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- DirectorPascale FerranStarsJosh CharlesAnaïs DemoustierRoschdy ZemIn an airport hotel on the outskirts of Paris, a Silicon Valley engineer abruptly chucks his job, breaks things off with his wife, and holes up in his room. Soon, fate draws him and a young French maid together.
- DirectorDavid McCrackenJoel TownsendKaidan TremainStarsJennifer BaconDavid McCrackenJosh RiedfordA team of Child Protective Services workers investigate a series of bizarre child abuse cases in the small town of Daylight, IN. As the mystery unfolds, they discover the cases may actually be linked by demonic possession.
- DirectorGreg OlliverStarsMarta MilansKara JacksonBruno GunnLourdes is a young woman that works at night cleaning a restaurant. All the money she made is for her son that lives in her hometown with her mother. We know very little about Lourdes son, only that he is sick and Lourdes is working every night and sending money to help her son and find a cure for his illness. Suddenly, Lourdes starts seeing visions in the restaurant where she works, in her little apartment. These visions, her evil co-workers and her son apart from her, all this stresses Lourdes out and she begins asking herself "who wants to hurt her"? Or if all of whats happening is really happening or not.
- DirectorFarren BlackburnStarsCharlie BewleyAlexandra DowlingClive StandenA young man transforms into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother, Hakan the Ferocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom.
- DirectorKieran ParkerStarsBryan LarkinIván KamarásVelibor TopicIn this third installment of the hit Nazi Zombie action horror movie, Outpost: Rise Of The Spetnaz, we discover the horrifying origins of these supernatural soldiers and see them in ferocious gladiatorial battle against the most ruthless and notorious of all military special forces: the Russian Spetsnaz.
- DirectorMichael Paul StephensonStarsVictor BariteauTina BariteauGwen BariteauIn a small Massachusetts community, three Halloween-obsessed households transform into neighbor-terrifying supernatural wonderlands.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsGeorge PeppardJames MasonUrsula AndressA young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
- DirectorChris SparlingStarsRya KihlstedtWilliam MapotherSharon MaughanWhen the US government attempts to weaponize the power of a possessed woman, they soon discover that there are forces that exist in this world that simply cannot be controlled.
- DirectorDante AriolaStarsColin FirthEmily BluntAnne HecheA story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsClare BullusStanley TucciSimon MarkeyAt the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.
- DirectorStephan ElliottStarsJessica BielBen BarnesKristin Scott ThomasA young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
- DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsColin FirthCameron DiazAlan RickmanAn art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
- DirectorPeter WebberStarsScarlett JohanssonColin FirthTom WilkinsonA young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
- DirectorJonathan TeplitzkyStarsColin FirthNicole KidmanStellan SkarsgårdA former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.
- DirectorHelen HuntStarsHelen HuntColin FirthBette MidlerApril, 39, wants a baby but her husband leaves her. When her adoptive mother dies, she's contacted by her biological mother, a TV talk show host. April starts seeing the divorced dad of one of her students at school.
- DirectorDennie GordonStarsAmanda BynesColin FirthKelly PrestonAn American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election.
- DirectorDoug LeflerStarsColin FirthBen KingsleyAishwarya Rai BachchanAs the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
- DirectorOliver ParkerStarsBen BarnesColin FirthRebecca HallA corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsColin FirthReese WitherspoonAlessandro NivolaThe savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a Satanic ritual.
- DirectorMark HermanStarsColin FirthMinnie DriverMary SteenburgenA brokenhearted English artist travels to Hope, USA, hoping to get on with his life. He starts by drawing faces there. He befriends the cute Mandy. But then his scheming ex shows up and wants him back.
- DirectorMichael G. BartlettKevin GatesStarsPhilip BrodieAlix Wilton ReganRob OldfieldThree months have passed since a viral outbreak turned its victims into flesh-eating living dead. A band of survivors have taken refuge at a military barracks. A message comes telling of a "sanctuary" somewhere in Europe. But is it a trap?
- DirectorKate ShentonStarsKate ShentonTam SmithCharlyne ChiapponeIt is a fly-on-the-wall documentary film delving into the world of Human Suspension; the act of piercing metal hooks through flesh and using them to suspend mid-air.
