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- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioCarey MulliganJoel EdgertonA writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.
- DirectorOl ParkerStarsDakota FanningJosef AltinJeremy IrvineA teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
- DirectorDuncan JonesStarsJake GyllenhaalMichelle MonaghanVera FarmigaA soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.
- DirectorDavid FarrStarsClémence PoésyDavid MorrisseyStephen Campbell MooreA couple expecting their first child discover an unnerving difference between themselves and the couple living in the flat below them who are also having a baby.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsMichelle PfeifferRupert FriendKathy BatesThe son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsKatherine HeiglJosh DuhamelJosh LucasTwo single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.
- DirectorPierre SalvadoriStarsCatherine DeneuveGustave KervernFéodor AtkineAntoine is too depressed to go on playing in his rock band. After wandering in the streets, he decides to seek an occupation. Unskilled as he is, he is lucky to be hired as the caretaker of an old Paris apartment building.
- DirectorIvan CalbéracStarsClaude BrasseurGuillaume de TonquédecNoémie SchmidtAn elderly curmudgeon lets out a room in his large apartment rent-free to a young student - on condition that she does everything in her power to ruin his son's marriage.
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsRachel WeiszMax MinghellaOscar IsaacA historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
- DirectorHouman SeyyediStarsTannaz TabatabaeiNavid MohammadzadehSaeed ChangizianKhosrow is a famous married singer involved with a troublesome affair and consequences of fame.
- DirectorHamid NematollahStarsHamidreza SaeedikhahHosein AbadiRana CheshmazarAfter her divorce Mina is in need to financial and emotional supporting. She meets a guy and thinks that this is the man of her dreams. But things are not just as their first seem to be.
- DirectorMaziar MiriStarsGhazal ShakeriPegah AhangaraniMostafa ZamaniSara and Ayda are two intimate friends. When the reputation of one of them is in danger they both try to help solve the situation. But how far will they go to support each other?
- DirectorEhsan BiglariStarsShahab HosseiniHengameh GhazianiNaser HashemiKhosrow (Shahab Hosseini) who is a bi-polar man is forced to live in his brother's house Nasser, as his guardian and sister goes abroad for a while. The brothers soon find themsleves in friction due to the challenging behavior of Khosrow and quesrionable moral decisions by Nasser.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
- DirectorPedro Pablo IbarraPitipol YbarraStarsAislinn DerbezMauricio OchmannAurora PapileWhen aspiring actress Maria Laura's best friend begs her to flirt with her boyfriend to test his fidelity, Maria finds a lucrative new career.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
- DirectorSebastián LelioStarsPaulina GarcíaSergio HernándezDiego FontecillaA story set in Santiago and centered on Gloria, a free-spirited older woman, and the realities of her whirlwind relationship with a former naval officer whom she meets out in the clubs.
- DirectorHamid Reza GhorbaniStarsMahnaz AfsharAfshin AghaeiMania AlijaniTwo brothers fight each other which cause one to kill the other. The murderer escapes but his mother convinces him to surrender to the police. Now the mother and the two wives of the brothers who all live together in a three stories house have to deal with the consequences of the murder and with each other.
- DirectorAndrés BaizStarsQuim GutiérrezMartina GarcíaMaría Soledad RodríguezShattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?
- DirectorMohammad Hossein MahdavianStarsJavad EzatiAhmad MehranfarMahdi PakdelThe story is about the terrorism of People's Mujahedin of Iran group in 1981. After the dismissal of president Bani-Sadr by the Iranian parliament the tensions became high. The terrorist groups began to Assassinate Iranian's officials. The Iranian government and the revolutionary guards were after these terrorists to arrest them. Meanwhile a young member of the revolutionary guard and a woman of the terrorist groups are known each other. They were classmate in the college.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsRegina CaséHelena AlbergariaMichel JoelsasWhen the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
- DirectorAkira NagaiStarsMauro CaiazzaGaku HamadaMieko HaradaYoung mailman finds out he has no time left due to a terminal disease. Suddenly he is approached by a devil that offers him to live more time if he eliminates something from the world. Young mailman then thinks about his relationship with friends, ex-partners, family.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
- DirectorJayro BustamanteStarsMaría Mercedes CoroyMaría TelónManuel AntúnOn the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents.
- DirectorTahmineh MilaniStarsMahoor AlvandMilad KeymaramJamshid HashempurThe story about violence against women in the iranian family.
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsNadezhda MarkinaAndrey SmirnovAleksey RozinWhen a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten dutiful housewife Elena's potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan ...
- DirectorNatalie PortmanStarsNatalie PortmanGilad KahanaAmir TesslerThe story of Amos Oz's youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell become the stories we live.
