Testament 1983

Testament 1983

Testament 1983

Testament 1983
1h 30m | Drama, Sci-fi | 4 November 1983 (USA)

Storyline:

Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off.

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Children Of Heaven 1997

Children Of Heaven 1997

Children Of Heaven 1997

Children Of Heaven 1997
Bacheha-Ye aseman (original title)
1h 29m | Drama, Family, Sport | 1 February 1997 (Iran)

Storyline:

Zahra’s shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zahra until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali’s. School awaits. Will the plan succeed?

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Nachhilfe für Vati 1984

Nachhilfe für Vati 1984

Nachhilfe für Vati 1984

Nachhilfe für Vati 1984
1h 25m | Family | 1 January 1984 (East Germany)

Storyline:

Siblings Sebastian and Bettina come to their father, who is separated from the family, during the holidays. While he struggles with the unfamiliar role of a father, the children try all sorts of tricks to bring the parents back together.

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005
Qian li zou dan qi (original title)
1h 47m | Drama | 22 December 2005 (China)

Storyline:

In a village of fishermen in Japan, Takata misses his son Kenichi, to whom he has been estranged for many years. When his daughter-in-law Rie tells him that Kenichi is sick in the hospital, she suggests Takata to come to Tokyo to visit his son in the hospital where he would have the chance to retie the relationship. However, Kenichi refuses to receive his father in his room, and Rie gives a videotape to Takata to know about the work of his son. Once at home, Takata sees a documentary in the remote village Lijiang, in the province of Younnan, about the passion of Kenichi, the Chinese opera, where the lead singer Li Jiamin promises to sing an important folk opera on the next year. When Rie calls Takata to tell that her husband has a terminal liver cancer, Takata decides to travel to Lijiang to shoot Li Jiamin singing the opera to give to Kenichi.

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Streetchild 1991

Streetchild 1991

Streetchild 1991

 

Streetchild 1991
Gossenkind (original title)
1h 28m | Drama | 9 April 1992 (Germany)

Storyline:

Axel is 14 years old, male prostitute, living in Düsseldorf. His mother drinks and her friends abuses him. He is sent to a bar to pick up customers. There he meets Karl-Heinz, and a loving relationship begins.

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Benjamin, the Dove 1995

Benjamin, the Dove 1995

Benjamin, the Dove 1995

Benjamin, the Dove 1995
Benjamín dúfa (original title)
1h 28m | Drama, Family | 9 November 1995 (Iceland)

Storyline:

Benjamin dufa is movie about four friends. They love knights and dream to be knights when they grow up. The friends get in trouble with bullies and one of them (Baldur) gets in serious trouble with the bullies and something really sad happens to him.

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Man of the House 1995

Man of the House 1995

Man of the House 1995

Man of the House 1995
1h 36m | Comedy, Family | 3 March 1995 (USA)

Storyline:

Ben Archer is not happy. It looks like his mother Sandy is in a serious relationship. Fear of abandonment drives Ben to try anything and everything to ruin the “love bubble” that surrounds his mom and the guy, Jack. But Ben and Jack become closer after their experiences in the Indian Guides.

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The Kid with a Bike 2011

The Kid with a Bike 2011

The Kid with a Bike 2011

The Kid with a Bike 2011
Le gamin au vélo (original title)
1h 27m | Drama | 18 May 2011 (Belgium)

Storyline:

At about 11, the stubborn and impulsive Cyril seems on his way to delinquency: he has no mother, his father wants a new life without him, so he’s in a foster institution. He searches for his father, wanting him and his bike. Through the intersession of Samantha, a hairdresser Cyril happens upon, he gets his bike back, and she offers to take him into her home on weekends. He remains aloof from her and gets involved with a young crook. Is Cyril intent on driving Samantha away – and what then?

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