简介:In 1960 Germany, Army lawyer Major Steve Garrett is assigned to defend four American soldiers charged with raping 16 year-old Karin Steinhof. She was swimming in a nearby river when the four of them came across her and they were soon arrested thereafter. Maj. Garrett is anything but impressed with his clients but his job is to give them the best defense possible. He tries to obtain a plea bargain but Karin's father flatly refuses and the prosecutor, Colonel Jerome Pakenham, is seeking the death penalty. In order for the death penalty to be applied, the defense attorney must have the opportunity to thoroughly examine the victim under oath. He sympathizes with Karin and does his best to convince Karin father to keep her from testifying. When he refuses, Garrett is left will little choice but to attack her on the stand. Written by garykmcd
简介:在马其顿,战争中的波斯尼亚,东正教的一位年轻修士以沉默保护一位年轻女孩,这位阿尔巴尼亚女孩涉嫌杀害一位东正教徒。但其实只是误会。修士以自己的善良决定与女孩私奔。在伦敦,一位摄影记者(凯特琳·卡特利吉 Katrin Cartlidge 饰)在餐馆与她的丈夫谈论感情变淡的问题,二人争吵激烈之时,一名种族主义者冲入餐馆开枪扫射。爱,在生死之间突然变得清晰。一位离开好友的摄影记者(拉德·舍博德兹加 Rade Serbedzija 饰)从伦敦出发,回到16年没来的老家马其顿。这里有他的老朋友,他的东正教朋友们,还有与阿尔巴尼亚人的种族矛盾。摄影记者尝试通过和解的方式化解纷争,但是,这一切远没有他想象的那么简单。“圆圈不是一个圆。”三段相互交错的故事,不同文化、宗教、民族的误会造成的悲剧。
简介:An inspirational survival story of Deepika Kumari who, as a girl born on the roadside to abject poverty in rural India, went in search of food, stumbled upon archery, and within 4 years became the Number One archer in the World.
简介:Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John, England's most disastrous monarch, and uncovers the legend of his lost treasure.Ten days took King John from ruler of an empire to sudden death, and left the kingdom in ruins. John is famous for the creation of Magna Carta, which inspired our modern democracy.Ben follows in the footsteps of the King's epic last journey, from the treacherous marshes of East Anglia, through Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, to his final resting place in Worcester. He is joined by medieval historian professor Stephen Church.Together they examine the truth behind the legend that has lived on for 800 years. Did the crown jewels really end up in the mud of the Wash Was the King poisoned Does he deserve his reputation as our most disastrous monarchThanks to unique documents, we can tell this epic tale in the King's own words. Not only can we get into the mind of the Magna Carta King, we can reveal in fantastic detail how and where he travelled.Ben reveals what happened when treasure seekers attempted to find the King's lost jewels with the help of a diviner. And using the latest technology reveals how we can actually see back in time to reveal the landscape as it would have looked when King John made his last journey 800 years ago.