简介：在日本大城市的某个角落，生活着一个与周遭格格不入的沉默女孩久美子（菊地凛子 饰）。她是灰暗的匆忙世界中难得一见的一抹亮色，只不过大多时候她都泯灭人群之中。每天上班时分，穿着工装的她宛如没有灵魂的木偶，目光呆滞地等待下班时间。同侪们聚在一起讨论时尚话题，她则蜷缩在茶水间为 上司准备茶水，心中隐藏着促狭阴暗的念头，只不过最终没有勇气实现。久美子是一只没有自由的工蚁，被上司使唤来使唤去，她空虚呆滞地行走，甚至不愿跟老同学们有任何的交流和接触。夜幕降临，逼仄的公寓内是她小而安全的理想王国。她用泡面喂兔子，最爱观看的是一部名为《冰血暴》（Fargo，1996）的电影。由于反复播放，录影带的画质已经不堪入目，她坚信剧中人所埋藏的宝藏一定存在?！　?#19990;界那么大，她想去挖挖。

简介：在1958年的大跃进中，超英社粮食获得大丰收，产量翻了几番，在深翻土地和积肥工作中都获得了全县第一，受到了县委袁书记的表扬。与超英社毗邻的前进社由于思想没有解放，远远地落后了，受到了批评。在这种情况下，前进社的赵书记为了赶先进，计划大搞水利和深翻土地。但是由于地多人少，劳力不足，他向超英社的程书记提出建议，由两社共同合建水库。超英社人多地少，在农业生产上已经连续放了几颗卫星，程书记思想上产生了骄傲自满情绪，没有接受赵书记提出的建议。赵书记就动员前进社的一部分妇女劳动力参加劳动。超英社的团支部书记小英向程书记建议两社联合生产协作，也遭到拒绝。这时，县委袁书记带来了关于建立人民公社的文件。经过酝酿，最终决定两社合并成立“五一”人民公社。人民公社的建立，壮大了集体的力量，原来的两个农业社可以统一地安排和调配劳动力，水库、电站提前建成了。

简介：出品单位 北京嘉禾世纪影视文化有限公司　　一个受屈农民疙瘩为了澄清不白之冤，上省城找官告状。不得其门的情况下，接受捡破烂的建议，在街上奔走喊冤，以期引起媒体的介入。但不幸的是他不仅未能如愿地被媒体曝光，反而进入了生活窘困的怪圈。最终，疙瘩走入了行乞人的队伍，忘记了来城市的目的……

简介：中年建築師遇上人生瓶頸，在家被老婆嫌棄，公司小開兔死狗烹。失業的他在曼谷街頭驀然回首，瞥見大象Pop Aye，憶起歡快的童年時光，毅然買下大象，卻發現都市生活容不下他倆，打算和老象一路向北返鄉。這趟人與象的公路之旅，途中狀況不斷，所幸萬能的象鼻領著他倆，與沿路風景相伴。《爸媽不在家》導演陳哲藝監製，阿比查邦御用剪接操刀，看擅長冷幽默的才女導演陳敬音，用象鼻對抗中年危機！將泰國鄉下的荒涼風景，轉變成一首洋溢著淡淡霓虹光芒的自我蛻變之歌。

简介：女记者（叶德娴 饰）受托跟踪采访一个忠实于精神病患者救助事业的社会工作者（冯淬帆 饰），二十多年来他一直与街头流浪汉打交道，旨在引导他们走向康复，但他的行为得不到人们的响应。女记者亲眼目睹了他对垃圾佬（周润发 饰）、终日游荡在菜市场的癫仔（梁朝伟 饰）与康复的患者（秦沛 饰）的关怀 与他们辛酸的故事。康复患者其实有间歇性发作精神病，受到生活中重重压迫后，想念儿子的他持刀闯入幼儿园酿成血案......

