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Pather Panchali 1955

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Pather Panchali 1955

Pather Panchali 1955

Pather Panchali 1955
Not Rated | 2h 5min | Drama | 26 August 1955 (India)

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The story of a young boy, Apu, and life in his small Indian village. His parents are quite poor – his father Harihar, a writer and poet, gave away the family’s fruit orchard to settle his brother’s debts. His sister Durga and an old aunt also still lives with them. His mother Sarbojaya bears the brunt of the family’s situation. She scrapes by and sells her personal possessions to put food on the table and has to bear the taunts of her neighbors as Durga is always stealing fruit from their orchard. Things get worse when Harihar disappears for five months and Durga falls ill. Even after Harihar returns, the family is left with few alternatives.

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Summer of 85 (2020)

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Summer of 85 (2020)

Summer of 85 (2020)

Summer of 85 (2020)
Été 85 (original title)
1h 40min | Drama | 14 July 2020 (France)

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What do you dream of when you’re 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can’t get a bigger kick than dying. And that’s why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

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Daniel 1983

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Daniel 1983

Daniel 1983

Daniel 1983
R | 2h 10min | Drama | 10 February 1984 (UK)

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The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.

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Spontaneous 2020

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Spontaneous 2020

Spontaneous 2020

Spontaneous 2020
R | 1h 37min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 2 October 2020 (USA)

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When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally…), seniors Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan (Charlie Plummer) struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, Mara and Dylan discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.

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Here Is Your Life 1966

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Here Is Your Life 1966

Here Is Your Life 1966

Here Is Your Life 1966
Här har du ditt liv (original title)
M/PG | 1h 50min | Drama | 20 December 1968 (USA)

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Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Eyvind Johnson, Here’s Your Life tells the story of a working-class boy coming of age in rural Sweden during the first World War. Director Jan Troell’s striking visual style is on display, as are cameos from some of Swedish cinema’s biggest stars.

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Summer Camp Nightmare 1987

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Summer Camp Nightmare 1987

Summer Camp Nightmare 1987

Summer Camp Nightmare 1987
PG-13 | 1h 29min | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 17 April 1987 (USA)

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At Camp North Pines for Boys, the campers, led by the charismatic Franklin Reilly, stage a revolt against the strict owner, Mr. Warren, and lock him and the rest of the counselors up and take over the camp for themselves. But the revolt soon spirals out of control as the boys also lead a takeover of the nearby girls camp as well. Then, Mr. Warren is accidentally killed trying to escape. Friction soon happens between the two boys and girls camps, which only one camper, a certain Donald Poultry, tries to get the word out and unseat Franklin as the leader.

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The Flying Classroom 2003

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The Flying Classroom 2003

The Flying Classroom 2003

The Flying Classroom 2003
Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (original title)
1h 50min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 16 January 2003 (Germany)

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A boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school, united with his new peers gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students from a neighboring school.

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The War with Grandpa 2020

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The War with Grandpa 2020

The War with Grandpa 2020

The War with Grandpa 2020
War with Grandpa (original title)
PG | 1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 9 October 2020 (USA)

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Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter’s room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his grandpa he wants his room back – so he has no choice but to declare war. With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.

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