Did you grab tickets in this year's ticket snatching battle at the Festival?
The moment the popular movies clicked into them and sold out was also heartbreaking!
This year, BesTV, as the official designated tv new media screening platform of the Shanghai Film Festival, brought as many as 148 movies sold in theaters.
Including "Avatar", "Titanic" in the "Tribute to Master James Cameron" unit, "Covered Bridge Dream", "The Shining", "The Lord of the Rings 3", "Miss Bird", "Ghostbusters", "Shawshank Redemption", Marvel 10th Anniversary, Mission Impossible series, Predator series, etc., there is always one that is your favorite.
Quickly turn on the TV and enter the IPTV-BesTV Watch Blockbuster Zone-Shangying Festival Zone to find your favorite.
Movies light up life! Here's a closer look at 20 exclusive TV screenings
01.
Happy Birthday, Toby Simpson
Happy Birthday,
Toby Simpson
Plot/Love
Director: Patrick Makin
Starring: Alexander Perkins
Region: United Kingdom
Middle-aged Toby Simpson lives every day with a crazy boss, a jealous girlfriend, and a stubborn father. Doing work that I don't like, receiving birthday gifts I don't like, but I can only force a smile.
It wasn't until his birthday that Toby mistakenly got into a carriage bound for the festival and met the Czech girl Renata. Later, because his wallet was stolen, Toby, dressed in a stodgy suit, was forced to go to the music festival to find the thief.
Will Toby, who is at odds with the lively music festival, eventually find his wallet and gain love and freedom?
02.
Revenge: A Love Story
Vengeance: A Love Story
thriller
Director: Johnny Martin
Starring: Nicholas Cage / Don Johnson / Deborah Carla Ange / Anna Hutcherson
Region: United States
Tina was raped by four drug dealers over the weekend, and while Tina's 12-year-old daughter witnessed the whole process, the lawsuit became unusually difficult as the rapist's parents hired a top defense lawyer.
The detective, played by Nicholas Cage, after understanding the cause of this incident, takes the initiative to take on the burden of protecting the mother and daughter and helping them get justice.
03.
Men don't cry
Men Don't Cry
plot
Director: Allen
Starring: Izdin Bačović / Leon Rusev
Region: Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Slovenia
More than 20 years after the end of the Yugoslav War, a group of veterans of that year did not completely come out of the shadow of the war, and they decided to come to a rural hotel to receive treatment for the after-effects of the war. Then life is still hard to regain calm. Eventually, they understand that they can only redeem themselves if they first accept their true selves.
04.
Gauguin
Gauguin
biography
Director: Eduard Luc
Starring: Van Chan Kassel
Region: France
In 1891, Gauguin, a post-impressionist master who had become famous in Paris, drove him to Tahiti in the Pacific Ocean, hoping to get more inspiration and find his own paintings. Gauguin went deep into the jungle and met dehula, a local girl who would later become his wife and his muse. Gauguin is here, and he continues to create important works.
05.
Campus life
School of Life
Plot/Family
Director: Nikolai Vanier
Starring: François Kruce / Eric Elmos Nino / François Beleon
In Paris in 1930, Paul was sent from a humble orphanage to Christine and her taciturn janitor husband. Together they lived in the large estate of Count Fresnaye. On an expedition, Paul meets Totosh, a kind poacher who teaches him the secrets of forests, ponds, and wildlife. So Paul began his strange apprenticeship, collecting mushrooms and sneaking fish. Gradually Paul realized that it was no coincidence that he had come to this unknown place.
06.
A wine country of great affection
Back to Burgundy
Drama/comedy
Director: Cedric Crapis
Starring: François Severe / Anna Giradotte
Three siblings from Burgundy, Jean, Juliet and Jeremy, have all started their own families, and their father still runs the family winery. However, his father died of a serious illness, and Jean, who was far away in Australia, returned to his hometown to reunite with his family. The three brothers and sisters all have their own troubles in their own lives, and when dealing with the family winery, the winery can get a considerable income if it is sold, but it makes them uneasy about giving up the family business.
Over the next year, the three brothers and sisters jointly ran the winery, constantly resolving the barriers caused by distance and misunderstanding, and slowly recovering their long-lost family affection.
07.
10 feet × 10 feet
10×10
Director: Susie Ewing
Starring: Luke Evans / Kelly Reilly
Lewis seems to be a very normal man on weekdays, but he hides a vengeful demon in his heart. He made a meticulous plan to kidnap Kathy, whom he was deeply fascinated by, and imprison her in a 10-foot × 10-foot cell in his home.
However, the story is not only like this, Casey's identity is not simple, she seems to have an unknown past. Between Lewis and Casey, there is also a murder involved.
08.
When we are alive
While we live
Director: Mahdi Awaz
Starring: Sebastian Jason / Julie Christian / Nicholas Brown
Region: Denmark
Because of a car accident many years ago, the Christie family fell apart. Christie, who caused the car accident, also left her family. Until many years later, because Christie's stepfather was seriously ill, the family gathered again, slowly opened the knot, and re-accepted each other.
09.
Fitzroy
The Fitzroy
Comedy/Drama
Director: Andrew Hammer
Starring: Jen Anderson / Kenneth Cradle / David Gantt
In the post-apocalyptic 1950s, at the Fitzroy Hotel, an abandoned submarine was the last stop on the island's summer vacation. Bernard, the hotel's waiter, cook and maintenance worker, all faced a constant battle to keep the decaying hotel alive. But Bernard falls in love with a scheming woman on the submarine, Sonia, and is involved in a riot. When his world collapses, how will Bernard choose between the woman he loves and the hotel submarine?
