A young blacksmith Thor dreams of greatness, honour and respect but his mother has other and more practical plans for him. Legend has it that he is the son of Odin, the King of the Gods and the villagers believe that they live under Odin´s goodly protection.
What no one knows is that Hel the Queen of the Underworld is brewing an evil plot that endangers both men and gods. By sheer accident or perhaps by fate the most powerful weapon in the world, the hammer Crusher, ends up in Thor´s hands. When Giants swarm the lands capturing among others Thor´s best friend Edda, Thor must master both himself as well as his new friend in order to stand a chance against evil forces.
Directed by: Óskar Jónasson, Toby Genkel
"Kinoautomat" is the world’s first interactive film - a black comedy satire on democracy - whose plot and story are determined by the audience. A naked woman, an apartment building in flames, a car chase, and it’s always up to you what happens next! The action stops at nine points, and the audience has to choose between two scenes; following the vote, the chosen scene is played. The film, made in 1967 in Czechoslovakia, has since been screened exclusively only a handful of times, and has attracted thousands of excited spectators. The film will be screened in Riga twice as part of the Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS.
Cast: Karla Chadimová, Miroslav Hornícek, Jan Libícek
Directed by: Radúz Činčera
A second-rate martial arts fighter, Luke Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change…until the day he blows a rigged fight. But when he witnesses a frightened eleven-year-old Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action…and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Realizing he’s the only person Mei can trust, Luke tears a swath through the city’s brutal underworld to save an innocent girl’s life…and perhaps even redeem his own.
Three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone returns to the screen with the ferocious thriller Savages, featuring the all-star ensemble cast of Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch and Demian Bichir. The film is based on Don Winslow’s best-selling crime novel that was named one of The New York Times’ Top 10 Books of 2010.
Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben and his closest friend Chon (Kitsch) run a lucrative, homegrown industry—raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia (Lively). Life is idyllic in their Southern California town…until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills.
When a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat, an elite team of highly trained Navy SEALs must immediately embark on a heart-stopping secret operation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of us all.
Cast: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano
Directed by: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
The film opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.
1789, at the eve of the Revolution: Versailles occupants still live happily, unconcerned by the increasing turmoil in Paris. When news about the storming of the Bastille reaches the Court, aristocrats and servants desert the Palace, leaving the Royal Family alone. But Sidonie Laborde, a young Queen's reader, refuses to flee. She feels secure as she is under protection of the Queen of France. She does not yet know these are the last three days she would spend by her side.
"Rock of Ages" tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more
After a paragliding accident, Philippe, a rich aristocrat, commit as home helper Driss, a young man from suburb, hardly brought out of prison… In brief, the person the least adapted for the job.
Together, they are going to make Vivaldi live and after Earth Wind and Fire, the verb and the gate, the costumes and the tracksuits.
Two universes are going to cross themselves, become accustomed, to give birth to a friendship as crazy, funny and strong as unexpected, a unique relation which will make sparks and make them untouchable.
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates. French science fiction action film directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Leger, and written by Mather, Leger, and Luc Besson. The film stars Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James, and Peter Stormare.
Cast: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan.
Directed by: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Regan (Dunst) is used to being first at everything. Imagine her horror and chagrin when she finds out the girl everyone called Pig Face (Wilson) in high school is going to tie the knot before she does! But Regan sucks it up and takes on bridesmaid duties along with her childhood pals: substance-abusing, promiscuous Gena (Caplan) and ditzy Katie (Fisher). The single ladies are determined to put their bitterness aside and have an awesomely hedonistic bachelorette party. Armed with acerbic wit and seemingly endless supplies of coke and booze, the foul-mouthed femmes embark on one very long and emotional night filled with major wedding-dress panic, various bodily fluids, and cute ex-boyfriends.
Beth Raymer is a girl with a big heart who leaves her dancing job at a Florida strip club to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. Not exactly an ideal career choice, but her borderline-ditzy personality doesn’t give her many options. In walks Dink, a professional sports bettor who sees through her bubbly exterior and offers her a job placing wagers all over town to gain an advantage over the casinos. Her surprisingly impeccable mind for numbers soon cements her status as Dink’s good-luck charm, until his gorgeous-but-frigid wife, Tulip, starts to get jealous. Faced with no other choice but to fire Beth, Dink’s luck runs out when she heads to New York to work for a smarmy bookie, a turn of events that lands her squarely on the wrong side of the law.
With LAY THE FAVORITE, an acclaimed director Stephen Frears nimbly displays his penchant for interweaving comedy and drama to create a thoroughly satisfying tale of improbable friendship found in the unlikeliest of places.
Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant study paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic who has resurfaced years after his toughest critic mysteriously passed away.