The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy.
Roberto Rossellini stated he was very more proud of this film than of any other film he ever made.
After learning that all her immediate family members have separate plans for the upcoming Christmas, a single mother enlists her sister to help persuade them to spend Christmas Eve together.
Abigail grieves her father's death, feeling isolated. Matt's life disrupted by brother's return. Their paths intersect, tragically shaping their journeys. A character-driven exploration of loss and upheaval.
In 1914, Mewa Singh Lopoke, fueled by systemic racism in Canada, taps into the revolutionary spirit. Visionary Sikh businessman Gurdit Singh, alongside 375 fellow passengers, sails on the daring voyage of the Guru Nanak Jahaz (Komagatamaru). At the heart of their journey lies a fight against the controversial Canadian direct voyage law and the harsh realities of diaspora dreams...
“Beneath the Grass” is set in 2008, capturing both the economic recession and the “Yes We Can” summer, and follows a single Latina mother whose illegal marijuana business is jeopardized when her young son befriends the new neighbors, a young white boy and his police officer grandfather.
Le climat s'emballe, l'économie s'effondre... Stanislas, trader redouté des buildings de La Défense, se retrouve démuni : plus d’eau, plus d’électricité́, plus de connexion, et plus de compte en banque. Sa femme, Sophie, le convainc d’aller trouver refuge avec leur fils à la campagne chez Patrick, un agriculteur dont Stanislas vient juste d’acheter la ferme pour placement financier. Mais Patrick et Constance, sa femme, ont aussi tout perdu avec la crise, et ils n’entendent pas céder leurs terres à ces Parisiens fraichement débarqués sur leur propriété́. Malgré tout ce qui les oppose, ces deux familles vont devoir apprendre à vivre ensemble avec comme seules ressources, celles que la nature offre et ainsi inventer les codes d'un nouveau monde.