The Revolt of Job 1983

The Revolt of Job 1983

The Revolt of Job 1983

The Revolt of Job 1983
Jób lázadása (original title)
1h 45min | Drama | 1 December 1983 (Hungary)

Storyline

Hungary, 1943. An elderly Jewish couple, Job and Roza, adopt an unruly non-Jewish child to whom they intend to pass on their wealth and knowledge before Nazi oppression engulfs Hungary.

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MATIAS and JERONIMO 2015

MATIAS and JERONIMO 2015

MATIAS and JERONIMO 2015
Matías y Jerónimo (original title)
9min | Short | April 2015 (Argentina)

Storyline:

Matías and Jerónimo know each other since they were just kids. Their friendship is a mix of fun and desire, but everything changes the night they go to the carnival and they see how a group of hooligans beat a gay guy behind the scene.

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Was soll bloß aus dir werden 1984

Was soll bloß aus dir werden 1984

Was soll bloß aus dir werden 1984
1h 34min | Family | TV Movie 27 March 1984

Storyline:

In this 1984 West German film, a 12 year-old street kid in a slum of Berlin struggles to stay afloat through a commitment to his compassionate teacher and ambivalent classmates, aged 11-14, who also bear the harsh marks of impoverishment, which manifest themselves in peer ruthlessness and disrespect of adults. Movie does not, however, end in a tragic manner. Film contains frequent profanity, alcoholism, mild crime and peer violence, brief male nudity. This describes the film in German, without dubbing or subtitles.

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Goodnight Mister Tom 1998

Goodnight Mister Tom 1998

Goodnight Mister Tom 1998

Goodnight Mister Tom 1998
1h 48min | Drama, War | TV Movie 25 October 1998

Storyline

We’re in an English village shortly before Dunkirk. “Mr. Tom” Oakley still broods over the death of his wife and small son while he was away in the navy during WWI, and grief has made him a surly hermit. Now children evacuated from London are overwhelming volunteers to house them. Practically under protest, Mr. Tom takes in a painfully quiet 10-year-old, who gradually reveals big problems. William nightly wets the bed. He can’t read or write, although he is intelligent and shows artistic talent. He constantly dreads going to hell. Scars cover his back. Mr. Tom soon realizes that his little boarder comes from a horribly abusive home, and determines to provide him a better one. All goes well until William’s mother persuades him to return to London for a few days’ visit. When Mr. Tom hears nothing from the boy after two weeks, he can endure the loneliness and worry no longer.

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Elvis Elvis 1976

Elvis Elvis 1976

Elvis Elvis 1976

Elvis Elvis 1976
1h 41min | Drama | 20 November 1976 (Sweden)

Storyline

Tale of a boy, roughly eight, who experiences a number of problems due to his estranged relationship with his mother. Mom wants her little boy to be someone other than who he is; junior is stubborn, fights back. Can these two find a common ground before the ending credits roll?

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