Gomen 2002

Gomen 2002

Gomen 2002
1h 43min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 12 October 2002 (Japan)

Storyline:

Sexuality blooms early when an elementary school student boy falls in love with a junior high school girl in tandem with the onset of his puberty. It is barely younger man and older woman relationship, but all concerned are proud and on a high including the students’ adoring parents.

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Deep End 1970 UNCUT

Deep End 1970 UNCUT

Deep End 1970 UNCUT
1h 32min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 18 March 1971 (Denmark)

Storyline:

15-year-old Mike takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike does his best to sabotage the relationship, to the extent of stalking both her and her fiancé. Mike becomes increasingly desperate to have Susan for himself, with tragic results.

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The Mirror 1975

The Mirror 1975

The Mirror 1975
Zerkalo (original title)
1h 47min | Biography, Drama | 7 March 1975 (Soviet Union)

Storyline:

Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.

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Ciao Bella 2007

Ciao Bella 2007

Ciao Bella 2007
1h 26min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 3 August 2007 (Sweden)

Storyline:

Mustafa Moradi is aching to find a girlfriend. On the other end of the city, Linnea is desperately searching for a guy with style, courage and a burning passion.

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La lengua de las mariposas 1999

La lengua de las mariposas 1999

La lengua de las mariposas 1999
R | 1h 36min | Drama | 24 September 1999 (Spain)

Storyline:

For Moncho, it’s an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque, he begins to figure out some of the mysteries of Eros, and, with his older brother, a budding saxophone player, he makes a trip with the band from their town in Galicia. But it’s also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Moncho’s father is a Republican as is the aging teacher, Don Gregorio. As sides are drawn and power falls clearly to one side, the forces of fear, violence, and betrayal alter profoundly what should be the pleasure of coming of age.

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