Hvor langt vil en far gå for at få mere tid sammen med sine børn? Daniel Hillard er ingen almindelig far, så da han finder ud af, at hans ex-kone vil hyre en hushjælper, søger han jobbet. Med den perfekte makeup, bliver han til Mrs. Doubtfire.
Han tramper, hujer, stjæler, synger, stepdanser, voldtager. Hooliganen Alex (Malcolm McDowell) har det sjovt – men i den grad på bekostning af andre. Hans udvikling fra amoralsk punker til hjernevasket bedsteborger og tilbage igen er det dynamiske omdrejningspunkt i Stanley Kubricks chokerende fremtidsvision efter Anthony Burgess' roman af samme navn. A Clockwork Orange vakte stort røre, da den havde premiere, men vandt kritikerpriserne New York Film Critics Best Picture og Director Awards og blev nomineret til fire Oscars®,* herunder for bedste film. Og den formår stadig at pirre, chokere og holde seeren tryllebunden.
Da Pete og Ellie beslutter sig for at adoptere, åbner en helt ny verden sig for dem. De håber at blive plejeforældre til et lille barn, men da de møder en 15 årig pige, den oprørske Lizzy og hendes to søskende, står de pludseligt med ansvaret for tre børn i stedet for som planlagt et. Pete og Ellie forsøger efter bedste evne at omstille sig til forældrerollen, hvilket er noget svære end som så.
Da spækhuggeren Willy bliver taget til fange ude på det store hav og lukket inde i et lille bassin i et vandland, ender den som en trist og utilregnelig attraktion. Ingen kan forstå Willy bortset fra den forhutlede og forældreløse dreng Jesse som ved hvordan det er ikke at have nogen familie. Sammen knytter de et særligt venskab, som er så stærkt, at de er villige til at satse alt for at finde en vej ud af deres trængsler.
Sardo Numspa arbejder som djævlens forlængede arm. Han kidnapper det gyldne barn, en hjemløs dreng, der besidder guddommelig styrke. Den smukke munk Kee Nang følger efter og opsøger socialarbejderen Chandler Jarrell, der ifølge hende er udvalgt til at beskytte barnet og sætte en stopper for de mørke kræfters planer. Det har Chandler lidt svært ved at tro på, men han indvilliger alligevel i at finde den hellige dreng.
Renée Zellweger spiller i gyseren 'Case 39' socialrådgiver Emily Jenkins, som selv synes hun efterhånden har set det meste tilværelsen kan byde på. Hendes opfattelse ændrer sig dog brat, da hun møder den 10-årige Lillith Sullivan, som hun redder fra hendes forældre, da de forsøger at dræbe hende. Emily beslutter sig for selv at tage sig af Lillith, indtil hun kan finde den rette plejefamilie til hende, men snart begynder den grufulde sandhed om Lillith at gå op for Emily.
25-årige Grace arbejder med forsømte og udsatte unge på Døgninstitution 12. Hun er kæreste med Mason, som arbejder samme sted, men hun har svært ved at være åben over for ham - også da hun bliver gravid og ønsker en abort. Da den aggressive pige Jayden ankommer til refugiet, bliver Grace mindet om sin egen, traumatiserede baggrund, som hun har prøvet at fortrænge.
Oscarvinder Jessica Chastain og Peter Sarsgaard (som vandt skuespillerprisen i Venedig for sin præstation) er begge fremragende i Michel Francos bevægende drama fra Brooklyn, hvor to sårede sjæle med en fælles fortid genforenes. Sylvia (Chastain) lever et enkelt og struktureret liv – og har kun plads til sin datter og arbejdet på et plejehjem. Men så tager hun alligevel til fest med sine gamle klassekammerater fra skoletiden – og møder den mystiske Saul (Sarsgaard). Og så er banen ellers kridtet op for et mesterligt drama om erindringens labyrinter og mindernes betydning for vores liv.
Jessica Lange leverer en mageløs karakterskildring i rollen som adoptivmoderen, der tager et forladt barn til sig - en præstation, der kan sammenlignes med hendes rolle i filmen Blue Sky, som indbragte hende en Oscar. Halle Berry spiller fantastisk i rollen som den biologiske mor, der får styr på sit liv og beslutter sig for at vinde sit barn tilbage - en præstation, der hævdes at være hendes gennembrud i filmens verden. Oscar-nominerede Samuel L. Jackson spiller rollen som hendes fandenivoldske advokat.
I 15 år har Bruno og Malik drevet et hjem for børn og unge med svær autisme. Med et enormt engagement og ukueligt gå-på-mod forsøger makkerparret at skabe gode rammer for en gruppe mennesker, som resten af samfundet ikke kan håndtere. Hverdagen rummer talrige udfordringer, og der bliver ikke færre, da myndighederne begynder at true med at lukke hjemmet.
