Panya Raenu 3 Rupu Rupee 2013
Comedy | 7 March 2013 (Thailand)
Storyline:
This is the third sequel of a That film about northeastern schoolchildren. In this episode, the young kids of a remote village join the local temple on a merit making trip to India. Once there, they get separated from the group. As the Thai boys and girls try to locate their group, they meet several poor Indian children whose lives seem to be much worse than theirs. Friendship and adventure ensue.
I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive 2009
Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (original title)
1h 31min | Drama | 30 September 2009 (France)
Storyline:
Given up for adoption as a toddler, troubled teenager Thomas becomes obsessed with tracking down his birth mother. After years of searching, Thomas finds her single, with a small child, living in a nearby suburb and begins a relationship with her which slowly drives him to an act of madness.
The Eye Above the Well 1988
The Eye Above the Well 1988
Het oog boven de put (original title)
1h 34min | Documentary | 29 September 1988 (Netherlands)
Storyline:
A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. We see how knowledge is passed down from generation to generation: within the family, through the village economy, and especially from teachers to students. Performance footage shows how song, dance, martial arts, and religion constitute the building blocks of a culture.
Escape from Sobibor 1987
Escape from Sobibor 1987
2h 23min | Drama, History, War | TV Movie 12 April 1987
Storyline:
The historical recreation of the escape from the Nazi Death Camp Sobibor, where approximately one-quarter million Jews were executed. Of approximately 600 prisoners who attempted escaped in October 1943, around 300 succeeded. However, nearly all were ultimately recaptured; only about 60 people survived Sobibor.
Hans Roeckle und der Teufel 1974
Hans Röckle und der Teufel (original title)
1h 15min | Family, Fantasy | 5 July 1974 (East Germany)
User review:
This movie is based on a contemporary children’s book, not the usual Grimm Brothers stock. Hans Röckle is a puppeteer, inventor, blacksmith and more. He is challenged by the Devil (in almost a dozen fancy costumes) who offers him even more inventiveness, against his soul should he ever make money with an invention, build something twice, or cease inventing for 7*7 hours.
Devil’s Knot 2013
1h 54min | Biography, Crime, Drama | 12 March 2014 (Philippines)
Storyline:
Based on the actual events of the West Memphis Three, where three young boys were savagely murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Spurred on by the demand from a grieving town, the local police act quickly to bring three “devil-worshipping” teenagers to trial. With their lives hanging in the balance, investigator Ron Lax is trying to find the truth between the town’s need for justice and the guilt of the accused.
Growing Up – Boys
Growing Up – Boys
49min | Documentary | 2002
Plot:
This series offers a highly visual insight into the minds and bodies of teenagers and uses their own experiences to track their progress from child to adulthood. The focus is on the boys Jesse, Andy, Mark and Dominic and the girls Sharmaine, Claudia, and the twins Rebecca and Jessica. This series concludes that to become a settled adult, a teenager must grow to be comfortable with his/her body, new identity, and the responsibilities that come with adulthood.
L’albero di Guernica 1975
1h 50min | Drama, War | 19 November 1975 (France)
Storyline:
The Spanish Civil War, as experienced by the town of Villa Ramiro. The local count and his Fascist nephews ally with the rebels; the count’s son, indifferent to politics at the outset, later makes a choice; the town’s teacher, Antonio Garcia, a pacifist, tries not to take sides but to inspire the children with ideas; a beautiful eccentric woman, Vandale, brings leadership and strength to the town; dwarfs long for equality. The fictive story of Villa Ramiro is inter-cut with archival footage of the war itself. The town is near Guernica, and the local Republicans draw inspiration from its freedom tree.
