Stichwort Hardship

Celie Harris lebt zusammen mit ihrer Schwester Nettie im amerikanischen Süden des beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts. Bereits mit vierzehn Jahren wird sie von ihrem Vater vergewaltigt und anschließend an Albert „Mister“ Johnson verheiratet, der ihre geliebte Schwester aus dem Haus verbannt und ihr verbietet, sie jemals wiederzusehen. Während der folgenden Jahrzehnte in dieser gewaltvollen und gefühlskalten Ehe trifft Celie auf bemerkenswerte Frauen, deren eigene Geschichten alle auf unterschiedliche Weise mit der von Celie verwoben sind. Zu diesen gehört unter anderen die Sängerin Shug Avery, zu der sich – obwohl sie die Geliebte von „Mister“ ist – eine Freundschaft entwickelt. Nach vielen Widrigkeiten ist es schließlich an der Zeit, dass die Frauen ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Filmmusical nach dem gleichnamigen Roman von Alice Walker um die Schwierigkeiten der afroamerikanischen Bevölkerung zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts.

1844, nach der Ermordung des Mormonenführers Joseph Smith durch einen wütenden Mob in Illinois, wählen die Mormonen Brigham Young als ihren neuen Führer und folgen ihm in ein neues gelobtes Land in Utah.

Für den jungen Griechen Stavros ist Amerika am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts das Land seiner Träume. Denn in der Heimat ist es ihm spätestens seit dem Tod seines Freundes, der bei einem Protest gegen die Unterdrückung durch die Türken ums Leben gekommen ist, zu eng geworden. Mit den Ersparnissen seiner Eltern ausgestattet macht er sich auf den Weg nach Konstantinopel, um sich im Teppichhandel seines Cousins Odysseus zu verdingen. Mit dem Geld, das er dabei verdient, soll die Schiffspassage bezahlt werden. Aber schon kurz nach seinem Aufbruch wird er bestohlen, so dass er zunächst keine andere Chance sieht, als sich einer Widerstandsgruppe anzuschließen. Aber das Ziel Amerika will er trotz der Widrigkeiten nicht aufgeben.

Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Kristina und Karl-Oskar leben im südlichen Schweden, in einer kleinen Gemeinde in Småland. Ihnen gehört ein kleiner Grundbesitz, dessen Boden allerdings nahezu unfruchtbar ist. Die Zeiten sind ohnehin hart: Schlechtes Wetter führt zu schlechten Ernten und zu Hungersnöten. In der Vorweihnachtszeit 1849 kommt es zu einem folgenschweren Vorfall, als Anna, das erstgeborene Kind, vom Hunger geplagt heimlich von der zum Abkühlen abgestellten und als Festmahl gedachten Gerstengrütze nascht und sich dermaßen daran überisst, dass sie daran verstirbt. Nun lässt sich Kristina von Karl-Oskars Plänen überzeugen, in die USA auszuwandern. Zusammen mit anderen, die sich zu der Fahrt entschlossen haben – darunter ein vor religiöser Verfolgung fliehendes Ehepaar und ein Mann, der seiner Ehe zu entkommen versucht – begeben sie sich auf ein klappriges Segelschiff, auf dem sie nach zahlreichen Mühen und Gefahren zehn Wochen später schließlich ihr Ziel erreichen.

Dieser Film lief von 1993 bis 2000 exklusiv im Legacy Theatre am Tempelplatz in Salt Lake City und zeigt die Erlebnisse von frühen Mitglieder der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage, besonders die Geschichten die sie auf dem Zug ins Salzseetal erlebt haben.

A family drama around a flower shop filled with beautiful flowers 365 days in a year, that depicts the story of children who experienced parental divorce and remarriage, and grew up fighting in a world of prejudice and fiercely overcoming difficulties from work and love.

Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.

A girl named Lu Zhi Yi was admitted to the Flight Academy with super high grades, but the school bully Chen Sheng thought she was arrogant, and Lu Zhi Yi also looked down on this rich brat who was born into a flying family and didn't know the sufferings of the world. As Lu Zhi Yi's physical training senior, Chen Sheng originally wanted to go through strict physical training to make her realize that learning to fly is not easy, but Lu Zhi Yi's tenacity in training gradually conquered Chen Sheng.