Mens Gru er væk, skal håndlangerne hjælpe med at indrette hjemmet, så det bliver hyggeligt.
En socialarbejder begynder at grave i den overnaturlige verdens fænomener, mens hun undersøger, hvordan flere personer døde, mens de sov. Da hun finder en forbindelse til søvnforstyrrelser, går hun med i en mystisk gruppe, som kalder sig ”Night Hag” og henvender sig til den, der virkelig tror på forbindelsen.
Højt oppe i bjergene dør en enke og efterlader hendes to børn helt forældreløse. Af frygt for at de vil blive adskilt fra hinanden holder de deres mors død hemmelighedt, og lukker sig selv fuldstændigt ude fra omverdenen. Den 16-årig pige tager sig af hendes 10 år gamle bror, som er traumatiseret efter at have set sin egen far dø. Søsteren skal hurtigt gå fra pige til kvinde. Hendes uskyld ødelægges, da borgmesterens søn overfalder og voldtager hende. En socialrådgiver ankommer til landsbyen for at udrede hændelsen, men det er op til de to søskene selv at stå op for hinanden og overleve.
The crisis saves nobody. Even not the characters of our childhood. To such a point that some people of them even became socially disadvantaged persons. Fortunately for them, all is not lost and a brave social worker decided to deal with their case. Come in his office and assist its confidential interviews with Aspegix and Grodebilix, Zizimir, Sandy, Proumfs, Mr Patatos, Marius and Gigi, the Tortoises Tramps and all Kassos which suffer in the biggest indifference.
The Dumping Ground is a British children's television series, which premiered on 4 January 2013 on CBBC and BBC HD. The series is a spin-off from The Story of Tracy Beaker and Tracy Beaker Returns. The first series aired until March 2013, with a second series confirmed for January 2014.
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.
The extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the uncovering of the crimes of Fred and Rosemary West.
Norm Henderson was once a fairly well-known -- but not particularly good -- professional hockey player. Norm's penchant for gambling and not paying taxes resulted in his permanent expulsion from the game. Instead of jail, he was sentenced to community service as a social worker, where his fresh perspective in the field and lack of patience for office red tape don't always jibe well with his co-workers.
East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS. TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
200-year-old Min Se Yeon has managed to conceal her immortality, up until she meets Lee Jung Hoon, a social worker she saves from a traffic accident. Despite her wizened age, Se Yeon is fresh, beautiful and forever in her prime, but with immortality comes a price. Can Se Yeon and Jung Hoon defy time in the name of romance?
Kate Brasher is an American dramatic television series that was broadcast by CBS. It premiered at 9:00pm ET/PT on Saturday, February 24, 2001 and was cancelled after six episodes. The title character was the single mother of teenaged sons Daniel and Elvis. Facing a financial crisis, she seeks legal advice at Brothers Keepers, an inner city community advocacy center, and is offered a job as a social worker. Her co-workers include attorney Abbie Schaeffer and Joe Almeida, the organization's street-smart director, who founded it after his daughter was killed in gang crossfire. Series creator Stephen Tolkin based the character of Almeida on Rabbi Mark Borovitz, an ex-convict and alcoholic who became the spiritual leader of Gateways Beit T'Shuvah, a residential treatment center for Jews in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. The two men met when Tolkin contacted the rabbi for help with a friend who was dealing with substance abuse. Although set in Santa Monica, the series was shot on location in San Diego, California. Among those actors making guest appearances during the series' short run were K Callan, Dennis Christopher, Paul Dooley, Mariette Hartley, Josh Hopkins, Carl Lumbly, David Naughton, and Mackenzie Phillips.
Hubert is a good-looking guy and a well-known, talented tattoo artist. Love isn't one of his top priorities, and neither is family. And then there's Fanny, a hard-working, dedicated social worker who has trouble keeping her working life separate from her private life. Guillaume, her boyfriend of the last seven years, understands her and gives her his unconditional support. They're trying for their first baby. So nothing predestined Hubert and Fanny to meet. But during a hold-up, they experience the most intense emotions they've ever felt. During the time when they're fearing for their lives, they rely on each other to survive. After the event, an irresistible desire to see each other again compels them to wonder whether spending a few hours together is really enough to change the course of their lives.
Guo Ziming is a solid, cold outside and hot inside . Because his younger brother went astray, he regretted his whole life. Therefore, he determined to serve the society and take the rescue of unscrupulous young people as his own duty. After graduation, Guo Ziming joined a social youth center and became a social worker. Although he is full of enthusiasm, but there is always a distance between his ideal and reality. He often has to face the rejection and insults of unscrupulous teenagers and their families, as well as the intimidation of the underworld and the ignorance and misunderstanding of social work by the general public, which make him work at work. I often encounter a lot of setbacks.
