Black Moon 1975

Black Moon 1975

Black Moon 1975
1h 35min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 24 September 1975 (France)

Storyline:

There is a war in the world between the men and the women. A young girl tries to escape this reality and comes to a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: Sister, Brother, many children and an old woman that never leaves her bed but stays in contact with the world through her radio. Since the content of this picture is not as important as the pictures and allegories, the simple plot can not be described further.

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The Mirror 1975

The Mirror 1975

The Mirror 1975
Zerkalo (original title)
1h 47min | Biography, Drama | 7 March 1975 (Soviet Union)

Storyline:

Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.

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Zlati Uhori 1979

Zlati Uhori 1979

Zlati Uhori 1979
Drama | TV Movie 1979

Storyline:

A little boy, named Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War. There, the boy became friends with a local fisherman and learned to catch the golden eels. Eventually, his father and mother were arrested by the Nazis and the boy stayed with the fisherman.

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Le Petit Roi 1933

Le Petit Roi 1933

Le Petit Roi 1933

Le Petit Roi 1933
Comedy, Drama | 21 November 1933 (France)

Storyline:

In an imaginary country, Michel VIII is still a child but he is to reign when his time comes. Revolution threatens and the young monarch’s entourage lies to him and even tries to get rid of him.

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Thatched Memories 2000

Thatched Memories 2000

Thatched Memories 2000
Caofangzi (original title)
1h 45min | Drama | 17 August 2000 (Hong Kong)

Storyline:

The vivid far off memories of Youmadi, an old country school of his days of childhood, live on with fervor and a special intensity in the mind of Sangsang. The very first feelings of life and those of death, and all the many people who somehow by some unexplained act of fate, entered and influenced the special life and times of Sangsang’s boyhood world…

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Iki Haole: Nico’s Hawaiian Adventure 1995

Iki Haole: Nico's Hawaiian Adventure 1995

Iki Haole: Nico’s Hawaiian Adventure 1995

Iki Haole: Nico’s Hawaiian Adventure 1995
53min | Reality-TV, Adventure | Video 1995

Storyline:

15 year old Nico visits Hawaii and makes friends with David C. Naughton. Nico and the audience gets a tour of the beautiful state along with lots of surfing.

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La otra familia 2011

La otra familia 2011

La otra familia 2011
1h 40min | Drama | 25 March 2011 (Mexico)

Storyline:

The story of Hendrix, a 7-year-old child that’s been abandoned by his crack-addict mother Nina. Ivana, her best friend rescues him, however, she can’t take care of him because of an ongoing trip to Houston. Jean Paul and Chema, an adult, stable, gay couple, and friends of Ivana, were given the task of taking care of Hendrix while his mother spends some time in rehab. Patrick, Nina’s lover and dealer is being chased by a drug-lord, because of a huge debt. In an attempt to get the money he tries to sell Hendrix to a young couple, who just lost a baby. While Nina tries to escape rehab in search of her son, Hendrix slowly adapts to his new life with Jean Paul and Chema. Patrick’s running out of time and urges Nina to find her misplaced son.

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