"Fresh": Disenchanted by the harsh realities of life in the city, a smart, streetwise kid nicknamed "Fresh" strives to create a better future for himself and his family. Fighting back in the only way he knows how, Fresh defies the odds by staying one move ahead of the local criminals in a dangerous game of survival! "Sarafina!": In a world where truth is forbidden, an inspiring teacher dares to instill in her students lessons not found in schoolbooks. In doing so, she challenges their freedom and hers. "American Son": What would you do if you had just four days to say goodbye to everyone who was important to you? Nineteen-year-old Mike Holland has 96 hours to make peace with his friends and family - and maybe even begin a new relationship - before his deployment to Iraq. "The Journey Of The August King": Jason Patric is August King, a young man whose life is changed forever when he risks everything to help a beautiful woman on a courageous - and very dangerous - search for a new life. "Tsotsi": On the edges of Johannesburg, Tsotsi's life has no meaning beyond survival. One night, in desperation, Tsotsi steals a woman's car. But as he is driving off, he makes a shocking discovery in the backseat. In one moment his life takes a sharp turn and leads him down an unexpected path to redemption...giving him hope for a future he never could have imagined. "Down In The Delta": In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta - a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood - is sent to spend a summer in her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi. In "The Delta," with the support and wisdom of her hardworking Uncle Earl, Loretta finally begins to see a way to provide for her young children and reverse the downward slide of her life.
"The Truce": Acclaimed actor John Turturro delivers a powerful performance as a man whose life is changed forever by World War II. His incredible adventure begins after the war ends and he embarks on a thousand-mile journey back home to Italy. Along the way, he faces great odds... but rediscovers the simple joys of life that the war threatened to destroy forever - friendship, love, laughter, and, most important of all, a sense of hope. "Edges Of The Lord": To escape an unthinkable fate, a young Jewish boy's (Haley Joel Osment) parents send him to the countryside. And that's when his adventure begins. Spirited away from the Nazi-occupied city in a gunnysack, he's taken in by a kind village farmer with children of his own, masquerades as the farmer's nephew, and is coached by the parish priest (Willem Dafoe). "The Substance Of Fire": Ron Rifkin plays a headstrong book publisher who refuses to "sell out" by releasing anything commercial... even when his business partner's son (Tony Goldwyn) discovers a sure-fire best-seller. As the father's stubbornness pushes their company to the brink of bankruptcy, the son must convince his brother and sister (Timothy Hutton and Sarah Jessica Parker) to join him in a fight that will save the business... but may destroy their family! "Malena": In a sleepy Italian village, the most beautiful woman in town, "Malena" (Monica Bellucci), becomes the subject of increasingly malicious gossip among the lustful townsmen and their jealous wives. But only her most ardent admirer, young Renato Amoroso (Giuseppe Sulfaro), will learn the untold true story of the mysterious and elusive "Malena".