Rapito 2023
Rapito 2023
2h 14m | Drama, History | Release date: May 25, 2023 (Italy)
Storyline:
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
Paljas 1997
Paljas 1997
1h 59m | Drama | Release date: January 23, 1997 (South Africa)
Storyline:
A family’s life in the Karoo (a semi-desert area in South Africa) is changed when a travelling circus leaves behind a clown.
Il mare 1962
Il mare 1962
1h 50m | Drama | Release date: September 16, 1964 (Sweden)
Storyline:
A well known actor comes to off-season Capri to unwind and meets a teenaged boy. The attraction is immediate and mutual but before their relationship can get off the ground, an alluring woman with a spontaneous sexuality and care free attitude joins the triangle and the boy is slowly pushed out of the picture.
Sexo, Sua Única Arma 1981
Sexo, Sua Única Arma 1981
1h 33m | Drama | Release date: February 24, 1981 (Brazil)
Storyline:
Marta’s father, when she was still a child, killed himself for having been harmed in his business by his partner Humberto, a producer of grapes and wine. Twenty years later, pretending to be blind, Marta befriends Humberto, who invites her to spend a few days with her family.
Andriesh 1954
Andriesh 1954
1h 3m | Family | 1954
Storyline:
The first feature film by Paradjanov, which, presumably, is a relatively mainstream fairy tale about a young shepherd called Andriesh.
The Sentries 2018
The Sentries 2018
1h 13m | Family | Release date: June 2018 (Romania)
Storyline:
In this fun children’s adventure tale, 19 kids spend a few days in a mountain camp together with their caregivers, Florentina and Vasile. When little Radu gets lost in the woods, all the others, including his little sister, are worried sick and imagine all kinds of terrible scenarios. But Radu receives help from where he least expects it.
Narcosis 2022
Narcosis 2022
1h 50m | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Release date: October 20, 2022 (Netherlands)
Storyline:
A close-knit family is disrupted when the father fails to resurface during a professional dive. No funeral, no goodbye, just a house full of memories. Burdened by the elusive loss, Merel evades her husband’s death and everything related to it. Her young children become entangled in their search for answers, eventually bringing the family to a hard stand. Merel has no choice but to face the loss in her own unique way, to start a new life together.
Matei copil miner 2013
Matei copil miner 2013
1h 20m | Drama, Family | Release date: November 22, 2013 (Romania)
Storyline:
Matei, a young boy on the verge of adolescence is fascinated by the past of the Transylvanian mining region he lives in. Upon his return from an initiation journey filled with rich discoveries through the big city, he faces the loss of innocence when confronted with the death of his grandfather.
