Posts Tagged ‘refugee’

Waking the Dead (2000)

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Crudup, Billy | Connelly, Jennifer | Parker, Molly | McTeer, Janet | Hipp, Paul | Oh, Sandra | Holbrook, Hal | Landrieu, Nelson | Coll, Ivonne | Dane, Lawrence | Harris, Ed | Marshall, Larry | Anderson, Stanley | Gage, Patricia | Lynch, John Carroll
Directors: Gordon, Keith
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Fielding Pierce lives the life of an aspiring politician - in 1972 he’s serving in the Coast Guard (trying to avoid Vietnam in the most honorable way), and by 1973 he has entered law school. Along the way he falls in love with Sarah, a fiercely idealistic woman who devotes her life to helping others - unfortunately she’s killed in an explosion while assisting members of the Chilean resistance. Nine years later, in the middle of a congressional election, Fielding is suddenly flooded with thoughts and visions of his lost love.

King Arthur (2004)

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War
Countries: Ireland | USA
Actors: Owen, Clive | Gruffudd, Ioan | Mikkelsen, Mads | Edgerton, Joel | Dancy, Hugh | Winstone, Ray | Stevenson, Ray | Knightley, Keira | Dillane, Stephen | Skarsgård, Stellan | Schweiger, Til | Gilder, Sean | Kinevane, Pat | Marescotti, Ivano | Stott, Ken
Directors: Fuqua, Antoine
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The Roman Empire is stretched across many nations, including Britain. In their conquest for more land, the Romans went into Sarmatia where they fought the very brave Sarmatian cavalery. The Romans, impressed by the Sarmatian’s weaponery and fighting skills, included them into their army as knights. After 15 years of serving and fighting for the Roman Empire the Sarmatian Knights, lead by Arthur/Artorious Castus, are about to receive their freedom as the Romans are leaving Britain. But the Knights must carry out one final order before they are free. A Roman priest and his family, especially his son Alecto, must be rescued from the invading Saxons. But there is another danger lurking on the road to freedom - the Woads, British rebels who hate the Romans.

Children of Men (2006)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan | UK | USA
Actors: Yacuzzi, Juan Gabriel | Hussain, Michelle | Curling, Rob | Chevalier, Jon | Davies, Rita | Fenton, Kim | Gilbert, Chris | Hawthorne, Phoebe | Howard, Rebecca | White, Atalanta | Woodbridge, Laurence | Owen, Clive | McErlane, Maria | Haughey, Michael | Sharma, Paul
Directors: Cuarón, Alfonso
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With this dystopian world ravished by war, paranoia and the frustrations of Man the Orwellian vision of Nineteen Eighty-Four, the totalitarian future is now complete and amongst us. With female fertility becoming obsolete, Man cannot reproduce, and no child has been born on the face of the planet for eighteen years. Man, and his future, is dying. Soon he shall be extinct. Theo, the beaten, downtrodden and middle-aged ex-political activist will, unwittingly, become involved in a war of an underground revolt. Here he is active once more, in the perilous journey across England’s Home Counties, with a young girl, Kee, who, to Theo’s bewilderment is pregnant. The first pregnant woman for more than eighteen years. This secret must be protected, at all cost, and mother and child must flee to the mysterious and enigmatic Human Project, across the seas. Their flight is a constant fight for survival. Who can be trusted? Who can keep a secret?

Blood Diamond (2006)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Hounsou, Djimon | Connelly, Jennifer | Kuypers, Kagiso | Vosloo, Arnold | Coleman, Antony | Mabhena, Benu | Lukola, Anointing | Harewood, David | Wallace, Basil | Mistry, Jimi | Sheen, Michael | Weyers, Marius | Collins, Stephen | Mwine, Ntare
Directors: Zwick, Edward
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Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990’s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - an ex Mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon’s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

Desperate Hours (1990)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Rourke, Mickey | Hopkins, Anthony | Rogers, Mimi | Crouse, Lindsay | Lynch, Kelly | Koteas, Elias | Morse, David | Smith, Shawnee | Gerard, Danny | Bamman, Gerry | McGrath, Matt | Jones, John Christopher | Norris, Dean | Finn, John | Curry, Christopher
Directors: Cimino, Michael
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Michael Bosworth is a psychotic criminal who is about to go on trial however, he seduces his lawyer into helping him escape. But as they try to make their getaway, she’s left behind. He decides to wait for her to come to him, so he decides to hide at the house of the Cornells. Now it appears that the Cornells have problems of their own. The husband and wife are separated. And there’s an FBI agent after them who is using the lawyer to lead them to Bosworth.

