The Story of Qiu Ju

Forrest Gump

June 1994 •English

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever

December 2023 •English

A hilarious and heartfelt holiday tale centered around everyone's favorite disaster-prone middle school student, Greg Heffley, which finds him desperately fighting to stay off Santa's naughty list as the family prepares for a major winter snowstorm.

Naughty Emil

January 1985 •Latvian

One of the iconic Latvian movies. Based on Astrid Lindgren's book 'Emil of Lönneberga'. A story of a little boy, Emil, who, according to others is incredibly naughty, but actually Emil is a lot more kind hearted than all the rest. And everything he does is to help someone. But somehow it all the time turns out like a prank. His family won't agree with any pranks on themselves, so there goes Emil in his father's tool shed, where he's locked up for every prank. Includes the phrase - 'the main idea is to keep your feet warm', which has been adapted in Latvian culture, so it's already a saying.

Divoch

August 1936 •Czech

Two Loves

May 1961 •English

American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her the love and affection of her pupils and their parents and the admiration of the unhappily married school inspector, Abercrombie. Her personal life, however, is less secure; frightened of love and sexually inhibited, she has always been aloof with men. Eager to break down this barrier is Englishman Paul Lathrope, a somewhat irrational and immature fellow teacher who aspires to be a singer. Though Anna is attracted to him, she refuses to submit to his advances.

Vraj cholera!

January 1978 •Slovak

The Eleventh Commandment

December 1991 •Romanian

Free adaptation of the book "The Pitesti phenomenon" by Paul Goma.

Honkytonk Man

December 1982 •English

During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.

Fortress

November 1985 •English

After being kidnapped by four masked men, a teacher and her students rebel by plotting against the criminals.

Charlie St. Cloud

July 2010 •English

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After high school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. As he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

The Breaking Point

October 1950 •English

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

GO

October 2001 •Japanese

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.

Mr. Holmes

June 2015 •English

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.

The Summer I Turned 15

March 1976 •Norwegian

The story Peter is telling the about a special summer, when he is invited over to summer holiday from bickering parents, to his aunt and uncle in the country. He's been there before, but this summer was quite one to remember.

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Invalid date •English

Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.

Hanging Garden

October 2005 •Japanese

On the surface, the Kyobashis appear to be a happy family. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is true.

Strayed

August 2003 •French

Fleeing the June 1940 arrival of Hitler's army in Paris, a young war widow and her two children are rescued from dive-bombing German fighters by a cocky, reckless teenager. He finds them refuge in an abandoned house, but despite the fact that the family quickly comes to be depending much on his cunning and survival abilities, their cohabitation proves uneasy.

Eureka

May 2000 •Japanese

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.

Jag heter Stelios

September 1972 •Swedish

A drama about Greek immigrants in Stockholm in the 1960s.

El lugar donde estuvo el paraíso

January 2002 •Spanish

In Iquitos, during the era of military dictatorships, a consul must face the arrival of a daughter he does not see in years and the stalking of a military collaborator diplomat who comes to discover his protection to a deserter pilot.