On the Verge

Toward the Wilderness

November 2024 •Japanese

Morimura Tomomi is a housewife scorned by her husband and two sons, and yet she continues to protect the family. On her 46th birthday, she leaves home in disgust and embarks on a 1,200 km journey. It is Tomomi’s first time driving onto the highway and she speeds along to the west. On the road, she encounters a series of traumatising episodes. She detects her husband’s affair, is faced with a truck driver who mistakes her for a prostitute housewife, and finally her car gets stolen. While Tomomi is at a loss, a good-looking young man and an elderly person give her a ride, and she arrives in Nagasaki. As she meets various people in this town which was once transformed into a wasteland because of the atomic bomb, she becomes aware of a “wilderness” within her and starts to explore the path to rebirth

Hear Her

November 2024 •Chinese

Consists of 8 different stories that talk about the problems and pain women face in the modern-day. Topics include leftover women, objectification of women, the role of a housewife, domestic violence, social appearance anxiety, women’s career choices, midlife crises, and family of origin issues.

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

November 2024 •English

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.

The Pursuit of Happiness

November 2024 •English

The Pursuit of Happiness is an American sitcom that aired from September 19, 1995 to November 7, 1995.

Turn on the Right Way of Life

November 2024 •Chinese

Turning 40 should be a year when everything is falling into place; however, 42-year-old Bian Liang is completely at a loss. As a father, who actively seeks breakthroughs, he encounters hurdles in his quiet and indifferent son and has reached a bottleneck in his career.

40

November 2024 •English

Seven 40-year-olds are drawn together by a disturbing school reunion. Long-standing sexual tensions and emotional conflicts come to a head as the surreal secrets of apparently normal lives are revealed. Acting as a catalyst, the reunion forces the seven friends into a re-evaluation of their past and the present—and brings about an unexpected future.

Zanzouri

November 2024 •Hebrew

Pinhas "Pini" Zanzouri lives in Yavne, a town in central Israel, with his wife and two children. Zanzouri is an average Israeli citizen with an average job, who comes home and passes his evenings watching TV . On his 40th birthday, Zanzouri's life changes forever when his father comes to him with two revelations: that all the men in his family have died in their 40th year, and that he is adopted. Accepting that he has a year to live, Zanzouri decides to fulfill all his dreams.

Mutual Friends

November 2024 •English

Martin's comfortable world is upturned by his friend's mid-life crises, beginning with his best friend's suicide, and the secret affair he had with Martin's wife.

Men of a Certain Age

November 2024 •English

Men of a Certain Age is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on TNT on December 7, 2009. The hour-long program stars Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula as three best friends in their late forties dealing with the realities of middle age. It won a Peabody Award in 2010. On July 15, 2011, TNT cancelled the series after two seasons.

It Takes a Worried Man

November 2024 •English

It Takes a Worried Man was a British TV sitcom. It was made by Thames Television and ran for three series, broadcast from October 1981 to November 1983. The first two series were broadcast on the ITV network, and the third and final series on Channel 4. Most episodes were written by the star, Peter Tilbury, who played office worker Philip Roath.

Somebody Somewhere

November 2024 •English

Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.

Les mecs

November 2024 •French

Life Begins at Forty

November 2024 •

What do men go through once they hit the big four-zero? What goes on in their minds? What about their lifestyle, does it change? Their relationships, their worries, problems and secrets... This drama is about three men in their forties, just starting to experience and understand their definition of life: issues with women, love, career, and many other relationships in life. Each has a story of their own that interconnects with one another; and an ending that no one can ever expect...

Take Five

November 2024 •English

Take Five is an American sitcom that aired from April 1 until April 8, 1987.

دهن حُر

November 2024 •Arabic

Al Zind: Thi'b Al Assi

November 2024 •Arabic

Assi witnesses his father getting killed in defense of his land, and when he grows into a man, he decides to avenge his father's death. He returns to his village after his discharge from military service, only to find himself facing Nawras Pasha and his strong influence and authority.

Naam

November 2024 •English

6 mismatched individuals gel in a unique way to produce compelling music like never before. However, misunderstandings break the band. At present, an unwelcome entry of an intruder has given them the opportunity to reminisce their past.

City Gates

November 2024 •Arabic

After a wealthy man marries a younger girl, she inherits his fortune after he dies, which puts her in conflict with his nephew who claims his right in the inheritance.

Anastácia, a Mulher sem Destino

November 2024 •Portuguese

My Girls

November 2024 •Chinese

Sui Yu is a straight man who encounters the god of love after experiencing the pain of being dumped by his girlfriend. The god of love gives Sui Yu eight chances to fall in love. From meeting a popular idol, a female honcho, a hot girl, a sweet stewardess, a student, a supermodel, a successful author to an intellectual doctor, he realizes that just like his name, going with the flow is better than any deliberate arrangement to find love. With the help of the god of love, a geek manages to pursue all the types of women he likes and finally finds true love after countless farces.