King of Thieves 2003

King of Thieves 2003

King of Thieves 2003

King of Thieves 2003
König der Diebe (original title)
1h 41m | Drama | 2003 (Austria)

Storyline:

Two amateur circus kids from a poor Ukrainian village, 10-year-old Barbu and his older sister Mimma, are sold to a circus artist called Caruso who promises them a career in the West. Caruso smuggles them to Berlin and separates them from each other; he sells Mimma into prostitution, while Marcel, an older Albanian boy, teaches Barbu how to snatch purses. When Barbu discovers what happened to Mimma, he decides to free her from the brothel.

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The Lion Child 1993

The Lion Child 1993

The Lion Child 1993

The Lion Child 1993
L’enfant lion (original title)
1h 26m | Family | 16 June 1993 (France)

Storyline:

Set in the past, follows young African boy who uses his friends, the wild animals, to defend his village from Arab slave traders.

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Fortress 1985

Fortress 1985

Fortress 1985

Fortress 1985
1h 28m | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 24 November 1985 (USA)

Storyline:

“Fortress” explores a shocking concept which shows how easily a borderline between a victim and an attacker can be crossed. The children and the teacher, calm and peaceful by nature, when driven beyond their limits by the kidnappers, eventually respond with a cruelty and fury extending that of their oppressors.

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Mérette 1982

Mérette 1982

Mérette 1982

Mérette 1982
1h 35m | Drama | 3 April 1982 (France)

Storyline:

Mérette is a pretty child, living within a patrician, strictly Calvinist family in the Switzerland of the 19th century. She is happy, until her mother dies, and she blames God, and gives up her religion. Her family turns against her, the villagers reject her, and her priest drives her into isolation.

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Meztelen vagy 1972

Meztelen vagy 1972

Meztelen vagy 1972

Meztelen vagy 1972
1h 33m | Drama | 12 May 1972 (Hungary)

Storyline:

The director of Meztelen Vagy was imprisoned for many years during the latter part of the Stalin era and is known for his highly imagistic and symbolic storytelling techniques. This film tells its story in the same way, and at no point is the story made explicit. Images of love, death, suicide, violence and mutilation dominate.

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Chucky s02 e01 (2022)

Chucky s02 e01 (2022)

Chucky s02 e01 (2022)

Chucky s02 e01 (2022)
42m | Horror, Thriller | 5 October 2022 (USA)

Storyline:

After his evil plan to invade America’s children’s hospitals was foiled, the demon doll now seeks revenge on those he holds responsible, including his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany.

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