Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard 2002
Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard 2002
17 fois Cécile Cassard (original title)
1h 45m | Drama | 10 July 2002 (France)
Storyline:
A portrait of a woman, composed of 17 moments from her life.
The River 2018
The River 2018
Ozen (original title)
1h 48m | Drama | 12 May 2019 (Portugal)
Storyline:
A portrait of five brothers living on a farm on the Kazakh plains, where the sudden intrusion of the modern world brings corruption, temptation and deceit.
Feriengewitter 1989
Feriengewitter 1989
1h 28m | Family | 24 March 1989 (East Germany)
Storyline:
An East Berlin couple wants to get a divorce at the beginning of the big holiday, but they neglect to tell their 13-year-old son Dani. Together they drive into the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, and only there does the boy learn the truth. He must decide who he wants to live with in the future. Meanwhile, he meets village girl Lucie, a naughty, challenging, but smart little brat; and an old forester, who both bring him to other thoughts. The two children do all sorts of things together. If they do not break into the forester’s lodge at night to visit the old ranger’s mummy, they go swimming or climb trees. Dani is sad and very angry with his parents. Lucie tries her best to distract him, build him up, and offer him solutions. Dani believes he will not choose to live with either parent. He suffers an accident; will this reunite his parents? either one of them to live with.
Upperdog 2009
Upperdog 2009
1h 40m | Comedy, Drama | 28 August 2009 (Norway)
Storyline:
As young children, half-siblings Axel and Yanne are adopted to Norway. They are separated on arrival, he to material wealth on Oslo’s west side, she to an average family on the east side. In contrast to her younger brother, Yanne remembers their journey to Norway, but she has no idea where he might be now. All this is about to change, however, as Yanne’s Polish friend Maria starts working as a maid for Axel’s parents, there discovering a photograph of a young boy. Maria has seen the same picture on the wall of Yanne’s flat. She decides to reunite them. But before having time to realize the consequences, she sets in motion a chain of events which throws many people into emotional turmoil.
Pehavý Max a strasidlá 1987
Pehavý Max a strasidlá 1987
1h 36m | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | September 1987 (Czechoslovakia)
Storyline:
Young orphan Max leaves the circus to escape his abusive fosters. Taking a refuge in a desolate castle, he gets acquainted with the most unlikely company: a vampire, a werewolf, the Frankenstein monster – and an extraordinary old lady.
The Golden Ball 1994
The Golden Ball 1994
Le ballon d’or (original title)
1h 33m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 13 April 1994 (France)
Storyline:
Bandian (Aboubacar Sidiki Sumah) is a young Guinean boy from the village of Makono, and fan of Roger Milla. On the soccer fields, his teammates call him “le Turbo”. When his been offered a real leather ball, he paints it in gold. Karim (Salif Keïta), the coach of a soccer team, welcome him in his formation center in Conakry.
The Flying Carpet 1957
The Flying Carpet 1957
Starik Khottabych (original title)
1h 26m | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 12 July 1957 (Soviet Union)
Storyline:
A boy named Volka discovers an ancient vessel on the bottom of a river. When he opens it, a genie emerges from there. He calls himself Hassan Abdurrahman ibn Khottab, or in Russian style Khottabych. Grateful Khottabych is ready to fulfill any of Volka’s wishes. But it appears that Volka should use the powers of the genie carefully, for they can have undesirable results.
Hello, Brother 2005
Hello, Brother 2005
Annyeong, hyeonga (original title)
1h 35m | Drama | 27 May 2005 (South Korea)
Storyline:
Nine-year-old Hani (PARK Ji-Bin) is a troublemaker who isn’t afraid of anything. A precocious punk, his school friends are all his underlings, and even his family members are under his control. He especially considers his elder brother, HanByul, who often complains of being sick, his greatest target. Until one fateful day, HanByul collapses at home and is rushed to the emergency room and the worst nightmare for any parents becomes a reality – he is diagnosed with cancer. The film is based on a true story.
The Stolen Children 1992
The Stolen Children 1992
Il ladro di bambini (original title)
1h 54m | Drama | 10 April 1992 (Italy)
Storyline:
Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the children is tough, but it relaxes so they become temporary friends.
