Gone Case 2014

Gone Case 2014

Gone Case 2014

Gone Case 2014
1h 33m | Drama | Release date: February 2, 2014 (Singapore)

Storyline:

Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Dave Chua (winner of the Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award), Gone Case is a heartfelt, coming-of-age story that revolves around twelve-year-old Yong, who struggles to cope with the tumultuous events that take place in his life as he approaches his PSLE exams – the death of his grandmother, the decaying relationship of his parents, the rigorous demands of school, run-ins with a neighborhood gang, his first crush and taste of heartache, and the tensions between him and his dysfunctional best friend, Liang. Like the HDB estate that the main characters reside in, Gone Case features a myriad of characters that weave in and out of Yong’s life, forming a poignant mosaic of Singapore heartlands in the 90s.

Continue reading

Le surdoué 1997

Le surdoué 1997

Le surdoué 1997

Le surdoué 1997
1h 3m | Comedy | Release date: January 20, 1997 (France)

Storyline:

Twelve year-old Vincent is not a child quite like the others: he has an IQ significantly higher than the average. Solitary, he spends a lot of time to reflect. Its exceptional power of analysis enables him to understand at once those who surround him. It is as well to know the discomfort that is believed between his parents. His father, a craftsman in bankruptcy, lives very badly the success of his wife, a true “wonder woman” in which everything seems to succeed. He feels deprived of his role as head of the family. Vincent learns, moreover, that he has not paid the rent for one year. He decides to fly to his help and raise the sum necessary. His school results began to decline, which exacerbates the discord between his parents.

Continue reading

Belle and Sebastian: Next Generation 2022

Belle & Sebastien - Next Generation 2022

Belle & Sebastien – Next Generation 2022

Belle and Sebastian: Next Generation 2022
Belle et Sébastien: Nouvelle génération (original title)
1h 36m | Action, Adventure, Drama | France: October 19, 2022

Storyline:

10-year-old Sebastien reluctantly spends his vacation in the mountains with his grandmother and aunt. Helping them with the sheep is hardly an exciting prospect for a city boy like him – but that is without considering his encounter with Belle, a huge dog mistreated by her owner. Ready to do anything to fight injustice and to protect his new-found friend, Sebastien will spend the craziest summer of his life.

Continue reading

Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los abandonados - Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984
1h 29m | Drama | West Germany/Mexico 1985

Storyline:

Semi-documentary film about one of those “no man’s children”, the “Abandonados”, whose fate became known in the mid 70s. The orphaned or abandoned children and young people had been deported under inhumane circumstances to a neighboring province by the Brazilian judicial authorities to relieve the overcrowded prisons, where they were abandoned without food or clothing. The specific case described should not be construed as an indictment of an event or a country, but rather as a reminder to work for the welfare of the children of our time.

Continue reading

Mondocane 2021

Mondocane 2021

Mondocane 2021

Mondocane 2021
1h 56m | Action, Sci-fi | Release date: September 3, 2021 (Italy)

Storyline:

In the near future, Taranto is a ghost town surrounded by barbed wire that no one, not even the police, dares to enter. The poorest are left fighting for survival, while a gangs are competing for territory. Two thirteen-year-old orphans, who grew up together, dream of joining one of the gangs.

Continue reading

Tonbi 2022

Tonbi 2022

Tonbi 2022

Tonbi 2022
2h 19m | Drama | Release date: April 8, 2022 (Japan)

Storyline:

Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo’s life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced parents’ love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone. Based on novel “Tonbi” by Kiyoshi Shigematsu (published October 30, 2008 by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.).

Continue reading

Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980

Sorteper - Det kan du selv være 1980

Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980

Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980
48m | Drama | 1980 (Denmark)

Storyline:

Two children aged 14-15, Carl and Hanne, are the main characters in the film, which is about the connection between illness and society over a century. The small dramatic episodes from a century of daily life in the shadow side tell of a poverty that calls for society’s help.

Continue reading

Le nouveau jouet 2022

Le nouveau jouet 2022

Le nouveau jouet 2022

Le nouveau jouet 2022
1h 52m | Comedy | France October 19, 2022

Storyline:

Samy lives happily outside the system, in the housing projects, alongside his childhood friends and his wife Jihane, who is expecting their first child. To provide for the needs of his future family – very reluctantly – he takes a job as a night watchman in a luxury goods store. Philippe Etienne is the wealthiest man in France. Cold, unfeeling, since his wife died a year ago, he has devoted himself entirely to his business. Alexandre – his only son, and heir to the entire Etienne fortune – keeps his father at arms’ length, seeking refuge in the lonely world of the spoiled child. For his birthday, Philippe opens the toy department of the store where Samy works and tells Alexandre he can take whatever he wants. Alexandre chooses Samy.

Continue reading