- DirectorGraham AnnableAnthony StacchiStarsBen KingsleyJared HarrisNick FrostA young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.
- DirectorAngelina JolieStarsJack O'ConnellMiyaviDomhnall GleesonAfter a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
- DirectorMichael G. BartlettKevin GatesStarsMark AndrewsMichael G. BartlettCriselda CabitacBased on true events, six investigators head to one of the world's most haunted places to uncover the source of supernatural sightings and phenomena.
- DirectorStuart BeattieStarsCaitlin StaseyRachel Hurd-WoodLincoln LewisWhen their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsColin FirthEmma StoneMarcia Gay HardenA romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsTobias ZilliacusMikael PersbrandtLena OlinA detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
- DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsSasha GreyElijah WoodNeil MaskellA jilted fan soon finds himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite actress via his laptop.
- DirectorMatty BeckermanStarsKatherine SigismundCorey EidRiley PolanskiA vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
- DirectorMatthew SpradlinStarsCameron Deane StewartBen BrowderJeffrey SchmidtOn a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin to meet horrible fates as they serve out their detentions. Is a fellow student to blame, or perhaps Crestview's alleged ghosts are behind the terrible acts?
- DirectorDavid HewlettStarsTenika DavisJason MomoaAdrian HolmesSix young computer hackers, sent to work on a derelict spaceship, are forced to match wits with a vengeful artificial intelligence that would kill to be human.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsBrenton ThwaitesJeff BridgesMeryl StreepIn a seemingly perfect community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choices, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man, the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
- DirectorPeter CornwellStarsFrances O'ConnorShirley KnightChandler RiggsA single mom and her two boys help take care of their grandmother with mystical powers.
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAnne MarivinThéo FernandezFrancis RenaudThree kids skip school in order to explore an abandoned film studio lot where they catch site of a woman being dragged across the lot by a masked man.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsRonald MlodzikJon LidoltTania ZoltyIn a dystopic world where a plague is killing off pubescent human females, an esoteric researcher seeks his missing mentor while trying to retain morality in the sex-obsessed society he lives in.
- DirectorDavid A. PriorStarsCameron MitchellTroy DonahueTed PriorA group of sadistic mercenaries kidnap people off the streets and set them loose on the grounds of their secret camp, so the "students" at the camp can learn how to track down and kill their prey.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsRonald MlodzikJack MessingerPaul MulhollandA group of Canadian university students agree to partake in a grisly psychological experiment, which renders them incapable of speech but able to communicate telepathically.
- DirectorKarel ReiszStarsCarmel McSharryStephen TompkinsonGeraldine SomervilleA woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
- DirectorMike BinderStarsMike BinderIrène JacobMariel HemingwaySet in London, the film follows the intertwining relationships of two couples, who spend much of their time together, both when working and in private.
- DirectorAnand TuckerStarsJim BroadbentColin FirthJuliet StevensonThe story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
- DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsChris O'DonnellMinnie DriverGeraldine O'RaweThree women, who've been friends since childhood, meet at university in Dublin in 1957. Student and boyfriend life begins.
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsDennis WeaverKaren GrasslePamela BellwoodA real-estate salesman with career and marriage problems gets hooked on cocaine and finds that not only does it not help him cope, but it makes those problems much, much worse.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsJames SpaderKyra SedgwickHelen MirrenA hospital resident is put in the middle of a legal battle between two half-sisters on whether to pull their comatose dad's life support. But more seems to be at stake than dad's life - his inheritance.
- DirectorHidehiro ItôStarsRyoko WatanabeSerina NishikawaTatsuya NanjôA jaded housewife joins a secret member's only club in an attempt to salvage her bored marriage.
- DirectorGiles FosterStarsBill PatersonColin FirthTimothy SpallAn adolescent British field hockey team goes to Holland, where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills - hot, sexy women! They are so busy chasing girls that they forget all about their hockey match.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsColin FirthPerla Haney-JardineWilla HollandA man moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genova changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.
