15 Amore (1998)

15 Amore (1998)

15 Amore (1998)

15 Amore (1998)
1h 32m | Drama, Romance, War | 19 October 2000 (Australia)

Storyline:

Peace within war. An adult voice narrates a story of childhood during World War II when he lived with his mother, brother, and sister on an estate in Australia’s Hunter Valley, his father away fighting, and two Italian prisoners of war staying with them, in effect being his papa. They are joined by Jewish refugees from Berlin, a mother and daughter. There’s heat between the German daughter, Rachel, and Joseph, one of the Italians, and there’s an attraction between Dorothy, the head of the family, and Alfredo, the other Italian. A carriage accident, a tick, the local martinet, Madame Gutman’s pride, and the change that comes with peace threaten to bring tragedy. Plus, father may return.

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Hello, Brother 2005

Hello, Brother 2005

Hello, Brother 2005

Hello, Brother 2005
Annyeong, hyeonga (original title)
1h 35m | Drama | 27 May 2005 (South Korea)

Storyline:

Nine-year-old Hani (PARK Ji-Bin) is a troublemaker who isn’t afraid of anything. A precocious punk, his school friends are all his underlings, and even his family members are under his control. He especially considers his elder brother, HanByul, who often complains of being sick, his greatest target. Until one fateful day, HanByul collapses at home and is rushed to the emergency room and the worst nightmare for any parents becomes a reality – he is diagnosed with cancer. The film is based on a true story.

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The Stolen Children 1992

The Stolen Children 1992

The Stolen Children 1992

The Stolen Children 1992
Il ladro di bambini (original title)
1h 54m | Drama | 10 April 1992 (Italy)

Storyline:

Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children (Rosetta and her brother Luciano) from Milan to Sicily to an orphanage. Their mother has been arrested for forcing Rosetta (11 years old) to work as a prostitute. First the relation between Antonio and the children is tough, but it relaxes so they become temporary friends.

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School of Life 2017

School of Life 2017

School of Life 2017

School of Life 2017
L’école buissonnière (original title)
1h 56m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 11 October 2017 (France)

Storyline:

Paris 1930. Paul always had only one and the same horizon: the high walls of the orphanage, a severe building on the outskirts of Paris. Entrusted to a cheerful lady of the countryside, Celestine and her husband, Borel, the somewhat rigid gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne, the child of the cities, recalcitrant and stubborn, arrives in a mysterious and worrying world, that of a sovereign and wild region. The immense forest, the misty ponds, the moors and the fields, everything here belongs to the Count of the Comte de La Salle. Fresnaye, a taciturn widower who lives alone in his mansion. The Count tolerates poachers on the estate, but Borel is relentlessly hunting them down and hounding the most cunning and elusive of them, Totoche. In the heart of the fairytale Sologne, next to the poacher, a great nature lover, Paul will learn about life but also the forest and its secrets. An even heavier secret weighs on the estate, because Paul did not come here by chance.

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Once Upon a Time in Euskadi 2021

Once Upon a Time in Euskadi 2021

Once Upon a Time in Euskadi 2021

Once Upon a Time in Euskadi 2021
Érase una vez en Euskadi (original title)
1h 40m | Drama | 29 October 2021 (Spain)

Storyline:

A group of 12-year-old friends will have to learn to deal with loss and adversity, thanks to the power of friendship.

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Abulele 2015

Abulele 2015

Abulele 2015

Abulele 2015
1h 30m | Animation, Adventure, Family | 3 December 2015 (Israel)

Storyline:

Adam’s older brother was killed in a car crash a year ago. His family has not been the same since. As his parents struggle to cope with their grief, Adam (10), plagued with guilt over his brother’s death feels he is all alone in the world. But everything changes the day he meets Abulele. The Abulele are ancient monsters, bear-sized. Local legends tell that they are extremely dangerous, but in fact, they turn out to be quite friendly and playful creatures. Abulele quickly becomes Adam’s best and most secret friend. Together, they outsmart Adam’s mean schoolteacher and beat the class bullies. But Adam’s parents start to suspect he is harboring a secret, And when a government, Special Forces unit called “Thunder” appears in the neighborhood on a mission to capture Abulele things go from bad to worse. In order to save his best friend, Adam will have to get Abulele back home to its family, and to do so, he will need to put the past behind him and realize that when you truly love someone, you are never really alone.

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Licorice Pizza 2021

Licorice Pizza 2021

Licorice Pizza 2021

Licorice Pizza 2021
2h 13m | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 26 November 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film tracks the treacherous navigation of first love.

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