Rodløs 2014

Rodløs 2014

Rodløs 2014

Rodløs 2014
20min | Short, Drama | 10 April 2014 (Denmark)

Storyline:

Wayward is a coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old girl who works at a car mechanic’s and hangs out with her friends. She challenges boundaries in her search for identity, but her behavior has repercussions that force her to acknowledge new aspects of who she is.

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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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Virgina 1991

Virgina 1991

Virgina 1991

Virgina 1991
Virdzina (original title)
1h 41min | Drama | 5 April 1991 (Yugoslavia)

Storyline:

“Virgina” tells a tale from the end of the 19th century. It took place in a isolated village near the Adriatic Sea. Because of the extreme patriarchal culture there is a superstition that families without male heirs are cursed. When the wife of a farmer gives birth to their fourth daughter, father decides that the child will become a so-called “Virgina” and that she will live as a man, so that she can work and be the family heir. This heartbreaking story of Virgina’s life is told with strong words, augmented with harsh environment.

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The Reflecting Skin 1990

The Reflecting Skin 1990

The Reflecting Skin 1990

The Reflecting Skin 1990
R | 1h 36min | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 9 November 1990 (UK)

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A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her. He must deal with an abusive mother, a father with a charge of molestation, a band of youths creating havoc, and an unforgiving environment in general.

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As You Are 2016

As You Are 2016

As You Are 2016
1h 50min | Drama, Mystery | 24 February 2017 (USA)

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Set in the early 1990’s, “As You Are” is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation.

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Sønner av Norge 2011

Sønner av Norge 2011

Sønner av Norge 2011
1h 27min | Drama | 9 September 2011 (Norway)

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It’s not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party… One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj hit the wall in their new terrace house in Rykkinn. Magnus is an architect, hippie and free spirit, a glaring exception in a community where equality and conformity is the norm. He always stands up for his son, supporting him unconditionally, even when Nikolaj decides to stop giving a damn. SONS OF NORWAY is a film about rebellion, punk rock, suburban hell and the struggle between freaks and punks. But most of all, it’s the story of an unusual father-son relationship, and about the strength of the bonds we sometimes do our best to rip apart.

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Empire of the Sun 1987

Empire of the Sun 1987

Empire of the Sun 1987
2h 33min | Drama, History, War | 25 December 1987 (USA)

Storyline:

Based on J. G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.

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