The Scent of Oranges 2019

The Scent of Oranges 2019

The Scent of Oranges 2019

The Scent of Oranges 2019
Uzly a pomerance (original title)
1h 32min | Drama, Family, Romance | 27 May 2019 (Czechia)

Storyline:

In love with a girl that smells of oranges while in a complicated relationship with his father, Darek is gentle, strong and devoted to his little sister and their herd of horses. Darek’s world is a story about the joy and pain of growing up in the isolated yet beautiful Lusatian Mountains. Here, horses are not expensive specimens of racing stables but beings you should care for and love. Not even that is enough in life though, as Darek finds out nearing the Summer’s end, closing his childhood definitely. However, just like any ending, this is a start of something new. This is an adaptation of the book, “The Orange Days,” which has won literary prizes in Europe and been published in five languages.

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Together 2000

Together 2000

Together 2000

Together 2000
Tillsammans (original title)
1h 46min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 25 August 2000 (Sweden)

Storyline:

It is the 1970s and a group of very different individuals live together as a community. One of the members’ sister, Elisabeth, needs a new place to stay with her children after having had enough of her alcoholic and abusive husband. Elisabeth is neither a socialist nor a feminist nor into the green movement but ends up loving living in the community where they all learn from each other. The film makes a little fun of people with strong ideals and “square” minds whether they be vegans, communists or people who absolutely disgust vegans or socialists. In the end, the message of the film is that people can grow and gain from bonding with each other. It also shows how we need to shape up a little for this to work, either through working on our behavior that affects other people badly (like alcoholism or abuse) or the need to set boundaries and not let other people walk all over oneself.

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Love Like Poison 2010

Love Like Poison 2010

Love Like Poison 2010

Love Like Poison 2010
Un poison violent (original title)
1h 32min | Drama | 14 May 2010 (France)

Storyline:

Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul… but doesn’t know if it is to God, or something else?

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Black Island 2021

Black Island 2021

Black Island 2021

Black Island 2021
Schwarze Insel (original title)
1h 44min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 18 August 2021 (Argentina)

Storyline:

The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher.

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The Teacher 2020

The Teacher 2020

The Teacher 2020

The Teacher 2020
El maestro (original title)
1h 8min | Drama | 14 May 2020 (Argentina)

Storyline:

Natalio is a passionate teacher. When Juani, a friend, comes to live in the town, the inhabitants confirm the rumors about his homosexuality. The parents of his students do not approve the teacher’s behavior with another man and harass the principal so that Natalio does not continue to lead the classroom.

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14 and Under (1973)

14 and Under (1973)

14 and Under (1973)

14 and Under (1973)
Frühreifen-Report (original title)
1h 27min | Comedy | 17 August 1973 (West Germany)

Storyline:

This episodic film is a close relative of Wolf Hartwig’s schoolgirl report movies, made by the same people, in a similar style, around similar topics. However, this one specifically focuses on the coming-of-age aspects, to an extent that it also touches on delicate issues such as pedophilia.

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Lost Souls 1980

Lost Souls 1980

Lost Souls 1980

Lost Souls 1980
Da se (original title)
1h 30min | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 26 November 1980 (Hong Kong)

Storyline:

Illegal immigrants from mainland China are smuggled into Hong Kong. They are captured by a gang, then raped, tortured, and murdered.

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Red Yellow Pink 2020

Red Yellow Pink 2020

Red Yellow Pink 2020

Red Yellow Pink 2020
1h 39min | Drama | 10 October 2020 (Austria)

Storyline:

Red Yellow Pink” tells the story of a son and his mother.
He: homosexual. She: strictly Roman Catholic.
Two different worlds – a conflict is starting.
Can love overcome all prejudices?
A film against discrimination. A movie for acceptance.

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