I Was Nineteen 1968
I Was Nineteen 1968
Ich war neunzehn (original title)
1h 55m | Biography, Drama, War | Release date: September 12, 1968 (Hungary)
Storyline:
April 1945: 19-year-old Gregor Hecker reaches the outskirts of Berlin as part of the Red Army’s scouting team. Having fled Germany with his family when he was eight, he is confronted with the dilemma of having to fight men from his birth country. Through dealing with challenging situations (e.g. he is appointed commander of Bernau, talks to many disillusioned Germans, and keeps getting attacked by scattered groups of German soldiers), he grows more confident that not all hope is lost for post-war Germany. Based on the diary entries of director Konrad Wolf, the episodic movie authentically portrays the protagonist’s struggle to come to terms with his own past and identity.
Tropique de la violence 2022
Tropique de la violence 2022
1h 32m | Drama | Release date: March 23, 2022 (France)
Storyline:
Moïse, a boy who was abandoned at birth and adopted by a nurse in Mayotte who raised him alone and cherished him until she died when he was 15.
Dolina miru 1956
Dolina miru 1956
1h 22m | Drama, War | Slovenia, July 23 1956
Storyline:
A boy of 9 and a much-younger girl lose their families in an air raid. They have heard about a valley where peace always reigns, they fancy that it’s the boy’s uncle’s house, and they set out to find it. At the same time an airplane is shot down and the Black American pilot jumped by parachute. He finds the children at a ford. There is absolutely no danger, but the girl is standing in the middle of the river, scared and crying, and neither she nor the boy dare to go forth or back. The pilot cannot abandon the children although they will reduce his chance of escaping. Both the Germans and the partisans know that the pilot had survived. Who will find him first? Several things happen in rapid succession. The children and the pilot find the uncle’s house, which has long been empty. The Germans arrive and catch the pilot. The partisans attack and liberate the pilot, who joins them. But during the fight he is soon mortally wounded and orders the children to run away. Then the house explodes. The children conclude that this was the wrong valley and decide to continue to search for the right one, the peaceful one.
Ninjas Down the Street 2022
Ninjas Down the Street 2022
De piraten van hiernaast: De ninja’s van de overkant (original title)
1h 32m | Action, Adventure, Family | Release date: April 20, 2022 (Netherlands)
Storyline:
The Pirates feel right at home in Sandborough, but the atmosphere cools right down when the Ninjas come to live in the street. After all, pirates and ninjas are sworn enemies. While Pirate captain Hector Blunderbuss struggles to get rid of his new neighbours, son Billy and Ninja daughter Yuka become friends. The Pirates challenge the Ninjas to the ultimate battle at the village’s annual hexathlon. Who will win the match? Ninjas are faster and more agile of course, but Pirates are the best cheats in all of the seven seas.
Khi Con Là Nhà 2017
Khi Con Là Nhà 2017
1h 24m | Family | Release date: December 28, 2017 (Vietnam)
Storyline:
Loving children is like that, but Quang can’t get rid of the bad habit of being infatuated with money. An incident caused him to take his children to the city to escape, only to get lost in the middle of a strange city.
Mad Bastards 2010
Mad Bastards 2010
1h 34m | Drama | March 6, 2011 (Australia)
Storyline:
TJ’s quest to find the son he’s never known, takes him on a journey across the remote and stunning Kimberley landscape. On the road, TJ questions his life of violence… he meets a host of amazing characters who open up a way of life infused with music and hunting and community.
Wild Sparrow 2019
Wild Sparrow 2019
1h 34m | Drama | 24 July 2020 (Taiwan)
Storyline:
Little Han lives in the mountains with his great-grandmother, Auntie Han-hsiao. In rainy days, Little Han sits in front of the fireplace listening to Auntie Han-hsiao’s colorful and mysterious tales. One day he sees an injured and dying sparrow. With sadness, he digs a small cave and buries it. Looking at the sparrows flying in the mountains, he hopes one day he can leave the mountains. However, when his mother Ali, who works in nightclubs, takes him to city to live with her, he has to face the endless quarrels and fights between Ali and his boyfriend, a man who exploits Ali’s body to make money. In Auntie Han-hsiao’s funeral, while the burnt ashes swirling in the wind, Little Han returns to Auntie Han-hsiao’s bedroom and curls himself up in the bed like the sparrow he has buried.
