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Awealthyrais(aheadoflocaladministrationinTadzhikistan)buildshistoiletrightnexttothehouseofateacherinthevillage.Thearomasofthetoiletdisturbthelifeoftheteacher’sfamily;itisveryupsettingforthem.ButtheraisisalsoanewTadzhik(newmoney)andignoresthecomplaints.Moreover,everytimehevisitsthetoilet,heshamelesslystaresattheteacher’syoungwifeoverthefence.However,thepoweroftheraisissogreatthatnobodydarestoopposehim.Theteacherbuyscheaplyahomerightinfrontoftherais’shousefromanoldmananddecidestobuildapublictoiletthere.Itseemsthattheeraoffairytalesandlegendshasvanishedanditisnotpossibletomakefilm-parables.However,JamshedUsmonovcreatesfilm-parables.Ineveryoneofhisfilmsthereisacharactertellingalegendthatturnsthemeaningofthefilmallaround.InFlightoftheBeeitisataleaboutabee,whichsavedthelifeofanarmy:Onceuponatimeitwasacustomtokilloldpeoplewhoreachedacertainage.ButoneofthesoldiersofAlexandertheGreatdidn’thavethehearttokillhisfather.Hehidhiminhistravelingtrunkandcarrieditonhisbackduringmarches.Thearmycametoadesertandthewarriorsstartedtodiefromthirst.Nobodyknewhowtofindwater.Thefathersaidtohisson:Catchabee,tieawhitethreadtoitslegandfollowit.Itwilltakeyoutowater.Theyfoundwaterandthearmywassaved.Afterthatoldpeopleweresparedbecauseeverybodyrecognizedthemasasourceofwisdom.Thevillageteachertellsthisstorytohisstudentsatthebeginningofthefilm.ItisinterestingtonotehowinthefilmFlightoftheBeedifferentmentalitiesintermingledandco-existed.TheteacheristypicaloftheSovietintelligentsia:hewritesbooksthatnobodypublishes;helooksforjusticefromthegovernmentthathasneverbeenfairtohim.ThesurroundingsofthevillagearestillSoviet:theraishasLenin’sportraitinhisoffice;youngpeopleareidleanddrunkastheyalwayswereduringtheSovietera.Thenewcapitalists,thenewTadzhiksinthevillage,donotweardesignerjacketsanddonottalkoncellphones.Thenewmoneyispresentedinthecharacteroftherais.Ithasalmostafeudalquality;itisthepowerofalocallord.JamshedUsmonovhasauniquetalenttobalancethefunnyandserious,thesimpleandcomplicated.He,likenobodyelse,sensesthisborder,whereasimplestoryturnsintoaparableandfilmcharactersstandoutasarchetypesofdifferentperiodssettogetherinthegapoftimes.(kinokultura/GULNARAABIKEEVA)

"whentwoworldscollide;theybecomeone."SetinthepicturesquecityofUdaipur,DhadakisthestoryofMadhukarandParthavi.Fromthemomenttheyseteyesoneachother;MadhukarandParthavifeltsomethingfamiliar,somethingpure,butastheirloveblossomed,sodidtheirproblems.Tornbetweensocietyandtheirfamilies,theirfatebecameuncertain.DHADAKisasimple,passionatestoryaboutfirstlove.

A mother's dying warning fails to keep her estranged children away from the homestead. Siblings Hari and Eka return to find that their mother's reputation as a witch precedes her. Based on rumors of seasonal suicides by hanging in rural Indonesia, Death Knot is rising star Cornelio Sunny's feature debut.

颂克拉姆和埃都是工科学生，住在大学宿舍。颂克拉姆是宿舍3的学长，宿舍3是“强壮且有运动能力”的男学生被分类的地方。埃是2号宿舍的学长，2号宿舍住的都是“好看”的男同学。埃曾经是颂克拉姆的导师和朋友，但是当他们两个都被选为宿舍的舍长后，他们就分开了。2号和3号宿舍已经吵了好几代了。埃和颂克拉姆虽然表现得像是敌人，但是埃实际上是爱上了颂克拉姆。然而，他认为颂克拉姆对溟恩有感情。埃不知道的是，他才是颂克拉姆喜欢的人，而不是溟恩。SongkramandAyebothareengineeringstudentsandliveinuniversitydorms.Songkramistheheadstudentofdorm3,whichiswherethe"strongandathletic"malestudentsaresorted.Ayeistheheadstudentofdorm2,thedormwhereallthe"goodlooking"malestudentslive.AyeusedtobeSongkram'stutorandfriend,buttheyfellapartafterbothofthemwerechosentobeheadstudentsofthedorms.Dorms2and3havebeenateachother'sthroatsforgenerations.AyeandSongkrammightactlikeenemies,butAyeisactuallyinlovewithSongkram.However,hethinksSonkramhasfeelingsforMean.WhatAyedoesn'tknow,isthathe'stheoneSongkramlikes,notMean.

