, 2h13 Directed byJag Mundhra OriginInde GenresDrama ThemesFilms about alcoholism, Films about families, Feminist films, Films about immigration, La précarité, Films about domestic violence ActorsAishwarya Rai, Robbie Coltrane, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews, Nandita Das, Ray Panthaki Roles Judge Rating63% Kiranjit Ahluwalia (Aishwarya Rai), a Punjabi woman, marries Deepak Ahluwalia (Naveen Andrews) in an arranged marriage and moves to Southall, UK with him to be closer to his family. Initially he seems caring and affectionate towards her but soon enough the true colors of her husband begin to show as Deepak gradually reveals a darker, threatening, and even sociopathic side of himself. After enduring ten years of abuse and having two children with him, Kiranjit, unable to bear the brutality and repeated rapes at the hands of her husband any longer, sets fire to his feet while he is sleeping, unintentionally killing him. Charged with murder, her case comes to the notice of a group of South Asian social workers running an under funded organization called the Southall Black Sisters.
, 58minutes OriginUnited-kingdom GenresWar, Documentary, Historical ThemesDocumentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films ActorsIain McKee, Wolf Kähler, Eric Carte, Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt Roles Lt-Gen. Morland Rating73% The 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Salford), Lancashire Fusiliers was one of the Pals Battalions that had been created to allow friends and colleagues to fight side-by-side. On 21 June 1916, Cpl. Stephen Sharples quells the fears of Pvt. Walter Fiddes and best friend Lnc-Cpl. Thomas Mellor that the war would be over before they could see action with the announcement that their battalion would soon take part in the big push. The three men were among the volunteers that had joined up in 1914 in response to Lord Kitchener’s call to make up the bulk of the British Army. To relieve the French at Verdun, an Anglo-French diversionary attack is to be launched at the River Somme. German divisional commander Gen. Baron Franz von Soden relies on the experience of veterans such as Cpl. Friedrich Hinkel against the biggest British military deployment in the war thus far. The British go over-the-top at 7.30 a.m. on 1 July expecting little resistance after a 7 day's artillery bombardment of enemy positions but are met by machine-gun fire within minutes.
, 2h5 Directed byTim Fywell OriginUSA GenresThriller ActorsTara Fitzgerald, Justine Waddell, Andrew Lincoln, James Wilby, Simon Callow, John Standing Roles Marian's Father Rating69% Marian Fairlie (Tara FitzGerald) and Laura Fairlie (Justine Waddell) are half-sisters (same father but different mothers). Laura's mother died, leaving Laura an inheritance which she will receive when she comes of age. They both live in Limmeridge with their uncle, Mr. Fairlie (Ian Richardson), who hires a new tutor, Walter Hartright (Andrew Lincoln). Marian tells Hartright that she and Laura are very close, agree in everything and refuse to be taught separately.
, 1h40 Directed byEdward Bennett OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Crime ThemesChristmas films ActorsDavid Suchet, Philip Jackson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Eric Carte, Sasha Behar, Olga Lowe Roles George Rating79% Hercule Poirot se prépare à passer tranquillement les fêtes de Noël. Mais cinq jours avant Noël, Simeon Lee, un vieillard impotent, tyrannique et très riche, lui demande de se faire passer pour un vieil ami et de venir s’installer dans son manoir pour les fêtes afin de protéger sa vie qu’il croit en danger. Il a réuni sa famille, trois fils sans affection, deux mystérieuses belles-filles et une nièce exotique, afin de leur annoncer qu’il va modifier son testament et procéder à quelques aménagements dans l’attribution des rentes. Il annonce cette nouvelle sans ménagement à sa famille. Peu après, Simeon est retrouvé mort dans sa chambre fermée à clef de l'intérieur.