Children Underground 2001

Children Underground 2001

Children Underground 2001

Children Underground 2001
1h 44m | Documentary | 5 October 2003 (Australia)

Storyline:

One of the most astonishing and engaging cinematic works of the past decade, CHILDREN UNDERGROUND is a profoundly intimate and heart-wrenching drama about homeless children struggling for survival on the streets and in the subways of Bucharest, Romania.

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Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960

Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960

Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960

Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960
18m | Documentary, Short | 1960

Storyline:

Böttcher made his graduation film about young people who had become delinquent in a youth work yard in Thuringia. Already here a striking feature of his later films becomes apparent: Jürgen Böttcher gives his protagonists a lot of space; he approaches them without prejudice, empathetically and carefully. In addition, his curiosity can be felt in the life situations and stories of his characters.

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Surfwise 2007

Surfwise 2007

Surfwise 2007

Surfwise 2007
1h 33m | Documentary, Sport | 9 May 2008 (USA)

Storyline:

The inspiring and tumultuous story of 85-year old surfer, health advocate and sex guru, Dr. Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, his wife Juliette, and their nine children who were all home-schooled and raised in a small camper on the beach, where they surfed and had to adhere to the strict diet and lifestyle of animals in the wild.

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