简介：二十世纪初，冀中平原民不聊生。地主冯兰池（葛存壮 饰）为霸占官产，砸钟毁证。农民朱老巩（崔嵬 饰）为民挺身，无奈抵不过强大的封建势力，气病身亡。幼子虎子（陈帆 饰）——朱老忠（崔嵬 饰）逃离家乡。25年后，正值壮年的朱老忠带领全家从关东返回家乡。深知盲目寻仇解决不了任何问 题。不久，他结识了地下党领导人贾湘农（鲁非 饰），并同严志和（蔡松龄 饰）、伍老拔（李建国 饰）等人一起走上革命道路。在朱老忠的带领下，他们在锁井镇和地主阶级展开了斗争。志和的长子运涛（赵联 饰）南下黄埔军校，参加了北伐战争。蒋介石背叛革命，运涛被捕入狱，革命陷入低潮。朱老忠带着江涛（赵万德 饰）去探望，从运涛那里知道了更深刻的革命道理。返乡后，他们串联锁井四十八村的农民，要在平原上卷起风暴......　　本片根据梁斌同名小说改编。

简介：司徒明浩（任泉 饰）和赵勇（乔任梁 饰）是在同一间杂志社工作的同事兼好友，两人相识多年，彼此之间的友谊十分坚固。最近，他们将杂志的焦点聚集到了一宗人体器官倒卖案件之上，在调查取证的过程中，赵勇意外失踪，之后等待着司徒浩明的，则是赵勇的死讯。　　让司徒明浩没有想到的是，赵勇的死并不是终点，悲剧发生后没多久，杂志社的职员们便开始接陆续收到赵勇发来的死亡邮件。更可怕的是，那些接收到邮件的人们，果真接二连三的死去。死亡的阴影笼罩着整个杂志社，人心惶惶之中，每个人都在暗暗猜测，谁是恐怖杀手的下一个目标，而那名杀手，又究竟是谁。

简介：这是一部让人心动的电影，青春、友情、亲情、爱情……辛辣且甜中带苦。十四岁的丹妮与她的姐姐总是分享任何东西，但是当爱情来临的时候，同样渴望爱与被爱的姐妹成为对手。在经历了感情的甜蜜与痛苦之后，姐妹俩获得了人生的经验，明白了爱的生活哲理。　　Robert Mulligan's graceful coming-of-age drama, set in rural Louisiana in 1957, explores the relationship change two sisters exp……

简介：1964年，美国纽约布朗克斯区，圣尼古拉斯天主学校。修女阿洛伊修斯?贝维尔（Meryl Streep 梅丽尔?斯特里普 饰）令行禁止，教条严明，为学生们所畏惧；而新来的布伦丹?弗林的神父（Philip Seymour Hoffman 菲利普?塞默?霍夫曼 饰）则态度和蔼，处事开明，受到学生们的喜爱。　　这期间，弗林尤其关心学校内有史以来第一位的黑人学生唐纳德?米勒（Joseph Foster 饰）。某天，詹姆斯修女（Amy Adams 饰）将唐纳德的奇怪表现报告给贝维尔修女。贝维尔认定弗林正与男孩发展不正当的关系，她决心不惜一切代价制止。然而事实究竟怎样？

简介：这是关于两个沦落香港的最低下层的人的故事。中年男子汉昌荣（黄秋生饰）因意外受伤瘫痪后妻离子散，他认为人生再没有值得期望的东西，而自己亦不值得拥有任何东西。年轻菲佣Evelyn（Crisel Consunji饰）因为现实的原因，成为了一个寄人篱下的工人，放弃了成为摄影师的梦想。那一个夏天，这样的两个陌生人相遇相识，感情在他们的主仆关系中发芽，然而盛放的，却是灵魂与灵魂之间的尊重和爱。他们一起经历的春夏秋冬，令他们学习到底要怎样面对人生的四季。

