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In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming 'lion women.'

Nona Fernández plasma sus propios recuerdos, sus propias vivencias y las de sus contemporáneos, su punto de vista, un pensamiento y reflexión que expresa una mirada particular del mundo en que vivió y en el que hoy, pasados varios años y distintos gobiernos, parece seguir inmóvil y anestesiado ante los abusos cometidos. Recuperar nuestra conciencia sobre el pasado próximo es una tarea que autores como Nona Fernández utilizan a modo de una resistencia ética y política en su espacio de la literatura y el teatro.

"الغربان" هي ليست مجرَّد رواية بل مهرجانٌ سينمائي من كلمات وحروف وضع فيها المخرج السينمائي "كريم سرور" خلاصة أفكاره وخبرته في حكايةٍ متقنة تتناول الحياة الاجتماعية والأحداث السياسية في مصر منذ فترة التسعينات وحتى عام 2004 بحبكة درامية بوليسية متقنة ستشعر أمامها وكأنَّك تُشاهدُ فيلمكَ المفضّل...

Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his career, his wife, even his country. Invited to become a prosecutor at The Hague's International Criminal Court, it was a chance to start afresh. But when his first case is to examine the disappearance of 400 Roma refugees - an apparent war crime left unsolved for 10 years - it's clear this new life won't be an easy one....

Miren and Bittori have been best friends all their lives, growing up in the same small town in the north of Spain. With limited interest in politics, the terrorist threat posed by ETA seems to affect them little. When Bittori’s husband starts receiving threatening letters from the violent group, however - demanding money, accusing him of being a police informant - she turns to her friend for help. But Miren’s loyalties are torn: her son Joxe Mari has just been recruited to the group as a terrorist, and to denounce them as evil would be to condemn her own flesh and blood.

Jean Blomart, patriot leader against the German forces of occupation, waits throughout an endless night for his wounded lover, Hélène, to die. Told through memories of his and her life, The Blood of Others paints an intense and moving picture of their love story and life in German occupied Paris during the Second World War. In the face of a seemingly unstoppable force, Hélène and Jean are confronted by the illusion of freedom and made to question their individual roles in the collective struggle against fascism

Dakota Wynfred will stop at nothing to prevent the reelection of the vile United States president, Robert Vlakas, who wants to nationalize her cybersecurity company and simultaneously set fire to the Constitution. And that includes finding a champion who can defeat him in the 2028 presidential election. But it won't be easy because Dakota's champion of choice—though brilliant, politically savvy, charming, and tough enough to survive multiple assassination attempts—happens to have been dead for over 400 years.