- DirectorKrzysztof ZanussiStarsEdward ZentaraChristoph WaltzArtur BarcisThe story of Catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
- DirectorMiroslav LekicStarsOlja BeckovicVesna TrivalicMarica VuleticBelgrade in 1963. In a yard surrounded by buildings, a group of young people of different backgrounds and social status, but of similar views about love and self-affirmation, spend their time together. Their friendship is dyed with various events typical for socialism, such as working actions or Youth Day's parade. All what happens within this yard may become an allegory of one generation's destiny.
- DirectorAlan GrintStarsGennie JamesBarret OliverJadrien SteeleMary Lennox is sent to live at Misselthwaite Manor where she befriends a young boy and learns about a secret garden.
- DirectorBen BoltStarsCaroline PeggJodhi MayColin FirthA governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor.
- DirectorJosé Ramón LarrazStarsKarl LanchburyVivian NevesPia AnderssonA rich older woman living in a country house brings home a new model to be photographed by a young enigmatic photographer who lives with her. The unsuspecting girl becomes entangled in a web of sex, abuse and death.
- DirectorDominic SavageStarsRobert CarlyleColin FirthPeter McNeil O'ConnorFour characters living in one neighbourhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.
- DirectorDesmond DavisStarsGreta ScacchiColin FirthJohn GielgudCamille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
- DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsJames BolamJanie DeeColin FirthHarold Pinter's play about a celebratory dinner at a top restaurant in town. Two couples meet for dinner to celebrate the wedding anniversary of one of the couples. Also joining into the conversation are various members of the staff and a couple from another table.
- DirectorYuri ZeltserStarsColin FirthJennifer RubinJohn GetzA would-be actress uncovers horrifying files on other starlets.
- DirectorAndre R. GuttfreundStarsColin FirthLisa ZaneBilly ZaneA worried artist tries to locate his wife who suddenly abandoned him only to discover that she led a secret life - or two. He proceeds to investigate her past and stirs up a hornet's nest.
- DirectorOtakar VotocekStarsPeter O'TooleColin FirthMarie TrintignantA famous movie actor (Peter O'Toole) claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengenfully kills him but then dies as a result of an accident. Next, they both find themselves in after-life, where souls of all famous people are gathered.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsWilliam SmithClaudia JenningsJohn SaxonAfter his sponsor replaces him with his arch rival, a race-car driver decides to steal the car and race it himself.
- DirectorJeremy SimsStarsSteve Le MarquandTom BudgeGigi EdgleyTwo thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland catch the last train to Fremantle. When a young woman boards the train a few stops later, they begin talking and find out not everyone on the train is who they seem to be.
- DirectorPeter HyamsStarsJohn RitterPam DawberJeffrey JonesA husband and wife are sucked into a hellish television set and must survive the gauntlet of twisted versions of shows in which they find themselves.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsLina RomayMartine StedilNathalie ChapeA small-time hood brings the attention of the law with an insurance scam and diamond theft, but things become even more interesting when his moll murders him and is slammed behind bars where she faces all manner of electric shock treatments to various parts of her anatomy.
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsPhil DanielsHazel O'ConnorJon FinchA rock singer is determined to rise to the top of the profession, letting nothing stand in the way of that goal.
- DirectorJohn QuestedStarsAlbert FinneyMartin SheenSusannah YorkWhen architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsFumi NikaidôTakehiro HiraHideaki ItôA popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
- DirectorGene WilderStarsGene WilderGilda RadnerDom DeLuiseTwo radio voice actors are getting married. Larry has fits of fear. A shrink needs 36 hours to scare him to death and cure him - during a family reunion at a scary family castle.
- DirectorTim FehlbaumStarsLilo BaurMarco CalamandreiLisa VicariIn the not too distant future, people struggle to survive their greatest enemy, the sun.
- DirectorGraham BakerStarsJames CaanMandy PatinkinTerence StampIn 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.
- DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsChristopher WalkenNatalie WoodLouise FletcherResearchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.
- DirectorSusanna FogelStarsLeighton MeesterGillian JacobsAdam BrodySasha and Paige's co-dependent friendship is tested as Paige gets serious with a guy for the first time.
