David and the Elves 2021

David and the Elves 2021

David and the Elves 2021

David and the Elves 2021
Dawid i Elfy (original title)
1h 45m | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 6 December 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

Where does the magic power come from in the land of Santa Claus? Elf Albert believes that it is given by people’s love, which comes from gratitude for gifts. Albert does not understand why Saint Nicholas is needed, with whom he is hiding in an invisible sleigh. Isn’t it better to go to people and use their love to the full? Albert wants to check if he is right and escapes from the land of Santa Claus. It turns out, however, that nobody on Earth loves him, nobody needs his magic or gifts. Albert’s magical powers begin to wane. Fortunately, she meets 11-year-old David, who believes in the magic of Christmas and searches for her in a big city without success. David has sincere love for Albert. He is ready to do anything for a friend. Even so, Albert is still losing power. It seems that human love does not increase it. Where to get it then? If Albert and David did not find an answer, the worst would happen to the elf.

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Marie Baie des Anges 1997

Marie Baie des Anges 1997

Marie Baie des Anges 1997

Marie Baie des Anges 1997
1h 30m | Drama, Romance | 31 August 1997 (Italy)

Storyline:

A random montage of disturbing images tell a story about one summer in the lives of two teenagers who somehow find love within each other, Orso and Marie. After they realize this, they run off to a hidden island off the coast of France where they can not be bothered until Orso’s hunger for danger and crime become too much for him, forcing him to return to his normal life…

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Lockdown 2021

Lockdown 2021

Lockdown 2021

Lockdown 2021
1h 36m | Drama | 23 July 2021 (Philippines)

Storyline:

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Danny is one of the OFWs who lost their job because of the crisis. Upon returning home, Danny escapes the quarantine facility to reunite with his family only to be welcomed by the dire condition of his invalid father, Gener. Looking for a decent job, Danny seeks the help of his former gay benefactor, Lito, in order to finance Gener’s medication. Instead, Lito endorses Danny to his friend Rene, who runs an online sex den masquerading as a legitimate coffee shop. This opens Danny to the world of cybersex.

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The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013
La distancia más larga (original title)
1h 53m | Drama | 21 November 2013 (Spain)

Storyline:

Two sides of the same country: a chaotic and violent city contrasting against a natural paradise where the oldest mountains on the planet can be found. Two main characters that find each other at a crucial moment. Two fearless journeys, one that begins as a childlike adventure and ends up on the other side of the country and a one-way journey, free and determined. The same destiny will inevitably bond a woman with her grandson. Without knowing it they are part of an unbreakable family circle that deeply unites them. Second opportunities will arise while individual freedom of choice will become imposing. Everything comes together to tell us: there is only one destiny, the one you choose for yourself.

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Pingpong 2006

Pingpong 2006

Pingpong 2006

Pingpong 2006
1h 29m | Drama | 16 November 2006 (Germany)

Storyline:

Paul, 16 years old, arrives to live at his aunt’s house, after his father’s death. Alongside her aunt Anna lives his cousin Robert. Paul’s arrival is unexpected, creating great tension between the three of them, especially between Anna and Paul.

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Undulant Fever 2014

Undulant Fever 2014

Undulant Fever 2014

Undulant Fever 2014
Umi wo kanjiru toki (original title)
1h 58m | Drama | 13 September 2014 (Japan)

Storyline:

High school student Emiko (Yui Ichikawa) meets an older student named Yo (Sosuke Ikematsu) in the high school newspaper club. One day, Emiko is kissed by Yo and they have sex impulsively. Since that time, whenever Emiko, who does not know love, sees Yo, she asks him to have sex. As time goes by, Yo moves away to attend college in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Emiko works at a flower shop just because she wants to be close to Yo. Emiko is hurt by Yo’s rejection, but whenever she meets him she has sex with him.

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Bunt 2007

Bunt 2007

Bunt 2007

Bunt 2007
Nal-a-ra Heo-dong-goo (original title)
1h 36m | Drama, Family | 26 April 2007 (South Korea)

Storyline:

11-year-old Dong-ku, who is retarded, is the school’s water boy until, that is, the school installed a water purifier system. Disappointed, Dong-ku soon learns the school’s baseball team needs a water boy and so he decides to join the team.

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Lessons of a Dream 2011

Lessons of a Dream 2011

Lessons of a Dream 2011

Lessons of a Dream 2011
Der ganz große Traum (original title)
1h 53m | Drama, Sport | 24 February 2011 (Germany)

Storyline:

An English teacher brings soccer from England to Germany in the late 19th Century by teaching it to his class.

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Fateless 2005

Fateless 2005

Fateless 2005

Fateless 2005
Sorstalanság (original title)
2h 20m | Drama, Romance, War | 10 February 2005 (Hungary)

Storyline:

An Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who’s sent to a forced labor camp. After his father’s departure, György gets a job at a brickyard; his bus is stopped and its Jewish occupants sent to camps. There, György find camaraderie, suffering, cruelty, illness, and death. He hears advice on preserving one’s dignity and self-esteem. He discovers hatred. If he does survive and returns to Budapest, what will he find? What is natural; what is it to be a Jew? Sepia, black and white, and color alternate to shade the mood.

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