Equals

Jan 1, 2014

1h 56m

★ 8.0

Overview

An omnibus film on children's rights and the problems that the youngest members of our society have to face. Each story tackles a specific theme and has its own hero.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Absinthe Productions

Cinnamon Production

Equals Trailers

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Cast

(segment "Sofija")

Danijela 'Nela' Mihailović

(segment "Sofija")

Marko Nikolić

(segment "Anđela")

Sergej Trifunović

(segment "Anđela")

Bojan Žirović

(segment "Milan")

Nebojša Glogovac

(segment "Katarina")

Mirjana Karanović

(segment "Saša")

Radoslav 'Rale' Milenković

(segment "Anđela")

Boris Isaković

(segment "Anđela")

Miloš Samolov

(segment "Anđela")

Boris Milivojević

(segment "Katarina")

Srđan Miletić

Ratko Tankosić

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

7.9

Umberto D.

Jan 20, 1952

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

8.2

Gladiator

May 4, 2000

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

8.0

Rome, Open City

Oct 8, 1945

During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.

7.5

Night on Earth

Dec 12, 1991

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

7.8

Bellissima

Jan 4, 1952

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

6.8

L'amore

Nov 2, 1948

L'Amore ('Love') is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau's 1929 play of the same title, and The Miracle (Il miracolo), based on Ramón del Valle-Inclán's 1904 novel Flor de santidad.

7.8

Shoeshine

Apr 27, 1946

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

6.3

The Death King

Jan 25, 1990

Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

6.5

Caterina in the Big City

Oct 24, 2003

When her social-climbing father is relocated from a one-horse town to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls in his old school, finding herself adrift in an environment where eighth-graders form friendships based on social class and their parents' political affiliations.

6.5

Sad Movie

Oct 20, 2005

These intertwining stories about romance and separation follow a firefighter who can't find the right time to propose, a shy theme park worker who falls for an artist, an estranged mother and son, and a man seeking to regain his lost love.

2.5

The Tower of Babble

Feb 1, 2002

Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice; a young woman discovers she's pregnant, and her boyfriend is unfeeling; and a young man calls a prostitute it's the first time for both, and neither can go through with it. Ultimately, all the stories come together.

5.3

Aria

May 27, 1987

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

6.8

O. Henry's Full House

Aug 7, 1952

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".

7.8

Two Women

Dec 22, 1960

A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

5.7

Three Nights of Love

Oct 8, 1964

Omnibus film with individual segments directed by Renato Castellani, Luigi Comencini and Franco Rossi; all of them starring the radiant Catherine Spaak as "out of place" women longing for love, in a Sicillian village, a monastery, and a modern Italian urban setting, respectively.

5.0

A Side of a Relationship

Feb 1, 2023

No overview available.

6.3

Life in a Metro

May 11, 2007

A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.

8.0

Nights of Cabiria

Oct 3, 1957

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

5.0

42 One Dream Rush

Sep 15, 2010

An omnibus project bringing together acclaimed directors from around the world, each contributing a 42-second short inspired by a dream. Produced by 42 Below vodka, the collection blends surreal, poetic, and experimental visions into a mosaic of oneiric cinema.