- DirectorEbrahim EbrahimianStarsMohammad Reza ForutanSareh BayatHediyeh TehraniMahtab is suspicious of her husband Ahmad, a university professor. As she tries to unravel the mystery instigated by Sima, a close friend of the family, by pressuring Farnoosh Kheirkhah, Ahmad's student, her husband tries to prove his innocence. But the sudden death of Farnoosh opens a new path before Ahmad, Mahtab, Sima, and her husband Mansoor.
- DirectorSeyed Jamal Seyed HatamiStarsPardis AhmadiehPantea PanahihaBehnam TashakkorAkram is a sixteen years old girl who should struggle with financial and social problems in her life when the world shows her it's ugly face.
- DirectorAdel YaraghiStarsBehnam AsgariAmir SalamatiShahab HosseiniFarhad, a respected math teacher, is engaged to the mother of one of his pupils. But rather than embrace his new father figure, the angry young student spends his days riding around Tehran on a motorcycle with his rebellious friend, refusing to study - or even sit - for his big final exam.
- DirectorTina PakravanStarsHamed BehdadRoya NonahaliMehrab RezaeiThe movie narrates the story of a handsome young singer who is hired and unexpectedly, a romantic relationship begins to develop between him and an older, widowed woman, though neither is immediately aware of the other's emotions. This relationship creates as much chaos as it does tenderness.
- DirectorFereydoun JeyraniStarsNavid MohammadzadehElnaz ShakerdoostPardis AhmadiehMasoud takes his wife who has neurotic tensions to the asylum to take care of her but..
- DirectorGauri ShindeStarsAlia BhattShah Rukh KhanKunal KapoorKaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life's imperfections.
- DirectorMaziar MiriStarsMahnaz AfsharAmir AghaeeHamed BehdadA look at the lives of 3 well-off Iranian couples who are ostensibly living an idyllic life and are going to have a get-together for a birthday party. Each couple bearing their own sordid secrets attend the party to find out what follows on the hills of the cold welcome of their host.
- DirectorShakun BatraStarsRishi KapoorRajat KapoorRatna Pathak ShahThe story about two brothers who visit their dysfunctional family for their grandfather's birthday party.
- DirectorMostafa KiaeiStarsBahram RadanMohsen KiayeeMahoor AlvandBahman and Ahad are bankrupted and escaping from their debts all the time. But when a fire in Plasco building happens it is their chance to take advantages.
- DirectorHatef AlimardaniStarsSaeed AghakhaniShabnam MoghadamiFatemah Motamed-AriaThe story is in Zanjan 1980s. It tells the life of people of that city and their problems in those years.
- DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsEmily MortimerBill NighyHunter TremayneEngland 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
- DirectorRambod JavanStarsNegar JavaherianMohammad Reza ForutanAli Reza Shoja'nooriAccording to the police, Negar's father committed suicide. Having had a happy life, Negar suspects that his death has not happened the way it seems. She starts unfolding the truth through an unconventional investigation.
- DirectorJeffrey WalkerStarsOsamah SamiDon HanyHelana SawiresAfter telling a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive, musically gifted Muslim cleric's eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, even though he's madly in love with an Australian born-Lebanese girl.
- DirectorLisa LangsethStarsAlicia VikanderEva GreenCharlotte RamplingSisters in conflict travelling through Europe toward a mystery destination.
- DirectorVahid MousaianStarsReza KianianAfshin HashemiRa'na AzadivarGhashang and Farang are two elderly sisters living with their sons Bahman and Vahid. Farang's son, Bahman is a film critic and Ghashang's son, Vahid is a dentist. Although Vahid is married, he is not very committed to his marriage and due to this his wife has left him and moved to France to continue studying.
- DirectorMostafa TaghizadehStarsSareh BayatAnahita DargahiShahrooz DelafkarFive intelligent youngsters after registering an important invention decide to go to Europe. But the problems begin to appear for them one after another.
- DirectorRoqiye TavakoliStarsNazanin BayatiHouman SeyyediHanieh TavassoliNava tries to convince her sister to get back with her husband, while her own fiance is cheating on her.
- DirectorRouhollah HejaziStarsHamid FarrokhnezhadHengameh GhazianiTaraneh AlidoostiThe Mahmoodies live in an old large house, having traditional values and beliefs. They have decided to renovate the building. Mrs. Mahmoodi's niece arrives with her architect husband to take care of the renovation. conflicts about renovating the house expand to their relations and connections. it is gradually revealed that the people in the house are torn between traditional and modern viewpoints and so are the guest.
- DirectorMostafa KiaeiStarsBahram RadanMohsen KiayeeSahar DolatshahiAt a job interview, a conman recounts the recent events in his life that lead him to the meeting.
- DirectorDariush MehrjuiStarsLeila HatamiAli MosaffaJamileh SheikhiThe story of a semi-modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs and old generation, but is a failing battle because the man is not strong enough.
