Una coppia di pigri cacciatori viene allontanata dal villaggio primitivo a cui appartiene. Il duo decide così di intraprendere un epico viaggio attraverso un pericoloso e lussureggiante mondo antico.
John Shaft accetta di indagare su un traffico di manodopera avviata dall'Africa in Francia. A dargli l'incarico è un emiro della Costa d'Avorio, il cui figlio, che voleva smascherare la gang, è stato barbaramente ucciso. Recatosi in Etiopia, Shaft, riesce a imbarcarsi sulla nave che trasporta in Francia un carico di africani in cerca di lavoro. John arriva, finalmente in Francia, dove riesce a scoprire il capo dell'organizzazione schiavista che però...
Il piccolo Malik vive con la famiglia a Sarajevo. Suo papà, Mesa, non vi vede mai in casa e tutti dicono che è in viaggio d'affari. Mesa invece è in carcere perché poco in linea con la Jugoslavia stalinista dell'epoca. Poi passa il 1948, arriva lo strappo di Tito e Mesa può finalmente uscire di prigione. Il rientro in famiglia avviene in occasione di una festa e proprio mentre la nazionale di calcio Jugoslava batte quella sovietica.
Il diciassettenne pisano Edoardo ha un vero problema: un prepuzio troppo stretto che non permette al glande di uscire "come dovrebbe", e per via di quella "pelle corta" non può avere una vita sessuale soddisfacente, nemmeno fra sé e sé. La famiglia di Edoardo trascorre l'estate sul lungomare toscano: la madre "tiene casa", il padre sfarfalleggia, la sorellina Olivia cerca di far accoppiare il suo cane e Edoardo sospira davanti alla finestra della dirimpettaia Bianca, che fino a quel momento l'ha confinato al ruolo dell'amico. Riuscirà Edoardo a superare i suoi problemi sessuali, fisici ed emotivi?
James Krippendorf, professore di antropologia, parte alla ricerca di una tribù perduta: non ha però successo e, per di più, al suo ritorno la moglie muore, lasciandolo con tre figli. Inoltre, il College vuole assolutamente dei risultati, così lui inizia a produrre in propro un filmato...
Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, recuperate as they learn the masculine codes of their culture. In this environment of machismo and aggression, Xolani cares for a defiant initiate from Johannesburg, Kwanda, who quickly learns Xolani's best kept secret, that he is in love with another man.
15 Novembre 2005, Haditha, Iraq: i ribelli iracheni bombardano un convoglio dei Marines, uccidendo l’ufficiale più amato e popolare. I commilitoni del morto reagiscono brutalmente, massacrando ventiquattro persone, fra cui civili, donne e bambini: sono le tragiche ferite di una guerra sulla quale nessuno ha davvero il controllo.Basato su una storia vera e girato in Giordania, il film usa in molti ruoli veri militari americani e rifugiati iracheni, conferendo un grande realismo alla pellicola.
Desperate to provide a comfortable life for her children, Ina willingly takes all kinds of jobs available to her. But what happens when Ina's family continues to fall apart despite all her sacrifices?
In a small village, young Mert is about to get traditionally circumcised, but the family does not have the money to follow up with the circumcision celebration. The family wants to be able to serve lamb meat to the guests at the celebration. Mert’s older sister scares him that if they cannot afford a lamb the father will slaughter him instead.
"Cut" is a documentary film by Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon which examines the subject of male circumcision from a religious, scientific and ethical perspective. Using cutting-edge research, in addition to interview footage of rabbis, philosophers, and scientists, Cut challenges the viewer to confront their biases by asking difficult questions about this long-standing practice.
Ukwaluka is an ancient circumcision ritual for young men still widely practiced by the Xhosa in South Africa. It marks the transition from youth to manhood. A boy who has just undergone circumcision sits in semi-darkness in a simple hut on a hill, far away from the village, as prescribed by the initiation ritual. He is covered from head to toe with a paint made from clay which makes him look as white as a goat. This should be a period of healing, but he is cold and in pain. His grandfather, who is supposed to induct him into his new life, has not yet appeared. According to the belief system of the Xhosa, Ukwaluka also purges the boy from homosexual desires, for which there is no place in the world of adults.
Picking up where Erecting A Monster left off, Victor must battle his incubus possessed penis. Together with his friend, Johnny, they must find a way to destroy the demonic phallus before it kills anyone else.
Circumcision is the most common surgery in America, yet America is the only industrialized country in the world to routinely practice non-religious infant circumcision. Why does America continue to cut the genitals of it's newborn baby males when the rest of the world does not?
Götz, the owner of an record shop in Berlin, Kreuzberg, is in love with Aylin.But Aylin is espoused to an turkey doctor named Tarkan. Götz and Aylin are fallin in love and they want to get married. Their Plans first get strong restistance from the turkish parents-in-law and also from the mother of Götz named Helena. Götz converting to the Islam and tries to get a true turk to marry Aylin at the end. After serveral problems and twists they get finally married.
Rites and operation of the circumcision of thirty Songhai children on the Niger. Material of this film has been used to make "Les Fils de l'Eau".
Parody focused on the horrors of being uncircumcised.
Lyrical tragicomedy. The eyes of the young hero, who will go through the rite of circumcision, shows the life of a Kyrgyz village on a holiday day.
Tito, a determined manager, sets his sights on marrying Tirza, but her father's unexpected question triggers his deepest fear: circumcision. Facing a daunting dilemma, Tito embarks on a slapstick quest to overcome his fear, leading to a sidesplitting journey of absurd antics and unexpected revelations in his pursuit of love.
The elder filmmaker makes a strong statement against the practices of circumcision as they performed around Africa and particularly Sudan. The film is typical of the later Gubara films which are determined to take a stand against the tyrannies that are still keeping people down. Gubara has stated that circumcision is "Nothing more than a bad habit".