Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.
Tag: period piece
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Solens sønn og månens datter
Birte from Aursfjord, a strong-willed young woman with extraordinary psychic abilities, falls in love with a Sámi, but is forced to marry a local man.
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American Horror Story
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Gowok: Javanese Kamasutra
Set in 1960s Java, a guru plots revenge on her ex-lover by seducing his son during the boy’s pre-wedding sexual training.
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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.
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Cable Girls
In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.
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El Rey, Vicente Fernández
In this captivating period series, the life and career of Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is dramatized like never before.
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that forever binds him to Ludlow.
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Licorice Pizza
The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.