简介：Cary Scott（简·怀曼 Jane Wyman 饰）虽然是一个有着两个孩子的中年寡妇，身边却依然不缺追求者。一天她在自己的花园里邂逅了新来的园丁，已故的老园丁的儿子——年轻的Ron Kirby（罗克·赫德森 Rock Hudson 饰）。几次接触后，Cary了解到Ron对于种植的喜爱，于是Ron带着Cary去了他的家。年龄的差距并不能阻止两人坠入爱河，然而他们的爱情却要面对许多考验。首先提出反对的是Cary的儿子和女儿，她的儿子甚至以离家出走来威胁母亲放弃这段关系。而当整个镇上都充满了关于两人的流言蜚语时，Cary也感到了巨大的压力。她试着带上Ron去参加俱乐部的派对，却遭遇了一些不快的事情。Cary还是选择了和Ron分开，但两人却还是爱着对方......

简介：抗美援朝4大战役时期，中国有这样一支英武勇猛的志愿军，他们为了保卫国家毅然决然远赴他乡，在并肩作战的日子里一起经历生死，建立了深厚的革命情感。孙北川（刘烨 饰）是这支队伍的核心首领，他身经百战、个性粗犷但心地善良，在战场上向来无所畏惧，而遇见文工团团长孟三夏（王珞丹 饰）之后，这份勇猛又多了一层责任感。孟三夏是个性格爽朗、嘴硬心软的直肠子，跟粗线条的孙北川缘起于抬杠，在共同经历了战场的生死考验之后，孟三夏内心的柔情被唤醒。与此同时，孙北川的好兄弟、司号员张洛东（杨佑宁 饰）也对孟三夏暗生情愫，孑然一身的命运造就了他单纯、乐观的个性，为了撮合北川与三夏，他甘愿隐藏自己的感情，但在唯一的亲人老爹李顺良牺牲后，张洛东第一次尝到痛苦的滋味。李顺良（黄志忠 饰）是张洛东的养父，也是队伍里的老兵油子，他淡泊世事讲话句句戳中要害，是九连的润滑剂，也是张洛东的精神导师，他的牺牲促成了张洛东人生的重大蜕变?！　?#29579;文珺（叶青 饰）是孟三夏文工团里出身极好的一名进步青年，她用自己的生命向恋人刘诗文（王龙华 饰）诠释了信任和支持，激发了这个满腔报国情怀的知识分子内心最坚强、最男人的一面，促成了他由知识分子到真正军人的人生升华?！　?#36825;群平淡而不平凡的小人物，在残酷艰辛的战火岁月里，抒写着因爱交织的战地故事

简介：They managed to survive the war and, as winners, they are assigned houses that were swiftly abandoned by others. In their new environment filled with old memories and unfamiliar objects they’re about to start a new, contented life. But it soon becomes clear that the hardest battle is yet to be won. A quasi-autobiographical debut from an extraordinarily talented Georgian director.

简介：在20世纪初印度孟加拉的一个小村庄里。生活的艰辛使得村里穷苦人家充满了苦闷、忧虑与不和。哈里哈尔写了一首首诗，一个个剧本，但到处碰壁，无法出版。六年过去了，哈里哈尔家的房子更加破败不堪，贫穷一步不舍地伴随着他们。无穷无尽的烦恼，纠缠着他们。富人丢了东西，就赖杜尔加偷走了，尽管妻子萨尔博加娅不愿忍受这种侮辱，却也只能拿孩子撒气。哈里哈尔希望通过一举成名来重振早已破落的“门第”，可是，他每月八个卢比的微薄收入，以及沉重的家庭负担，致使他始终无法实现其各种美好的计划，就连维持家里人填饱肚子也做不到。他只好去异地他乡寻找一条出路，进城去赚了一笔血汗钱，谁料回到家时，等待他的却是巨大的灾难：暴风雨把房子冲塌了，十二岁的女儿杜尔加也病死了，萨尔博加娅痛哭起来。见此凄惨情景，哈里哈尔只好带领着妻儿离开故乡，去另谋生路，只有杜尔加长眠在这里。

