Let Me In 2010

Let Me In 2010

Let Me In 2010

Let Me In 2010
1h 56m | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Release date: October 1, 2010 (United States)

Storyline:

In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the twelve year-old Owen is a lonely and outcast boy bullied in school by Kenny and two other classmates; at home, Owen dreams of avenging himself against the trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old next door neighbor, Abby, who only appears during the night in the playground of their building. Meanwhile, Abby’s father is a wanted serial-killer who drains the blood of his victims to supply Abby, who is actually an ancient vampire. Abby advises Owen to fight Kenny; however, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Meanwhile a police officer is investigating the murder cases, believing that it is a satanic cult.

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The Doom Generation 1995

The Doom Generation 1995

The Doom Generation 1995

The Doom Generation 1995
1h 23m | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Release date: United States, October 27, 1995

Storyline:

Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex-and-violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickie marts.

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Mercy 2023

Mercy 2023

Mercy 2023

Mercy 2023
1h 25m | Action | Release date: May 19, 2023 (United States)

Storyline:

An ex-military doctor finds herself in a deadly battle for survival when the Irish mafia seize control of the hospital at which she works. When her son is taken hostage, she is forced to rely upon her battle-hardened past and lethal skills after realizing there’s no one left to save the day but her.

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Remote 1993

Remote 1993

Remote 1993

Remote 1993
1h 20m | Adventure, Comedy, Family | Release date: September 22, 1993 (United States)

Storyline:

Home Alone clone about a 13-year-old boy, obsessed with making remote controlled toys, decides to put them to use when he’s trapped in a vacant model suburban house with three moronic prison escapees whom he proceeds to make mincemeat out of them.

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Blackbird 2012

Blackbird 2012

Blackbird 2012

Blackbird 2012
1h 43m | Drama | Release date: June 12, 2013 (France)

Storyline:

This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely bond forms between Sean (Connor Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast). Deanna’s boyfriend is deeply threatened by Sean and Deanna’s friendship, resulting in a violent confrontation. Seeking to protect himself, Sean issues a death threat online – and is swiftly arrested. When the police raid Sean’s home, they find rifles, shotguns, knives and ammunition – all property of Sean’s father Ricky (Michael Buie), an avid hunter. They also find a supposed “hit list” with twenty names of people who have tormented Sean. The authorities and the media proclaim another Columbine has been narrowly averted, and soon Sean faces a terrifying imprisonment in a youth detention facility. Sean’s only hope is to overcome his dark image, and prove his innocence to Deanna and to his community.

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The Inner Shadow 2018

The Inner Shadow 2018

The Inner Shadow 2018

The Inner Shadow 2018
A Sombra Interior (original title)
16m | Short, Drama | Release date: August 24, 2018 (Brazil)

Storyline:

A young boy was raised by his father to learn how to hunt, how to build, and other skills that men should know. To him, his father was a paragon of masculinity, both admired and feared. But one day, he discovers another side of his father, a darker side that no one knows about…

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Povodyr 2014

Povodyr 2014

Povodyr 2014

Povodyr 2014
2h 2m | Drama, History | Release date: November 12, 2014 (Ukraine)

Storyline:

Peter is a 10-year-old boy living in the midst of turbulent early-1930s Soviet Ukraine. His father, an American engineer, is killed for obtaining secret documents about the repressions, which now are hidden in Peter’s book. The boy flees from the police with a blind kobzar (Ukrainian folk minstrel), Ivan Kocherga. Ivan does everything to help his young guide grow up and survive with a kind and clear soul that will not be hardened by what his eyes have seen. He tells his young guide elaborate stories that make him believe there can be a different reality from what he sees around him. The viewer is challenged to admit that the blind kobzar might see the world with greater clarity than those with perfect eyes.

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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets 2000

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets 2000

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets 2000

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets 2000
Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (original title)
1h 39m | Drama, Crime | Release date: November 25, 2000 (Morocco)

Storyline:

Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casablanca. They live in constant fear of Dib’s revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor – when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib’s gang. Matters are getting serious.

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