javascript:void(0) le petit bon bon movies: 2009

Monday, March 2, 2009

Carandiru

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Film based on real life experiences of doctor Drauzio Varella inside dreadful State penitentiary Carandiru, in São Paulo, Brazil, while he was doing a social work of Aids prevention. There he found hundreds of convicts living under degrading conditions. The situation came to a climax in 1992, when in order to smother a rebellion, police force killed 111 men.

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Última Parada 174


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When Marisa is unable to pay a debt, her baby, Alessandro, is taken away from her by a drug dealer. After cleaning up her act, she becomes determined to find her child. On the outskirts of Rio, another boy, Sandro, finds his mother stabbed to death in her shop. He runs away, intent on reaching Copacabana, where his mother once promised to take him. Once there, Sandro befriends some street kids who sweep him up into a world of drug use and dealing. After becoming a hardened survivor of the Candelaria massacre (an attempt by Rio police to clean up the city by murdering street kids as they slept), he eventually finds himself in a juvenile detention home. It is there that he meets Marisa’s long-lost boy, Alessandro. Marisa meanwhile finds her way to the center, and mistakes Sandro for her own son. Despite her efforts to help him, Sandro cannot escape his hard reality, and ultimately becomes the hostage-taker on Bus 174.

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山精 Jin Hutan


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A group of reporters from China with the help of two local reporters to do a research about the natural ecology topic and investigate the senior maternity health care herbal. They have entered to A tropical forest for this research. It should be a quite relaxed journey but it been hide a crisis. They have been attack by an unknown monster and their friend being die one another, in the same time the landslide has block their way out. They struggle for survive and later calm down investigate and analyze the actual fact.

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Saturday, February 28, 2009

フィッシュストーリー Fish Story


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"Fish Story" centres around a rock band from 1975 who decide to break up having had no success, they record one last song before the band splits up. Decades later that song will have a profound effect on peoples lives, eventually becoming the saviour of the world.


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Saturday, February 21, 2009

오이시맨 Oishii Man

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Singer Hyeon Seok (Lee Min Gi) develops problems with his hearing (Menieres syndrome) and has to stop his recordings. He notices a picture of Hokkaido in a magazine and decides to travel there. He eventually arrives in a a small village in Hokkaido for rest. While there, he reminisces about the old days. The owner of the inn offers him a Japanese meal. There he meets a bright cheerful girl named Megumi (Chizuru Ikewaki).

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ヘブンズ・ドア Heaven's Door


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A young man (Tomoya Nagase) and a girl (Mayuko Fukuda) both learn that they have an untreatable illness and are nearing death. When one reveals that they have never been to the ocean, they embark on a comical adventure to see the sea.

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Friday, February 13, 2009

ハルフウェイ Halfway

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High school seniors Shuu (Masaki Okada) and Hiro (Kie Kitano) run into relationship problems when Shuu decides to attend a university in Tokyo and Hiro remains undecided.

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Saturday, February 7, 2009

유감스러운 도시 City of Damnation

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Choong Dong (Jeong Joon Ho), a traffic officer who aspires to be a homicide detective, is recognized for his straight and honest nature and recruited into a case targeting gang leader Gwang Seop (Kim Sang Joong). Before long, he goes undercover as a member of Gwang Seop’s gang. Meanwhile, Joong Dae (Jeong Woong In) goes undercover in homicide to protect his boss Gwang Seop because he is the only member of the gang who graduated from university. His quick wits put Joong Dae on the Chief’s good side and also close to Se Rin (Han Go Eun) in the secret investigations department. He falls in love with her. Joong Dae tries hard to get in on every important case and win the trust of Captain Park and Chief Chun as he seeks the identity of the undercover in Gwang Seop’s gang.

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誰も守ってくれないNobody To Watch Over Me


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A 15-year-old middle school girl is picked up at school by the police when her elder 18-year-old brother is arrested on suspicion of randomly murdering two grade school girls. She is put under the protection of a dedicated yet conflicted police detective who has orders to shield the girl from the inevitable public outrage that is to follow. Through these two protagonists’ eyes, we get a glimpse into the vulnerability, the isolation and even the resilience of the individual when up against a volatile and often intolerant world.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

ग़ज़नी Ghajini

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Sanjay (Aamir Khan) has a medical condition called "short term memory loss'. He leads a documented existence, he carries labelled photographs of people he knows and things that he wants to remember, such as his address, his doctor, etc. His house contains detailed maps of Mumbai and drawers with labels in which he keeps the things he needs.

