L’école est finie 1979
L’école est finie 1979
1h 37m | Comedy, Drama | 10 October 1979 (France)
Storyline:
Julien is fifteen years old and divides his time between school, friends, and a sculpture workshop, that of Erick, which represents a place of escape for the young man. Natalie is sixteen years old. She prepares the BEPC as a free candidate and follows, from time to time.
The Divided Heart 1954
The Divided Heart 1954
1h 29m | Drama | 11 August 1955 (USA)
Storyline:
A three-year-old orphan is adopted by a German couple shortly after World War II. On his tenth birthday, he is told that his mother, a Yugoslav refugee, is alive and wants him back. The case must be decided in court, which must decide with whom the boy will be better off.
The Invisible Thread 2022
The Invisible Thread 2022
Il filo invisibile (original title)
1h 30m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 21 February 2022 (Italy)
Storyline:
Leone, 16 years old and two dads, Simone and Paolo, was born in California thanks to Tilly, an American woman who helped his parents to bring him into the world. Leone then grew up in Italy like all the other children but he also experienced the struggles for rights in which his family participated. All this is told in a short video that Leone is preparing as a school assignment together with Jacopo, his best friend. Just as, dodging prejudices and misunderstandings about his sexuality, Leone is about to experience his first love story, the solidity of his family seems to be in danger. Living a complex family situation will push Leo to reflect on the true nature of the “invisible thread” that binds him to his fathers and to all those who wanted his birth.
Fiorile 1983
Fiorile 1993
1h 58m | Drama | 26 March 1993 (Italy)
Storyline:
While travelling to visit their grandfather, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon’s Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean – but while Jean was distracted, Elisabetta’s brother Corrado stole some gold that Jean was guarding, and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the Maledettis – the cursed. The childrens’ grandfather Massimo is the last man to be directly affected by the curse – but will he pass it onto them?
Playground 2021
Playground 2021
Un monde (original title)
1h 12m | Drama | 8 July 2021 (France)
Storyline:
When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children’s and adult’s worlds.
Weiße Wolke Carolin 1985
Weiße Wolke Carolin 1985
1h 18m | Adventure, Drama, Family | 12 July 1985 (East Germany)
Storyline:
At age 12 Hannes and Carolin falls in love comparing this as a cloud. Unfortunately the parents of each child has differing opinions of this relationship causing a breakup. But there is more ‘fish in the sea’ as these two soon found out.
6 Weeks to Mother’s Day 2017
6 Weeks to Mother’s Day 2017
1h 33m | Documentary | 16 November 2017 (USA)
Storyline:
Set in the remote jungle of Thailand, 150 underprivileged and orphaned students attending the country’s first democratic school prepare a special celebration to honor their remarkable adoptive Mother on Mother’s Day.
