Matei copil miner 2013
Matei copil miner 2013
1h 20m | Drama, Family | Release date: November 22, 2013 (Romania)
Storyline:
Matei, a young boy on the verge of adolescence is fascinated by the past of the Transylvanian mining region he lives in. Upon his return from an initiation journey filled with rich discoveries through the big city, he faces the loss of innocence when confronted with the death of his grandfather.
Mammo 1994
Mammo 1994
2h 10m | Drama | Release date: June 8, 1994 (India)
Storyline:
13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister, Mehmooda alias Mammo. Quite outspoken and embittered over his dad abandoning him, Riyaz does not have many friends, save for Rohan. When Mammo plans a surprise birthday party for him, Riyaz is offended as he believes his friends will make fun of him as his lifestyle is not as good as their’s. Fayyuzi and Riyaz have an argument with Mammo, and she leaves for the Mosque at Haji Ali, but returns when both apologize to her. Although Mammo was born in Panipat during the British Raj, she was one of thousands of Muslims who left for Pakistan. She was married over there, could not conceive, was branded a “barren woman”, and asked to leave. Having nowhere else to go, she came to live with her widowed sister in Bombay on a temporary Visa. Every month she would walk to the nearest Police Station and get an extension. She finally paid a Rs.4800/ as a bribe in order to get a permanent visa through Inspector Apte. When Apte was transferred, a new Police Inspector took over, processed her papers, held her to be an illegal immigrant, arrested her, had her escorted to the Bombay Central Railway Station, board the Frontier Mail, which would return her to Pakistan. Riyaz and Fayyuzi make every possible attempt to trace and bring her back, which was all in vain. Now 20 years later, Riyaz has grown up and has written a book about his Mammo, hoping that someday, somewhere she will find it and they will be reunited again.
Bruce Lee and the Outlaw 2018
Bruce Lee and the Outlaw 2018
1h 25m | Documentary | Release date: June 8, 2018 (United Kingdom)
Storyline:
Nicu, a young homeless boy, is adopted by Bruce Lee, the notorious “King of the Underworld” and goes to live with him in the tunnels underneath Bucharest. As Nicu grows up, he starts to realize that he is not the perfect father.
Toto And His Sisters 2014
Toto And His Sisters 2014
Toto si surorile lui (original title)
1h 34m | Documentary, Drama, Family | Release date: January 6, 2016 (France)
Storyline:
Totonel (10) and his sisters, Andreea (14) and Ana (17), are waiting for their mother to come back home from prison. As they grow up, each of them learns how to survive on their own, hoping that when their mother returns, the family will be reunited.
Servants 2020
Servants 2020
Sluzobníci (original title)
1h 20m | Drama | Release date: March 2020 (Czech Republic)
Storyline:
The year is 1980. Michal and Juraj are students at a theological seminary in totalitarian Czechoslovakia. Fearing the dissolution of their school, the tutors are moulding the seminarians into a shape satisfactory to the ruling Communist Party. Each of the young students must decide if he will give into the temptation and choose the easier way of collaborating with the regime, or if he will subject himself to draconian surveillance by the secret police.
The Scouting Book for Boys 2009
The Scouting Book for Boys 2009
1h 33m | Drama, Thriller | Release date: March 19, 2010 (Ireland)
Storyline:
Best friends David and Emily enjoy their carefree life in a coastal caravan park. When they learn that Emily is being forced to move away, David he agrees to help her hide out in a remote cave on the beach. Emily’s absence soon becomes complicated, as David watches the effect on her family and police suspect one of their neighbors of involvement. When Emily tells David the real reason she wants to hide, his world is shattered. With his complex feelings for Emily growing stronger due to their shared hidden existence, David takes action.
Sun and Concrete 2023
Sun and Concrete 2023
Sonne und Beton (original title)
1h 59m | Adventure, Crime, Drama | Release date: March 2, 2023 (Germany)
Storyline:
The four Friends Lukas, Julius, Gino and Sanchez are trying to survive the everyday life in Neukölln, Berlin between Drugs, Gangs, Rap, Violence and Boredom. Until they are one day making a serious decision with serious consequences because of a dead certain Plan.
Montana 2014
Montana 2014
1h 48m | Action, Crime, Drama | Release date: December 11, 2014 (United Kingdom)
Storyline:
In the mean streets of London’s East End, a former Serbian commando and a 14-year old boy plot revenge against a powerful crime lord and his ruthless lieutenants. As our heroes prepare to take on their enemies, the boy is mentored in the dark arts of assassination and learns the true meaning of friendship, honour, and respect.
