The Mirror Motel (2012)

Actors: Ashton Kennedy (producer), Dave Parke (actor), Nathan Malone (actor), Aaron Moore (composer), Nick Bell (actor), Peter Vander Meulen (actor), Ryan Plourde (actor), Jake Kellar (actor), Zach Pierce (actor), Claudine Gueniot Voznick (actress), Jonathan Parker (actor), Adam Thomas Lee (writer), Terrell Hamilton (actor), Adam Lee (director),

Genres: Crime, Drama, Short,

Najsul (2008)

Actors: Seung-yeon Lee (actress), Young-Seok Noh (actor), Young-Seok Noh (editor), Young-Seok Noh (composer), Young-Seok Noh (director), Young-Seok Noh (producer), Young-Seok Noh (writer), Kang-hee Kim (actress), Sam-dong Song (actor), Kyung-ho Yoon (actor), Kyung-mi Choi (actor), Sang-yeop Yuk (actor), Do-hee Lee (actress), Lan-hee Lee (actress), Hay-sook Moon (producer),

Plot: Hyuk-Jin has just broken up with his girlfriend and decides to take a trip to Jeongseon in the province of Gangwon-do. The next day, his friends are too hung over to get up, so Hyuk-Jin makes his way to his destination alone. A trip of opportunity takes a cruel and unexpected turn as misunderstanding and crossed paths occur over and over again.

Keywords: bar, beer, bus-terminal, cell-phone, cigarette-smoking, guest-house, karaoke, korean-food, south-korea, winter
Genres: Comedy, Drama,
Taglines: Things look different from the bottom of the bottle.

Shine (1996)

Actors: Jo Weeks (miscellaneous crew), Armin Mueller-Stahl (actor), Lynn Redgrave (actress), Marc Warren (actor), David Hirschfelder (composer), Susanna Lenton (miscellaneous crew), Noah Taylor (actor), Geoffrey Rush (actor), Nicholas Bell (actor), Chris Haywood (actor), Googie Withers (actress), John Gielgud (actor), Scott Hicks (writer), Scott Hicks (director), Greg Sitch (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott, this delightful movie charts the traumatic early years through adulthood. Telling the story in flashback we see David as a child prodigy and as he grows up while his patriarchal father abuses him and his siblings with the memory of his childhood in Europe and the loss of his family in the concentration camps. David finally breaks away from his father and goes away to study overseas, he later suffers a breakdown and returns to Australia and a life in an institution. Many years later he is released and through several twists of fate (in reality even more unlikely than film portrays) he starts playing a piano in a bar before finally returning to the concert hall.

Keywords: 1950s, abuse, abusive-father, abusive-parent, apology, astrologer, australia, bath, bathtub, beach
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance,
Taglines: A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love A father whose life was his family. A son whose music was his life.

Quotes:

Peter: Religion is nonsense.::Ben Rosen: It's also a gold mine if you know where to dig.

Isaac Stern: America. You know, land of the free, home of the brave. You know, Mickey Mouse.

Peter Helfgott: In this world only the strong survive. The weak get crushed like insects.

David: It's a tough game, isn't it Roger?::Roger: It's a bloodsport.

David: You can't lose 'em all.

Cecil Parkes: You must play as if there's no tomorrow.

[Gillian has come to visit Sylvia. When they arrive home, the house is in a mess and loud music is playing]::Gillian: Is that the water running?::[Sylvia runs to the bathroom to find the shower running and the basin overflowing]::Sylvia: David? Where in God's heaven is he?

Cecil Parkes: Rachmaninov? Are you sure?::David: Kind of. I'm not really sure about anything.::Cecil Parkes: The Rach 3. It's monumental.::David: It's a mountain. The hardest piece you could everest play.

Peter: No-one will love you like me, no-one like me.

Gillian: Your first concert in years and you wear odd shoes.

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989)

Actors: Kenneth Cranham (actor), David Thewlis (actor), Rachel Portman (composer), Celia Imrie (actress), Elizabeth Spriggs (actress), Pam Ferris (actress), Barbara Hicks (actress), Geraldine McEwan (actress), Beeban Kidron (director), Freda Dowie (actress), John Strickland (editor), Charlotte Coleman (actress), James Duggan (actor), Ken Kitson (actor), Katy Murphy (actress),

Plot: Jessica's extraordinarily strong will and heart enables her to rebel against her fanatical, cult-like upbringing. From seven to seventeen Jess is brainwashed to be one of the 'saved', to devote her life to Jesus, to follow the discriminatory teachings of Pastor Finch and his understanding of Revelations. As her warm personality dictates she succeeds in fitting into this regime and spreads the word of Jesus in a fairly content manner. But when her friendship with Melanie develops into something a little more 'unnatural' she easily realizes the error of the Pastors teachings. The girls are subjected to terrible treatment to convince them to repent.

Keywords: 1960s, adopted-daughter, adoption, adoptive-mother-adopted-daughter-relationship, amusement-park, band, based-on-novel, beach, belief, belief-in-god
Genres: Drama,