Village of Dreams 1996
Village of Dreams 1996
Eno nakano bokuno mura (original title)
1h 52m | Drama, Family, Fantasy | 13 July 1996 (Japan)
Storyline:
Tells of the childhood of nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys’ relationships with their schoolteacher mother, civil servant father, elderly landlord, a rough new boy at the school, and three mysterious spirits in the form of old women.
Sanmao Joins the Army 1992
Sanmao Joins the Army 1992
San mao cong jun ji (original title)
1h 30m | Comedy, Drama, War | 01 October 1992 (China)
Storyline:
In 1937, after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Second Sino-Japanese War breaks out. San Mao, a wandering orphan, joins the army to participate in the Battle of Shanghai.
Penrod and His Twin Brother 1938
Penrod and His Twin Brother 1938
1h 3m | Comedy | 26 February 1938 (USA)
Storyline:
Penrod Schofield’s mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod’s spoiled friend, Rodney. The real culprit is Snook, a dog belonging to Danny, the new kid in town who just coincidentally looks exactly like Penrod. Penrod and his gang of “junior G-men” want to hide Duke with a friend in a neighboring town, so they send Rodney on a wild goose chase with a messenger pigeon to get him out of the way. Duke is taken by the police before the gang can get him to the train station but escapes, and Rodney is captured by a real life “most wanted” gang for witnessing a payroll robbery. Penrod and his gang meet Danny and realize why Duke was blamed for the dog bite. When they go to the police to explain they learn of Rodney’s predicament. They receive a clue from Rodney via messenger pigeon but are unable to convince the police, so they (including Danny) go to find Rodney themselves. Duke has managed to follow Rodney to the robber’s hideout and gives away their location. The “junior G-men” rescue Rodney and capture the crooks.
Bari Theke Paliye 1958
Bari Theke Paliye 1958
2h 4m | Drama | 24 June 1958 (India)
Storyline:
Kanchan, all of eight years old is always up to pranks and mischief in his village home. He finds his father a cruel demon who keeps his mother oppressed and imprisoned. In his dreams, the big city is El Dorado, till he reaches there. But the glimpses of reality are harsher and the victims he meets give him a different view of the city. He himself has to struggle for survival and experiences life as it is, only to go back to his village home. This time as a mature person and with the realization that his father is no demon after all, but yet another victim struggling with poverty and still a loving father.
Leave No Trace 2022
Leave No Trace 2022
1h 48m | Documentary | June 2022 (USA)
Storyline:
The Boy Scouts Of America reached a $2.7 billion agreement over sex abuse claims, the largest such settlement in history.
Amigo 1980
Amigo 1980
1h 25m | Action, Drama, Family | 31 January 1980 (Mexico)
Storyline:
Rudy, an ex-boxer who works as a film stuntman, is a kindhearted young man who dedicates his life to caring for a young orphan Poncho, until he leaves him at an orphanage that educates homeless children. Poncho feels betrayed.
Last Film Show 2021
Last Film Show 2021
1h 50m | Drama | 6 January 2022 (Russia)
Storyline:
When the magic of movies conquers nine-year young Samay’s heart; he moves heaven and earth in pursuit of his 35mm dreams unaware of heartbreaking times that awaits him.
