Battleground Melbourne (2022)

There Are No Saints

A man is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped and taken to Mexico, he devises an elaborate and dangerous plan to rescue his son and avenge the murder.

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Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous sarin attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995.) We see what they eat, where they sleep, and how they respond to media scrutiny, on-going trials, the shrinking of their fortunes, and the criticism of society. Central focus is placed on Hiroshi Araki, a young man who finds himself elevated to chief spokesman for Aum after its leaders are arrested. Araki faces extreme hostility from the Japanese public, who find it hard to believe that most followers of the cult had no idea of the attacks and even harder to understand why these followers remain devoted to the religion, if not the violence.

The Accursed

Hana trascorre vent'anni a reprimere una maledizione malefica che è stata lanciata sulla sua linea di sangue, solo per scoprire che un membro della famiglia la scatena consapevolmente, costringendola a uccidere o a essere uccisa.

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

The Grotto

Four bodies are found at a cave accident and forensics point to the only survivor as the culprit. He denies guilt, accusing his wife of committing the crime. But how is this so? She is one of the deceased.

Ad Libitum

The talented and practical journalist German Krylov, in pursuit of sensation, finds himself in a company that sells a feeling of love. Unexpectedly for himself, he becomes the object of manipulation and falls into a trap from which it is difficult to get out.

Blast

In a Parisian parking lot Sonia finds herself trapped in her car with her son and the daughter of her boyfriend Fred, who has been left outside, powerless to deal with the situation: an anti-tank mine has been set under the car. Sonia is a bomb-disposal expert, who works for a NGO with Fred. She just got back from a mission in Ukraine and, while she's used to face dangerous situations, with the children's lives on the line the stakes have never been higher. Along with colleagues Igor and Camille, who came to the rescue, Sonia and Fred have 30 minutes to defuse the bomb and work out who could be the mastermind behind this. Will they stand united until the end or will the family implode under pressure?

Alana

Alana scopre la verità sulle sue origini: non è un essere umano normale. Potrebbe essere il dono per l'umanità e diventarne la protettrice come Sri Asih. O una distruzione, se non riesce a controllare la sua rabbia.

Naruto x UT

Naruto x UT is the eighth Naruto OVA. Approximately 200,000 copies of this OVA were distributed by Uniqlo to promote a line of Naruto-themed shirts designed by Masashi Kishimoto in conjunction with Studio Pierrot. It shows the aftermath between a fight between Naruto and Sasuke and shows clips of their times together and the story so far.

Infiltration

Ivan sets off on a dangerous mission into Syria to save his ex-commander Grey after his capture by ISIS. With the help of U.S. military patrols, he succeeds in freeing Grey and attempts to escape the country while being hunted by terrorists.

Le mie ragazze di carta

Treviso, fine anni 70. Il film racconta, attraverso il codice universale della commedia, due momenti decisivi della vita di tre adolescenti: il passaggio dalla pubertà alla preadolescenza vissuto tra primi amori e partite di rugby e quello dal mondo della campagna al mondo della città.

Goddess Like Me

The naive school teacher Lena suddenly loses both her job and her husband. "The problem is definitely in me," she decides, and on the advice of a friend, she signs up to reshape herself for the "Become a Goddess" training. The result is obvious: a new image and a loving admirer Andrey. It's just not clear whether Lena managed to find herself, and whether something very important was lost in the process.

Matka

Set between the years 1958 and 1982, Matka tells the story of Vasu, who rises from poverty to create a powerful gambling empire in India, ultimately leading the nation into a battle with the government. Based on real events, the tale explores themes of love, moral choices, and the consequences of ambition.

Sword of Destiny

The peerless swordsmith, Meng Yezi, suffered the calamity of family extermination from the traitor Zhao Han served in the court for casting the famous Hanguang Sword. He desperately saved his son Meng Yang and left him the unforged Chengying Sword. Twenty years later, Meng Yang grew up and tried to avenge his father. At that time, Chengying Sword had not been cast yet to compete with Hanguang Sword. Then, the emperor was dying, and by chance, Meng Yang was assigned to escort the prince Gong Zidu back to the palace to succeed to the throne. Meng Yang accepted the task to investigate the truth about his family extermination for avenge. However, he met a fatal disaster on the way...

Nazca Desert Mystery

One of the world’s greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca lines are a dense network of criss-crossing lines, geometric shapes, and animal figures etched across 200 square miles of Peruvian desert. Who created them and why? Ever since they were discovered in the 1920s, scholars and enthusiasts have raised countless theories about their purpose. Now, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of long-hidden lines and figures as well as evidence of ancient rituals, offering new clues to the origins and motivations behind the giant desert symbols.

