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Into the Flames

2014

Into the Flames

2014
3
Based on the life of Park Tae-joon, founder and honorary chairman of multinational steel-making company POSCO, this is the story of the people who battled poverty and despair after the colonial era and the Korean War with a relentless pursuit of economic innovation, and the choices they made in the name of love, loyalty and sacrifice. Park worked tirelessly to build a mill that produced steel, which became pivotal to Korea's modernization.
Kubala, Moreno i Manchón

2011

Kubala, Moreno i Manchón

2011
10
Enamorada

1999

Enamorada

1999
9
Enamorada is a 1999 telenovela co-produced by Venevisión International and Fonovideo. It is a remake of the 1988 telenovela Alba Marina. Gaby Espino and René Lavan star as the main protagonists.
Mrs Biggs

2012

Mrs Biggs

2012
8
The true story of Charmian Brent (née Powell), the rebellious product of a strict 1950s upbringing, and her whirlwind romance with Ronald Biggs leading to a descent into crime, most infamously 1963's Great Train Robbery.
Engañada

2003

Engañada

2003
10
Engañada is a 2003 telenovela produced by Venevisión. It starred Verónica Schneider and Jorge Aravena as the main protagonists with Desideria De Caro as the main antagonist. The telenovela also aired on Univision in 2003. The exterior shots of the countryside were filmed in at the Parque de la Flora Exótica de Yaracuy and Hacienda de Santa Teresa de Aragua in Venezuela.
Arroz con Leche

2007

Arroz con Leche

2007
5
Arroz con Leche is a 2007 Venezuelan telenovela written by Doris Segui for Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Eileen Abad, Marlene De Andrade and Alba Roversi star as the main protagonists, accompanied by Juan Carlos Garcia, Luis Gerónimo Abreu, Henry Soto and Carlos Cruz.
Alma Indomable

2009

Alma Indomable

2009
2
Alma Indomable is a telenovela produced and distributed by Venevisión International. Filming took place in Miami, Florida. It premiered on Univision on October 19, 2009 in the 1/12c timeslot. The telenovela was written by Alberto Gomez and stars: Scarlet Ortiz, José Ángel Llamas as the protagonists and Lilibeth Morillo and Luis José Santander as the antagonists.
The Pitch

2012

The Pitch

2012
2
This documentary series takes cameras behind the closed doors of the world of advertising as two advertising agencies go head to head to win a real campaign from a major brand.
Answered by Fire

2006

Answered by Fire

2006
2
A two-part television film based on the 1999 East Timor conflicts that led to East Timor's independence.
The Bench

2001

The Bench

2001
7
The Bench is an English-language legal drama series set in a Welsh magistrate's court, produced by BBC Wales, initially broadcast on BBC One Wales and later repeated across the BBC network in an afternoon slot. The series won three BAFTA Cymru awards in 2003, with Eiry Thomas winning Best Actress, Bill Broomfield winning Best Director of Photography - Drama and William Oswald winning Best Editor.
The Talisman

2012

The Talisman

2012
3
El Talismán is a telenovela co-produced by Venevision and Univision Studios, starring Blanca Soto and Rafael Novoa as the main protagonists, and Aarón Díaz, Lola Ponce, and Marcela Mar as the main antagonists. Univision had announced that El Talismán would air on the network as part of the 2011–2012 programming schedule, and was confirmed to air in 2012 on November 11, 2011. Though 120 episodes were planned to be produced, the episode count was reduced to a total of 98 due to low ratings. From January 30 to February 3, 2012, Univision aired El Talismán at 8pm central, replacing one hour of Una familia con suerte, and later at 9pm central from February 6 to March 9, 2012. Though El Talismán was seen by 5 million viewers during its premiere day, viewership declined overtime during its prime time airings. As a result, Univision aired El Talismán at 1pm central from March 12 to June 15, 2012.
Nothing Trivial

2011

Nothing Trivial

2011
5
Nothing Trivial is funny, warm and romantic and about people at a crossroads in their lives, particularly when it comes to finding that significant other to love and grow old with. It’s about people trying to find the answers to life’s big questions, while answering a whole lot of small and trivial ones… and winning the bar tab while they’re at it!
Blackstone

2011

Blackstone

2011
7
The lives of Indians on the Blackstone Indian reserve, told from an Aboriginal point of view.
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

2006

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

2006
7
Fictionalized portrayal of the conflict and standoff in Kanehsatake during the summer of 1990. This major conflict between a Mohawk community and municipal, Quebec and Canadian governments was over the expansion of a golf course into an aboriginal cemetery. Based on the book by John Ciaccia (Quebec Liberal cabinet minister and negotiator) : The Oka Crisis, A Mirror of the Soul
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

2005

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

2005
9
Meera Syal stars in this poignant story of friendship, betrayal and cross-cultural conflict based on her hit novel. Three childhood friends, now in their 30s, find themselves at a crossroads & struggling to come to terms with shocking revelations.
Very Bad Men

0000

Very Bad Men

0000
6
Jacob's Cross

2007

Jacob's Cross

2007
5
The series revolves around South African born businessman Jacob Makhubu Abayomi, a son of an ANC stalwart who finds that his biological father is actually a Nigerian tribal chief. Jacob's subsequent desire to build an African oil and gas business empire in the shadow of both of his fathers is set against the backdrop of family feuds and betrayals.
Extremely Dangerous

1999

Extremely Dangerous

1999
9
Extremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-National Criminal Intelligence Service undercover agent who is convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child. He goes on the run to try and clear his name, starting with a strange clue sent to him in prison.
Liverpool 1

1998

Liverpool 1

1998
8
Day to day, on the streets, they're at the sharp end of the fight against the drug pushers, porn barons, paedophiles and pimps who run this great port's crime networks. In this dark unequal world DC Isobel de Pauli is a stranger - not to crime, but to the ancient, unseen blood connections that pulse in the veins of Liverpool's criminals... and cops.
Hechizo de Amor

2000

Hechizo de Amor

2000
8
Hechizo de Amor is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. The show lasted 130 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.