- DirectorAdel YaraghiStarsLeila HatamiAdel YaraghiBahareh RahnamaA chain smoker is about to marry his fiance; her only condition is for him to quit smoking. He has to make a difficult choice as his profession is interconnected with this poisonous passion.
- DirectorHouman SeyyediStarsShayan FasihzadehSiamak SafariNegar JavaherianA man wakes up in the middle of nowhere, not remembering his name. He can't remember if he's an addict, or he has cancer or maybe he just looks like it. That's why he enters the game that's been set up for him.
- DirectorKeivan AlimohammadiOmid BonakdarStarsNasim AdabiParva AfsharHamid AhadiAn accidental encounter between a man and a woman changes their future.
- DirectorAngelina JolieStarsBrad PittAngelina JolieMélanie LaurentA couple tries to repair their marriage while staying at a hotel in France.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
- DirectorAlireza RaisianStarsSahar AbdolahiFarzan AthariSeyyed Ebrahim BahrololoumiLove at 40 is about a lost love re found. Negar is a married woman who works at a musical company. When she is given an assignment to collaborate with an Iranian expat Orchestra leader, she comes face to face with a former lover. Meanwhile, Negar finds herself in a compromised situation with her husband, who turns out has had a hand in her falling out with her former lover.
- DirectorHadi MoghadamdoostStarsKhatereh AsadiFathollah GhaffariLeila HatamiThe story of life of a lonely girl who always writes her daily life in her blog till one day when her brother's friend propose to her. She who wasn't doing her ritual praying in her life begins to do so but is very shy to tell the guy about that. She continues this till end of the story when this secret is revealing.
- DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio CantariniWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
- DirectorSabine El GemayelStarsAmir AghaeeMobina AynehdarBadrossadat BeranjaniForced into marriage, a thirteen year old Iraqi girl battles with her femininity in search for freedom.
- DirectorFardin Saheb-ZamaniStarsAli MosaffaLeila HatamiMahtab KeramatiA pensive taxi driver living the ordinary tedious life is little-by-little altered by one of his usual passengers: a talkative female doctor.
- DirectorDariush MehrjuiStarsHomayoun ErshadiGolshifteh FarahaniMohammad Reza Shahbani NouriEsteemed writer Mahmoud suffers from writers block. While trying to work at the family estate, concerns about an unproductive pear tree trigger in him memories of his childhood love for beautiful tomboy "M".
- DirectorRolf SchübelStarsJoachim KrólErika MarozsánStefano DionisiFollows three men who are in love with a beautiful waitress during World War II: an intellectual restaurant owner, a mysterious musician, and an erratic businessman.
- DirectorPaolo GenoveseStarsGiuseppe BattistonAnna FogliettaMarco GialliniSeven long-time friends meet for dinner. They decide to share their text messages, emails and phone calls. Secrets are unveiled. Harmony trembles.
- DirectorRégis RoinsardStarsRomain DurisFéodor AtkineDéborah François1958. Rose is a terrible secretary but a demon typist. Her handsome boss resolves to turn her into the fastest girl in the world.
- DirectorPouran DerakhshandehStarsTannaz TabatabaeiMerila Zare'iBabak HamidianShirin is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime, rooted in her nightmarish childhood, unravels gradually and the real question emerges: Who is the REAL criminal?
- DirectorRasool Mollagholi PoorStarsGolshifteh FarahaniHosein YariJamshid HashempurWhat appears to be a grand love story turns sour when parents-to-be discover that their unborn child will likely be born with serious birth defects, as a result of the mother's exposure to chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war. The father does not want to have a disabled child, but the mother insists on going through with the pregnancy.
- DirectorShahram MokriStarsBabak KarimiSaeed EbrahimifarSiavash Cheraghi PourA number of students have traveled to the Caspian region in order to participate in a kite-flying event during the winter solstice. Next to their camp is a small hut occupied by three cooks who work at a nearby restaurant.
- DirectorIda PanahandehStarsSareh BayatSahar AghiliPayam AhmadiniaA woman tries to mend the broken pieces of her last life, as she is now involved in a new relationship with a man.
- DirectorShin Jae MyungKim Su-Jin-IHa YooStarsZo In-sungJu Jin-moSong Ji-hyoA historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
- DirectorReza DormishianStarsBaran KosariNavid MohammadzadehMilad RahimiI'm not Angry. is the story of Navid, a starred and expelled university student who - while trying to provide the least requirements of a normal life -, tries not to get angry when he is faced with the immoralities prevalent in the society, and does all he can not to lose his love, Setareh.
