Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them (as Arjuna did with Karna), Uluci, the Naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of Arjuna’s, reminds Babhruvahana of the teaching of the Kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents. What Babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother’s good name and thereby his own character. This film captures this conflict spectacularly. The eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great Mahabharata battle aside, here all the familial relationships (in particular, strong mothers and dutiful sons) become exaggerated and demand our attention.

Oliver doesn’t have a family so he steals one.

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with un...

Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into...

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his m...

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets ...

Livia and her friend Luci rediscover the joys of life through dance.

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his ...

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks ...

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the ...

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Thro...

1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to se...

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to...

Jinmu starts to record things he should remember with a camera after hearing that he could lose his ...

A family that lives apart goes looking for a house to live with.

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the ...