简介：女警察刘芒办案严厉冷酷，性格野蛮，被称为流氓师姐。这天她发现了一个可疑人，她一路跟踪，发现可疑人正要进行一场大规模毒品交易，就在她打电话申请警队支援的时候，她的长官已经在交易地点部署好了一切，准备等待时机抓捕贩毒集团头目曹博。　　刘芒的意外出现，破坏了行动，打草惊蛇，曹博没抓到，只抓到几个小喽啰，卧底贩毒组织多年的警官也因此暴露，无法再继续工作。为将功折罪，刘芒等人被派出做为新的卧底继续抓捕曹博。而刘芒因为一贯鲁莽冲动的行事作风被派到一个无关紧要的地方去做卧底——学校?！　?#23433;易是学校的校草，很多女生为了追他甚至从别的学校调过来。刘芒一进校门就和安易结了梁子，安易以为刘芒也是为了追他转学过来的，还故意引起他注意。安易告诉刘芒不必白费心机，刘芒对他一脸嫌弃，但又因为保护任务必须时时刻刻跟着他，一来二去闹出不少笑话。安易的追求者钱乐乐视刘芒为情敌，处处为难她，搞得刘芒保护安易的工作也是举步维艰。

简介：從南美雨林區前來法國訪問的僧士，意外地在電梯中撞見一名無所事事的法國人培林，他對培林一見如故，儘管培林態度冷淡、意興闌珊，他還是讓僧士睡在他旅館房間裡。第二天當正式參訪活動進行一半時，僧士竟意外心臟病發作，緊急送醫後不能言語的他，堅持要見培林一面，心不甘情不願的培林只好前往醫院。打從這兩個人見面在電梯撞見那一刻起，彷彿一切就像命中註定似地，現在要說厭惡對方，大概是很難了…

简介：根据父母的婚姻安排，Yen不得不在她10岁时结婚。 从那时起，她的生活就.....

简介：春节期间，村子里到处张灯结彩、喜气洋eee。管理区赵书记给第八生产队送来了著名的豆种“金满仓”，社员们都很高兴。生产队队长张长青告诉赵书记今年大豆增产指标3300斤。青年突击队的小燕和永春送给赵书记一张贺年片，上写大豆增产6600斤。春播季节到了，在党支部书记王凤英的领导下，第八生产队投入了紧张的劳动。为提高速度、减轻劳动强度，王凤英支持土专家苏志红、老农民刘松林试制大豆播种机。

简介：出品单位 抚州市鸿文文化传媒有限公司　　这是一个山村女村长带领村民建设新农村的影片。女村长兰凤霞面对人多田少“一穷二白”的现状，以自己的真诚、努力、无私，换来了家人、村民的理解与支持……　　本片讲述了主人公兰凤霞舍小家为大家，克服种种困难，通过发展苗木种植业，带领村民致富的感人故事，塑造了改革开放中农村基层女干部的形象。影片主题积极健康，故事生动流畅，人物形象、语言也较鲜活，贴近农村生活。

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简介：某所高中的戏剧部面临废部的命运。这一日，部员佳惠（洪润梨 饰）从姐姐桂子（上埜すみれ 饰）的提案中得到灵感，因此建议部长秋（柳杏奈 饰）和好友明里（荒川实里 饰）共同拍摄一部独立电影。她们希望拍摄的是面向青春女孩的纯情电影，可是自从魔鬼导演直美（中村朝佳 饰）加入后，一切开始偏离了既定的方向。转动的摄像机，记录下秋向明里所吐露的秘密，佳惠在各种颠簸考验中发现了自己的真心。女孩们朝着未知的方向迈进······

简介：改遍自Jeff Hobbs的传记作品《The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace》这本书的主人公是一个新泽西州纽瓦克贫民窟里长大的男孩子，名叫罗伯特皮斯。他被耶鲁大学生物学专业录取，却在三十岁的时候，在贩毒帮派的斗殴中暴死街头。故事以罗伯特的耶鲁室友为叙述者，以旁观者的角度讲述了这个看似从原生阶级逆袭，而依然无法逃离悲剧命运的故事。The story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately suc cumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past.

