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19th century. Russia. Elena belongs to a rich family. She spends her life at promenades, poetry reading and balls. A friend of a family brings along his fellow-student Insarov. The latter is a Bulgarian, who longs for his country's liberation from the Ottoman yoke. Insarov and Elena fall in love with each other. He is taken ill. Elena tends him in the hospital and at his home. She wants to marry him but her parents refuse to allow her to do so. Insarov has to go to Bulgaria when the preparations for an uprising are in progress. Elena decides to join him. The get married against the will of her parents and leave. On the way Insarov dies. Elena wants to have him buried in his homeland and to take over his revolutionary activities.

The fairy tale-play based on which the film was made was written by Georgi Polonsky in 1984 based on the fairy tale "The Rose and the Ring" by William Thackeray.

The film focuses on the revolutionary developments in jazz that emerged in the 1960's, expanding boundaries in rhythm, sound, harmonics, and improvisation. Interviews with eleven musicians, enveloped in their music and memories.

The incomparable splendor of Naples, situated in the shadow of a volcano and by the blue sea of an enormous bay, inspired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to the famous statement: "See Naples and die". But Naples also has a more complex side. Behind the splendor and pomp that dates from the time when Naples still had great political and social influence, one can also find poverty and adversity. The film director Vincent Monnikendam ends in the backstreets and steep alleyways where sunlight barely penetrates, where dark drama and frivolity keep the age-old city in their grip. The central feature of the film is the painting The Seven Acts of Mercy by Caravaggio, the master of the clair-obscur. This altar piece was painted in 1607, commissioned by the noble founders of the Pio Monte della Misericordia, a charitable institution that is still active. Myths about this painting, the history of the Pio Monte, the joy and sorrow of Neapolitans, alternate and combine to form a colourful portrait. With a leading role for the city of Naples itself. Among the important characters in Souls of Naples are Pietro Gargano, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Il Mattino and a connoisseur of urban history, and Gian Paolo Leonetti, former chairman of the Pio Monte della Misericordia and a descendant of a noble family. The baroque interior of the villa where we meet contrasts with the sober entourage of the inner city. This is where the transsexual Gianni earns a meagre income by selling lottery tickets and Pina tells us about her difficult existence while she sews trendy handbags in a small factory located in an old cellar. The Russian painter Natalia Tsarkova tries to communicate in her own work the essence of clair-obscur in the paintings by Caravaggio whom she so admires. According to her, the special lighting effects with powerful contrasts so characteristic of his work are the symbol of survival, for good and evil, for life and death. In a style inspired by these characteristic light-dark contrasts Souls of Naples provides an inspiring portrait of a city that has survived for two and half thousand years.

Wanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation. He befriends Emil and Elsa, two children who--unlike adults--see that their new neighbor "Mr Berd" is not human but a big bird wearing a suit. The Pelican Man lands a job at the opera and falls in love with a pretty ballerina, looking so much like a bird herself. Troubles start when adults too find out about "Mr Berd's" ornithological origin.

A documentary that details the life and humanitarian work of Sergio Vieira de Mello, a man who endeavored to bring peace and security to countries like Rwanda, Mozambique, Cambodia and East Timor. de Mello was among the people killed in a bombing attack on the UN Headquarters in Baghdad on August 19, 2003.

Bernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small but successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-Communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house in the country--these are the attributes of material success that count for Willenbrock. Then, things slowly begin to move into a different direction: Although he loves his wife, Willenbrock is attracted to a young student who keeps him at distance. To do her a favor, he gives her father a night-watchman job. But one night, the watchman gets cruelly beaten by burglars. And a bit later, the burglars come to Willenbrock's house at night. This is where the illusion of a quiet, secure, and self-satisfied life reaches an end. Things start to go wrong, well-known procedures don't work anymore, hopes and expectations of all kinds turn into disappointments. Willenbrock is challenged by an increasing feeling of lost safety and control, and he must find a way to cope with that.

Filmmaker Usama Alshaibi returns to Baghdad to reunite with his family after nearly 24 years. This documentary navigates his unique relationship to an Iraq that is very different from the country of his childhood. Usama captures the conflicting reactions to the conditions of life in Baghdad. Through a wide range of opinions and experiences he provides a broad panorama of voices long neglected under Saddam's regime. His cousin Tareef enters the room upon hearing an explosion. "It's a bomb. A Nice Bomb," he explains. The phrase is indicative of his family's nonchalance about their situation. As one young boy put it, "We're Iraqis. It's normal." With humor and resilience Nice Bombs explores Usama's dual role as both Iraqi and American. This Director's Cut of "Nice Bombs" was completed by director Usama Alshaibi 10 years after his trip to his home country. It contains more interviews with Iraqi women and a broader, more detailed view of life in Iraq.

The Angry Fist truly describes the violence and explicit sequences which combine to make this epic. The villagers are revolting and in no way can they stopped from causing the massacre which follows.

The story of a man in love who suffers the injustices of the rich and powerful at the time of the Mexican Revolution and who, as a consequence, has to abandon the woman he loves to join a group of guerrillas.

The Second World War. A new L-2 heavy duty gun is being supplied to the Soviet Army. German intelligence needs to seize a new secret weapon.

The portrait of the creator of the Kino group, consisting of the thoughts and memories of people who loved him, appears before the audience as a musical prophecy of a talented artist about his own life.

A story about the everyday life of a juvenile officer who tries to organize the youngsters' leisure time and enthuse them with a useful activity for the district. He's been watching a local gang leader, wanting to save him from prison.

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.

A paralyzed woman goes missing after she and her husband travel to India for specialized medical attention.

The film is based on real events and tells about a major accident that occurred during the construction of another Leningrad metro station in the spring of 1974.