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.).

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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.

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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.

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Bruno Reidal 2021

Bruno Reidal 2021

Bruno Reidal 2021

Bruno Reidal 2021
1h 41m | Biography, Crime, Drama | Release date: March 23, 2022 (France)

Storyline:

In 1905, French seminarian Bruno Reidel is found guilty of murdering a child. At the request of the doctors observing him, he writes his memoirs to explain his action.

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Christmas for a Dollar 2013

Christmas for a Dollar 2013

Christmas for a Dollar 2013

Christmas for a Dollar 2013
1h 41m | Drama, Family | Release date: December 15, 2013 (United States)

Storyline:

The Kamp family is struggling to get by in the midst of the Depression, especially after Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death. With her mother gone and her father overwhelmed by doctor bills as her brother battles polio. little Ruth expects another Christmas without gifts or festivities. But when her father brings home one dollar in change and lets the children use it to buy special gifts for each other, the family discovers that money isn’t what fills Christmas with joy, love, and miracles.

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A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But a Sandwich 1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich 1977

A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But a Sandwich 1977

A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But a Sandwich 1977
1h 47m | Drama | Release date: February 3, 1978 (United States)

Storyline:

Benjie is a troubled teen in Los Angeles, living with his grandmother, mother, and her new boyfriend. Traumatized by his father’s desertion and the situation at home, Benjie gets introduced to heroin. The downward spiral begins. At school he faces conflict between the two teachers he respects: Nigeria who emphasizes African history and is hostile to white teachers like Mr. Cohen, who pursues racial harmony. Benjie’s family must come to terms with the devastation he has created in his life and make changes which affect them all.

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