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Dublin, années 80. La pop, le rock, le métal, la new wave passent en boucle sur les lecteurs K7, vibrent dans les écouteurs des walkmans et le rendez-vous hebdomadaire devant « Top of the Pops » est incontournable.rnrnConor, un lycéen dont les parents sont au bord du divorce, est obligé à contrecœu… Plus

Il quattordicenne Cosmo, cresciuto nella Dublino degli anni Ottanta, deve sopravvivere alla difficile vita familiare, caratterizzata dalla problematica relazione dei genitori, dai problemi economici e dalle angherie del fratello maggiore, e a una nuova scuola pubblica, dove tutto è più pesante da gestire. Cosmo, inoltre, scrive canzoni, forma una scombinata band con alcuni compagni di scuola e gira alcuni video musicali amatoriali, per conquistare il cuore della ribelle Raphina.

Wherever there is a Chinese community, including almost every city in the Western world, groups of Secret Societies known as Triads control the hard drug trade through bribery, extortion, and murder.
A major portion of the world's raw opium is grown in the Golden Triangle, the mountainous country on the borders of Laos, Burma, North Vietnam, and Thailand. After processing, the distribution of this heroin is under the control of Triad leaders in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, who distribute it worldwide through their couriers. Western police officials did not realize either the extent of the heroin traffic or its organization until well into the 1970's.

DJ and broadcaster Rita Ray travels to South Africa, home to distinctive vocal harmonies that have travelled all over the world. Visiting Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, she discovers the extraordinary songs and harmonies that have given this country a voice abroad. They have often carried messages about inequality and injustice at home, resulting in beautiful music with a real sense of purpose. South Africa is a diverse nation, and each tribal group has its own musical traditions.

This documentary from Athena Learning and Colonial Pictures finds historian-cum-belletrist Peter Ackroyd leading viewers on a multidimensional tour of Venice, one of Italy's most intriguing and mysterious cities. As Ackroyd tours such landmarks as churches, palazzos, alleyways and much more, he opts to focus on Venetian art (immortalized in tableaux by Guardi and Canaletto), music (such as the hymns of Vivaldi|) and theater (typified by the legendary Venetian carnival). The film also interpolates conversations with preservationists struggling to protect the city's artifacts from time and the sea.