Quicksand (2001)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Keaton, Michael | Caine, Michael | Godrèche, Judith | Serbedzija, Rade | Marsh, Matthew | Berkeley, Xander | Wilhoite, Kathleen | Ferjani, Rachel | Löwensohn, Elina | Thomas, Clare | Norris, Hermione | Beck, William | Berteloot, Jean-Yves | Castaldi, Jean-Pierre | Stinton, Colin
Directors: Mackenzie, John
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The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.

Beyond Borders (2003)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Jolie, Angelina | Owen, Clive | Polo, Teri | Roache, Linus | Emmerich, Noah | Wageningen, Yorick van | West, Timothy | Trotter, Kate | Higgins, Jonathan | Gausden, John | Horler, Isabelle | Lee, Iain | Anthony, Keelan | Bourgeois, John | Tea, Kalyane
Directors: Campbell, Martin
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Beyond Borders is an epic tale of the turbulent romance between two star-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of the world’s most dangerous hot spots. Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie stars as Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984. She is married to Henry Bauford (Linus Roache) son of a wealthy British industrialist, when she encounters Nick Callahan (Clive Owen) a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a result, Sarah embarks upon a journey of discovery that leads to danger, heartbreak and romance in the far corners of the world.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: Germany | New Zealand | USA
Actors: Wood, Elijah | McKellen, Ian | Tyler, Liv | Mortensen, Viggo | Astin, Sean | Blanchett, Cate | Rhys-Davies, John | Hill, Bernard | Lee, Christopher | Boyd, Billy | Monaghan, Dominic | Bloom, Orlando | Weaving, Hugo | Otto, Miranda | Wenham, David
Directors: Jackson, Peter
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Sauron’s forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman’s army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron’s troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin.

Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Reeves, Keanu | Fishburne, Laurence | Moss, Carrie-Anne | Anthony, Ray | Anu, Christine | Ashton-Sheibu, Alima | Bakaitis, Helmut | Bastoni, Steve | Battee, Don | Bellucci, Monica | Bernhardt, Daniel | Berry, Valerie | Bliss, Ian | Bogatko, Liliana | Budd, Michael | Burke, Stoney | Butler, Kelly
Directors: Wachowski, Larry | Wachowski, Andy
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Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have enslaved the human race in the Matrix. As their quest unfolds, Neo learns more about his super-heroic abilities, including the ability to see the codes of the people and things around him. Simultaneously, now, more humans are waking up out of the Matrix and attempting to live in the real world. As their numbers grow, the battle moves to Zion—the last real-world city and center of human resistance.

Casablanca (1942)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Bogart, Humphrey | Bergman, Ingrid | Henreid, Paul | Rains, Claude | Veidt, Conrad | Greenstreet, Sydney | Lorre, Peter | Sakall, S.Z. | LeBeau, Madeleine | Wilson, Dooley | Page, Joy | Qualen, John | Kinskey, Leonid | Bois, Curt
Directors: Curtiz, Michael
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During World War II, Europeans who were fleeing from the Germans, sought refuge in America. But to get there they would first have to go Casablanca and once they get there, they have to obtain exit visas which are not very easy to come by. Now the hottest spot in all of Casablanca is Rick’s Cafe which is operated by Rick Blaine, an American expatriate, who for some reason can’t return there, and he is also extremely cynical. Now it seems that two German couriers were killed and the documents they were carrying were taken. Now one of Rick’s regulars, Ugarte entrusts to him some letters of transit, which he intends to sell but before he does he is arrested for killing the couriers. Captain Renault, the Chief of Police, who is neutral in his political views, informs Rick that Victor Laszlo, the European Resistance leader, is in Casablanca and will do anything to get an exit visa but Renault has been “told” by Major Strasser of the SS, to keep Laszlo in Casablanca. Laszlo goes to Rick’s to meet Ugarte, because he was the one Ugarte was going to sell the letters to. But since Ugarte was arrested he has to find another way. Accompanying him is Ilsa Lund, who knew Rick when he was in Paris, and when they meet some of Rick’s old wounds reopen. It is obvious that Rick’s stone heart was because of her leaving him. And when they learn that Rick has the letters, he refuses to give them to him, because “he doesn’t stick his neck out for anyone”.