Oliverio y la Piscina 2021
Oliverio y la Piscina 2021
1h 41m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: October 25, 2021 (United States)
Storyline:
When something unexpected happens in 13-year-old Oliver’s family, all he wants to do is walk away. He takes up residence in a poolside lounge chair and decides there’s no reason to move. Ever.
Le lycéen 2022
Le lycéen 2022
2h 2m | Drama | Release date: November 30, 2022 (France)
Storyline:
Set over the course of one winter, it revolves around a 17-year-old high school student struggling to get to grips with new challenges posed by death, life, the city and “the temptation of renouncement”. In a bid to regain his momentum, he decides to ditch the lies he has been feeding himself.
Erik Stoneheart 2022
Erik Stoneheart 2022
1h 45m | Adventure, Family | Release date: December 9, 2022 (Estonia)
Storyline:
Erik is convinced he has a stone for a heart. That’s why he doesn’t mind that his parents have no time for him or that he has no real friends. When his family moves to a villa they inherited from aunt Brunhilda, he discovers another family living there – Maria and her dad whom Erik’s parents want to kick out. When the family gets an eviction notice, Maria activates her secret plan to bring back her missing mother to save them. Together they end up on a fantastical journey to the In-Between-World and Erik learns how hard it really is to wear a heart of stone.
Korparna 2017
Korparna 2017
1h 47m | Drama | Release date: October 13, 2017 (Sweden)
Storyline:
1970s, Sweden – Hard working farmer Agne (played by acclaimed actor Reine Brynolfsson) struggles with the harsh reality of his daily life, hoping his teenage son Klas will take over the farm and continue his legacy. Klas however, dreams of a world far away from this rural existence. Sumptuously lensed, this powerful coming of age story, written and directed by Jens Assur, paints a tangled web of shame, guilt, madness and the dreams of youth.
Le nouveau 2015
Le nouveau 2015
1h 21m | Comedy | Release date: December 23, 2015 (France)
Storyline:
Moved from Le Havre, Benoit is the new kid in a Paris school, finding it hard to make friends, as most are terrorized to avoid him by Charles’ bully gang, except two fellow outcasts: clumsy Joshua and overconfident nerd Constantin, who even runs against Charles for class representative. Swedish exchange student Johanna offers them friendship, and a shot at some popularity, but also envy, while popularity queen Astride’s gang turns on her. Benoit’s cool DJ brother Nino tries to cool-coach the kids, but the dance party at their home is largely boycotted and rendering Johanna jealous seems to backfire, even the outcast mates risk falling out.
Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980
Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980
48m | Drama | 1980 (Denmark)
Storyline:
Two children aged 14-15, Carl and Hanne, are the main characters in the film, which is about the connection between illness and society over a century. The small dramatic episodes from a century of daily life in the shadow side tell of a poverty that calls for society’s help.
The Son 2022
The Son 2022
2h 3m | Drama | Release date: February 17, 2023 (United Kingdom)
Storyline:
Peter has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.
I Was Nineteen 1968
I Was Nineteen 1968
Ich war neunzehn (original title)
1h 55m | Biography, Drama, War | Release date: September 12, 1968 (Hungary)
Storyline:
April 1945: 19-year-old Gregor Hecker reaches the outskirts of Berlin as part of the Red Army’s scouting team. Having fled Germany with his family when he was eight, he is confronted with the dilemma of having to fight men from his birth country. Through dealing with challenging situations (e.g. he is appointed commander of Bernau, talks to many disillusioned Germans, and keeps getting attacked by scattered groups of German soldiers), he grows more confident that not all hope is lost for post-war Germany. Based on the diary entries of director Konrad Wolf, the episodic movie authentically portrays the protagonist’s struggle to come to terms with his own past and identity.
Biologie! 1990
Biologie! 1990
1h 31m | Drama, Family, Romance | Release date: September 20, 1990 (West Germany)
Storyline:
Ulla is a sensitive and principled 10th-grader in a small East German town. When Winfried falls in love with her, he adopts her passion for protecting the environment. Ulla tries to stop illegal trout farm and gets her classmates involved.