Sanjay is looking for Ghajini. His body is tattoed with writings about his past and the love of his life Kalpana (Asin Thottumkal), such that he is able to remind himself again and again about the tragedy that took place in his past and his mission in life.

Sunita (Jiah Khan) is a medical student who gets interested in this case. She comes across Sanjay and then seeks him out as she is mesmerised with his case. She inadvertently gets involved in his mission.

What happened in his past to make Sanjay the way he is? Will Sanjay be able to find Ghajini?

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Rasukan Ablasa

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The story tells the tale of Omar who worships the devil in order for his wife, Laila to be loyal to him but it only made her more deceitful. One day Omar saw his wife was sleeping with Nordin. In a rage he beheaded both of their heads. The village people knew of what had happened and burnt Omar and his house down to ashes. 50 years later, Ashraf, the grandson of Omar returned to the empty land in Kampung Bukit Gemuruh where Omar's house use to be. The devil which was buried under that land came alive with the return of Ashraf. Ashraf and his friends came across a box filled with Omar's worshipping chants and musical instruments to call on the devil. As they brought back the box many mysterious incidents happened to them and kept haunting them. Ashraf struggles to find the solution to overcome this evil power.

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Friday, January 30, 2009

ความสุขของกะท (The Happiness of Kati)

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Kati (Patsorn Kongmeesuk) is a nine years old girl whose parents went seperated ways before she was born and now her mother is dying of the incurable Lou Gehrig's disease. Living with her retired grandparents in a peaceful village of Ayutthaya on the banks of Chao Phraya river, mourning the loss but feeling very well-loved, Kati must decide whether to find her father and start a new life after her mother's death or stay with her warm, extended family that includes a kid-hearted temple boy and three very close friends of her mother.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

252: Seizonsha ari (252 Signal of Life)



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A few weeks after a gigantic earthquake struck Tokyo. Metropolitan Tokyo is slowly beginning to function again. But the temperature of the Pacific Ocean suddenly increases after the earthquake, causing a tremendous typhoon. The largest typhoon ever in Japan heads towards Tokyo with devastating force. The tidal wave generated by the typhoon covers the coastal city area with water. The Tokyo Fire Department dispatches its elite rescue unit, Hyper Rescue, and their sonar picks up a signal from underwater. Beneath the ground, in one devastated subway station, there is someone sending out a code which is known to rescuers only…

“252… 252…” – “We have survivors!”

"252" is the rescue code that means "There are survivors." Somebody who knows the rescue protocol is trapped underground! The rescuers, the survivors and their families all pray for their loved ones' safe return. In the extreme situation, a rescue party tries to save the survivors at the risk of their own lives. In the face of death, a daring rescue operation is to be carried out, intersecting with many dramas of family, love, pride, and human life…

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Link: IMDB

Nereikalingi zmones (Loss)

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A Priest in Ireland meets a woman Valda from his native Lithuania only to find out her mysterious identity is closely connected with a darkest secret of his past. Desperate for a better life Valda left Lithuania for Ireland, hoping to find a new purpose in life but failed to fulfill a promise to come back she made to her son Paul. Now Paul is adopted by a childless Nora, ex-wife of the desperate businessman Ben, whose life is falling from his hands. Caught in a struggle with her husband's mistress Laima, she must fight not only for her firm but also for the custody of a child who now is her only hope in life. From acclaimed Latvian director Maris Martinsons comes a dramatic story developing in two countries, connected with each other by vast migration after the fall of Soviet Union, and six people whose destiny is bond in more than one way after tragic accident which happened more than two decades ago.

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Link: IMDB

Zhantai (Patform)

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Set in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, the film focuses on a group of amateur theatre troupe performers whose fate mirrors that of the general population in China as massive socio-economic changes sweep across the mainland. The film commences in 1979 with the troupe performing numbers idolizing Mao Zedong, ending in the '80s when the shows reflect the strong Western influences pervading China, covering a decade in which China saw tremendous changes.

