2011 Least Anticipated Movies (Page #25)

Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia.

Father Billy (Steve Little), an eccentric young priest, is forced to take a sabbatical by his superiors when he is discovered telling inappropriate parables to his flock. Billy tracks down his high-school idol Robbie (Robert Longstreet), who begrudgingly agrees to a canoe trip. When night approaches, they realize they have lost their way -- and that's when things get weird.

A biographical film of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling, told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, and Juergen Teller.

"Dance, dance, or we are lost." Pina Bausch's final words summarize her life and provide the inspiration for director Wim Wenders' (WINGS tribute to the legendary choreographer. The documentary features interviews with and performances by Bausch's beloved original company members, and offers an indelible image of an artist who went the full distance in her uncommonly rich creative life.

A tense love triangle between two men and a woman working in Iraq. When Frankie is killed on "Route Irish" -- the road linking Baghdad airport with the Green Zone -- Fergus, wracked with grief and guilt, rejects the official explanation and determines to investigate the truth of his friend's death.

Jessica, a young attractive model trying her hand at bartending, is shot dead at a celebrity party for refusing to serve a drink after closing hours. The culprit Manish, son of a prominent politician, inebriated by a deadly cocktail of alcohol and a sense of entitlement, pulls the trigger in a fit of rage. With 300 of Delhi's swish set present at the party, many of whom are witnesses to the murder, Manish looks all set to go to the gallows. Except, that it doesn't quite turn out that way. Now two women, Jessica's sister, Sabrina and the feisty TV reporter, Meera will have to drum up every resource at their disposal to outwit Manish at his own game, if the truth is to have any chance of prevailing over money and political clout.

Mercedes Alvarez was three years old when her parents left La Aldea, a village in the barren Northern Spanish Soria region. She was the last child born in La Aldea. Now, only fourteen people live there. Soon this village, like so many other rural communities all over the world, will be deserted. Alvarez returns for the first time to her ancestral home and makes a film about memory and the terrifying passing of time.

The documentary traces the life of a self-made man whose passion and perseverance took him from a Jewish orphanage in London to the absolute pinnacle of hairdressing.

The human resources manager of Israel's largest industrial bakery attempts to block the publication of a defamatory article and save the reputation of his business.

Set in Paris in 1960, story centers on a conservative couple's world being turned upside down when Spanish maids begin working and comingling the family.

Set within a century-old traveling circus, a Mexican family struggles to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict that threatens this once-vibrant family tradition.

Recovering alcoholic stage actress, Thea Barfoed (Paprika Steen) has gone through turmoil. Having divorced her husband, Christian (Michael Falch), and relinquished custody of their two boys during her heavy drinking days, Thea wants to start over. As her past alcohol use and indiscretions still haunt her, the reality of a new beginning seems bleak. Thea uses her inner actress's charm and manipulation to convince her ex-husband that she is fully recovered and capable of being a good mother to their children; however, she hasn't completely convinced herself. On stage, Thea plays the binge drinking, ostentatious Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Ironically, her stage character bears an uncanny resemblance to her personal life. As her alcoholism and past regrets hang in the balance, Thea must decide whether to confront her inner demons or to let the show go on.

A young Russian woman, smuggled into America by human traffickers, and a notorious Egyptian transporter, hired to drive her from the Mexican border to New York City, form an unlikely bond that threatens to derail the traffickers’ plans.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a village woman is given the grueling task of looking after her quadruple-amputee husband, a decorated solider tortured by memories of his war crimes.

Jack Cardiff's career spanned an incredible nine of moving picture's first ten decades and his work behind the camera altered the look of films forever through his use of Technicolor photography. Craig McCall's film about the legendary cinematographer reveals a unique figure in British and international cinema.

Explores the visible and invisible connections linking major issues of our time—the environment, consumption, population growth, technology, human rights and global economy.

A high class prostitute (Isabelle Huppert) and an eminent psychoanalyst discover that they share many things in common. They are both unhappy with their professions, seeking a way out that involves unique contact with each other's worlds.