Care 2000

Care 2000

Care 2000
1h 45min | Crime, Drama | TV Movie 8 October 2000

Storyline:

15-year old Davey Younger is sent to Glenavon care home for boys in Wales where he is subjected to sexual abuse by two of the staff and a visiting magistrate. The adult Davey, married with children, is approached by television journalist Elaine Hughes after sympathetic councillor Tony Collins has ordered an investigation into the historic abuse but Davey is reluctant to dig up the past that he has kept from his wife. Arrests are made but Davey is convinced that any allegations against the magistrate will not be believed. However he agrees to testify against him in court, though the result is not to everybody’s advantage.

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A Separate Peace 1972

A Separate Peace 1972

A Separate Peace 1972
PG | 1h 44min | Drama | 27 September 1972 (USA)

Storyline:

Gene and Finny are two boys who are best friends living in 1943, at the height of World War II. The idea that the boys will most likely be drafted when they turn eighteen is surrounding them, and they are practically forced to live their lives to the fullest. The two boys attend the Devon School, which prepares them for military life that they will most likely be subjected to. The film begins with a narration by an older Gene, traveling back to Devon some years later. The thing he wishes most to see is the tree, which had a great effect on the boys’ lives.

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Tom Brown’s Schooldays 2005

Tom Brown's Schooldays 2005

Tom Brown’s Schooldays 2005

Tom Brown’s Schooldays 2005
Not Rated | 1h 33min | Drama | TV Movie 1 January 2005

Storyline:

Drama about life at Rugby School in Victorian England. The headmaster is fair but not effective and life is brutal for the young boys because of bullying and it’s consequences. The acting and character development are good and the roles well cast. It’s a good adaptation of the novel and was filmed at The Rugby School.

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Boys 2016

Boys 2016

Boys 2016

Boys 2016
15min | Short, Drama | 28 October 2016 (Austria)

Storyline:

BOYS is a story about two best friends on the first day of summer. Set in 1999, Brian sleeps over at Jake’s house as they have done countless times before. This night, however, the two encounter new sides of themselves. Overwhelmed by the discovery, Brian decides to walk back home as he is facing a whole new path in his life. It is a story about desire, adolescence, and the realization of being different.

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Tarzan Triumphs 1943

Tarzan Triumphs 1943

Tarzan Triumphs 1943
Passed | 1h 16min | Action, War, Adventure | 19 February 1943 (USA)

Storyline:

Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: “Now Tarzan make war!”

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