Passion and politics become strange bedfellows in this omantic drama from Polish filmmaker Waldemar Krzystek. In the mid-1960′s, Legnica was a city in Southwest Poland that was home to Soviet troops stationed in the country. The relationship between the Russian military and Polish civilians was often difficult; Soviet troops were not allowed to fraternize with Poles or even enter their homes, but living in close proximity with one another, it was almost inevitable that friendships and even romance would grow between them. Michal (Leslaw Zurek), was a Polish military officer who worked side-by side with the Russians, and Vera (Svetlana Khodchenkova) was the lovely wife of Yuri (Dmitrij Ulianov), a Soviet pilot who was one of Michal’s colleagues. A mutual attraction led to a forbidden love affair between Michal and Vera, and three decades later, Yuri is still trying to determine if he or Michal is the true father of his daughter (also played by Khodchenkova).

A teenager girl learns some vital lessons about growing up as her family struggles with a variety of crises in this drama from French filmmaker Katell Quillevere. Anna is fourteen years old and attends a Catholic school for girls. With school on Easter break, Anna's mother Jeanne takes her to visit her grandfather Jean, whose health is failing and may not have long to live. Anne is startled when she learns that Jeanne and her father Paul have split up, particularly given Jeanne's devotion to the Catholic Church. As Jeanne struggles with the collapse of her marriage, she seeks comfort in the counsel of Father Francois, but Anna suspects he may be offering more than spiritual advice. Meanwhile, Anna strikes up a friendship with Pierre, a boy her age who lives nearby, and she's torn between her blossoming desires and the strict teachings of the church.

Three aspiring artists forge a powerful but unusual bond while studying at the School of Fine Arts.

María José is a painter. She’s preparing her canvas for class as her classmate Jaime furtively sketches her portrait from afar. But while María José fails to notice her own likeliness being captured mere feet away, her talented classmate Marcos senses genuine artistry in Jaime’s drawing.

Later, Jaime shows María José his sketch, but surprises her by not offering to give it to her. Before long, the curious event begins to draw María José, Jaime, and Marcos into an unconventional, yet powerfully passionate, relationship as their education winds to a close, and the real world comes knocking.

Oscar-winning director Florian Gallenberger explores the crucial role that foreigners played in helping countless Chinese escape a fate worse than death in this period docudrama concerning the 1937 invasion of Nanking by the ruthless Japanese Imperial Army.

Casually known by historians as the “Rape of Nanking,” the relentless assault on the then-Chinese capitol found countless men, women, and children slaughtered with a ferocity that shocked the entire world. Yet, despite the violence that surrounded them, some people refused to sit by silently as the innocents perished.

One of those people was German engineer and Nazi party member John Rabe, who earned the nickname “The Schindler of China” for constructing a vast safety zone in which nearly a quarter of a million civilians sought sanctuary. ~ Jason Buchanan, Allmovie

“My Darling is a Foreigner” tells the quirky story of a Japanese woman and an American man as they enter into a relationship and eventually marry.

Saori (Mao Inoue) is a manga artist. She meets language geek Tony (Jonathan Sherr), who has arrived in Japan after falling in love with the language.

As the couple become closer, Saori is inundated with strange questions about the language from Tony.

Are these weird questions a trait of his foreign background? Or is it because of his linguist preoccupation?

More importantly, can their relationship survive? Based on the popular manga series “Darling was Gaikokujin.” written by Saori Oguri, & first published in 2002.

The manga has sold over 3 million copies. “Darling was Gaikokujin” is based on Saori Oguri’s own life with her husband Tony Laszio.

Budapest, 1956. A young waterpolo star, Karcsi, becomes embroiled in the anti-Soviet Revolution that is brewing in the streets. At first, he is only out for adventure, but a fiery student, Viki, catches Karcsi’s eye. And in following her steps he finds himself right at the heart of the uprising. Soon, with the subsequent retreat of the Red Army, the Revolution seems to be a success. Karcsi returns to his team to play at the Melbourne Olympics. Little does he know that the Soviets are marching right back into Hungary…. It is now up to Karcsi and his team mates to show the world that this small nation will not be defeated.

Doug MacRay is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang's latest job, when they briefly took a hostage--bank manager, Claire Keesey. Though they let her go unharmed, Claire is nervously aware that the robbers know her name and where she lives. But she lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man named Doug not realizing that he is the same man who only days earlier had terrorized her. The instant attraction between them gradually turns into a passionate romance that threatens to take them both down a dangerous, and potentially deadly, path.

Men of faith find their pacifist beliefs put to the test in this drama inspired by a true story.

Christian is the leader of an order of Trappist monks living in the hills outside Algiers. The community outside the monastery is almost exclusively Muslim, and the monks have worked to foster understanding between themselves and their neighbors; they observe Muslim traditions, are well versed in the Koran, and provide medical and charitable assistance to the townspeople. The monastery is an oasis of calm and peace as Algeria is caught up in a civil war, with forces led by Muslim extremists leading a bloody campaign against the nation’s rulers.

Christian and his monks do not wish to take sides in a conflict they believe is immoral; they refuse the protection of the military while also denying aid and comfort to the insurgents. The monks’ efforts to remain outside the war, however, have ugly consequences when they’re taken hostage by a band of Islamic revolutionaries. ~ Mark Deming, Allmovie