Pehavý Max a strasidlá 1987

Pehavý Max a strasidlá 1987

Pehavý Max a strasidlá 1987

Pehavý Max a strasidlá 1987
1h 36m | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | September 1987 (Czechoslovakia)

Storyline:

Young orphan Max leaves the circus to escape his abusive fosters. Taking a refuge in a desolate castle, he gets acquainted with the most unlikely company: a vampire, a werewolf, the Frankenstein monster – and an extraordinary old lady.

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The Golden Ball 1994

The Golden Ball 1994

The Golden Ball 1994

The Golden Ball 1994
Le ballon d’or (original title)
1h 33m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 13 April 1994 (France)

Storyline:

Bandian (Aboubacar Sidiki Sumah) is a young Guinean boy from the village of Makono, and fan of Roger Milla. On the soccer fields, his teammates call him “le Turbo”. When his been offered a real leather ball, he paints it in gold. Karim (Salif Keïta), the coach of a soccer team, welcome him in his formation center in Conakry.

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Baghdad Messi 2012

Baghdad Messi 2012

Baghdad Messi 2012

Baghdad Messi 2012
19m | Short, Drama, Sport | 14 December 2012 (United Arab Emirates)

Storyline:

Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League finale FC Barcelona-Manchester United. The long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo. But then Hamoudi’s television breaks down…

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Children Underground 2001

Children Underground 2001

Children Underground 2001

Children Underground 2001
1h 44m | Documentary | 5 October 2003 (Australia)

Storyline:

One of the most astonishing and engaging cinematic works of the past decade, CHILDREN UNDERGROUND is a profoundly intimate and heart-wrenching drama about homeless children struggling for survival on the streets and in the subways of Bucharest, Romania.

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Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960

Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960

Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960

Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960
18m | Documentary, Short | 1960

Storyline:

Böttcher made his graduation film about young people who had become delinquent in a youth work yard in Thuringia. Already here a striking feature of his later films becomes apparent: Jürgen Böttcher gives his protagonists a lot of space; he approaches them without prejudice, empathetically and carefully. In addition, his curiosity can be felt in the life situations and stories of his characters.

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The Flying Carpet 1957

The Flying Carpet 1957

The Flying Carpet 1957

The Flying Carpet 1957
Starik Khottabych (original title)
1h 26m | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 12 July 1957 (Soviet Union)

Storyline:

A boy named Volka discovers an ancient vessel on the bottom of a river. When he opens it, a genie emerges from there. He calls himself Hassan Abdurrahman ibn Khottab, or in Russian style Khottabych. Grateful Khottabych is ready to fulfill any of Volka’s wishes. But it appears that Volka should use the powers of the genie carefully, for they can have undesirable results.

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