15: The Movie 2003

15: The Movie 2003

15: The Movie 2003
1h 30min | Drama, Comedy | 23 October 2003 (Singapore)

Storyline:

Fast, frenetic, and furious, 15 is the story of five Singaporian teenagers who, abandoned by the system and estranged from their parents and life in general, build their own world in which gangs, drugs, fighting, piercing, self-harm and suicide are common and brotherhood is important above all else. Presents the chaotic lives of these boys, living in the shadows of a sprawling metropolis and with only each other to rely on.

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The Student 2016

The Student 2016

The Student 2016
(M)uchenik (original title)
1h 58min | Drama | 21 April 2016 (Usa)

Storyline:

After Venya’s mother receives a call from school reporting her son’s refusal to participate in mixed swimming lessons, she first suspects her teenager of being shy and derides his claim that it is “against his religion.” As Venya is finally exempted by the school’s devout principal, he grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability to manipulate all forms of authority. Challenged by a teacher who refuses to consent to his dogma, he sets out to eliminate her and subdue an entire community. At a time when arguments over the teaching of religion in public schools are prominent in the media, this wildly escalating classroom drama – based on a play by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg – serves as a frightening cautionary tale.

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Tenderness of the Wolves 1973

Tenderness of the Wolves 1973

Tenderness of the Wolves 1973

Tenderness of the Wolves 1973
Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (original title)
1h 22min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 12 July 1973 (West Germany)

Storyline:

Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals.

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Histoires extraordinaires 1968

Histoires extraordinaires 1968

Histoires extraordinaires 1968
2h 1min | Horror, Mystery | 12 September 1968 (Italy)

Storyline:

Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: “Toby Dammit” features a disheveled drugged and drunk English movie star who nods acceptance in the Italian press and his producers fawn over him. “Metzengerstein” features a Mediveal countess who has a love-hate relationship with a black stallion – who, it turns out is really her dead lover. “William Wilson” tells the story of a sadistic Austrian student with an exact double whom he later kills.

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Waterberry Tears 2010

Waterberry Tears 2010

Waterberry Tears 2010
1h 34min | Drama | 2010 (USA)

Storyline:

This is a coming of age story about a gay boy in a Mexican family, taking place in the grape fields and trailer homes in the Coachella Valley. Goyo has a hard time hiding his sexual preferences from his father, while secretly hoping for he’s acceptance. His father Ramon, a hard core Mexican immigrant, is against homosexuality and will not accept that his only son is gay. Matters get worst when Goyo and his sister Rosa fall in love with the same guy.

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I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive 2009

I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive 2009

I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive 2009
Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (original title)
1h 31min | Drama | 30 September 2009 (France)

Storyline:

Given up for adoption as a toddler, troubled teenager Thomas becomes obsessed with tracking down his birth mother. After years of searching, Thomas finds her single, with a small child, living in a nearby suburb and begins a relationship with her which slowly drives him to an act of madness.

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