After the Storm 2016

After the Storm 2016

After the Storm 2016

After the Storm 2016
Umi yori mo mada fukaku (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 58min | Comedy, Drama | 21 May 2016 (Japan)

Storyline:

Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother (Kirin Kiki) and beautiful ex-wife (Yoko Make) seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son (Taiyo Yoshizawa) – until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again.

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The Education of Little Tree 1997

The Education of Little Tree 1997

The Education of Little Tree 1997

The Education of Little Tree 1997
PG | 1h 52min | Drama | 25 December 1997 (USA)

Storyline:

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.

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Wonderstruck 2017

Wonderstruck 2017

Wonderstruck 2017

Wonderstruck 2017
PG | 1h 56min | Drama, Mystery | 20 October 2017 (USA)

Storyline:

The film interlaces two stories set fifty years apart, switching frequently between them. Each tells the story of a child’s quest. In 1927, Rose runs away from her father’s New Jersey home to find her mother/idol, the actress Lillian Mayhew. In 1977, recently orphaned Ben runs away from his Minnesota home in search of his father..

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Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest 2020

Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest 2020

Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest 2020

Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest 2020
Yaga. Koshmar tyomnogo lesa (original title)
1h 53min | Horror | 27 February 2020 (Russia)

Storyline:

The young family who moved to a new apartment on the outskirts of the city. The nanny hired by them for the newborn daughter quickly gained confidence. However, the older boy, Egor, talks about the frightening behavior of a woman, but his parents do not believe him. The surveillance cameras installed by the father for comfort only confirm everything is in order. Then one day, Egor, returning home, finds no trace of either the nanny or the little sister, and the parents are in a strange trance and do not even remember that they had a daughter. Then Egor, together with his friends, goes in search, during which it turns out that the nanny is an ancient Slavic demon, popularly known as Baba Yaga.

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The Margarita Man 2019

The Margarita Man 2019

The Margarita Man 2019

The Margarita Man 2019
1h 35min | Comedy, Romance | 31 July 2019 (USA)

Storyline:

A young man, who fears he will grow up to be like his working class father, goes to college where his love for the party gets him cut off financially and forces him to sell margaritas in order to stay in school.

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Beasts of No Nation 2015

Beasts of No Nation 2015

Beasts of No Nation 2015

Beasts of No Nation 2015
Not Rated | 2h 17min | Drama, War | 16 October 2015 (USA)

Storyline:

Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier.

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Drive Me Home 2018

Drive Me Home 2018

Drive Me Home 2018

Drive Me Home 2018
1h 34min | Drama | 26 September 2019 (Italy)

Storyline:

Antonio and Agostino grew up together in a small town in Sicily; they dreamt of living a different life, somewhere else. Now thirty-year-olds, they both live abroad but they lost touch years ago. When Antonio discovers that the house he grew up in, which had been empty for a long time, is about to be sold at auction, he decides to leave and reconnects with his childhood friend. But their lives have changed a lot. Old conflicts and new revelations bring them through Europe on a truck journey.

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