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsElliot PageHayley McFarlandNick SearcyThe true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
- DirectorPierre-Paul RendersStarsBenoît VerhaertAylin YayMagali PinglautIn the near future, a man confined to his apartment for eight years by agoraphobia and fear of human contact is prescribed remote sex therapy.
- DirectorBenedek FliegaufStarsEva GreenMatt SmithLesley ManvilleA woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJared MartinLara LambertiUlli ReinthalerThe spirit of a comatose teenage girl possesses the body of a newcomer to her girls boarding school to enact bloody revenge against the elitist, lingerie-clad coeds responsible for her condition.
- DirectorTom BerningerStarsTom BerningerMatt BerningerBryce DessnerTom Berninger chronicles his time spent on the road as a member of the tour crew for The National, the rock & roll band fronted by his brother, Matt.
- DirectorJohn PoloniaMark PoloniaTodd Michael SmithStarsTodd Michael SmithJohn PoloniaMark PoloniaTwo young twins are sent to spend time at their aunt's farm. What nobody knows is that the aunt's handyman is a psycho serial killer who dismembers his victims and stores their body parts in the barn.
- DirectorDavid PaulsenStarsKlaus KinskiDonna WilkesMarianna HillAn advice columnist in the midst of getting a divorce begins receiving threatening notes from an anonymous stalker. Meanwhile, members of her group therapy session are being murdered by an unknown assailant.
- DirectorNina MenkesStarsClaire AguilarNora BendichDave GistShot in the bars and seedy hotels of East L.A, this film is about the inner life of a prostitute imprisoned for killing her pimp.
- DirectorRon KraussStarsJames SpaderJanine EserJohn LynchAn alien black box is found in the South Pole, where a government agency is conducting botanical experiments.
- DirectorColin MinihanStarsBrittany AllenFreddie StromaJesse MossA group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods find themselves terrorized by alien visitors.
- DirectorDave MeyersStarsSean BeanSophia BushZachary KnightonA couple from college get caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a psychopathic hitchhiker and the police after witnessing a murder and being framed.
- DirectorVilgot SjömanStarsLars LindLeif NymarkStig TörnblomSix youth criminals are chosen to participate in a social experiment, named "Guesthouse Objectivity" (Pensionatet Sakligheten), where they are assigned to live together in an apartment while being supervised by two forgiving social workers.
- StarsJames BolamBarbara FlynnDudley SuttonTrevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor meets a beautiful blond, a detective sergeant and a pair of men running a junior football team.
- DirectorDaniel Díaz TorresStarsThais ValdésVanessa CarballidoCarlos CruzA satire about the life of the Cuban people. Alicia, a culture instructor, is sent to a small town "Maravillas", which is itself an exaggerated, but very ingenious reflection of the real Cuba. The adventures that she has there are almost as crazy and senseless as the ones lived by the other Alice (in Wonderland), reflecting the indoctrination, coercion, absolutims, and many other everyday problems in Cuban society.
- DirectorDon SwanStarsTheo DepuayKelley KunickiC.W. CaseyA cannibal opens up a seafood restaurant, and kills and cooks people to serve to his customers.
- DirectorOlaf IttenbachStarsNatacza BoonJames Matthews-PyeckaDaryl JacksonA woman whose family was brutally murdered when she was little is instructed by her family's ghosts to bring the killers to them so their souls can rest in peace.
- DirectorDalibor MatanicStarsOlga PakalovicNina ViolicKresimir MikicA lesbian couple rents an apartment in a seemingly normal building which happens to be populated with all kinds of freaks. Initially kind but unaware of their secret, a landlady tries to introduce one of them to his son, but after spying on them through the keyhole, the Pandora's box of hatred and violence has been opened.
- DirectorPer BlomStarsLine StoresundHilde Nyeggen MartinsenMerete MoenA couple of twelve-year-old Norwegian girls struggle with their intense, taboo relationship during the 1930s.
- DirectorLuciano ErcoliStarsFrank WolffNieves NavarroSimón AndreuAfter a French stripper is harassed by a man who wants a cache of diamonds stolen by her late father, she flees to England in the company of a doctor, but danger follows.
