Peru, 1943. Hatsu, a young motherless girl must take over the business of the family and her three little sisters, as her father was deported to concentration camps in the US, thus facing a whirlwind of hatred and violence unleashed against citizens whose only “crime” was having Japanese blood.
Yoshie Yodo
Hatsu
Valeria Shimabukuro
Maki
Angie Higuchi
Setsuko
Anna Higuchi
Harue
Nobuyoshi Yodo
Father
Hiroshi Arakaki
Masa
Alfredo Yoshimoto
Kiyoshi
Peru, 1943. Hatsu, a young motherless girl must take over the business of the family and her three little sisters, as her father was deported to concentration camps in the US, thus facing a whirlwind of hatred and violence unleashed against citizens whose only “crime” was having Japanese blood.
María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.
In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. He suffers small humiliations and petty politicking as he increasingly succumbs to lust and paranoia.
At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.
The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.