Europa Europa 1990

Europa Europa 1990

Europa Europa 1990

Europa Europa 1990
R | 1h 52min | Drama, History, War | 14 November 1990 (France)

Storyline

A Jewish boy, separated from his family in the early days of WWII, poses as a German orphan and is thereafter taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a ‘war hero’ and eventually made a Hitler Youth. Although improbabilities and happenstance are cornerstones of the film, it is based upon a true story.

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Abandoned 2001

Abandoned 2001

Abandoned 2001
Torzók (originl title)
1h 40min | Drama | 25 October 2001 (Hungary)

Storyline:

Abandoned at an orphanage by his recently divorced father, Aron endures a life full of cruelty and despair, punctuated by beating from the orphanage staff and ridicule from the other boys. His only friend is his classmate Attila, who helps him discover love and gives him strength to fight back.

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Young Torless 1966

Young Torless 1966

Young Torless 1966
Der junge Törless (original title)
1h 30min | Drama, History, Thriller | 20 May 1966 (West Germany)

Storyline:

At a boarding school in the pre-war Austro-Hungarian Empire, a pair of students torture one of their fellow classmates, Basini, who has been caught stealing money from one of the two. The two decide that rather than turn Basini in to the school authorities, they will punish him themselves and proceed to torture, degrade, and humiliate the boy, with ever-increasing sadistic delight. As each day passes, the two boys are able to justify harsher treatment than previously given. Torless is a passive member of the group but observes rather than participates and frustrates the tormentors by dryly analyzing their behavior.

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My life as a dog 1985

My life as a dog 1985

My life as a dog 1985
Mitt liv som hund (original title)
1h 41min | Drama, Comedy | 12 December 1985 (Sweden)

Storyline:

Ingemar lives with his brother and his terminally ill mother. He may have a rough time, but not as bad as Laika – the russian dog sent into space… He gets sent away to stay with relations for the summer. While there, he meets various strange characters, giving him experiences that will affect him for the rest of his life.

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Caligula 1979

Caligula 1979

Caligula 1979

Caligula 1979
Caligola (original title)
2h 36min | Drama, History | 14 August 1979 (Italy)

Storyline:

The perversion behind Imperial Rome and the epic story of its maddest emperor. All the details of Caligula’s cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: his unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome’s most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.

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Benny’s Gym 2007

Benny's Gym 2007

Benny’s Gym 2007
25min | Short, Drama, Family | 15 February 2007 (Germany)

Storyline:

Alfred gets bullied. Benny is a bully. Through a series of events they become friends, but Benny keeps their friendship a secret. Benny wants to teach Alfred to hit back. But after an accident, it turns out maybe Alfred also has something to teach Benny.

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