mother to come find her before 'they' kill her. Other mysterious clues show up, further indicating that Claudia's daughter is indeed still alive, and very much in danger. Claudia, a run-down ex-cop, and a parapsychology reporter put together the clues to discover Angela's whereabouts

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.

A surprising and humanistic drama that questions the meaning of happiness through the strange fate of one man who caused an accident. One night, a taciturn and clumsy man working at a scrap iron factory in the suburbs of Tokyo, causes an irreparable accident with his colleague. The two try to hide the incident but the man’s fate takes a turn for the worse and his colleague and family are faced with threats to their survival. A psychologial thriller that reveals the ills of Japanese society along with the darknesses of the human heart based on a script full of surprises written by the director Dai Sakō. Tomomitsu Adachi, who plays the lead role, exudes an eerie charm, and is flanked by many of Japan's best supporting actors such as Yutaka Matsushige and Shohei Uno.

A year ago, Yan Chixia, alongside her family, killed the Fox Demon. Her younger sister Jiang Xue, however, was turned into a demon l, and under the intervention of the sect, becomes even more involved with Yan. The deep misunderstanding brought on by Chixia causes that he has become her mortal enemy. The two are separated by two generations of enmity against the monsters. Yan Chixia becomes one who exterminates demons, while Jiang Xue quietly transforms into a nine-tailed fox known as Shen Si Rou.

After his parents' death, construction worker Sigi doesn't know what to do with his life. He can't do much with his pay, and as a working-class man, women aren't interested in him. But things start to change after a colleague advises him to start moonlighting as a private builder and he meets the beautiful Hannah.

The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.

Najwa, a teacher from a small town, moves to Jakarta for the sake of her daughter Yanti’s future after accepting a teaching position at an elite school run by a foundation. However, their new home harbors both terror and clues from vengeful spirits—victims of an ancient cannibalistic practice carried out by the foundation's founders. As a deadly ritual draws near, Najwa must confront dark forces to save herself and her daughter from becoming the next sacrifices in the cannibalistic rite.

Composed of three episodes—titled Kali, Shakti, and Devi—and linked within a narrative framework, it tells the story of the Taylor-Eriksson group, its members, and their extreme practices in search of awareness and liberation from karma. These practices, spiraling into violence and sex, ultimately turn into real nightmares.

As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals, and ruthless mental and physical abuse.

A cop suffering from "posterior ulcers" tries to catch a serial killer who seeks out victims with medical problems. One suspect is a man who makes pies from guts, which the cop inadvertantly eats. Eventually the hero cop finds himself tied to an operating table with the killer preparing to deal with his "posterior ulcers"!

Everyone seems to want to stop General Tsai from leaving Peking.

A girl who weds her love against her wishes repents after their daughter is born and her decision makes her husband leave her. He returns 10 years later to see the child.

Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and simplicity affect him deeply. Amongst these is his cousin, a bright and lively young man who has the dream of one day going to France...

From June 8 to 12, 2011, Jamel Debbouze organized the first Marrakech Laughter Festival. For this major event, Jamel invited his friends from the world of sport and entertainment.

Tells the story of David Secter, Canada's first acclaimed indie filmmaker.

A guy meets the woman of his dreams and invites her to his company's corporate retreat, but realizes he sent the invite to the wrong person.

A race of sexy, other-dimensional specimens arrive to Earth to kidnap women to repopulate their planet.

Wilson Pomade, a totally insignificant but pleasant young man, has gone through life unnoticed and unrecognized by others until one day when he encounters the beautiful and elegant Marian Pronkridge, whose only flaw is her blindness. Wilson saves Marian's life, but is overwhelmed by her beauty, unable to speak with her and runs away. However, fate or is it destiny...brings the two together again and they embark on a journey of personal discovery that culminates in a significant, yet unexpected twist in "The Disturbance at Dinner".

In the summer of 2011, The Protomen released their first self-titled album, now known as Act I, on vinyl. To celebrate that release, they played a show in their hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. That night, in a rare occurrence, they played Act I in its entirety, as well as the majority of their subsequent album, Act II: The Father of Death. This is that show.

A cooperation arising from four independent filmmakers, about the German mystic, philosopher and theosophist Jacob Böhme (1575-1624) based from the 400 year old original texts.

The film’s main string is about the individuation process and selfawareness embodied in the figures of child, adult and mentor. The voyages through destructed and natural landscapes of these characters lead to a final ascend in flicker-sequences.

While waiting for his train, Mikey sees someone from his past...

A Burglar breaks into the home of two parents grieving the loss of their young son. The parents kidnap the Burglar and force him to act like their deceased child. The strange thing is... the burglar grows to love their bizarre care and affection.

The Seahorse is a Kafkaesque body horror-comedy about Marco, a writer, who is in the midst of extreme writer's block on his latest novel and discovers he is mysteriously pregnant with child.

Suburban housewife Doris Wishman goes on a moral crusade to bring down the deviant women of Castle Humpinstein in this cheap satire of cheap '60s sexploitation flicks.

Lukman, a man who recently died tries to find his girlfriend in the afterlife.

After a dying nuclear scientist confesses to evil experiments and warns of an imminent disaster, a graduate student must traverse the undead he created to save her Great Lakes city from an unlikely devastation, a tsunami.

Compendium of videos animated by Ayar Blasco until 2022. The film, released directly on YouTube, includes recurring characters such as the Spoiled Child, the Rasbernardo Kitten and the first installment of the Disney Mouse in stop motion.

Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.

In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

A documentary at the heart of French rap: its beginnings, its history, its influences. Featuring exclusive interviews, freestyles, and live performances from the French rap scene.

One of the hottest groups in French rap in the 90s is making a comeback this year. A few months ago, Doc Gyneco announced the reformation of Secteur Ä in its entirety, including Doc Gyneco, Passi, Pit Baccardi, Ärsenik, Stomy Bugsy, les Neg' Marrons, Mc Janik and Singuila. To mark the occasion, the first episode of a documentary dedicated to the Secteur Ä collective has just been released. In it, the members talk about their memories of the time, but also about how rap and hip-hop have evolved over the past 30 years.