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Link: IMDB

Che

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The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.

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Donkey Xote

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Follows Don Quixote, his "squire", Sancho Panza (Quixote's best friend and the wealthiest man in town), Sancho's donkey, Rucio (who wants to be a horse) and a real horse, Quixote's faithful steed, Rocinante (who hates leaving his stable) on their adventure to duel the "Knight of the Moon" where, if Quixote wins the duel the true identity of Dulcinea will be revealed.

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Aruitemo aruitemo (Even If You Walk and Walk)

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It is a family drama about grown children visiting their elderly parents, which unfolds over one summer day. The aging parents have lived in the family home for decades. Their son and daughter return for a rare family reunion, bringing their own families with them. They have gathered to commemorate the tragic death of the eldest son, who drowned in an accident fifteen years ago. Although the roomy house is as comforting and unchanging as the mother's homemade feast, everyone in the family has subtly changed. This is a typical dysfunctional family, bonded by love as well as resentments and secrets. With a subtle balance of gentle humor and wistful sorrow, Kore-eda portrays just how precious and exactly how annoying, family can be.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Shin ge jeon (The Divine Weapon)

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During the reign of King Sejong, Joseon Dynasty was the embodiment of the perfect state. To the Ming China, the aspiring imperial power, Joseon presented an obstacle to territorial expansion. The Ming China demanded submission and interfered with internal affairs of Joseon. All the while keeping Joseon in check with the constant threat of the northern barbarians. Disgusted by the Chinese interference ,King Sejong secretly develops the Phantom Arrowslinger, a weapon he intends to use to take back Joseon’s land and supremacy. but When Chinese spies discover the plan, the Chinese emperor attempts to disrupt the development with force, setting off a chain reaction of violence.

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大阪ハムレット Osaka Hamlet

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The mother (Keiko Matsuzaka), a hospital attendant by day, a club hostess at night raises three sons with their uncle (Ittoku Kishibe). There is Hasanori: the skinny but spunky sixth grader who likes to cross-dress, Yukio: the punkish junior high schooler who becomes fascinated with "Hamlet," and Masashi: the high schooler who falls for a an older woman with a father fixation.

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Sad Movie


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When Lee Jin-woo rescued Su-eun from a fire they both defied the odds in surviving. He fell in love with her older sister, Soo-jeong Lim, who now desires the brave fireman to propose marriage thinking that this will make him less fearless in facing the flames and lessen her greatest fear. He wishes to do so, but his romantic streak causes him to seek the proper moment. Su-eun works as a "character" in an amusement park. Her face was scared in the fire, and in addition she is a deaf mute. Feeling free to be more forward when in costume behind a large "Raggedy-Ann" head, she approaches a handsome artist who frequents the park to paint. He starts to come infatuated with her, despite never having seen her face or heard her voice. She starts to fall in love with him. Choi Suk-hyun informs her boyfriend, Jung Ha-seok, that she wishes to break up for he is still unemployed after 3 years and she cannot face a future of poverty. He vows to get a job to reverse her feelings, and when a stranger enlists him to tell her boyfriend a final "goodbye" on the phone, he decides that he can turn doing this into an online business and starts a "separation agency." Busy with her career, Eom Jung-hwa neglects her young son Park Hwi-chan, and he becomes a problem at school. When she is hospitalized he becomes happier since he can visit her anytime and she has time to spend with him. Separation looms as a possible outcome for all of these inter-twined souls who who live and love in Seoul, Korea.

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Goongnyeo (Shadows in the Palace)

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Court maid Wol-ryung (Seo Yeong-hee) is found hanged in her room in the royal palace. Court nurse Chun-ryung (Park Jin-hee) realizes that Wol-ryung was murdered, and an autopsy reveals that she had given birth, contrary to the law requiring court maids to be virgins under penalty of death. Wol-ryung was also the personal maid of unpopular concubine Hee-bin (Yoon Se-ah), who has given birth to the king's only son in 15 years but is not accepted by the queen mother. A murder investigation would cause too many problems for everyone, and Chun-ryung is forced by her superiors to declare Wol-ryung's death a suicide. She starts investigating the murder on her own, and discovers that the case is far more complicated and dangerous than it would seem. Something supernatural is also occuring in the palace.

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