Mir v drugom izmerenii 1990

Mir v drugom izmerenii 1990

Mir v drugom izmerenii 1990
1h 19min | Drama | December 1990 (Soviet Union)

Storyline:

A delinquent boy of about fifteen years is sent to a reformatory and there finds himself in more trouble than he was in the outside world. Can he endure the frequent bullying that occurs at his new home?

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Marilena from P7 2006

Marilena from P7 2006
Marilena de la P7 (original title)
48min | Drama, Fantasy | 15 February 2006 (Romania)

Storyline:

Andrei, a 13-year-old teenager living on Bucharest outskirts, decides one day to steal a trolleybus in order to impress Marilena, a prostitute he fell in love with.

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The Boy Who Smells Like Fish 2013

The Boy Who Smells Like Fish 2013

The Boy Who Smells Like Fish 2013
1h 32min | Comedy, Drama | 13 September 2013 (Mexico)

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At first glance, Mica seems a perfectly normal boy. But first glances can often be deceiving… For one, Mica’s house is now a museum honouring Guillermo Garibai, the legendary Mexican crooner. Mica spends most of his time there, giving guided tours to aging Garibai fans. But stranger still, Mica smells. He smells like fish. Numerous doctors, his life-long therapist and even his own parents are at a loss. No one wants to be Mica’s friend. Girls won’t talk to him. His life appears pointless, uneventful, doomed. That is, until Laura walks into it.

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At’ zije Republika 1965

At' zije Republika 1965

At’ zije Republika 1965
2h 14min | Drama, War | 5 November 1965 (Czechoslovakia)

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It is the spring 1945 and the front line is getting closer to the small Moravian village of Nesovice. Twelve-year old Oldrich Vareka, nicknamed Shorty for his tiny stature, observes the events around him, recalls his memories and also finds comfort in his fantasy. Although he is an only son, his father treats him harshly and brutally punishes his every trifle. Maybe he wreaks his vengeance on him for his own unsuccessful effort to compete with the richest farmers in the village. The boys from the wealthy farms poke fun at Shorty and he takes his revenge on them in petty malice.

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The Year My Voice Broke 1987

The Year My Voice Broke 1987

The Year My Voice Broke 1987

The Year My Voice Broke 1987
1h 43min | Drama, Romance | 15 October 1987 (Australia)

Storyline:

In 1962, a prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and first love, an older girl, blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, setting off a chain of events that irreversibly changes the lives of everyone involved.

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Ranenyy angel 2016

Ranenyy angel 2016

Ranenyy angel 2016
1h 53min | Drama | 11 May 2016 (France)

User review:

In Kazakhstan life is hard and childhood, as we know it, is virtually non-existent. Children and adults alike do what they can to get by. Emir Baigazin’s remarkable. virtually plot less film is divided into a number of chapters, each one examining boys struggling with the pain of the everyday and a life, if a life it is, far removed from what we in the West are used to.

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Maskeblomstfamilien 2010

Maskeblomstfamilien 2010

Maskeblomstfamilien 2010
1h 38min | Drama | 1 October 2010 (Norway)

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It’s the summer of 1951 in Oslo. Lillian and Amund Wang are blessed with their first and only child. A boy. Or is it a girl? Outside there’s a solar eclipse, and all the birds stops singing. Young Adrian isn’t getting the operation which might give him the life he deserves in a conservative environment, and the apartment where he grows up becomes a greenhouse for the darkest flowers. Adrian grows up on lies, dying love and shamelessness. At 15 he overhears a conversation between the parents, which makes him attack his parents, and make him dangerous for his surroundings. Adrian takes his shame and guilt, and takes his punishment as a responsibility put upon him.

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Weird Science 1985

Weird Science 1985

Weird Science 1985
1h 34min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi | 2 August 1985 (USA)

Storyline:

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to “create” a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. On their road to becoming accepted, they encounter many hilarious obstacles, which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness.

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