Story of two best friends Lu Ke and Shen Si Yi, who has contrasting personalities but are each other's closest friends. Their relationship broke down during graduation but nine years later they meet and reconcile. The two encouraged each other, faced difficulties, and overcome the setbacks in work and life together.

Wi Seung Hyun joins the Korean national Police University to follow in his father's footsteps but runs into hurdles as he gets involved with a woman named Go Eun Gang.

It tells the story of two childhood friends who grew up together and have loved each other for many years. They are separated and reunited but a series of misunderstandings occur due to someone's plotting.

In a world that is less than kind, a young woman and a middle-aged man develop a sense of kinship as they find warmth and comfort in one another.

Eun Dong-Joo attempts to get back her stolen life. When she was 6 years-old, she was abandoned at an orphanage. She did not remember anything except her name. Despite her difficult environment, she has grown into a woman with a positive and bright personality.

It’s tell the story of a bank auditor pursues justice and policy changes at a time when an economic bubble is collapsing. No Dae Ho is an honest and sincere man. He works as a branch manager of Daehan Bank which is located in a small city. The branch is on a soon to be shutdown list. Surprisingly, No Dae Ho is promoted to an auditor at the bank’s headquarters in Seoul. No Dae Ho then faces corruption at the bank.

A forty year old woman who feels like she has not accomplished anything in life and a twenty-seven year old man who's frightened of himself.

If There Is No Tomorrow is a story for the underdogs about a man who tolerates as much as he can, yet things change when he discovers that he is terminal ill.

Gu Nanting, the vice minister of passenger flight department of Lu Airlines, is a strict and self-disciplined man, who is known as a mean boss and a devil instructor. The female cargo pilot, Cheng Xiao, is brave and unrestrained. She was about to be promoted to captain when she got transferred to the passenger department due to the company's restructuring. Gu Nanting becomes Cheng Xiao's direct supervisor and mentor, and the two are at odds with each other. Gu Nanting, who has always pursued stability and order, is disrupted time and again by Cheng Xiao, who does not follow the usual rules. The two pilots and their mentor, who have always pursued stability and order, are disrupted time and again by the unorthodox Cheng Xiao. How can they deal with this situation?

Do-Hoon and Soo-Jin are a married couple. Do-Hoon learns that he has Alzheimer's disease. He decides to divorce Soo-Jin out of concern for her future. The couple divorces.

Do Hyun-Woo has worked as a PD for the past 10 years. He learns that his wife is having an affair and doesn't know what to do. Do Hyun-Woo, who tries to protect his marriage, talks with anonymous people through online social networks.

It depicts the life of an ordinary married couple, how they overcome hardships together and both mature over ten years. In the 1990s, roadman Chen Ye falls in love at first sight with the department store clerk Li Zhao Di. He tricks her into marrying him by promising her that he will take the TOEFL test and emigrate with her, turning her into a wealthy expat lady. Meanwhile, Zhao Di has been pampered by her family since litte, and her temper comes to light when the newlyweds start living together. In order to help her husband concentrate on taking the test, she takes care of the whole household, but Chen Ye still fails in the end. Moreover, Chen Ye even loses his job and Zhao Di is found out to be infertile. Zhao Di falls into despair and starts questioning whether she made the right decision.

After taking the blame for a patient death, an anesthesiologist battling psychiatric trauma fights to stay afloat in the corrupt hospital system.

Tokunaga, a comedian who is down on his luck, has a shock encounter with Kamiya, an older comedian when he visits a fireworks event in Atami on a job. Tokunaga is deeply touched by Kamiya and asks if he can become his apprentice. Kamiya is a genius type of comedian who is full of human kindness. He accepts Tokunaga’s proposition on the condition that he will write his biography.

After Li Chu Yao loses her younger brother Chu Chen to an accident, Li Luo Shu, the orphan who lives across the street, takes Chu Chen's place in the Li household to appease his mentally unstable mother. Years pass, and Luo Shu develops romantic feelings for his ‘older sister’, though decides to keep them hidden after Chu Yao falls in love with and gets engaged to Han Zi Mo. Unfortunately, Han Zi Mo goes on the run after loan sharks come knocking at his door, and Chu Yao is left with a mountain of debt. Luo Shu is gravely injured while trying to protect her, and Chu Yao eventually realizes who she truly loves. They promise to spend the rest of their lives together, yet are soon forced apart by reality.