Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn 2014

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn 2014

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn 2014
PG-13 | 1h 30min | Action, Adventure, Drama | 7 April 2015 (.USA)

Storyline:

The adventure unfolds as Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn – Tom’s friend from the streets – witness a murder in the graveyard. Tom and Huck flee to Jackson Island and make a pact never to tell anyone about the incident. However, when the good-natured Muff Potter, who has been blamed for the murder is sentenced to death by hanging, Tom breaks his promise and returns to exonerate Muff Potter. In jun Joe, the actual murderer, makes a hasty exit from the courtroom during the trial. A short time later, Tom and Huck find references to a treasure and have to face In jun Joe again.

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15: The Movie 2003

15: The Movie 2003

15: The Movie 2003
1h 30min | Drama, Comedy | 23 October 2003 (Singapore)

Storyline:

Fast, frenetic, and furious, 15 is the story of five Singaporian teenagers who, abandoned by the system and estranged from their parents and life in general, build their own world in which gangs, drugs, fighting, piercing, self-harm and suicide are common and brotherhood is important above all else. Presents the chaotic lives of these boys, living in the shadows of a sprawling metropolis and with only each other to rely on.

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The Student 2016

The Student 2016

The Student 2016
(M)uchenik (original title)
1h 58min | Drama | 21 April 2016 (Usa)

Storyline:

After Venya’s mother receives a call from school reporting her son’s refusal to participate in mixed swimming lessons, she first suspects her teenager of being shy and derides his claim that it is “against his religion.” As Venya is finally exempted by the school’s devout principal, he grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability to manipulate all forms of authority. Challenged by a teacher who refuses to consent to his dogma, he sets out to eliminate her and subdue an entire community. At a time when arguments over the teaching of religion in public schools are prominent in the media, this wildly escalating classroom drama – based on a play by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg – serves as a frightening cautionary tale.

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Tenderness of the Wolves 1973

Tenderness of the Wolves 1973

Tenderness of the Wolves 1973

Tenderness of the Wolves 1973
Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (original title)
1h 22min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 12 July 1973 (West Germany)

Storyline:

Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals.

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Empire of the Sun 1987

Empire of the Sun 1987

Empire of the Sun 1987
2h 33min | Drama, History, War | 25 December 1987 (USA)

Storyline:

Based on J. G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.

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Histoires extraordinaires 1968

Histoires extraordinaires 1968

Histoires extraordinaires 1968
2h 1min | Horror, Mystery | 12 September 1968 (Italy)

Storyline:

Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: “Toby Dammit” features a disheveled drugged and drunk English movie star who nods acceptance in the Italian press and his producers fawn over him. “Metzengerstein” features a Mediveal countess who has a love-hate relationship with a black stallion – who, it turns out is really her dead lover. “William Wilson” tells the story of a sadistic Austrian student with an exact double whom he later kills.

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The Fluffer 2001

The Fluffer 2001

The Fluffer 2001
R | 1h 35min | Drama, Comedy, Romance | 1 February 2002 (UK)

Storyline:

The story, set in the world of adult entertainment, centers around three characters: Johnny Rebel, a straight man who has become a star in the world of gay porn; Johnny’s stripper girlfriend Babylon; and Sean, a naive young man in love with Johnny, who ends up becoming Johnny’s “fluffer”.

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