- DirectorHynek BocanStarsRudolf HrusínskýKarel HögerBlanka BohdanováIt is the year 1647 and the war has been raging for almost thirty years. Poor and dilapidated is the stronghold of the knight Václav Rynda of Loucka (Rudolf Hrusínský) and so is his clothing. The family property was spent by his father who, after the loss at the battle at the White Mountain, was forced to give up his faith and had to swear submission to the Catholic Church to save his skin. Václav resembles a peasant rather than a nobleman, as he tries to find something to eat for himself and his domestics. One day, a visit comes to the stronghold. The emperor's commissioner Srandorf (Karel Höger) and his wife ask for a night's lodging. The guest then reveals to Rynda in private that Srandorf is not their real name and that in fact they are not even married - Jindrich Donovalský and his companion Katerina (Blanka Bohdanová) have come in the French king's employ and want to incite a revolt against the Hapsburgs in Bohemia.
- DirectorTodd BurrowsChristopher FolinoStarsChase WilliamsonAshley BellClancy BrownA masked vigilante who discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious super criminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation in ruins.
- DirectorDaniel GordonStarsJohn BoscoChiwetel EjioforSamuel IbandaAt the Munich Olympics of 1972, John Akii Bua, from the impoverished African country of Uganda, powered round the inside lane in the 400m hurdles, past the English favourite, and reigning Olympic Champion David Hemery, to win the gold medal, 10m clear of the field. John Akii Bua had become the first African to win gold in an event under 800 metres. He was also the first man to break the 48 seconds barrier in the 400 metre hurdles, an event so gruelling its nickname is 'The Mankiller'. This is the story about that amazing triumph - and what happened next. David Hemery retired to respectable fame and fortune, later becoming president of the UK's athletics federation. John Akii Bua returned to a Uganda carving the name of its military "President", Idi Amin, into genocidal notoriety. This is a film about the pinnacle of athletic achievement - and the search to discover what followed. 'The John Akii Bua story: An African Tragedy' is the story of one man, and of Africa itself; its glory, potential - and tragedy.
- DirectorJirí WeissStarsVít OlmerDaniela SmutnáKarla ChadimováCzech fairy tale about a shepherd who finds a golden fern with magical powers. He can ensure his continued happiness if he does the right thing, but will he?
- DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsGérard PhilipeSuzanne CloutierJean-Roger CaussimonMichel has stolen from his employer, Mr Bellanger, for the love of Juliette. He is now in jail. One night, while sleeping in his cell, he wakes up all of a sudden, the gates open and he finds himself in a strange village where all the inhabitants have lost their memory. There, meets Juliette again who seems to agree to marry a powerful man, who might well be Bluebeard...
- DirectorLouis BélangerStarsFrançois PapineauAlexis MartinSophie BourgeoisTwo old friends and small-time crooks embark on a crime spree, but take an unexpected detour that could lead them down the road to redemption.
- DirectorClaude Autant-LaraStarsMichèle MorganYves MontandJean DebucourtBased on novel by Pierre Dumarchais. The story of the aging pedant who sells his soul to Satan in exchange for youth and knowledge.
- DirectorKôji WakamatsuStarsTasuku EmotoEtsuko SekiKaori KobayashiA Japanese teenager bicycles aimlessly through the countryside after killing his mother.
- DirectorMark YoungStarsMichael MadsenVinnie JonesRachel MinerA group of people in a post-apocalyptic world fight to survive against a band of vicious cannibals.
- DirectorSu-chang KongStarsKam Woo-seongSon Byung-hoLee Sun-kyunDuring the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.
- DirectorJuan EstelrichStarsFernando Fernán GómezMartine AudóJosé María MompínEleven years ago Fernando Tobajas, a man of a certain age, decided to live in the bathroom, in which he created a small apartment, and never leaves it. Tobajas has given up everything except vanity, and his contacts with the world are reduced to visits from friends and messages sent through the toilet inside aspirin tubes in the hope that someone will receive them and know about his existence. Arabel Lee, a beautiful girl, finds one of those messages.