TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not as easy as he thought it to be, with the lives of his near and dear ones now in danger on account of his honesty.
At a time when powerlessness and resignation carry the day, Noam Chomsky's work is a radical antidote for all those who want to put an end to the factory of powerlessness and its intellectual media star watchdogs. Theoretician of language, born in Philadelphia in 1928, Noam Chomsky revolutionized linguistics with the "generative grammar." But Chomsky is also a political analyst involved in all political struggles for decades. His clear analysis and rational ideological mechanisms of our societies is a crucial resource for critical thinking today.
Varios clanes yakuza se enfrentan en una lucha implacable por alcanzar el poder y la protección del Padrino. Durante muchos años, Otomo ha visto cómo progresaban sus colegas: de los tatuajes elaborados y las falanges seccionadas han pasado a las altas finanzas. Dentro de un mundo donde reinan la corrupción, la traición y la venganza, sus esfuerzos por llegar a la cima, o al menos sobrevivir, no tienen fin porque en ese mundo no existen los héroes.
What started as a drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, has become a real life investigation of contradicting versions of the crime.
Ayna is an actor and the prison is his stage. He slips into the characters of the powerful convicted in exchange of money and take their place in prison. This strange profession is borne out of a society that doesn't give him a chance to follow his passion of acting, but forces him to act in the real life. Falling in love with the girl next door changes his life equation and he decides to end this career with one last performance. But this one takes him too deep in the rabbit hole. The story unfolds on how an underdog survives in a society that is merciless and struggles his way out from the clutch of crime game which he is a part too.
Vivimos en un mundo donde los poderosos nos engañan. Sabemos que mienten. Ellos saben que sabemos que mienten. No les importa. Decimos que nos importa; pero no hacemos nada, y nada cambia. Es normal. Bienvenidos al mundo de la postverdad. De cómo llegamos adonde estamos ahora…
Carlos Salinas de Gortari es uno de los presidentes más cuestionados de México, sin embargo, logró reunir a su alrededor a prominentes miembros de la élite cultural del país, tal y como lo muestra una fotografía en la que aparece acompañado por personajes célebres del siglo XX y también por una misteriosa muñeca, que nada tiene que ver con la vieja controversia sobre la relación entre los intelectuales y el poder.
Tang conspira con el Gobierno y empresas privadas para obtener beneficios para su familia, pero un día el proyecto de desarrollo inmobiliario en el que está involucrada sale mal y los miembros de una familia cercana a ella resultan víctimas de un espeluznante homicidio.
Human minds are corrupted by the thought that they are the superior one. The reality is often contradictory.
Two students plot an escape from the campus besieged by police of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in during the student-led anti-extradition movement in 2019.
Head Bush revolves around Jayaraj, his friends, foes, police officers, and the politicians who changed the course of the political scenario of Bengaluru in the 1970s. The film focuses on the rise and rise of Jayaraj - from a teenager to a rowdy to a mass hero.
Left-wing firebrand leader Pannyannoor Mukundhan forged in the crucible of left-wing politics of Malabar, always facing threats of violence and even murder. Ayyapa Das recently joined in the police and is assigned as his gunman. Das's father was a civil police officer, who passed away while still in service. Impending financial disaster for the family forces Das to take up this responsibility and go for a police job. Higuita is a tale of contradicting individuals working close to each other and the inherent conflict of the situation.
Luego de escapar de Venezuela, Simón, un valiente líder estudiantil, lucha con su culpa mientras busca asilo político en Miami antes de ser deportado.
Betty Jara reúne al Comando Yaguareté para ejecutar un arriesgado operativo, que se vuelve cada vez más difícil cuando se dan cuenta de que no solo luchan contra una red de narcotraficantes, sino contra las más altas esferas de poder.
Documentary about Field Marshal P. Phibunsongkram (Plaek Khittasangka), a story about dreams that influence the lives of Thai people in many aspects. Until the peak of power with things you may not have known before!
The second essay about still dominant dark aspects of our modern society. It is conceived as a surreal anti-patriarchal thought experiment and raises important questions about gender, power, and social change, prompting us to reflect on how historical patterns of discrimination and oppression might be either repeated or overcome in a reversed gendered world. It challenges the viewer to confront their own assumptions and biases, and to consider the possibilities of a more equitable society.
El misterio de un asesinato surge en medio de una acalorada elección de alcalde en un pintoresco pueblo de Nueva Inglaterra.
A group of young politicians campaigning against an authoritarian constitution speak up, spark hope and ignite a once-in-a-generation movement in this energetic exploration of the recent elections in Thailand.
Sometimes, the truth is overridden by self-interest.