The Magic Kids – Three Unlikely Heroes 2020

The Magic Kids - Three Unlikely Heroes 2020

The Magic Kids – Three Unlikely Heroes 2020

The Magic Kids – Three Unlikely Heroes 2020
Die Wolf-Gäng (original title)
1h 37min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 23 January 2020 (Germany)

Storyline:

Vlad has just moved and joined one of the most famous magical schools in the world, where he meets fairies, witches, trolls and dwarfs. Him and his father are the first vampires in town, but he soon meets other special kids.

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The Red Pony 1949

The Red Pony 1949

The Red Pony 1949

The Red Pony 1949
Passed | 1h 29min | Drama, Family, Western | 28 March 1949 (USA)

Storyline:

In the coast range mountains on the western edge of the Salinas Valley is a ranch where Tom, a lad of about ten, longs for a pony. He lives with his mom, who was born there, her dad, a talkative pioneer who misses the old West, Tom’s dad Fred Tiflin, who comes from the city and after years on the ranch doesn’t feel at home there, and Billy, their trusted hand, a real cowboy. While Fred has to sort out whether he wants to stay a rancher and come to terms with his son being closer to Billy than to himself, Tom gets a pony and learns directly about responsibility and loss. What lessons can each learn, and are tragedy and hard choices all that life offers? Are laughter and joy anywhere?

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The War of the Yokels 2017

The War of the Yokels 2017

The War of the Yokels 2017

The War of the Yokels 2017
La guerra dei cafoni (original title)
1h 37min | Comedy | 27 April 2017 (Italy)

Storyline:

In 1975, an Italian village experiences its annual “war” between the wealthy boys and the children of middle-class parents, but something is different this year.

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Playing Soldiers 1967

Playing Soldiers 1967

Playing Soldiers 1967

Playing Soldiers 1967
Mali vojnici (original title)
1h 32min | Drama | 27 December 1967 (Yugoslavia)

Storyline:

After the end of WW2 a blonde boy arrives at an orphanage made for the children of Partizans or people being killed in the war. The headmaster knows that the boy’s parents were Nazis but conceals that fact from others, fearing violence by vengeful children. He invents the boy’s life story, but the other children get suspicious.

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