"Forgiveness" chronicles the families affected by South Korean serial killer Young-chul Yoo. Yoo's murders occurred between September 2003 and July 2004. Eventually, Young-chul Yoo was convicted of 20 murders (predominantly prostitutes and elderly), with one additional case thrown out on technicalities. Young-chul Yoo admitted to have eaten the livers of some of his victims..
Demba is an African who has fled an oppressive regime in his own country and is seeking asylum in Paris. One night he encounters Lucien, a policeman from the Caribbean, who speaks to him in the voice of the dominant class. But in his country Demba is a professor of History and Geography while Lucien left school early to help his mother, a cleaning lady. “YAFA Le Pardon” explores the social and economic dynamics at work in their relationship as they seek to understand each other, aided by Welcome, a Baule Komian who does not hesitate to officiate as the parties meet on the Quai de l’Oise, in the centre of Paris..
Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition..
The film is inspired and is an adaptation of the story "Forgiveness" by Blaze Koneski. We follow the pagan custom, the ritual with masks on the occasion of the Feast of Forgiveness, through the dream of a child who is obsessed with the severe illness of his sister..
During the summer of 1968, students from all over Mexico gathered in the capital to demand democracy. The Olympic Games were about to be held and the government, chaired by Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, offered a brutal response in the form of repression, causing hundreds of deaths..
Agusto, a man who gets by day to day by singing on the street ends up getting caught in the middle of his younger brother's problem that got him crossing path with the inevitable violence the slums of Cebu is constantly battling. This is a short film about the drug addiction that plagues the poverty stricken community to the endless cycle of killing around these..
Soulignant la beauté et le charme de l'île tunisienne de Djerba, surnommée l'île des rêves, et comment surmonter certaines difficultés, ainsi que la coexistence de ses habitants, en dépit de leurs différentes nationalités, qu'il s'agisse de Tunisiens ou d'étrangers, en particulier de la communauté italienne en Tunisie, et de leurs différentes religions..
Un homme sans emploi et menacé par ses créditeurs accepte de travailler pour un agent de recouvrement, mais découvre bientôt ce qu'il en coûte de traiter avec le diable..
Alors que Cjamango est loin de son ranch, six bandits attaquent et tuent tous les membres de sa famille. Perturbé par cette tragédie, il entreprend de se venger. Un par un, il tue les bandits et apprend en cours de route qu'un parent de sa femme est impliqué dans ce crime..
Al arrives in town which is ruled by Lash who has taken possession of one gold mine and is now aiming to get the other which is owned by old Johnny. Al is the only one to support Johnny but still the old man is ambushed and killed..
A psychological drama about the consequences of a 15 year old girl's gang rape..
Set in rural South of Spain in the 19th century, tells the story of group of outlaws, from very different origins, trying to survive, hiding from the law enforcement officers in caves in a hilly area, and their struggle against the evil mining company that exploits the poor people of their home village..
In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, fights to obtain freedom for her son Dinca. Part of a future full-length project, the short film presents a day in the household in which Maria and her son, Dinca, serve as slaves. As important guests arrive for dinner and all the slaves are making preparations, Maria and her son see this day as a chance to take a step to change their fate. During slavery time, up until 1856, the Romanian equivalent of the word "forgiveness" was used when referring to freeing someone from slavery (the Roma slave was "forgiven" from slavery)..
Don Ramon, a wealthy patron, receives his son back after he has sent him away to medical school, only to have him fall in love with his new young wife..
Victor habite Vienne avec Annette et leur petite fille Pamela. C'est le printemps, Victor qui fuit le travail passe ses journées et parfois ses nuits dehors. Très éprise, Annette lui fait confiance pour se ressaisir dès qu'ils seront rentrés à Paris. Mais en France, Victor reprend ses mauvaises habitudes. Après une violente dispute, il s'installe chez une junkie dont il est tombé amoureux. Annette quitte Victor et disparaît avec Pamela. Onze ans plus tard, Pamela a dix-sept ans, elle vit à Paris, chez sa mère. Un jour, elle apprend que son père est dans la même ville qu'elle. Elle décide de le revoir..