- DirectorHouman SeyyediStarsNavid MohammadzadehFarhad AslaniFarid Sajjadi HosseiniThe story of a gang of drug dealers in the south of Tehran who has sheltered many youngsters and orphans from the streets. Shahin and Shakoor who are brothers are leading the gang but when it is collapsed creates a crisis in their family and their lives. Two brothers are making crystal meth in a hidden laboratory in middle of nowhere in an urban jungle, however, they do care for the honor of their neighborhood. All of a sudden, mobile footage on their sister's phone begins spreading everywhere which causes some strange incidents.
- DirectorBehrouz ShoaybiStarsMahnaz AfsharSara BahramiAmin HayayeeThe story of an addicted woman Mahsa who thinks that her girl is dead but when finds out that she is alive and lives by her father (Mahsa's ex-husband) decides to take her back. This put her to face her ex-husband and his new wife.
- DirectorMohsen GharaieStarsHamed BehdadBaran KosariMohsen KiayeeA municipality employee uses his position to put his hands on other people's money to collect enough to buy a truck, while his wife threatens to abort their child if he does not buy a house with their savings.
- DirectorPayman MaadiStarsLeila HatamiPayman MaadiSiamak AnsariThe film is based on the Tehran's Bombardment conditions in 1988.
- DirectorDavood KhayyamStarsAnahita Ne'matiMehran AhmadiHomayoun ErshadiThe story of a young woman who lives in Iran during the heavy sanctions which were put on the country. For improving the situation of her life she marries a powerful wealthy man but she gains nothing but more troubles after that.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsEmma SuárezAdriana UgarteDaniel GraoAfter a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events involving her estranged daughter.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsRyan GoslingCarey MulliganBryan CranstonA mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.
- DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsTom HardyShia LaBeoufGuy PearceSet in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
- DirectorAli AhmadzadehStarsMina SadatiPegah AhangaraniNazanin FarahaniA group of youngsters after having fun enjoying the north now are about to go attend a party in Tehran but that is only the beginning of their problems.
- DirectorMeghna GulzarStarsAlia BhattVicky KaushalRajit KapoorA Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsFaramarz GharibianTaraneh AlidoostiBabak AnsariIn Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsAudrey HepburnGeorge PeppardPatricia NealA young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
- DirectorNeeraj GhaywanStarsRicha ChadhaSanjay MishraVicky KaushalAlong India's Ganges River, four people face prejudice, a strict moral code and a punishing caste system as they confront personal tragedies.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsPierre NineyPaula BeerErnst StötznerIn the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé's grave to lay flowers.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett JohanssonIn a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
- DirectorWash WestmorelandStarsKeira KnightleyFiona ShawDominic WestColette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
- DirectorRouhollah HejaziStarsSareh BayatSaed SoheiliAlireza MirsalariHaleh and Farhad, together with their 5-year-old son, Amir, have been recently resided in a new complex. Amir is lost in the desert, front of the complex, however, his parents find him soon. Later, Amir tells his father that someone has seen his body and this makes Farhad very upset and he's looking for a suspect who has sexually harassed his little boy.
- DirectorBradley CooperStarsLady GagaBradley CooperSam ElliottA musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
- DirectorMohit SuriStarsAditya Roy KapoorShraddha KapoorShaad RandhawaRahul loses his fans and fame due to alcoholism. But he then decides to turn a small time singer into a rising star.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksCatherine Zeta-JonesChi McBrideAn Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
- DirectorShahram Shah HosseiniStarsHamed BehdadRa'na AzadivarBabak KarimiTomorrow is Samira's wedding ceremony and Bahar and Parisa are shopping excitedly. But at night somebody calls and tells them that the bride is dead and the wedding has been called off. They are both shocked and they cannot believe what they have heard, so they go straight to their friend's fiancé, Mansoor, to find out about the cause of her suspicious death.
- DirectorAneesh ChagantyStarsJohn ChoDebra MessingJoseph LeeAfter his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsShahab HosseiniTaraneh AlidoostiMaral BaniadamWhile Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.
- DirectorHossein KondoriStarsBaran KosariReza BehbudiBahar KatoziThe story narrates life of a nursing woman who lives with her child in special circumstances, and she experiences adventures due to events and mistakes.
- DirectorMani HaghighiStarsMohammad Hassan MadjooniLeila HatamiLeili RashidiIranian directors are getting slaughtered by an unknown serial killer and a blacklisted director, Hasan Kasmai, is curious about only one thing: Why isn't the killer after him?
- DirectorSaeed RoustayiStarsPayman MaadiNavid MohammadzadehParinaz IzadyarThe police are after a drug lord named Naser Khakzad, but when they finally manage to catch him, he tries whatever he can think of to escape and save his family.
- DirectorIram HaqStarsMaria MozhdahAdil HussainEkavali KhannaThe story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsMerle OberonThe rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
- DirectorPaul DanoStarsEd OxenbouldJake GyllenhaalCarey MulliganA teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.