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RTL Boulevard: De Holleeder Tapes
Terror on the 40th Floor
A number of business people, keeping the Christmas Eve office party going longer than was originally intended, are beset by a fire that starts in the basement of their office building and creeps up at them from floor to floor.
The Garden of Desires
The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their grandmother in the village. They imagine the world as a vast and charming "Garden of desires" and all members of the household are waiting for Asya's birthday. Asya has a sense of foreboding regarding the impending grief. Guests come to visit but none of them are her parents. She still does not know that her father was declared an enemy of the people, that tomorrow she will not see her mother and that the war is approaching.
A Hyena like No Other
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.
Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.
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Johnny Cash: London 1981
Johnny Cash: London 1981 documents the full performance of his rare UK show. He performs a number of songs with members of The Carter Family. The setlist includes classics like "I Walk the Line," "Ghost Riders in the Sky," and "Folsom Prison Blues"
Los Dos Compadres
Whispers of Gold
Independent documentary chronicling the ghosts of Waiuta, the former gold town on New Zealand's West Coast. Archive film and photographs give a rare glimpse of 1900's mining town life - the colourful characters, stories, and the gold that kept its heart beating but left a toxic legacy. Waiuta has now today full circle, with vultures again circling and looking again mine the area's gold.
The Cheat-Sheet
A student must complete a test in 5 minutes she didn't study for, she tries to cheat but her teacher keeps catching her and throwing her objects blender, will she pass her test
Caps
Radu, 45, rich and single, manages his business with a strong, unwavering hand and no scruples. His competition is now leading a charge against him on the stock market, which prompts Radu to remember a childhood game of beer bottle caps, a game that required risk-taking, effort and skill. A heart attack and the news that he might need a heart transplant determines him to head to a remote place, where the Danube river meets the sea, a place of simple people and age-old customs.
The Bride
The mysterious tale of a mascara-tear-stained runaway bride who encounters a supportive stranger with a shoulder to cry on. However, through their conversation, she must face the true reality of her wedding day disaster…
Bye Bye Blues
During World War II, Daisy Cooper returns home to Canada with her children after her British husband, soldier Teddy, is assigned to Singapore. With the help of trombonist Max Gramley, Daisy's amateurish piano and vocal skills improve, and soon she is supporting her family with her performances. Unsure whether Teddy is alive or dead, Daisy is torn between staying faithful and giving in to her growing feelings for Max.
Shankar Shambhu
Inspector Ranjit Singh lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his wife, Laxmi, a son, Pappu, and daughter, Pinky. When the National Bank is broken into one night, he gives chase to the robbers, and shoots one of them dead. The dead robber's brother, Kundan, manages to get away with the loot, then tracks down Ranjit and his family, shoots at them, forcing their jeep to fall into the Narbada river, separating the entire family. Ranjit manages to rescue Laxmi, and then apprehends Kundan, has him tried in Court, and sentenced to jail for several years, but is unable to recover the stolen loot. Years later, Kundan gets discharged and is received by his nephew, Chaman. Ranjit is now the Inspector General of Police, and Laxmi still hopes to be reunited with her children. Pappu has been adopted by a bandit named Lakhan Singh, who re-names him Shambhu, and brings him up with his other son, Shankar.
Underground
A film about the creation of the Moscow Metro, which has become a symbol of the whole country. The narrative covers the period from the first pre-revolutionary projects to the Khrushchev era.
Misery Loves Company
A documentary presenting the behind the scenes of Rob Reiner's classic "Misery", with Reiner himself, Kathy Bates, James Caan, Frances Sternhagen, writer William Goldman, Barry Sonnenfeld (the film's cinematographer) presenting their views on the film years later of its release and the impact "Misery" had in their professional lives.