The Pied Piper 1972

The Pied Piper 1972

The Pied Piper 1972
1h 26min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical | 17 December 1972 (UK)

Storyline:

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor’s daughter’s wedding to the Baron’s son. He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul. A local apothecary who’s a Jew seeks a treatment for the plague; the priests charge him with witchcraft. One of the minstrels, who has soothed the Mayor’s daughter with his music, promises to rid the town of rats for the fee. The Mayor agrees, then reneges. In the morning, the plague, the Jew’s trial, and the Piper’s revenge come at once.

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Dong dong de jiaqi 1984

Dong dong de jiaqi 1984

Dong dong de jiaqi 1984
Dong dong de jiàqi (original title)
1h 33min | Drama | 1984 (Taiwan)

Storyline:

When a young brother and sister spend a pivotal summer away from home, they are changed. Ting-Ting and Tung-Tung (Wang Qiguang) are children of the city, but when their mother is struck ill, they must leave Taipei, Taiwan, behind and spend the summer with their grandfather and grandmother (Mei Fang) in the country. As they wile away the days at play, the elder Tung-Tung is garnering glimpses of adult responsibility and is slowly growing to realize what it means to be a grownup.

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Padre padrone 1977

Padre padrone 1977

Padre padrone 1977

Padre padrone 1977
1h 54min | Biography, Drama | 17 May 1977 (France)

Storyline:

The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.

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In the Family 2011

In the Family 2011

In the Family 2011
2h 49min | Drama, Romance | 4 November 2011 (USA)

Storyline:

In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody’s will reveals that he named his sister as Chip’s guardian. The years of Joey’s acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. Armed with their comfort and inspired by memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family and becomes closer to his son.

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Panya Raenu 3 Rupu Rupee 2013

Panya Raenu 3 Rupu Rupee 2013

Panya Raenu 3 Rupu Rupee 2013
Comedy | 7 March 2013 (Thailand)

Storyline:

This is the third sequel of a That film about northeastern schoolchildren. In this episode, the young kids of a remote village join the local temple on a merit making trip to India. Once there, they get separated from the group. As the Thai boys and girls try to locate their group, they meet several poor Indian children whose lives seem to be much worse than theirs. Friendship and adventure ensue.

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