Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Küsse und Schläge

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Küsse und Schläge

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Küsse und Schläge

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort: Küsse und Schläge
1h 21min | Crime, Drama | Episode aired 10 June 1990

Plot:

Paul Redelow loses his mother in an accident. It was only then that his father Achim Ziergel found out about his son’s existence. Because the marriage to his wife Christine has long suffered from the couple’s unfulfilled desire to have children, the Ziergels decide to take Paul in. With all good will, however, Christine lacks understanding of the stepson who suddenly appeared. She is overwhelmed with the upbringing of the child and is reacting increasinglyirritated. Soon your hand will slip for the first time. The situation worsens when Christine suddenly becomes pregnant. Her whole love is only for her own baby. The spatial confinement in the small apartment and the ongoing dispute over Paul, who can never please his stepmother, also drain on his father’s nerves. He starts beating the boy and drowns his helplessness in alcohol. A hopeless vicious circle … among other things

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David im Wunderland 1998

David im Wunderland 1998

David im Wunderland 1998

David im Wunderland 1998
1h 43m | Drama | Release date: June 4, 1998 (Germany)

Storyline:

15-year-old David prays and works. But what the adult Jacobins accept as part of their faith seems like a prison to the boy. After a trip to the big city, the Jacobins believe he is possessed by the devil.

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Hidden Flora 2024

Hidden Flora 2024

Hidden Flora 2024

Hidden Flora 2024
1h 33m | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Release date: June 7, 2024 (United States)

Storyline:

Roxii, a queer hopeless romantic, just wants to be loved and treated the way boys do girls. A string of boys and men inform Roxii’s view of sex and identity in late aughts Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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La Pampa 2024

La Pampa 2024

La Pampa 2024

La Pampa 2024
1h 44m | Drama, Sport | Release date: February 5, 2025 (France)

Storyline:

Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other’s side. To beat boredom, they train at the Pampa, a motocross track. One evening, Willy discovers Jojo’s secret.

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Jana und Jan 1992

Jana und Jan 1992

Jana und Jan 1992

Jana und Jan 1992
1h 25m | Drama | Release date: May 28, 1992 (Germany)

Storyline:

Fall 1989: Jan is almost 16. Caught while trying to escape to West Germany, he is transferred from prison to a juvenile detention center. Here, he meets Jana … and what starts as a bet, becomes true love. When Jana gets pregnant, the situation spirals out of control. In the summer of 1990, Jana and Jan flee into the unknown, insecure future of a new Germany. In this film, the director, internationally known for his critical films about children and young people, cast non-professional actors – some from juvenile detention centers – in the leading roles.

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The Lickerish Quartet 1970

The Lickerish Quartet 1970

The Lickerish Quartet 1970

The Lickerish Quartet 1970
1h 30m | Drama | Release date: October 13, 1970 (United States)

Storyline:

A jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise. She stays overnight, and during her 24 hours in the castle, each of its three residents involves her in a fantasy. She, in turn, keeps asking, “Who has the gun?” Will there be violence before it’s over?

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Thanks for the Tip 1997

Thanks for the Tip 1997

Thanks for the Tip 1997

Thanks for the Tip 1997
Gràcies per la propina (original title)
1h 57m | Comedy | Release date: November 7, 1997 (Spain)

Storyline:

The story of an odd family in which two uncles, apparently bachelors, play the role of mother and father for their two orphan nephews in the Valencia of the 1960s and 70s.

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No, or The Vain Glory of Command 1990

No, or The Vain Glory of Command 1990

No, or The Vain Glory of Command 1990

No, or The Vain Glory of Command 1990
‘Non’, ou A Vã Glória de Mandar (original title)
1h 50m | Drama, History, War | Release date: September 26, 1990 (France)

Storyline:

Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, and the little contingent suffers badly at the hands of the local military opposition.

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Some Nights I Feel Like Walking 2024

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking 2024

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking 2024

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking 2024
1h 43m | Drama | Release date: November 13, 2024 (Estonia)

Storyline:

A rich teenage runaway and a group of street hustlers who both seek to find a place for themselves in the world.

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