A parable about honor and true character, inspired by the reality of the 18th century. Constantin Brâncoveanu preferred to be beheaded in Constantinople alongside his four sons - Constantin, Stefan, Radu, and Matei - as well as by his counselor Ianache Vacarescu, instead of renouncing the Christian faith.
They're the real 'goodfellas': 'Joe Dogs' Iannuzzi, Tommy DelGiorno, 'Big Dom' Lofaro. For the first time on television, Mafia turncoats give personal accounts of life inside the Mob. In this shocking documentary, five high-ranking informants tell tales of murder, brutality, greed and vanity--and why they broke the Sicilian code of honor. The first generation of the American Mafia stood on the foundation of loyalty and a code of silence. The second and third generations traded their Sicilian traditions for government protection and instant personal gain. MOB STORIES presents five chilling narratives from five members of the underworld, most of whom are overwhelmed with fear and paranoia with the exception of “Fat Jackie”, a loyal lifelong mobster. Father and son team, Alan and Marc Levin, direct and produce an honest and personal portrayal of the demise of the Mafia.
In Poland, behind the gates of an exclusive housing estate, the life of its wealthy residents is regulated by an old code of honor, due to which the Kowalskis and the Nowaks have been embroiled in a bloody family feud for years.
Aragón, Spain, early 20th century. María del Pilar is a honest girl whose good name is dirtied when an old suitor seeking revenge accuses her of losing her virginity outside of marriage. The scandal soon spreads throughout the countryside.
En vanæret købmandsofficer vælger at blive ombord på sit synkende fragtskib for at bevise, at fartøjet bevidst blev sunket og dermed retfærdiggøre hans gode navn.
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
Army Captain Edward Hall returns to the US after two years in a prison camp in the Korean War. In the camp he was brainwashed and helped the Chinese convince the other prisoners that they were fighting an unjust war. When he comes back he is charged for collaboration with the enemy. Where does loyalty end in a prison camp, when the camp is a living hell?
Is the story of a generation of thieves who achieved their greatest victories in the sixties; their distinctive code of ethics, the various categories of delinquents inhabiting the citys streets, their alliances with high ranking police officials that allowed them to operate, the betrayals that followed, and the price they ended up paying.
Den første verdenskrig er snart slut og der kæmpes stadigvæk blodigt mellem tyskerne og de allierede på vestfronten på land og især i luften, hvor tyske og allierede piloter udkæmper farlige og voldsomme luft dueler mod hinanden. Men da den unge løjtnant Bruno Stachel melder sig til det tyske luftvåben, er han mere optaget i at vinde Tysklands højeste tapperhedsmedajle og blive landets nationalhelt.
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
Da den regerende shoguns bestialske bror, Naritsugu, går over stregen i drab og voldtægter, hyres samuraien Shimada til at gøre en ende på udyret. Shimada samler 13 toptrænede samuraier, der skal op mod overmagten i form af Naritsugus hær bestående af mindst 200 mand. Men Shimada har en plan, der kulminerer i et 50 minutter langt vildt, vanvittigt og visuelt opgør, der overgår alt, hvad man tidligere har set i genren.