Soup and Me 1978

Soup and Me 1978

Soup and Me 1978

Soup and Me 1978
TV-Y | 24min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Episode aired 4 February 1978

Storyline:

On the day of the Halloween party, boys Soup and Rob are finding plenty of ways to get into trouble: swimming in a local pond (though their mothers prohibit swimming so late in the year), pitching apples over a barn, and borrowing a cart which had drifted away from its owner. The grandest mischief of all, however, comes from their attempt to win the prize at the Halloween party, given to the entrant with the largest pumpkin.

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Iskam Amerika 1991

Iskam Amerika 1991

Iskam Amerika 1991

Iskam Amerika 1991
1h 25min | Drama | 12 December 1991 (Bulgaria)

Storyline:

A film director goes back to the place where he was born to shoot a film about his father – a resistance hero. The childhood memories prove painful, the meetings with the old friends, who have changed beyond recognition, are a distressing experience. After the director sees how the time has been ruined their lives, he realizes he is never going to make the film about his father…

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Harmonica 1974

Harmonica 1974

Harmonica 1974

Harmonica 1974
Saz Dahani (original title)
1h 15min | Drama, Family | 1974 (Iran)

Storyline:

Set on the sun-drenched southern coast of Iran, from which director Amir Naderi hails, “Harmonica” begins as a young boy receives a musical present from abroad. Fascinated and envious, his friends make him the leader of the pack, as they compete for the privilege of holding the harmonica or even blowing a few notes. No one is more obsessed than Amiroo, gentle and heavy-set, who seems willing to do anything to get close to the harmonica and its owner. Few films have more powerfully depicted the cruelty that is also part of childhood, as games and horseplay take on an increasingly sinister edge.

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I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse 1973

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse 1973

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse 1973

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse 1973
J’irai comme un cheval fou (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 40min | Drama | 22 November 1973 (France)

Storyline:

After the death of his mother, the epileptic Aden flees to the desert in order to avoid any police questioning, as they believe that he was responsible for his mother’s death. It is in there that Aden meets the savage yet noble Marvel. They are like two sides of the same character. While the two men bond over their travels, Aden tries to convince him that civilization is much more desirable than the wilderness, although Marvel appears to disagree. During all of this the police continue their relentless pursuit of Aden.

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Krempoli – Ein Platz für wilde Kinder e04-06

Krempoli – Ein Platz für wilde Kinder e04-06

Krempoli – Ein Platz für wilde Kinder e04-06

Krempoli – Ein Platz für wilde Kinder e04-06
50min | Family | TV Series (1975– )

Storyline:

A family comedy series about a group of children from Munich who are trying to build a Luna-park.

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Children in the Wind 1937

Children in the Wind 1937

Children in the Wind 1937

Children in the Wind 1937
Kaze no naka no kodomo (original title)
1h 28min | Drama | 11 November 1937 (Japan)

Storyline:

Two young boys are usurped from being the head of their gang of children by the son of the man who indicts their father on charges of embezzlement. Their father is fired and arrested for this, and they are sent to live with their uncle, only to spend their time thinking of ways to escape back home.

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11 Flowers (2011)

11 Flowers (2011)

11 Flowers (2011)

11 Flowers (2011)
Wo 11 (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 50min | Crime, Drama, History | 9 May 2012 (France)

Storyline:

11-year-old Wang lives with his family in a remote village in China. Life is tough, but they make the most of what little they have. When Wang is selected to lead his school’s daily gymnastics, his teacher recommends that he wear a new shirt, which forces his family to make a great sacrifice. Soon after, Wang encounters a wounded man on the run and their fates are intertwined.

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