Bordertown Season 1

(Finnish) In this Finnish crime thriller, Chief investigator Kari Sorjonen and his family move to a small town to enjoy a more peaceful life. But it seems that the idyllic existence they had hoped for is far from reality. As the new police chief, Sorjonen has to use his brilliant mind and deductive skills to investigate several murder cases along with a serial killer who is tormenting the community. But he will soon discover that these crimes are connected not only to each other, but also to his family.

BEAUTIFUL LOVE WONDERFUL LIFE

(Korean)Joon-hwi seems like a regular office worker. But the truth is, he's actually an undercover boss who is first in line to succeed the chairman. With his stylish and dashing good looks, many women show their interest in him. However, as a man who doesn't believe in marriage, he rejects all of them. He is also a strict individualist who absolutely detests being on the giving or receiving end of loss. On the other hand, Cheong-ah is a bit pathetic, barely scraping by with part-time jobs while attempting to pass the civil service exams for the eighth year in a row. A real-life youthful romance begins when Cheong-ah, a girl who is loyal to a fault, meets Joon-hwi, a self-centered 'man of the times' who doesn't believe in marriage.

CHESS STORY

(German) Vienna, 1938: Austria is occupied by the Nazis. Dr. Josef Bartok is preparing to flee to America with his wife Anna when he is arrested by the Gestapo. As a former notary to the deposed Austrian aristocracy, he is told to help the local Gestapo leader gain access to their private bank accounts to fund the Nazi regime. Refusing to cooperate, Bartok is locked in solitary confinement. Just as his mind is beginning to crack, Bartok happens upon a book of famous chess games. To withstand the torture of isolation, Bartok disappears into the world of chess, maintaining his sanity only by memorizing every move. As the action flashes forward to a transatlantic crossing on which he is a passenger, it seems as though Bartok has finally found freedom. But recounting his story to his fellow travelers, it's clear that his encounters with both the Gestapo and the royal game itself have not stopped haunting him.

DARK GLASSES

(Italian) A serial killer who preys on prostitutes sets his sights on Diana. As he pursues her, he causes a car crash in which she is blinded and ten-year-old Chin's entire family dies. Despite her blindness, Diane resolves to take the boy in. But the killer is still on the loose...

DETECTIVE MONTALBANO EPISODE 37

(Italian) Farewell, Salvo! In this final episode of Detective Montalbano, we're back with the gang at Vigata's police station one last time, solving another confounding crime. Seeing them together has never looked so good bumbling Catarella, loyal Fazio, skirt-chasing Mimì, and the ever-pragmatic Salvo. What they have on their hands, discovered by Mimì while 'visiting' a lady friend, is an enigma. Nothing about the crime is what it seems: not the murder, not the murderer, not the victim. There's a fatal stabbing, but no blood. A disappearing corpse. A confused perpetrator. The victim, a two-bit loan shark working on the side as the founder and director of a theater company, acted like a Svengali among his theatrical acolytes. His directing methods ran to extremes and despite his emotionally manipulative ways, the amateur actors viewed him as an aesthetic guru. He was brilliant, but also cruel and sadistic. So much so that Montalbano comes to realize that the man's disturbing methods provide the solution to the mystery of his death. The new head of Forensics, Antonia Nicoletti joins the investigative team; she's Salvo's peer in terms of competence and independence of spirit. To understand the crime, Salvo plunges into a strange world of people possessed, if only by a passion for the theater. For Detective Montalbano fans this case marks the end of the magnificent 22-year Sicilian adventure acclaimed as one of the best television crime dramas ever. But for the beloved characters, in true Pirandello style, maybe it's not the end…maybe they go on. Maybe it's only a beginning.

FATHER

(Serbian) In a small town in Serbia, a labourer in a dire financial situation is ordered to give up his children to social services. Determined to fight for his family, he travels on foot to get his case to the national ministry in Belgrade. Includes forced English subtitles.

Hunters (Seasons 1 & 2)

(Swedish) Rolf Lassgard stars as a retired Stockholm cop drawn into a mystery in Sweden's far north. In Swedish with forced English subtitles.

SPIRAL

(French) Laure and Gilou are brought back together by a double homicide in a Chinese restaurant, and the tragic loss of one of their own. Meanwhile, Joséphine struggles with life in prison as she awaits trial and Judge Roban faces forced retirement. All of them will have to deal with unexpected hurdles and the ultimate dilemma: give up the truth or betray the institution they have each faithfully served. Then, in the eighth and final season, Gilou finds himself on his own, infiltrated into a ruthless criminal gang as Laure's team is sidelined. Joséphine, back on her feet, defends a murder suspect and develops a close bond with him. Things get complicated when the cases Laure and Gilou are working on turn out to have a connection with Joséphine's client. They join forces again to see their investigations through, exposing themselves to all kinds of danger in a tense and shocking climax.

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