Hitcher in the dark

Childhood can be tough - especially if you're an orphaned boy of 10 forced to raise your younger sister and teenage alcoholic brother. That's the situation young Amka finds himself in in the poignant Mongolian film "Amka and the Three Golden Rules." Amka, stunningly and naturalistically embodied by the young Genzorig Telmen is a good boy, collecting cans to make money to feed his sister, and keep his family clothed and fed in their one room yurt in rural Mongolia. But when Amka finds a golden coin in the grass, he does what any young boy might with a joyous treasure - he spends it, on new sports clothes for himself. 

A group of young archaeologists flies to Mexico to study the Mayan culture, but they find trouble when they stumble upon an unknown cursed temple.

Four friends venture into the jungle to find a missing professor, but instead they encounter treasure hunters who torture and kill the natives.

A photographer, obsessed with the legend of a witch from Massachusetts, travels with a group of companions to a hotel on an island to learn more about the myth. But they are soon threatened by a woman in black.

An anti-aging serum is being developed by a scientist. When he loses his funding he uses it on himself with dire results.

Commandos head deep into the Amazon jungle to rescue a general's daughter who has been kidnapped by a cannibal tribe.

A group of treasure hunters survive a shipwreck only to find themselves stuck on a deserted island that's been overrun with ferocious flesh-eating zombies.

The appearances of a deceased young girl and her doll bring a fatal fate upon the visitors of an abandoned house.

Various factions - including a half-blood bandit, a gang of gay cowboys, and a priest - quarrel over stolen gold in a surreal town.

The plot of the film is based on an ancient Spanish folk legend, which tells the story of a child who is found as an infant by friars, who then raise him with care and love. As Marcellino grows older, he feels the need for a friend, and he finds one in a neglected crucifix in the attic of the convent. A tender friendship develops between the boy and the figure of the Redeemer: every day, Marcellino brings bread and wine to his Friend, secretly taken from the friars' pantry, and every day, Jesus listens to the child's small troubles and desires.

While Cjamango is away from his ranch six bandits attack and kill all the members of his family. Disrupted by this tragedy he sets out to take his revenge. One by one he kills the bandits and learns along the way that a relative of his wife are involved in this crime.

Italy, late 1800s. When a dashing young cavalry officer is assigned to a remote outpost, he brings more than just his uniform — he brings change. In the shadow of the barracks, a fragile, reclusive woman watches from behind the curtains. She is the colonel’s sister: sickly, unloved, forgotten. Until now. What begins as a flicker of fascination soon burns into an all-consuming passion… one that no one will survive untouched.