The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013
La distancia más larga (original title)
1h 53m | Drama | 21 November 2013 (Spain)

Storyline:

Two sides of the same country: a chaotic and violent city contrasting against a natural paradise where the oldest mountains on the planet can be found. Two main characters that find each other at a crucial moment. Two fearless journeys, one that begins as a childlike adventure and ends up on the other side of the country and a one-way journey, free and determined. The same destiny will inevitably bond a woman with her grandson. Without knowing it they are part of an unbreakable family circle that deeply unites them. Second opportunities will arise while individual freedom of choice will become imposing. Everything comes together to tell us: there is only one destiny, the one you choose for yourself.

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Long Time No Sea 2018

Long Time No Sea 2018

Long Time No Sea 2018

Long Time No Sea 2018
1h 36m | Drama, Family, Musical | 15 June 2018 (Taiwan)

Storyline:

“The wind came, the ocean stayed, yet I am still here without you.” Raised by his grandma, Ma Na Wei has lived a frugal life on Lanyu (Orchid Island). At the Tao tribe community’s elementary school, a newly qualified teacher, Yu Zhongxun, sees the tiny island as a backward and boring place. He desperately wants to get back to his former colorful metropolitan life. Yu saw an opportunity to get a decent performance evaluation by having the students participate in the annual Aboriginal Dance Competition. As the students and teachers work to prepare for the competition, they explore their potentials and reclaim their lost pride and courage.

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Teenosaurus Rex 2017

Teenosaurus Rex 2017

Teenosaurus Rex 2017

Teenosaurus Rex 2017
Das Pubertier (original title)
1h 34m | Comedy, Drama | 6 July 2017 (Germany)

Storyline:

She was sweet, she was cute. But just before her 14th birthday, Daddy’s little princess mutates into a petulant pubescent nightmare. Journalist Hannes Wenger decides to take a time-out from work to guide his daughter Carla through this difficult phase in her life and, above all, to keep her away from alcohol, boys and other temptations. This is easier said than done, however, and when his wife Sara goes back to work, Hannes proves himself entirely inept at raising a teenager. Whether it’s Carla’s birthday party, her mobile phone contract or her first time, Hannes makes one awkward blunder after another. The fact that other teens have embarrassing fathers provides only faint consolation; Hannes’ best friend is a war reporter named Holger who prefers to be shot at in war zones rather than stay at home and be driven crazy by his own teenage nightmare.

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First Love 2007

First Love 2007

First Love 2007

First Love 2007
Hatsu-koi (original title)
1h 36min | Crime, Drama, Romance | May 2007 (New Zeland)

Storyline:

A story about coming of age, coming out and a gay marriage that is sprinkled with both love and comedy, at the centre of which is a teenager who doesn’t yet know what he wants.

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The Pit 2020

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The Pit 2020
1h 30min | Drama | 1 April 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

After a neighbor’s daughter throws some contemptuous remarks about his dead father, ten years old boy teaches the girl a cruel lesson thereby condemning himself in the eyes of the surrounding folk.

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Please Don’t Save Me 2020

Please Don't Save Me 2020

Please Don’t Save Me 2020

Please Don’t Save Me 2020
Nareul guhaji maseyo (original title)
1h 33min | Drama | 10 September 2020 (South Korea)

Storyline:

After Seon Yu’s father committed suicide leaving behind a large sum of debt for them, Mother and 12-year-old Seon Yu move to a new place to have new start. After transferring to a new school there, she gets a lot of attention from prankster Jeong Guk. Will Jeong Guk be able to Seon Yu from the depression she’s in?

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Born a King 2019

Born a King 2019

Born a King 2019

Born a King 2019
1h 43min | Drama, History | 26 September 2019 (Saudi Arabia)

Storyline:

An extraordinary real life story set in 1919 , BORN A KING is a coming-of-age story about Faisal, a 14 year old teenage Arab prince who is dispatched from the deserts of Arabia to London by his warrior father, Prince Abdul Aziz, on a high stakes diplomatic mission to secure the formation of his country. In London he must negotiate with some of the pre-eminent figures of the age, including Lord Curzon and Winston Churchill, while forming a friendship with Princess Mary who helps guide him through the corridors of power.

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Confessions of an Invisible Girl 2021

Confessions of an Invisible Girl 2021

Confessions of an Invisible Girl 2021

Confessions of an Invisible Girl 2021
Confissões de uma Garota Excluída (original title)
1h 31min | Comedy, Drama | 22 September 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

Tetê doesn’t feel accepted either at school or at home. When her unemployed parents must move in with her grandparents to their home in Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro, the 16-year-old girl must start over at a new school. She will try everything not to be bullied again, and maybe make friends and have a social life.

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