The Boy 2018
11m | Short, Drama | Release date: 2018 (India)
Storyline:
Aswath’s thirteenth birthday is the occasion. The celebrating family is confounded by Aswath’s lack of enthusiasm towards the various gifts. It turns out that Aswath has been harboring a surprising sentiment.
The Animal Kingdom 2023
Le règne animal (original title)
2h 8m | Adventure, Drama, Horror | Release date: October 4, 2023 (Belgium)
Storyline:
In a world hit by a wave of mutations that are gradually transforming some humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife, who is affected by this mysterious condition. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he embarks with Émile, their 16-year-old son, on a quest that will change their lives forever.
Drifter 2023
1h 19m | Drama | Release date: November 2, 2023 (Germany)
Storyline:
Moritz has moved to Berlin to be with his boyfriend, but their relationship soon ends. The 22-year-old embarks on a journey filled with kinks, metamorphoses and self-discovery into the depths of Berlin’s party scene.
Zomervacht 2023
1h 40m | Drama | Release date: October 19, 2023 (Netherlands)
Storyline:
As Brian (13) cares for his severely mentally disabled brother over a sweltering summer holiday he is forced to grow up, and finds unexpected love and affection. Brian and his father Maurice live in a shabby mobile home park. When the care institution housing Brian’s severely mentally disabled brother Lucien offers Maurice a large financial incentive if they take care of him over the summer holiday, Maurice immediately agrees. Brian is given the responsibility of caring for Lucien, and they slowly develop a bond as real brothers. But as matters escalate between Maurice and his creditors, the mobile home is no longer a safe place for Lucien, so Brian is forced to make an adult decision.
Summer Friends 2021
L’amie de l’été (original title)
24m | Short, Drama | Release date: August 10, 2021 (United States)
Storyline:
Tom and Ellis, 15 years old, have been friends forever. They spend their summer fishing at sea. One day, they meet Lucie who came to their village on holiday. As days go by, they grow more intimate.
Ernesto 2020
1h 16m | Drama | Release date: November 28, 2020 (Italy)
Storyline:
Ernesto (Federico Russo) is a teenager who wanders, in search of himself, through the streets of Rome. Chapter after chapter, time passes and people just disappear but he continues to live impromptu relationships, causing pain to himself and to others. Taking refuge in his happy moments and in political ideologies, he believes he can save his soul from suffering although life will force him to grow and move forward.
Entführt – 14 Tage Überleben 2023
1h 44m | Crime, Drama | Release date: June 27, 2023 (Germany)
Storyline:
Based on the real-life kidnapping of the son of entrepreneur Jochem Erlemann. His 11-year-old son Johannes is kidnapped by four men who demand a ransom of three million marks.
Bogus 1996
1h 50m | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Release date: September 6, 1996 (United States)
Storyline:
Seven year-old Albert is the son of a Las Vegas circus performer. When she is killed in a car wreck, Albert is sent to live with his mother’s foster sister, Harriet Franklin, a no-nonsense businesswoman struggling in New Jersey. Albert hates it with the dour Harriet, but takes refuge in the company of Bogus, a flamboyant, gentle, loving, and altogether imaginary Frenchman. With Bogus’s help, Albert can perhaps come to terms with his mother’s death, and Harriet with her own loss of childhood innocence.
Pathfinder 1987
Ofelas (original title)
1h 26m | Action, Adventure, Drama | Release date: September 30, 1987 (Norway)
Storyline:
Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called “tjudes,” roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the families teenage son, Aigin, observes the slaughter. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Lapps whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his families murder. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Lapps. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp.