Posts Tagged ‘honor’

The Last Castle (2001)

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: James Gandolfini | Delroy Lindo | Robert Redford | Mark Ruffalo | Steve Burton | Clifton Collins
Directors: Rod Lurie
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When three star General Irwin is transferred to a maximum security military prison, its warden, Colonel Winter, can’t hide his admiration towards the highly decorated and experienced soldier. Irwin has been stripped of his rank for disobedience in a mission, but not of fame. Colonel Winter, who runs the prison with an iron fist, deeply admires the General, but works with completely different methods in order to keep up discipline. After a short while, Irwin can feel Winter’s unjust treatment of the inmates. He decides to teach Winter a lesson by taking over command of the facility and thus depriving him of his smug attitude. When Winter decides to participate in what he still thinks of as a game, it may already be too late to win.

The Kite Runner (2007)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Khalid Abdalla | Atossa Leoni | Shaun Toub | Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada | Zekeria Ebrahimi | Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada | Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi | Homayoun Ershadi | Nabi Tanha | Elham Ehsas | Bahram Ehsas | Tamim Nawabi | Mohamad Nabi Attai | Mohamad Nadir Sarwari | Mustafa Haidari
Directors: Marc Forster
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In the 70’s in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir’s father house, playing and kitting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassam to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father’s best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kitting, Hassam runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir’s kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam’s bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption.

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: William Holden | Ernest Borgnine | Robert Ryan | Edmond O'Brien | Warren Oates | Jaime Sánchez | Ben Johnson | Emilio Fernández | Strother Martin | L. Q. Jones | Albert Dekker | Bo Hopkins | Dub Taylor | Paul Harper | Jorge Russek
Directors: Sam Peckinpah
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A few months before World War I, an aging band of outlaws led by Pike Bishop rob a Texas bank intent on using the money to retire. When the robbery goes wrong, the gang is forced to flee to Mexico with Bishop’s reformed ex-partner, Deke Thornton, in hot pursuit. With nothing to show for the failed robbery, Bishop’s gang agrees to steal a shipment of guns for General “Mapache” Juerta, to restore their fortunes. With Thornton closing in, and their association with the evil Juerta trying their conscience, Bishop and co. prepare for their lawless past to catch up with them.

Broken Arrow (1996)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: John Travolta | Christian Slater | Samantha Mathis | Delroy Lindo | Bob Gunton | Frank Whaley | Howie Long | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Jack Thompson | Vyto Ruginis | Ousaun Elam | Shaun Toub | Casey Biggs | Jeffrey J. Stephen | Joey Box
Directors: John Woo
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Major Deakins is a tough U.S. Air Force pilot who is assigned to a flight mission with ‘nice-guy’ Captain Hale. They are to fly the B3 Stealth Bomber on wargame maneuvers over Utah loaded with two live nuclear weapons. Deakins, having been continually passed over for promotion, sells out his country and arranges to use the thermonuclear warheads under his command to blackmail the U.S. government. The only thing standing in his way is his old buddy, Captain Hale….

Redbelt (2008)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Jeffrey Addiss | Joseph Alfieri | Tim Allen | Douglas Barcellos | Craig Collington Bator | Matt Cable | Ryan Everett Canfield | Jose Pablo Cantillo | Randy Couture | Steve DeCastro | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Justin Fair | Scott Farrell | Hugh Fitzgerald | Mike Goldberg
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A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

Stop-Loss (2008)

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Ryan Phillippe | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Rob Brown | Channing Tatum | Victor Rasuk | Terry Quay | Matthew Scott Wilcox | Connett Brewer | Timothy Olyphant | Josef Sommer | Ciarán Hinds | Alex Frost | Isreal Saldivar | David Kroll | Ricky Calmbach
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Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind. Then, against Brandon’s will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor.

In Bruges (2008)

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Countries: Belgium | UK
Actors: Rudy Blomme | Olivier Bonjour | Mark Donovan | Colin Farrell | Jean-Marc Favorin | Ralph Fiennes | Brendan Gleeson | Eric Godon | Zeljko Ivanek | Louis Nummy | Jordan Prentice | Jérémie Renier | Theo Stevenson | Angel Witney | Ciarán Hinds
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Bruges, the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray and Ken, it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks. Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray’s often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city. But the longer they stay waiting for Harry’s call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloë, who may have some dark secrets of her own. And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray’s vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | Robert Duvall | Diane Keaton | Robert De Niro | John Cazale | Talia Shire | Lee Strasberg | Michael V. Gazzo | G.D. Spradlin | Richard Bright | Gastone Moschin | Tom Rosqui | Bruno Kirby | Frank Sivero | Francesca De Sapio
Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
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The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Hero (2002)

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Jet Li | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | Maggie Cheung | Ziyi Zhang | Daoming Chen | Donnie Yen | Liu Zhong Yuan | Zheng Tia Yong | Yan Qin | Chang Xiao Yang | Zhang Ya Kun | Ma Wen Hua | Jin Ming | Xu Kuang Hua | Wang Shou Xin
Directors: Yimou Zhang
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In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin’s three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.

Beowulf (2007)

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Ray Winstone | Robin Wright Penn | Anthony Hopkins | John Bilezikjian | Brice Martin | Sonje Fortag | Sharisse Baker-Bernard | Charlotte Salt | Julene Renee | Greg Ellis | Rik Young | Sebastian Roché | Leslie Harter Zemeckis | John Malkovich | Woody Schultz
Directors: Robert Zemeckis
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The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel’s mother, who begins killing out of revenge.