Medeas 2013

Medeas 2013

Medeas 2013

Medeas 2013
1h 37min | Drama | 22 May 2015 (Mexico)

Storyline:

Medeas is a daring and lyrical exploration of alienation and desperation through the intimate observation of a family’s inner lives and their relationship to each other and their environment. Without moral judgment, it probes the boundaries of human behavior and the lengths to which people can be driven for love and self-preservation.

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For a Lost Soldier 1992

For a Lost Soldier 1992

For a Lost Soldier 1992

For a Lost Soldier 1992
Voor een verloren soldaat (original title)
1h 32min | Drama, Romance, War | 22 May 1992 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

The story of a romantic relationship between a grown-up and a child. Set in the Netherlands near the end of WWII, the film is a flashback recalling an adolescent relationship between Jeroen and a Canadian soldier. A difficult subject handled with style and feeling.

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El Ultimo Verano de la Boyita 2009

El Ultimo Verano de la Boyita 2009

El Ultimo Verano de la Boyita 2009
1h 33min | Drama | 5 November 2009 (Argentina)

Storyline:

Young Jorgelina feels estranged from her boy-crazy older sister, who has entered adolescence and doesn’t want to hang around with little kids anymore. Finding refuge in their Boyita camper-van, Jorgelina travels with her father to the countryside, where her lifelong playmate Mario is undergoing some unexpected changes of his own.

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The Devil’s Playground 1976

The Devil's Playground 1976

The Devil’s Playground 1976

The Devil’s Playground 1976
1h 47min | Drama | 12 August 1976 (Australia)

Storyline:

Fred Schepisi’s film, ‘The Devil’s Playground’ is an intimate portrait of Tom, a thirteen-year-old struggling in spirit and body with the constraints of living in a Catholic seminary. It is also the story of the Brothers and how they cope with the demands of their faith.

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Toilers and the Wayfarers 1995

Toilers and the Wayfarers 1995

Toilers and the Wayfarers 1995
1h 16min | Drama | 14 March 1997 (USA)

Storyline:

Phillip and Dieter nearly suffocate hiding their sexual identity in the face of puritanical small town values. Joined by a mysterious German relative, the three misfits escape to the big city searching for a place to belong.

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The Demons 2015

The Demons 2015

The Demons 2015

The Demons 2015
Les démons (original title)
1h 58min | Drama | 30 October 2015 (Canada)

Storyline

Montréal is in the midst of a series of kidnappings of young boys, and Félix, at ten, is just finishing up the year at school. Gradually, his “imaginary demons” start to reflect those of the remarkably troubling and disruptive world around him.

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Small Windows 1972

Small Windows 1972

Small Windows 1972
1h 23min | Drama, Romance | Video 1972

Storyline:

Following the death of his mother 13-year-old Jon is sent to live with his cousin Anne. Soon, the two begin to grow close, and a relationship develops.

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The First Time on the Grass 1975

The First Time on the Grass 1975

The First Time on the Grass 1975

The First Time on the Grass 1975
La prima volta, sull’erba (original title)
1h 35min | Drama, Romance | 2 September 1976 (Colombia)

Storyline:

During a vacation, a teenager couple falls in love. Then their single parents fall in love too.

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Forsta karleken 1992

Forsta karleken 1992

Forsta karleken 1992

Forsta karleken 1992
Första kärleken (original title)
25min | Drama | TV Mini-Series (1992– )

Storyline:

Daniel Andersson looks forward to yet another exciting summer together with his friend Anders, but this year he’ll be spending most of his time with someone else. Anna, who is deaf, has moved in with her parents in the cottage next door. One day, while Daniel is swimming in a nearby lake, Anna shows up unexpectedly, and the two hit it off immediately. Before long, their friendship develops into a romance. Little do they know, local bad boy Jesper has been spying on them swimming, and Anna has caught his eye. When Jesper tries to move in on Anna, trouble ensues.

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