The Tough Guys 2013
De tøffeste gutta (original title)
1h 14min | Family | 6 September 2013 (Norway)
Storyline:
Modulf is bullied by the toughest guys at school. And that’s fine. Because then he saves the other kids from being bullied. Then Lise arrives – a new girl in class.
Old Boys 2018
1h 36min | Comedy | 22 February 2019 (UK)
Storyline:
n the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.
Hesher 2010
R | 1h 46min | Comedy, Drama | 25 June 2011 (Japan)
Storyline:
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Island of Swans 1983
Insel der Schwäne (original title)
1h 25min | Drama | 28 April 1983 (East Germany)
Storyline:
Fourteen-year-old Stefan Kolbe, along with his mother and sister, moves from an idyllic small town to the developing area of Berlin-Marzahn, where his father works as a construction worker. Stefan must find his way in a completely new environment and surrounded by strange people. Stefan gets to know two girls, who attempt to seduce him, and gets himself into trouble with the landlord, who kisses up to societal authority figures. He becomes friends with the anxious Hubert, defends him against the constant humiliation of the older student Windjacke, and encourages him to stand up for himself. It ends tragically in a bitter fight between Stefan and Windjacke.
The Boat Builder 2015
1h 28min | Adventure, Family | 6 November 2015 (USA)
Storyline:
A bitter old hermit known around town as ‘Captain Crazy’ reluctantly agrees to help a young orphan avoid the local bullies so long as he agrees to help him finish his half-built boat. The two gradually forge an unlikely bond, and the boat becomes their one chance to escape from the seaside village that harbors their troubles.