We Are Next of Kin 2022

We Are Next of Kin 2022

We Are Next of Kin 2022

We Are Next of Kin 2022
Wir sind dann wohl die Angehörigen (original title)
1h 58m | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Release date: November 3, 2022 (Germany)

Storyline:

One day in 1996 everything changes for 13-year-old Johann. For the first time in his life, he experiences true fear when his father is kidnapped. Johann and his mother are forced to go through 33 days of a living nightmare. After the police move into his family’s home, it increasingly seems that their investigative skills leave much to be desired. Desperate letters from his father reach Johann between various failed attempts at money drops. It gradually becomes clear that his father’s life can only be saved if the family doesn’t follow the police’s lead. The story of the kidnapping of Jan Philipp Reemstma, one of the richest men in Germany, from the perspective of the family. Based on the autobiographical book written by his son Johann Scheerer.

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Un nos ola’ leuad 1991

Un nos ola' leuad 1991

Un nos ola’ leuad 1991

Un nos ola’ leuad 1991
1h 38m | Drama | Release date: November 21, 1992 (Japan)

Storyline:

After many years in prison a man returns to his town of birth. The memories from his childhood, which culminate in the inexplicable murder of a young girl, are portrayed through flashbacks. The man walks through the town, the same way he walked as a boy.

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Ragazzi Fuori 1990

Ragazzi fuori 1990

Ragazzi fuori 1990

Ragazzi Fuori 1990
1h 50m | Drama | Release date: September 14, 1990 (Italy)

Storyline:

Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he’s met by Vita, a girl who’s come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?

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Amigomío 1994

Amigomío 1994

Amigomío 1994

Amigomío 1994
1h 55m | Drama | Release date: June 9, 1994 (Argentina)

Storyline:

A young father takes his son on a journey away from Buenos Aires and through the strange and wondrous world of rural South America. The man is unemployed and separated from the boy’s mother. The trip teaches the man to rediscover both the world outside urban Argentina, and also to rediscover his son.

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Somewhere Boy 2022 (s01)

Somewhere Boy 2022 (s01)

Somewhere Boy 2022 (s01)

Somewhere Boy 2022 (s01)
23m | Drama | Release date: October 16, 2022 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Danny was a baby when his mother was killed in a car crash. Overcome with grief, his father locked him away in a house, telling him the outside world is full of monsters that will spirit him away like his mother.

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Lima Elang 2011

Lima Elang 2011

Lima Elang 2011

Lima Elang 2011
1h 28m | Adventure, Drama, Family | Release date: August 25, 2011 (Indonesia)

Storyline:

Baron is reluctant to move from Jakarta to Balikpapan. In the new town, he chooses to play with his remote-controlled car, instead of making new friends. Despite his behavior, Baron is chosen to represent his school in a boy-scout camp with his schoolmate, the overtly optimistic Rusdi. Together with other friends, the fire expert Anton and the temperamental Aldi, and a strong girl they meet in a camp named Sindai, they stumble into an unexpected adventure as Rusdi and Anton are kidnapped by illegal loggers. Now it’s up to Baron, Aldi and Sindai to rescue their friends in this fun and thrilling adventure film for the whole family in the Lebaran holiday!

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A Thousand and One 2023

A Thousand and One 2023

A Thousand and One 2023

A Thousand and One 2023
1h 57m | Drama, Crime | Release date: March 31, 2023 (United States)

Storyline:

Unapologetic and free-spirited Inez kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.

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Chupa 2023

Chupa 2023

Chupa 2023

Chupa 2023
1h 35m | Action, Adventure, Drama | Release date: April 7, 2023 (United States)

Storyline:

Shy 13-year-old Alex (Evan Whitten) flies from Kansas City to Mexico to meet his extended family for the first time. There he meets his grandfather and former lucha libre champion Chava (Demián Bichir), energetic, wrestling-obsessed cousin Memo (Nickolas Verdugo), and fearless, hip cousin Luna (Ashley Ciarra). But just as Alex begins to get his bearings, he discovers a mythical creature living under his grandfather’s shed: a young chupacabra cub, which he recognizes from stories of the feared, full-grown chupacabra, fabled to feed on farmers’ livestock. Alex soon learns that his new friend Chupa has a secret history with his family, and that dogged, dangerous scientist Richard Quinn (Christian Slater) is hunting the misunderstood creature to try and harness his powers. To protect Chupa from impending danger, Alex sets off on the adventure of a lifetime.

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Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri 2019

Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri 2019

Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri 2019

Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri 2019
1h 41m | Comedy, Family | Release date: September 5, 2019 (Italy)

Storyline:

Jack has always wanted a little brother to play with, and when Gio is born, his parents tell him his brother is a “special” child. That’s when Gio turns into a superhero with amazing powers in his big brother’s imagination, like the ones in his comic books. Over time, however, Jack learns the truth: his brother has Down syndrome, a condition Jack decides to keep secret. When he goes to high school and falls in love with Arianna, he hides Gio’s very existence from her and his new friends. But how can you expect someone to love you if you conceal such an important part of yourself? In no time, the truth comes out, and Jack realizes that Gio’s energy and vitality are contagious. Gio’s original outlook does indeed change the world, just like a superhero.

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