奎诺(Quino)是一位墨西哥潜水员,在海底发现了一颗珍珠。他和他的妻子胡安娜(Juana)及其儿子刚刚拥有了一颗价值数千的珍珠。每天人们都在尝试赚钱,甚至珍珠交易商也试图将其剥夺。奎诺(Quino)有一天受到攻击时,他是为了自卫而杀死攻击者。他的兄弟建议他们唯一的希望是离开村庄。但是,在给儿子提供从未有过的教育的过程中,有人可能会采取任何措施来阻止这种情况。 Quino is a Mexican diver who discovers a pearl at the bottom of the sea. He and his wife Juana, and their son have just taken possession of a pearl that is worth thousands. Everyday people try to get in on the cash, even Pearl Dealers try to rip them off. When Quino is attacked one day, he kills his attackers in self defence. His brother suggests their only hope is to leave the village. But on their journey to give their son an education they never had, someone may just do anything to prevent it.
A bit of color for once, all the better to see the red flags with, not to mention the obvious aerial file footage of Warsaw. The story concerns Jozef Malesa, the mason or bricklayer of the title. He was once the darling of the party, the son of two old party activists, a worker of heroic reputation, his own commitment to The Movement unquestioned. He was chosen to be destined for great things, specially educated and pushed forward to positions of responsibility in the Party. Eventually he decides, because of the ethical pressures which he feels from the obstructionism of the bureaucracy from above, he asks to return to be a simple bricklayer. He is disturbed with the way the Party deals with people, especially their lack of direct contact. He thinks workers know better than the leadership many times but that's not the way power flows. He is uncomfortable with the compromises to his idealism. He remains committed to social justice and joins his friends for the May Day rally where his comfort and confidence in his place in society cause him to defer to no man, certainly no rat faced men in overcoats with red armbands. His great pleasure in life moreover is laying brick. He finds the work satisfying and fulfilling which is why he was such an obviously superior worker in the first place.
葡萄牙名導Tiago Guedes第五部劇情長片以一幕美麗懾人的場景作為開場,靜謐的鄉村小鎮卻發生一連串慘案,永遠改變了Joao Fernandez的一生。20年後,葡萄牙受右翼的第二共和國政權統治,這時的Joao已是名富有的地主,並成為家族裡最具主見的領導人。由Joao帶領的家族勢力在接下來的40餘年,都將在葡萄牙歷史中佔有重要地位,不僅與動盪不定的政治、社會變遷相抗衡,家族埋藏已久的秘密與謊言也將水落石出。導演Guedes以19世紀葡萄牙文學家Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz的現實主義故事為主軸,創造出獨一無二的藝術視角,聚焦傳統大家族的內部關係如何受外在世界所影響,結果如同另一名19世紀文學家所言:「一切堅固的事物都終將煙消雲散」。
一段跨界之爱,照亮两个年轻的生命。青涩的巴勒斯坦大学生尼莫(尼古拉斯·雅各布 Nicholas Jacob 饰)暗中潜入以色列,在特拉维夫的同志酒吧邂逅了帅气逼人的律师罗伊(迈克尔·阿洛尼 Michael Aloni 饰)。当尼莫取得学生签证可以合法出入以色列后,他和罗伊迅速陷入一段难以自拔的热恋中。然 而随着感情升温,阻力也随之而来。对尼莫来说,巴勒斯坦不耻他的性取向,以色列不承认他的身份;由于有一个激进暴力的哥哥,他更被以色列特工部门列入黑名单,签证也因此被吊销。罗伊倾尽所能为尼莫奔走,却遭到来自官方的恐吓;而尼莫的秘密也似乎被家人窥破,生命陷入空前危险中。这份暗夜中的爱情最终能否冲破阻碍、拥抱光明?