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The Dark Valley (2014) is an Austrian-German Western drama film directed by Andreas Prochaska. It is based on Thomas Willmann’s sole eponymous 2010 novel. The movie begins with a terrified young man and woman hiding in the basement of a wooden building. They are soon discovered by a group of men who brutally attack the man and kidnap them both. Some time later, a mysterious stranger arrives in a remote town in the Austrian Alps. Going by the name Mr. Greider, he claims to be a photographer and takes up residence with a widow who has recently lost her husband and ...

Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) is a Spanish romantic drama film directed by Fernando González Molina and written by Ramón Salazar. Starring Mario Casas and María Valverde, the film is based on the novel by Federico Moccia. It follows the story of Babi, a sheltered upper-middle-class girl, and Hache, a rebellious risk-taker, as they navigate their contrasting worlds and embark on a passionate yet challenging love affair. While ...

Ripley’s Game (2002), a thriller directed by Liliana Cavani, is based on the eponymous novel by Patricia Highsmith from her series about the anti-hero Tom Ripley. The story follows Ripley as he partners with British gangster Reeves in an art forgery scheme in Berlin. But when he discovers that Reeves has attempted to cheat him, Ripley takes matters into his own hands. He forces Reeves’ customer to hand over the money intended for the forgeries at gunpoint and kills the man’s bodyguard. In addition, he also reclaims the stolen artwork for himself ...