The commander of British Forces poses Intelligence Agency is very difficult task: to decode the message of the Wehrmacht. For this project were engaged a thousands of professionals in the field of mathematics, philosophy, analysis, etc. None of the people involved had no idea how difficult this task will be. To achive a success in a mission leader of the project awarded to British mathematicians German Enigma cipher machine. Now it remains a process of elimination to find a single combination. Drawing on a variety of facts and data, theorists still broke the machine. After breaking of the British intelligence unit could decrypt any message on the part of the Germans, and the main decoder Alan Turing was waiting for the great glory. But until British nation did not recognize his true sexual preference…
Everything starts when school class goes on a trip to New York museum. The guide tells the children story about the Book of Life, where all the stories gathered in the world and one of them unlike all the others. The characters of fairy tale are two valiant lords – Joaquin and Manolo, they were both good-looking and were very noble. Manolo and Joaquin loved the same girl Mary, and the dispute for a long time had not been resolved, if they have not offered a contest. They have started to take care of Mary and otherwise express themselves, but once Manolo accidentally bitten by a snake and he appeared in the world of the dead. Now in the world of the dead Manolo waiting for an incredible adventure!
Once actor Riggan Thomson had everything he wants: fame, money and recognition. All that he received for his role in the very popular superhero film. He played the role of Birdman that made him incredibly popular and well known. For several years Riggan played a man-bird and viewers remembered him only in this manner. But many years have passed, the actor much older, and it is almost forgotten. From past glory remains anything. Now he wants to set a play and retrieve forgotten glory. But there are a lot of problems in his way. Could he do this?
The new film “Exodus: Gods and Kings” tells the story of the great Moses, who became a guide for the people to the Lord. Moses is a prophet who grew up with the future Pharaoh of Egypt – Ramses, He listened to his inner voice without succumbing to the temptation of human delights. The main wealth of Moses – is the wealth of the soul. He tries to carry it for the people! Can Moses’s followers also cope with their temptation? Along with actor Christian Bale, who starred in the title role, he wants to convey to people that the main thing – to believe!
A young artist Margaret Keane became famous all over the world in the 50s. On her paintings she drew kids with big eyes, they became so popular that the main character recognized now as a symbol of successful dissemination of art for the mass market. But before Margaret gets popular, she has agreed with her husband Walter that he will be the author of her paintings. After the success main characters began to conflict with each other over copyright and this has led to a trial between Margaret and Walter. As a result, Margaret divorced him and joined the ranks of the feminist movement…
“Theory of Everything” tells the story about the most influential scientist of nowadays – physics Stephen Hawking. The story begins in the 60s in Cambridge, when a young teacher Stephen Hawking headed the Department of Physics at the University. In his 20 years, he has already managed to finish the University of Oxford, as well as get a degree at Cambridge. Fresh student – Jane Wilde fell in love immediately with Hawking. In the 70s he got an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and this led to paralysis. This fact is not reflected on his work but it destroys his marridge and happy life…
Louis Zamperini is an American professional runner, who participated in Olympics Games in Berlin in 1936. Despite the fact that Louis had not won in this competition, he won the favor from Hitler himself, and he invited him to a dinner. After conversations with Hitler it assumed that Louis will take part in the next Olympic Games, but World War II started, and he went to the front. Meanwhile, America began to fight against Japan, because of the attack on Pearl Harbor and Zamperini was one of the pilots of the US Air Force. His plane was shot down and he was captured by the Japs, during the captivity, Louis had to go through many trials and torture…
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The comic high school drama told through the eyes of a group of teenagers who meet as patients in the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital in Los Angeles. Twelve-year-old narrator Charlie is in a coma in the hospital. Charlie’s friends and fellow patients include Jordi Palacios, a 16-year-old who illegally crosses the Mexican border into California to seek out treatment at the renowned hospital. What he soon discovers is that it’s not his illness that’s going to change his life, but his new friends. Although many young patients who are seriously ill make complete recoveries, that day seems a long way off for these teens. And as they confront questions of life and death which no one at that age should have to face, a kinship based on these shared experiences is created – a bond represented by the red hospital bands issued to them upon admittance. This is the story of the RED BAND SOCIETY. (more…)
Borgen is a Datch political thriller from the producers of popular tv show “Murder” (Forbrydelsen). Moderate Party leader Birgitte Nyborg becomes the first woman Prime Minister of Denmark. During the campaign, she stunned her adviser and political consultant Casper Yule because Birgitte refused to publish dirt materials on the prime minister, she dressed wrong clothes on TV debates, completely departed from the prepared speech … and won!
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Set in 1869 Alberta-Montana border country, “Strange Empire” is a Western whose heroes are women. With most of their men gone, and those who remain battling for control, the women struggle to survive, to find their independence, and to build a life in which to thrive and raise families. As the stories of Janestown’s citizens unfold we see the clash between a power-hungry father and son and the deep prejudices among races, but also the start of something akin to community in this Wild West. Western stories take civilization as a goal; they begin in blood, and end in the morality of Main Street. (more…)