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko

"Kamen Rider SD: Strange!? Kumo Otoko" is an animated OVA based on the gag manga Kamen Rider SD: Hurricane Legend. This cute and comedic short movie features chibi versions of the Showa Era Kamen Riders, as they team up against the evil GranShocker organization, while Kamen Rider Black RX tries to confess his love to female sports instructor Michiru.

Detective Knight - Fine dei giochi

L'assegnazione all'ultimo minuto del detective James Knight al turno del Giorno dell'Indipendenza si trasforma in una corsa per impedire a un'ambulanza impazzita di mettere in pericolo i festeggiamenti della città. Il vigilante fuorviante, che interpreta il poliziotto con una pistola e un'uniforme rubate, ha un caveau in banca pieno di motivi per organizzare il suo spettacolo pirotecnico... uno che colpirà pericolosamente vicino alla casa di Knight.

Breakout

Having taken control of a maximum security prison, a criminal mastermind faces off against a retired Black Ops agent who had been visiting his incarcerated son.

Return

A young man returns home for the weekend to discover the difficulty of juggling friends, parents, magic mushrooms and several thousand chickens.

Hex

Following a mysterious disappearance on a jump, a group of skydivers experiences paranormal occurrences that leave them fighting for their lives.

Lo schiaccianoci e il flauto magico

Marie è una ragazza di 17 anni che ama danzare ed è molto affezionata ai suoi giocattoli. Alla morte del padre, Marie esprime un desiderio e come per magia diventa delle stesse dimensioni dei suoi giocattoli che improvvisamente prendono vita. Inizia così un’avventura incredibile fatta di divertenti, peripezie, amore e tanta magia.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc

A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 11–14, with new footage and special end credits. Tanjiro ventures to the south-southeast where he encounters a cowardly young man named Zenitsu Agatsuma. He is a fellow survivor from Final Selection and his sparrow asks Tanjiro to help keep him in line.

Outside

Una famiglia si ritira in una fattoria isolata durante un'epidemia di zombi, ma anni di dolorosi segreti si fanno sentire mentre affrontano il loro mondo desolato.

Spider

Cortometraggio video vincitore al Sundance Film Festival 2008 di un premio speciale.

Rainbow

Un racconto moderno del viaggio di maturazione di un adolescente, liberamente ispirato al romanzo classico "Il meraviglioso mago di Oz".

The Best Man

I mercenari prendono il controllo di un hotel remoto durante un matrimonio e tocca al testimone, allo sposo e al loro migliore amico ubriaco fermare i terroristi e salvare gli ostaggi.

Major Grom. Special

In 1990s St. Petersburg, police major Konstantin Grom is trying to find and neutralize the new criminal boss, nicknamed Anubis, while his ten year old son Igor is trying to earn money by getting involved in dubious adventures

Flo

World premiering on the Plage, it tells the story of « the little fiancée of the Atlantic », who’s career reached its peak with her victory of the Route du Rhum in 1990.

way

San Francisco filmmaker Konrad Steiner took 12 years to complete a montage cycle set to the late Leslie Scalapino’s most celebrated poem, way—a sprawling book-length odyssey of shardlike urban impressions, fraught with obliquely felt social and sexual tensions. Six stylistically distinctive films for each section of way, using sources ranging from Kodachrome footage of sun-kissed S.F. street scenes to internet clips of the Iraq war to a fragmented Fred Astaire dance number.

Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Accel

While settling into married life with Akiko, Ryu is brought into a case involving a woman named Katsuragi Aoi, a member of a pickpocketing ring with most of her teammates murdered from unknown masked vigilantes that Ryu fought as Accel. As the details of the case begin to unravel, Ryu is framed and Akiko believes that he may not be faithful to her. As the clock ticks down, Ryu must solve the case, clear his name, and save his marriage before everything comes to an explosive end!

Dahomey

Nel novembre del 2021 si concretizza la decisione storica da parte del governo francese di rimpatriare 26 artefatti storici del Regno di Dahomey, in quello che è oggi lo stato del Benin, acquisiti nel diciannovesimo secolo durante l'occupazione coloniale francese. Attraverso la voce di una delle statue, si segue il viaggio da Parigi fino all'arrivo a Cotonou, con tanto di inaugurazione della mostra celebrativa e di un dibattito universitario in cui diversi giovani si confrontano sulle difficoltà di come considerare il periodo coloniale e la valenza di questa restituzione.

An Ideal Father

Michel, the jovial owner of the only café in a small Normandy town, sees his life turned upside down when his teenage daughter is murdered. The community has his back but soon rumor spreads and Michel is singled out. From the ideal father, he becomes the ideal culprit.