Anna Firling's Roads

A Dream of Fortune

June 1961 •Korean

Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because he's paying off a monthly mortgage for his welfare housing facility sold by the government. One day, Mr. Son and his wife make the acquaintance of a U.S. immigrant Charlie Hong (Heo Chang-kang) who is engaged in the smuggling business.

Guerra do Paraguay

May 2016 •Portuguese

A soldier coming home after the Paraguay War meets a theater group. A shock between war and art.

View from an Alley

June 1962 •Korean

One father finds life nearly impossible to live as he attempts to raise his nine children on a pitifully small salary.

L'uomo del mercato

October 2020 •Italian

Endless Corridor

June 2014 •Azerbaijani

"Endless Corridor" is the definitive account of an agonizing human rights tragedy in which hundreds of Azerbaijanis massacred after Armenian Forces stormed the city of Khojaly during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. It happened in 1992, but the full story never been told throughout the world until now.

The Man Under the Table

July 2009 •Croatian

The microcosmic world of a street market on the outskirts of Zagreb: traders, thieves, prostitutes, self-appointed security guards and other lost souls, each with their own unique ideas, passion or mania. We follow the tragicomic, mutually intertwined mini dramas of each character, as they fight to save the marketplace itself, when city planners threaten to raze it to the ground and replace it with a skyscraper.

Beirut

April 2018 •English

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

Absent

September 2020 •English

Unable to afford proper menstrual products, Chloe is constantly faced with anxiety and humiliation; this is not the first time this has happened and it won’t be the last. 'Absent' is based on multiple true stories and made in association with Freedom4girls. It aims to raise awareness around period poverty in the UK.

The Return of the Dead Army

January 1989 •Albanian

A general and an Italian priest arrive in Albania to retrieve the bones of the soldiers who were killed during the war.

Pure Gold

August 2019 •English

In the grip of a famine, a farmer must provide for his starving family, however his desperation is exploited by a mischievous being, that tempts him with something precious.

First Strike

May 1985 •English

A U.S. Navy submarine captain tries to prevent the Soviets from trying to launch World War III.

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla

September 1967 •Malayalam

Susamma, who was raised by her maternal uncle after the death of her mother, joins the Indian Army as a nurse during WWII. She experiences many ups and downs, but stays true to her profession.

Early in the Morning

May 2006 •French

Yaguiné and Fodé, schoolboys who try in vain to find work to help their poor families. Lured by the symbols of Western affluence and power that surround them, the two stow away on a flight to Europe.

I, Tonya

December 2017 •English

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

The Real State of Affairs

January 1964 •

A young married man goes into the army and when he comes back finds out that his wife has gone off with another man.

Elephants Never Forget

October 2004 •Spanish

A man fails to acknowledge the teenagers he mistreated when they were small children.

She's in the Army

May 1942 •English

A socialite joins the Womens Ambulance Corps as both a publicity stunt and to win a bet with a newspaper columnist, who wagered $5000 that she couldn't last six weeks.

The child's first right

October 1932 •German

All We Had

December 2016 •English

A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.

The Street Boy

July 1958 •Chinese

Young widow Li Jingqin is struggling to put her son Du Shaoxiong through school with her meagre income. Bullied by the landlady, Du spends his days wandering the streets where he is lured by a gang to commit crimes. Fortunately, Du has a heart of gold.