La ricotta 1963

La ricotta 1963

La ricotta 1963

La ricotta 1963
35min | Short | 19 February 1963 (Italy)

Storyline:

Made as part of the omnibus film Rogapog, this short is a hilarious religious farce. At the Cinecittá film studio a director (played by Orson Wells) begins shooting a film dealing with Christ’s cruxification. Among the cast is a Jesus who has sex with boys in the bushes, and a peasant who plays one of the thieves crucified alongside Jesus – the actor literally dies on the cross, but not of inflicted wounds, but of indigestion caused by too much ice cream.

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Tú solo 1984

Tú solo 1984

Tú solo 1984

Tú solo 1984
Documentary, Drama | October 1985 (USA)

Storyline:

In this docu-drama, a group of dedicated youngsters, ranging in age from eight to eighteen, live and breathe the controversial sport of bullfighting as well as the world of machismo. This coming-of-age film features the students themselves.

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Genezis 2018

Genezis 2018

Genezis 2018

Genezis 2018
16 | 2h | Drama | 12 April 2018 (Hungary)

Storyline:

The three stories within Genesis are rooted in the biblical notion of family: a woman in her late thirties rediscovers the faith she lost as a child; a mother goes to extreme lengths to ensure that her child is saved from the fate that she was forced to endure; a Roma boy’s family are killed, and the perfect world of his childhood is destroyed. All three stories are based on real events that took place in Hungary: the Roma murders. The three protagonists are one way or another affected by these events, which change their lives fundamentally.

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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made 2020

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made 2020

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made 2020

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made 2020
PG | 1h 39min | Adventure, Drama, Family | 7 February 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

An 11-year old boy who believes that he is the best detective in town runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.

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Rosa was here 1994

Rosa was here 1994

Rosa was here 1994

Rosa was here 1994
51min | Family, Fantasy | 11 February 1994 (Finland)

Storyline:

One morning, Rosa and her friends awake to find that all people over the age of 13 have disappeared. Rosa is due to turn 13 in a few days, and she and her friends spend their last days riotously. A very confusing movie with no apparent message, made even more confused by the ending.

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Jojo Rabbit 2019

Jojo Rabbit 2019

Jojo Rabbit 2019

Jojo Rabbit 2019
PG-13 | 1h 48min | Comedy, Drama, War | 8 November 2019 (USA)

Storyline:

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

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Little Red Wagon 2012

The Windermere Children 2020

The Windermere Children 2020

Little Red Wagon (2012)
PG | 1h 44min | Drama | 5 October 2012 (USA)

Storyline:

With nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon, Zach sets out to help homeless children in America. In the process, he sweeps his fractured family – and ultimately the entire country – along with him.

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