Destined for Love (aka Futari no Aniyome)

2006

Shinya’s school days are boring until Akane, a woman that his brother Shogo is set to marry due to a family arrangement, starts attending the same school that he is attending. Shinya remembers meeting Akane when they were younger and that they made a promise to be together when they are older. In order to make Akane his and his alone, he gets Sayumi, his sister-in-law (wife of his oldest brother Yuuji), to teach him […]

Outside In

Outside In

2018

After serving 20 years for the crime of essentially being in the wrong place at the wrong time, 38-year-old Chris (Jay Duplass) is granted early parole thanks largely to the tireless advocacy of Carol (Edie Falco), his former high-school teacher. As he struggles with the challenges of navigating the modern world as an ex-con, and with a fraught relationship with his brother Ted (Ben Schwartz), Chris ends up confessing his romantic love for Carol — […]

The Student (2015) aka De leerling

2015

Lana, a woman in her late 30s who teaches Dutch language at a secondary school, is at her wit’s end about how to handle her new 17-year-old student Benny, an aggressive yet also very cold-blooded alpha male. Benny’s intimidating behavior has a paralyzing effect on Lana’s ability to function, and she does everything she can to escape Benny’s dark attraction.