Promis… juré! 1987

Promis... juré! 1987

Promis… juré! 1987

Promis… juré! 1987
1h 38m | Comedy, War | Release date: December 9, 1987 (France)

Storyline:

We follow the life of a 12-year-old boy living in occupied France in 1944. We see his family, his chubby best friend, the girl who ignores him … and the German deserter he hides in the cellar.

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Sune – Best Man 2019

Sune - Best Man 2019

Sune – Best Man 2019

Sune – Best Man 2019
1h 28m | Adenture, Comedy, Family | Release date: December 20, 2019 (Sweden)

Storyline:

Sune’s class is going on a secret school trip. Sune and Sophie are really looking forward to spending time together when Sune suddenly realizes that Grandpa Helmer’s wedding is the same weekend. Panic. Class trip with Sophie, or his best friend Grandpa? Sune can’t make his mind up so decides to do both. Or something in-between. At the same time, Rudolf is suspicious about the bride. Is Grandpa’s new wife just after his money? And Karin runs into her former love, who is everything that Rudolf is not. Welcome back the Andersson family.

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Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004
1h 38m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: January 28, 2005 (Canada)

Storyline:

Taylor Brandon Burns, a conflicted twelve-year-old TV star from the U.S., runs away from the set – and his problems – while shooting a big-budget film in Canada. His reluctant limo-driver, Rick Schiller, a down-on-his-luck indie filmmaker, is enlisted to find Taylor before the childstar destroys himself.

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Ezra 2023

Ezra 2023

Ezra 2023

Ezra 2023
1h 41m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: May 30, 2024 (Kuwait)

Storyline:

Tony Goldwyn’s EZRA follows Max Bernal (Bobby Cannavale), a stand-up comedian living with his father (Robert De Niro), while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra (introducing William Fitzgerald) with his ex-wife, Jenna (Rose Byrne). When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son’s future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip that has a transcendent impact on both their lives.

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Body of Christ 2023

Body of Christ 2023

Body of Christ 2023

Body of Christ 2023
Mi primera comunión (original title)
11m | Short, Comedy | Release date: April 22, 2024 (Spain)

Storyline:

With the school bullies hot on his heels shouting “faggot”, Pablo finds a half-open church that he does not hesitate to enter. The grandeur of the place is nothing compared to the beauty of the altar boy he finds giving communion to the parishioners, Sebastian. As if moved by an unknown energy, Pablo approaches to receive his first communion from his hands. By placing the host on his lips, Pablo feels the call, the awakening of his sexuality that moves him to become an altar boy to be closer to the divine young man.

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West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998
1h 45m | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Release date: October 30, 1998 (Norway)

Storyline:

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

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Jesus Loves Youssef 2011

Jesus Loves Youssef 2011

Jesus Loves Youssef 2011

Jesus Loves Youssef 2011
13m | Short, Comedy, Drama | 2011

Storyline:

Set in rural Lebanon, the heart of the Middle East, Jesus Loves Youssef is a bittersweet coming of age story of Youssef, a ten year old Maronite boy. A week before his First Communion, he discovers masturbation and with it, the concept of sin. He tries to negotiate his own deal with God while pressure mounts on him from all directions: his mother, brother, and the parish’s priest.

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