Sparta 2022
Sparta 2022
1h 41m | Drama | Release date: May 5, 2023 (Austria)
Storyline:
Sparta is a 2022 drama film directed by Ulrich Seidl. It depicts an Austrian man named Ewald who is a non-offending pedophile and teaches judo to boys in Romania. The film is the second in a diptych; the other film, Rimini, centres on Ewald’s brother.
Nachtwald 2021
Nachtwald 2021
1h 40m | Adventure, Family | Release date: November 24, 2022 (Germany)
Storyline:
There seems to be little room in society for imaginative people. Paul’s father was personally affected by this. When he told the people of his village how old records indicated there was a legendary cave inside the Ursulenberg mountain, they thought he was a crank. But more than a year ago, he left on an expedition and never returned. Did he find the cave and have an accident there? Paul has a hard time coping with his father’s disappearance. He keeps thinking about what his father had told him: “We have to dream as much as we can. How can all the wonderful things that could change the world become real if no one dares to imagine them?” On the last day of school, Paul picks up his father’s notes and decides to go in search of the cave with his best friend. Thus begins the summer of their lives.
Lie with Me 2022
Lie with Me 2022
Arrête avec tes mensonges (original title)
1h 38m | Drama | Release date: February 22, 2023 (France)
Storyline:
Upon agreeing to be the brand ambassador for a famous cognac celebrating their bicentennial, novelist Stéphane Belcourt returns to his hometown for the first time in many years. Once there, he meets his first love’s son, Lucas. Memories come rushing back to him: irrepressible attraction, bodies becoming one in the heat of desire, a passion that can never be revealed… His first love’s name was Thomas. They were 17.
A First Farewell 2018
A First Farewell 2018
Di yi ci de li bie (original title)
1h 26m | Drama | Release date: July 20, 2020 (China)
Storyline:
Isa Yasan is a Muslim boy from the countryside in Xinjiang, China. His mother was left deaf and mute from meningitis, and she frequently wanders away from home. Isa loves his mother deeply, and is torn among taking care of her, going to school and doing farm work. He is friends with a lively little girl named Kalbinur. They are taking care of an adorable lamb together. Kalbinur’s grades in her Uyghur are good, but her Chinese scores are terrible. Since Chinese is the national language, her mother wants to move to the city and find temporary work so Kalbinur can go to a Chinese school. Her father doesn’t agree to the plan, and the two argue a lot. That winter, Isa’s father decides to send Isa’s mother to a nursing home, and Kalbinur’s family makes plans to leave the village. Isa reads a story called “A First Farewell” in school, and although he does not fully understand the idea of farewell, he will soon experience it himself.
Where the Tracks End 2023
Where the Tracks End 2023
El Último Vagón (original title)
1h 35m | Comedy, Drama, Family | Release date: May 26, 2023 (Mexico)
Storyline:
An ode to teachers, committed and with a vocation, capable of sacrificing themselves for teaching and leaving their mark on their students, which follows the story of Don Ernesto and his students who, in the Malinalli Teneplat wagon school, will see their lives change. lives during the school year.
Hinokio 2005
Hinokio 2005
1h 51m | Drama, Sci-Fi | Release date: July 9, 2005 (Japan)
Storyline:
Satoru (Kanata Hongo), a wheelchair-bound elementary student, locks himself away from the outside world after his mother dies. His father designs a remote-controlled robot to go to school for him, allowing him to interact with people and do normal things.
Time Out 2018
Time Out 2018
Pieniä suuria valheita (original title)
1h 34m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: November 16, 2018 (Finland)
Storyline:
A priest who left his cheating wife (Mikko Nousiainen) moves with his school-aged son to a small town in Kainuu, where he plans to start a new life. The beginning, however, is not very rosy when the reception in the small community turns out to be cold, to say the least. The apartment that was supposed to be furnished is empty. The father immediately becomes the talk of the other members of the congregation and the son is being bullied at school. The situation begins to escalate, and very suddenly the continuation of life in a new community seems hopeless. “Time Out” is a heightened depiction of reality, an extreme story in which serious drama and equally serious black humor go hand in hand.
No raifu kingu 1991
No raifu kingu 1991
1h 46m | Drama, Sci-Fi | Release date: September 22, 1991 (United States)
Storyline:
In a world slowly overrun with technology the line between reality and virtuality begins to blur as not only the younger generation, but also the older one is becoming absorbed. Where the ‘real world’ could be drab and colourless, in contrast, the world of computers and games could be vivid and tantalizing. Could the characters, and the larger society, change this attitude?
Gummi-Tarzan 1981
Gummi-Tarzan 1981
1h 38m | Drama, Family | Denmark, October 16, 1981
Storyline:
Ivan is a very lonely 8 year boy who is bullied almost every day in school. Even his father taunts him because Ivan litteraly is a weakling (That should explain the title Rubber Tarzan). As a result of this Ivan spends a lot of his time on daydreaming until he meets a kind of kindred spirit – the friendly and lonely crane driver Ole.
