Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

Det lykkedes banditten Cacopoulos at undslippe galgen efter at være blevet mål for falske anklager. Nu vil han have hævn. Undervejs "kommer han til" at stjæle "lidt" fra to tvivlsomme cowboys, Cat Stevens og Hutch Bessy. Efterfølgende bliver de rodet ind i Cacopoulos' hævntogt, der ender i en spillebule i Mississippi og involverer skuddueller og store pengesummer.

The story of Dutch commando Marco Kroon, who, after becoming the first recipient of his country's highest military award in over five decades, finds himself in the crosshairs of the law for alleged drugs and weapons violations.

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.

Den aldrende revolvermand Cole Thornton og den fordrukne sherif J.P. Harrah tager kampen op med den lokale kvægkonge og dennes håndgangne mænd.

Nicola, paralyzed after a car crash, falls in love for his physiotherapist Lucia. Franco and Manuela, a young couple unfit to have children, fly to Barcelona for a specialized treatment for fertility. Filippo and Fosco, two gay men, decide to marry. Ernesto, waiter in a chic restaurant, has a liaison with Cecilia, the new Spanish help.

Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convince Matsunaga to stay for treatment, which would drastically change his lifestyle. They form an uneasy friendship until Matsunaga's old boss Okada returns from prison.

A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Antonio and Emma have been separated for years, but he does not accept when Emma dates other men. Indeed Antonio proves obsessive, aggressive and intrusive, and again threatens Emma to hurt the children: little Kevin, shy and introverted, and the adolescent Valentina.

In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity are guaranteed to the man who retrieves it. This time, Petrunya dives into the water on a whim and manages to grab the cross before the others. Her competitors are furious - how dare a woman take part in their ritual? All hell breaks loose, but Petrunya holds her ground. She won her cross and will not give it up.

Da Sherlock Holmes og Dr. Watson modtager et brev med anmodning om hjælp fra en kvinde, der allerede er blevet myrdet, tager de til hendes hjemby, hvor indbyggerne er sikre på at et legendarisk monster er skyld i mordet .

En ung kvinde gifter sig med en charmerende mand, og flytter ind i det hus, hvor hendes tante blev myrdet. Snart begynder mystiske ting at ske, og hun begynder at tvivle på sin egen forstand, men er hun vitterligt ved at blive sindsyg, eller er der noget mørkere på spil.

Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.

Filmen 'The Quiet Girl' handler om en lille pige ved navn Cáit, der vokser op i en fattig familie. Da hendes mor bliver gravid igen, sender forældrene pigen i pleje på ubestemt tid. Belært af sin opvækst er hun varsom over for den nye familie, som hun hele tiden sammenligner med det, hun kender hjemmefra. Her lærer pigen, hvordan det føles at blive mødt med omsorg og forståelse, men da en familie-hemmelighed afsløres for hende, mærker hun samtidig, hvor skrøbeligt det hele er. Filmen, der bygger på Claire Keegans kortroman 'Omsorg', er den første irsk-sprogede film, der er blevet Oscar-nomineret nogensinde.

Hannie enlists the aid of bounty hunter Tom Price to teach her how to be a gunfighter so she can hunt down the 3 men who killed her husband and raped her.

Filmen er baseret på den cubanske digter Reinaldo Arenas' chokerende memoirer. Han vokser op på landet under ekstremt fattige kår, men som teenager tændes håbet, da han får kontakt med revolutionshæren, der som en flodbølge fejer hen over landet. Jubeldagene efter Castros magtovertagelse er hurtigt overstået. Snart mærker han på egen krop, at det nye kommunistiske regime ingen tolerance har over for afvigere og anderledes tænkende.

Kristen har livagtige mareridt om en forbrændt mand med metalkløer, der forsøger at myrde hende. Den plagede pige ender på en psykiatrisk afdeling med andre unge, der også drømmer om manden. Den nu voksne Nancy har haft samme problemer, så hun underviser gruppen i at bekæmpe den forfærdelige, men meget virkelige drømmeverden.

Romerne vil finde ud af, hvorfor gallerne er så stærke. Den lille legionær Delirium sendes ud som spion og finder frem til hemmeligheden: trylledrikken. For at få fingre i den, kidnapper romerne Miraculix. Asterix drager af sted for at befri ham og lader sig fange af romerne, der vil bruge ham til at presse Miraculix med. Men det viser sig snart, at den gode druide har mere end en trylledrik på lager.

Jacques Lantier, en plaget jernbanemand, vender tilbage med toget til den franske havneby Le Havre og møder ved et tilfælde den impulsive stationsforstander Roubard og Séverine, hans kone.

Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.