10.
Boxer
The Pugilist
Plot/Crime
Director: Glenn Kirby
Starring: Matthew/Ran Bit/Thomas Bit
William was a boxer with a happy family, but at the peak of his career, his wife fell ill with cancer, and William's relationship with his two sons became weak due to long-term training and did not take care of his wife. When William chose to give up his career and return, the eldest son, Danny, died at the hands of the gangsters. After William reconciles with his younger son, the father and son decide to avenge Danny.
11.
Desperate theft
Larceny
Action/Thriller/Crime
Director: Alice Franz
Starring: Duff Longell / Louis Mandille / Corbin Burnson
Region: United States/Mexico
The CIA, with the help of veteran burglar Jack, successfully broke into Guantanamo, Mexico's highest-security prison, and successfully recovered sensitive classified information files stored there. However, when the local drug lords were later confiscated millions of cash, they found that everything was out of control...
12.
Teasing Mom for dinner
Fun Mom Dinner
comedy
Directed by: Althea Jones
Starring: Katie Assellton / Toni Collette / Adam Scott
The only intersection of the four mothers is their child's preschool program, and they decide to host a "Fun Moms Dinner" together to relive a night of activities for young people. Fathers, on the other hand, can only rush to take care of their children, bringing a witty and humorous but warm and happy story.
13.
April flowers
April Flowers
Comedy/Romance
Director: Corretford Tedko
Starring: Selena Jade / Kyle Dula / John Frankett
Region: Germany
April is an extremely simple and naïve girl, but when she can't hold on to her ideas after being hit by real life, April picks up a diary on the subway. She found that the owner of the diary and many of her own ideas were similar, and she belonged to a pair of partners made in heaven and earth. So April embarked on a journey to find the owner of the diary.
Everyone around her is telling April to let her return to reality, and this also affects her relationship with her boyfriend, can April still find the owner of the diary?
14.
Beautiful demons
Beantiful Devils
Plot/Thriller/Mystery
Director: James Maquin
Starring: Ian Gray / Rachel Hawud
This is a modern version of Shakespeare's Othello from the East London musical. Oz and Ivan have always been friends and music producers. When Oz got a lucrative record contract, he decided to work separately with Ivan. Oz's refusal led to Ivan's anger, so Ivan tried to sabotage Oz's success. This plan led to an escalation of the conflict between the two, with ultimately fatal consequences.
15.
Chasing the Waves: The Life of Laird Hamilton
Take Every Wave:
The Life of Laird Hamilton
documentary
Director: Lori Kennedy
Starring: Mark Bailey / Jack Yongeno
This is the story of a remarkable American surf icon who changed the history of surfing. Throughout his sporting career, the courage and innovative spirit of exploring surfing has always followed him, and with his unremitting efforts, the Sport of Surfing in the United States has opened a new chapter.
16.
Extraordinary grace
An Uncommon Grace
Love/Plot
Director: David McKay
Starring: Jesse McAllen/Sean Faris/Kelly McGillis
Grace, a war nurse who had just returned from the battlefield, lived with her sister at her grandmother's house, and her next-door neighbor, Rivie, came to her aid after her parents had been shot. The enthusiastic Grace decides to help Rivie find the real murderer, and the friendship between the two is even deeper on the road to chasing the real murderer.
17.
Life Defense War
Life Guidance
Sci-fi/drama
Director: Russ Mede
Starring: Christina Banger / Reiner Egg / Arno Frisch
Region: Italy
Like the famous film "The Lobster", the story takes place in a virtual world 20 years later, and a brainwashed group tries to get rid of this pattern. Brainwashed people accept "life guidance", and when they reach a certain age, they will become "wasted people" and leave everything in their original lives. Finally, the protagonist wants to escape all this...
18.
Sacrifice of Pain
Memoir of pain
Director: Emmanuel Finch
Starring: Melanie Thierry / Benoy Maggiemel
In Nazi-occupied France in 1944, the young and intelligent writer Margaret and her husband Robert were members of the resistance to the Nazi movement. When Robert was deported by Nazi police, Margaret struggled with despair. In order to save Robert back, she establishes a dangerous relationship with the local Rabir and takes a huge risk to save Robert. But did Rabir really want to help Margaret?
19.
Shirley the Greyhound
Belle and Sebastian
Adventure/Plot
Director: Kevis Cornilla
Starring: Flix Bossue / Clovis Kolniak
A small town at the foot of the Alps during World War II, located on the border of France and Spain. Everything was so quiet and peaceful until the arrival of the Nazi soldiers. There is a little white dog named Shirley and a little boy named Sebastian in the town, who were born on the same day. These two little beings, who were unrelated to each other at the beginning of their birth, were pulled by the invisible fate, and after a few years, they were tightly linked together and became good partners who knew each other and deeply cherished each other, and experienced many adventures together.
20.
Sweet life
The Sweet Life
Drama/Comedy/Romance
Director: Robb Spra
Starring: Chris Messina / Abigail Spencer
Kenny and Lolita, their respective lives are not smooth. One day, the two meet in Chicago, and similar life situations and depressed moods make the two make a decision together. They prepared to cross the United States to reach the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco together, and then commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river together.
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