Wondrous Oblivion 2003

Wondrous Oblivion 2003

Wondrous Oblivion 2003

Wondrous Oblivion 2003
1h 46m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 23 April 2004 (UK)

Storyline:

Eleven-year-old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it. He has the entire kit but none of the skill, and he’s a laughingstock at school. So when a Jamaican family moves in next door and builds a cricket net in the back garden, David is in seventh heaven. But this is 1960s Britain, and when the neighbors make life difficult for the new arrivals, David’s family is caught in the middle and he must choose between fitting in and standing up for his wonderful new friends.

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Le p’tit curieux 2004

Le p'tit curieux 2004

Le p’tit curieux 2004

Le p’tit curieux 2004
1h 37m | Drama | 28 April 2004 (France)

Storyline:

He is free. It is eye, ear, nose. It is astonishment, interrogation. He is – Clément, a 9 year old boy. Who will he be tomorrow? What will he do? How happy are we? He wants to know, he wants to understand. So he spies. Camera in hand, wide open mirrors, he roams the streets of his small provincial town, follows “grown-ups”, studies them. He is curious, Clément, detective of happiness. What adventure awaits him around the corner? Who has the answer? “Monsieur Dubois”, the bookseller who loves Oscar Wilde? “Dame Poulet” who greedily embraces her. “The police inspector”, an officer of curiosity who dies behind the closed shutters and knows “the lives of people”? “The concierge”, the “speaker” pipelette? “Sandra”, the optician who is eyeing existence through her window. “Astrid”, his girlfriend, with a pest look? Or Mommy who cries every night for Papa’s departure? Who has the answer? He does not know . He will find an answer, not the one he wanted – Then he will grow.

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To See the Sea 2014

To See the Sea 2014

To See the Sea 2014

To See the Sea 2014
Pojedeme k mori (original title)
1h 30m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 10 April 2014 (Czech Republic)

Storyline:

Tomas (12) gets a camera and begins making a film about his family. His enigmatic father (Ondrej Vetchý) works from home. By hiding a camera in his office, Tomas discovers that on Tuesdays and Thursdays his father leaves the house. When confronted with that fact, he denies it. On the pursuit of the great family secret Tomas reveals the hidden side of Haris, his best friend, who starts using a camera as the only way to get his mum and brother away from the hell of his violent father. Courage and profound friendship lead Tomas and Haris to the final revelation and an unpredictable conclusion. The whole film is shot and edited as if by a twelve-year-old boy. This technique allows us to perceive the world through the eyes of a child.

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Body of Love 1973

Body of Love 1973

Body of Love 1973

Body of Love 1973
Corpo d’amore (original title)
1h 42m | Drama | 3 August 1973 (Italy)

Storyline:

A father and son, separated by the “generation gap,” discover kinship in their common affection for a young woman washed up onto their shore. Their bond is then strongly reinforced when, together, they kill a dangerous intruder.

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Summerland 2020

Summerland 2020

Summerland 2020

Summerland 2020
1h 20m | Comedy, Drama | 14 September 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

Surviving graduation is just the first challenge for Bray, Oliver, and Stacey, three friends determined to make it to the Summerland music festival, no matter what it takes. Embarking on a road-trip in high-spirits, there’s more than just music waiting for them at the end of the rainbow. Bray has plans to meet Shawn, a boy he met on an online dating site he’s convinced is questioning his sexuality. The problem? He’s been pretending to be Stacey, Oliver’s girlfriend, to get close to him.

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Fourth Place 2015

Fourth Place 2015

Fourth Place 2015

Fourth Place 2015
4 Deung (original title)
1h 56m | Drama, Sport | 13 April 2016 (South Korea)

Storyline:

A former Asian Games record breaker and Olympic tryout, Kim Gwang-su, endures beatings, abuse, and constant ridicule from his swimming coach. To justify this abusive behavior, his coach constantly reminded Gwang-su – this is for your own good!

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Running Scared 2019

Running Scared 2019

Running Scared 2019

Running Scared 2019
22m | Short, Drama, Music | 5 December 2019 (USA)

Storyline:

A story about a boy who dreams of other things. In the late 1970’s a nine-year-old boy is forced by his parents to play sports. Every year it was another sport. T-ball, baseball, soccer, and football. No matter what sport his parents stuck him into, Zachary, knew it was not for him. He played the sport because it was what was expected of him. Boys play sports. Zachary did not know what he wanted to do or become. This year it was flag football. It’s game day. Little did Zachary know his life would forever be changed. By the end of the day, Zachary, will know where his passion belongs. The events of the day from the argument with his mother, to the coach, a television show, and an actor who was the co-coach for the day, will cause Zachary to run for his life.

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