Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.

Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece, Pauline, on a vacation to Granville. There, she meets an old love...

Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.

Monika from Stockholm falls in love with Harry, a young man on holiday. When she becomes pregnant they are forced into a marriage, which begins to fall apart soon after they take up residence in a cramped little flat.

James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.

Den succesrige, midaldrende forretningsmand Richard Forst fortæller en morgen uden varsel sin unge hustru Maria, at han vil skilles. Årsagerne er dunkle, men måske har et møde dagen før med den letlevende Jeannie udløst det brutale udsagn, der får uventede følger

I en gammel herskabsvilla, der er beliggende ved en øde bugt, myrdes grevinde Federica på brutal vis af sin ægtemand Filippo Donati. Grevinden er lam i underkroppen og bundet til sin rullestol, så da hun får et reb om halsen og sparkes ud af stolen, kan Filippo smilende se til, mens hun udånder. Nu er arven efter hende hans. Men ikke så snart har grevinden trukket sit sidste åndedrag, før den griske Filippo overfaldes og slagtes af en mørkklædt morder.

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is on the run from the police, and rescues him with a fish hook when he tries to commit suicide.

The film tells a story speaks of "Yusuf ", a plumbing Man, who is exposed to many pranks by his friends.

Just out of jail, crumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Musikeren Roberto Tobias konfronterer en mystisk fremmed, der forfølger ham. Under et håndgemæng får Roberto fravristet manden en kniv, men forfølgeren dolkes på sit våben, mens en maskeret figur tager billeder af optrinnet. Ikke med det formål at afpresse Roberto, men for at drive ham til vanvid. Roberto hyrer en privatdetektiv, men alle, der kommer tæt på gådens løsning, ender som det næste offer. Først da politiet fremkommer med en kontroversiel teori, rykker sandheden uhyggeligt tæt på Roberto... Og snart er han i overhængende livsfare!

Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

I den 16. århundredes Japan narre krigsherre Shingen Takeda fjenden ved at bruge tyven Kagemusha som dobbeltgænger. Alligvel bliver Shingen myrdet, men for at undgå kaos og nederlag bliver Kagemusha tvunget til at overtage den døde krigsherre identitet og ansvar.

Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.

Anden del af Kieslowskis film-trilogi, hvor hver film har sit udgangspunkt i de tre farver i tricoloren. Dominique - en ung smuk pariserinde - kræver i al dødsens alvor skilsmisse fra sin polske ægtemand, Karol. At han ikke længere kan tilfredsstille sin kone seksuelt, er noget den høje, franske dommer forstår. Parret bliver skilt på stedet. Totalt ydmyget, ribbet for alt han ejer - selv sit pas - lykkes det alligevel Karol at vende illegalt tilbage til Polen. Efter kommunismens fald er stemningen en god blanding af det totale anarki og nye muligheder efter kapitalismens rå lov. Det sorte marked er et eldorado for frygtløse og dristige mænd som Karol. Han tjener en formue og begynder at lægge udspekulerede planer.