Weightless 2017

Weightless 2017

Weightless 2017

Weightless 2017
R | 1h 33min | Drama | 9 November 2018 (USA)

Storyline:

Joel (Alessandro Nivola) lives a solitary existence, rarely straying from his narrow routines of working in a landfill and going through the motions of getting through the day. He faces emotional and psychological upheaval with the arrival of Will, his ten-year-old son whom he has never met. The boy, who has been abandoned by his mother, weighs 250 pounds, is diabetic, and needs serious care — attention Joel may not be capable of giving. Their collective pain, in the face of an indifferent world, could be crushing. Together, they embark on a journey of survival.

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Cloudboy 2017

Cloudboy 2017

Cloudboy 2017

Cloudboy 2017
1h 18min | Family | 5 April 2017 (Belgium)

Storyline:

Cityboy Niilas (12) is sent to his mother in Lapland. The only one succeeding in making contact with him is his new sister Suna (11). She takes him on a journey in the magical woods where shy Niilas turns into a wild cloudboy.

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Secret World 1969

Secret World 1969

Secret World 1969

Secret World 1969
La promesse (original title)
M | 1h 34min | Drama | 9 July 1969 (USA)

Storyline:

After a terrible car wreck in which he lay helpless under the body of his mother for hours, 11-year-old François is living with his grandparents. When his grandfather’s mistress (Jacqueline Bisset) comes to pay them a visit, she and François find a great deal in common.

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Hunger 2009

Hunger 2009

Hunger 2009

Hunger 2009
18min | Short | 2 May 2009 (Germany)

Storyline:

Siblings Roland and Paul see their immigrant neighbours taken away by the police, and they decide to go into the abandoned flat. There they explore the belongings of the family and enter their own fantasy world. Reality comes crashing back however, when their father returns and finds them there.

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Mosquito 2010

Mosquito 2010

Mosquito 2010

Mosquito 2010
12min | Short, Drama | June 2010 (USA)

Storyline:

A coming of age story about a 13-year old Dominican boy — nicknamed Mosquito by his tormentors — who fights to win their respect on a memorable Halloween night in 1974. MOSQUITO captures the gritty look and feel of NYC in the 1970’s through the documentary lens of Sundance Cinematography Award winner Ferne Pearlstein.

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