简介：John Ruskin是英国维多利亚时代的艺术家、诗人、建筑师、思想家，还扶持培养了一批年轻艺术家，不过成为社会新闻的却是他与Effie Gray的婚姻，两人结婚6年之后Effie要求中止婚姻，理由是两人“从未真正成为夫妻”，这桩官司成为一时谈资。John Ruskin承认两人从没上过床，但为自己辩护说妻子的“某种状况”破坏了他的激情。Effie Gray离婚后，嫁给了受John Ruskin重视提拔的画家John Everett Millais。据艾玛·汤普森说，这部新片将从两人的新婚之夜开始，通过John Ruskin的经历和性格来解开这个谜团?！　?011.08.17.达科塔取代西尔莎成为《Effie》女主角.　　Dakota Fanning replacing Saoirse Ronan in Emma Thompson's 'Effie'　　August 16　　Source Deadline　　Just last November, one Casting Tidbits update revealed The Lovely Bones star Saoirse Ronan landed the title role in Effie, a biopic about Effie Gray, the wife of English art critic John Ruskin, who became entangled in a famous Victorian love triangle. Now Deadline reports Dakota Fanning will star in the period drama from writeractresa Thompson which chronicles the strange romance, or lack thereof, between Gray and Ruskin. Despite her beauty, Ruskin was said to be disgusted with Gray's body, did not consummate the marriage and annulled it, allowing her to marry Ruskin's protégé John Everett Millais.Though Orlando Bloom was once attached to play Millais, apparently Tom Sturridge (Pirate Radio) has stepped into the role. In addition, Thompson will also star in the film as Lady Eastlake, who takes Effie under her wing when it becomes clear the union was destroying the young woman. Her husbandGreg Wise (Johnny English) will play Ruskin while Julie Walters (Harry Potter franchise) and Derek Jacobi (The King's Speech) will play his parents. Finally, Edward Fox (Gandhi) is in talks to play Eastlake's husband Sir Charles a man who was not only fed up with Ruskin and his radical ideas, but also the main patron of the Royal Academy which held sway over what constituted fine art.　　Richard Laxton (An Englishman in New York) is directing the film which begins shooting in Scotland on October 17th with shooting to follow in London and Venice as well. The cast has been shuffled on this project for awhile with Carey Mulligan once attached to the title role as well, but a copyright infringement claim held up the film, which resulted in scheduling conflicts for the previously attached cast members. Producer Don Rosenfeld says, It’a Thompson’s first original script after doing several fine adaptations, and it gets to the heart of Victorian England. Though this sounds a bit more along the lines of her work on Sense and Sensibility as opposed to Nanny McPhee, her work on the page should make for a great British drama down the road.

简介：故事讲述被软禁在家中的预备大选竞选人和秘密监视邻居的一举一动的国家秘密情报要员，以及隔着一道墙的两个极端职业男子之间可疑而又隐秘的交易。

简介：《圣诞兔子》是讲述一个孤独的养子在平安夜的时候发现了一只受伤的兔子被遗弃在树林里。住在旧谷仓旁边的一位夫人好心的收留了这只兔子，并治愈了它......

