Known as the “God of Management,” Kazunori established an enterprise on his own and earned respect from society, but after his retirement, he is all alone and lonely at a nursing home. His only solace is Asuka Yamane, a college student volunteer. One day in late autumn, Kazunori tells Asuka about his past during a walk. He tells her that although he achieved success in business, he was not blessed with family life and became all alone in the end. Deeply saddened by his life story, Asuka turns to the setting sun and asks God to grant Kazunori one wish. Knowing that Asuka is suffering from the pain of a broken heart, he wishes he could do something to help her and askes “If only I was 20 years old again…” Moments after he holds this wish in his heart, Kazunori finds himself on the campus of a university―as 20 years old man. “Is this a dream?” Unsure of what to make of the situation, Kazunori decides to begin his second life, this time with a strong determination to live with no regrets.
When their father dies, the ambitious police officer Guillaume offers the management of the bowling alley he inherited to his outcast half-brother Armand. The inheritance is cursed, and the two men wind up in a world of violence.
After being reunited with an old college friend who visits for the weekend, a group of immature twenty-somethings come to terms with what friendship and growing up actually mean.
In this dialogue-driven, "second coming of age" comedic drama, Felix has all but given up on his pursuit of becoming a filmmaker when he meets Stella, a down to Earth, chain-smoking cinephile, whose unexpected friendship inspires him to start writing again–and falling for her. Never hesitating to take steps outside of reality through the use of movies within movies, found footage and action sequences, Mountainside is also a love letter to film itself.
When a paperboy goes missing in the local woods, it's up to his friends to find answers. Following a mysterious trail of clues, they venture into the heart of the unknown, and unearth something much deeper.
In this story, Mary (portrayed by Ese Eriata), a young and attractive widow, also serves as Jason's stepmother. She is determined to win Jason's affection and goes to extreme measures to make him see her as the ideal partner. Mary ensures that he remains unsuccessful in his relationships until his latest girlfriend from the US, also named Mary (played by Ruth Kadiri), comes to visit. The situation spirals into chaos when these two Marys cross paths.
Elham is a young, divorced Iranian woman. Seeking to find herself after a near-fatal beating by her husband, she finds solace and salvation in the water and soon makes her mark as a formidable endurance swimmer. In the fight of her life, Elham faces political, religious, and personal obstacles in search of her goal: the Guinness World Record for swimming the longest distance with hands bound.
This fictional story is set in Miyagi prefecture, a decade after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. It follows Mr. Endo, a taxi driver searching for his daughter since the earthquake. Along the way, he encounters various passengers and visits a seaside town swallowed by a tsunami. The story explores themes of family, love, and resilience in the aftermath of a disaster, offering hope to survivors.
Dina is a successful business woman, she has everything: carrier, money, family. But her life turned around when her private helicopter crashed in vast expanses of snowing taiga. She miraculously survived. The nomadic tribe whose life has not changed for centuries finds her. Now she will have to fit in. But does she have any chance to get back home or is she lost in the north forever?
A dyslexic graduate of a pedagogical institute is forced to become a teacher of Russian language and literature in a secondary school. Despite the illness, he manages to establish contact with the students, who in the end will help him keep his job.