Acase,thatremainedamysteryfornearlythirtyyears.Thedesperatesearchofonebrotherforhissister.Andtheagonyofthosewhoareleftbehindbyachillinglybrutalcrime.

WhenafamousYouAllsTuber,Jehan"KakiPrank"isleftwithoutanycrewtoworkwith,hedecidestoturnanadvancedandroidcompanion-botnamedAI.5YAintohis'one-womanfilmcrew'.

SueBarkerpresentsadocumentarylookingatthelifeandcareeroftennisstarMartinaNavratilova.Theyfirstmetonthetennistourin1974,soSuewastherethroughoutthelandmarksofMartina'slife:defection,comingoutandbreakingrecords.Inthisprogramme,MartinatakesSuebacktoRevnice,herhomeintheCzechRepublic,andallowsthecamerastofilmherweddingin...

SetintheAmericanWestof1876,'R.I.P.D.2:RiseoftheDamed'isaspiritual(pardonthepun)sequelto2013's'R.I.P.D.'SheriffRoyPulsipherisn'ttoothrilledaboutfindinghimselfdeadafterashootoutwithanotoriousoutlawgang,buthedoesgetasecondchancetoreturntoearthafterbeingrecruitedbytheR.I.P.D.(RestInPeaceDepartment.).Butavenginghisown...

Constantlyonthehuntandsufferingfromhallucinationsthatdrivehisviolentnature,anunnamedmaniscapturingwomenandsavagelybeatingthemtodeath.Meanwhile,awomanisluringmenintoaviolentend,bywayofherknife.Drivenbythesameforcetomaketheoppositesexsuffer,thekillers’fatesintertwine.Thetwomustfaceoffinabattletothedeath,inwhichtheyareforcedtorevealthehorribletruthbehindtheiraddictiontomurder.“Brutal”takesaninterestingapproachtoitsvisuals,drawingheavyinfluencefromWestern“Grindhouse”films,usingafiltertomakethefootageappeargrainy,damaged,andwithlightandcolorfluctuations.Unfortunately,thevisualstylingendsupfeelingmisguided,asotherthanapplyingthefilteritdoesnotimitateanyotheraspectsofthe“Grindhouse”genre.Despitetryingtodirtyupthefilm,itisapparentitwasshotondigital.Thecinematographyisalsoastepabovemost“Grindhouse”productions,withTakashiHiroseprovinghehastalentbehindthecamera.Exteriorshotstothosetakingplaceinsmallspacesareallcompetentlyframed,lit,andtransitionwell.Thedecisiontoaddaneffectontopoftheworkhurtsthefilm’simageryandevengivesasenseofdesperationtotrytocaptureacertaintypeofnostalgiawiththeaudience,insteadofrelyingonitsownstrengths.Itisunfortunatewhenonecreativechoicecanhurtaproductionsomuch.Thestoryof“Brutal”issimplebuteffective,itdoesattemptsomesortofsocialcommentaryabouttheviolentnatureofmenandwomen,butitdoesnotofferenoughdepthintothesubjecttojustifytheamountofviolenceondisplay.Thefilmdoesendonastrongnotewithaninterestingtwist,witharevealthatisboundtogrosssomeout,whilegivingothersachuckle.Inspiteofitssimplenature,thosewhoenjoyfilmsthatmakethemsomewhatuncomfortableandenjoythechallengeofgettingthroughsomeultra-violence,“Brutal”posesafunandentertainingchallengeinthatregard.

8yearsafterRakeshMahadkarreignedterroronMumbai,anotherserialkillerhastakenbirth.Morebrutalandmoredangerousbutonethatusesthesamecover,theSmileyMask.EkVillainReturnsisthestoryoftwomeninonesidedlove.ThepathstheychoosetofulfilltheirlovestoriesdecidewhotheHeroisandwhoistheVillain.