简介：阿富汗国会大选召开在即，为了保证大选的顺利进行，美国海军陆战队联合特种部队对辖区进行一系列彻底的清查。在某个动荡的地区，前塔利班头目艾哈迈德·沙赫趁机做大，成为了一个美国急欲除掉的眼中钉。根据线报，沙赫的武装部队隐藏在某个山区，海豹侦察小队中尉麦克·墨菲（泰勒·克奇 Taylor Kitsch 饰）带领丹尼·迪茨（埃米尔·赫斯基 Emile Hirsch 饰）、麦特·阿克塞尔森（本·福斯特 Ben Foster 饰）以及马库斯·拉特尔（马克·沃尔伯格 Mark Wahlberg 饰）三名队员前去搜寻情报。但是他们的行踪很快被当地的牧羊人发现，虽然对方是普通的平民，可却为小队提出了难题。处决牧羊人，小队将面临军事法庭的审判；释放牧羊人，这四个美国军人将可能陷入前所未有的灭顶之灾中……　　本片根据马库斯·拉特尔（Marcus Luttrell）的同名回忆录改编。

简介：由加籍印裔女导演迪帕．梅塔执导，曾获芝加哥国际影展奖。因内容表现在打破传统的 “性禁锢方面，所以公映时竟触发狂潮，成为众矢之的，导演本人亦遭受恐吓。剧情介绍新德里一个年轻美貌姑娘嫁入中产店主家庭后，因丈夫沉缅于香港功夫，并迷恋于中国艳女而受到冷落。而不育的大嫂亦因丈夫参与 “灵修倍感寂寞，两人同病相怜遂成闺中好友，并发展成床上鸳鸯。后来东窗事发，迫使两人离家出走。该片在印度来讲，内容较为惹火，但比起香港片，似乎仍显平谈，而且剧情颇为噱头，算不上佳作。不过对女性情欲描写极为细致，有一定的文艺剧情趣味。该片还入选香港 “印度多面睇十大印度影片?！　shok (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) runs a family business that sells takeout food and which also has a video rental store at the side. Ashok's extended family includes his wife Radha (Shabana Azmi), his brother Jatin (Javed Jaffrey), their ailing mother Biji (Kushal Rekhi) and their manservant Mundu (Ranjit Chowdhry), all living under the same roof. Jatin, at the insistence of Ashok and their mother, Biji, agrees to marry the beautiful Sita (Nandita Das) in an arranged marriage, although he is actually in love with Julie (Alice Poon), a Chinese-Indian. At first glance, you see a happy middle-class family going through the normal paces of everyday life. However, as the layers are slowly peeled back, we find a simmering cauldron of discontent within the family, with almost every family member living a lie. Both marriages in the family turn out to be emotionally empty, without love or passion. While Ashok is an ascetic who has taken a vow of celibacy, Jatin is a handsome ladies' man who is still openly seeing Julie even after his marriage to Sita. Ashok has pledged his total devotion to a religious holy man, a swami, in order to purge his life of worldly desires and temptations. Radha, bound by her sense of duty to her husband, agrees to go along with his wishes. As you can imagine, with both husbands ignoring their spouses' emotional and sexual needs (albeit with reasons that are totally opposite from each other), it is only a matter of time before Radha and Sita look to one another for comfort and to satisfy their own passions. In this environment, it is only natural that Sita and Radha become fast friends, and, in time, much more than that. But their love is not without its share of painful obstacles.

简介：吉姆·布劳德本特将主演新片[一个人的朝圣](The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry，暂译)。希提·麦克唐纳(《正常人》)执导。该片改编自蕾秋·乔伊斯撰写的同名畅销书，讲述哈罗德·弗莱(布劳德本饰)收到20年未见的好友奎妮的一封信，奎妮患了癌症，写信告别。震惊、悲痛之下，哈罗德写了回信，在寄出的路上，他由奎妮想到了自己的人生，经过了一个又一个邮筒，越走越远，最后，他从英国最西南一路走到了最东北，横跨整个英格兰。87天，627英里，只凭一个信念：只要他走，老友就会活下去。

简介：David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses You shall have no other gods before me. At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.

简介：Satyendra aka Sattu (Rajkummar Rao) and Aarti (Kriti Kharbanda) meet for a proposed arranged marriage and fall in love in the process. On the night of their marriage, an unexpected turn of events turns their world upside down. Set in the backdrop of India's civil services, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana explores the challenges that Satyendra and Aarti face as a middle-class couple in India.