Close-Knit 2017

Close-Knit 2017

Close-Knit 2017

Close-Knit 2017
Karera ga honki de amu toki wa (original title)
2h 7min | Drama | 25 February 2017 (Japan)

Storyline:

One spring Hiromi, who is the mother of an 11-year-old girl Tomo, left home for the umpteenth time. Tomo is accustomed to such a mother and as always went to Makio’s place. He is a brother of Hiromi and has lived with Rinko, a pretty girlfriend. Actually, Rinko is a transwoman. She works as a caregiver in a nursing home where Makio’s mother Sayuri who suffers from dementia is living. Rinko makes a delicious meal and sometimes cuddles Tomo. She is a little confused, but Tomo, Rinko and Makio start to live a life together. One day Rinko teaches Tomo to knit to control her temper. Rinko was also taught by her mother at the age of puberty when she struggled with her sexuality. A daughter neglected by her mother. A gentle uncle and his transgender lover. An angsty boy who recognizes a sense of himself as a gay – A warm “knitting” reorganizes unconventional family.

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El cazador 2020

El cazador 2020

El cazador 2020

El cazador 2020
1h 41min | Drama | 23 January 2020 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Ezequiel, a 15-year-old teenager, is left alone at home when his parents travel to Europe for a month. One day he meets Mono at the skatepark. But meeting with Mono offers much more than the connection, intimacy, and sex he was looking for. He lands in a chilling situation that possibly makes him feel more alone than he already was.

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Dorm 2006

Dorm 2006

Dorm 2006

Dorm 2006
Dek hor (original title)
1h 50min | Drama, Horror | 2 February 2006 (Thailand)

Storyline:

In Thailand, the young Ton Chatree is sent to a boarding school by his father to study harder and have less entertainment with television. Once in the school, Ton feels outcast and misses his family and friends. He becomes scared with the ghost stories his new schoolmates tell about a boy that died in the swimming pool and a young pregnant woman that committed suicide. He becomes a close friend of the also lonely boy Vichien, and later Ton realizes that Vichien is the boy that drowned in the swimming pool, and his death repeats every night. Ton tries to find a way to help his friend to rest in piece.

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The Labyrinth of Sex 1969

The Labyrinth of Sex 1969

The Labyrinth of Sex 1969

The Labyrinth of Sex 1969
Nel labirinto del sesso (Psichidion) (original title)
X | 1h 35min | Drama | 1970 (USA)

Storyline:

Take a guided trip with Emilio Servadio on a journey of sexual excess including a insatiable nymphomaniac, a sex killer, a lesbian and fetishists of every type.

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Tomboy 2011

Tomboy 2011

Tomboy 2011

Tomboy 2011
Not Rated | 1h 22min | Drama | 11 February 2011 (Germany)

Storyline:

A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old born Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mickäel to the neighborhood children. It is heavily implied that Mickäel is a closeted transgender boy. This film follows his experiences with his newfound friends, his potential love interest, Lisa, his younger sister and his parents. It focuses in on the significance of gender identity in social interaction from an early age, the difficulties of being transgender and young, and how Mickäel navigates these in the background of childhood play and love.

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