Pollux 2018
Pollux 2018
23m | Short, Drama | 8 September 2018 (France)
Storyline:
No summer camp this year for 13-year-old Vivian and Max because of the imminent closure of the factory where their parents are working. But Vivian has a plan to make money and allow them to go to the camp anyway. Accompanied by Tom, their childhood friend, they will run into a race against time.
Rival 2020
Rival 2020
Rivale (original title)
1h 36m | Drama | 15 August 2021 (Ukraine)
Storyline:
Nine-year-old Roman follows his mother Oksana to Germany where she is working illegally. She is living there with the 62-year-old widower Gert who suffers from diabetes. Gert tries to make friends with the boy, but Roman struggles for his mother’s attention. When Oksana suddenly falls ill, Roman is left alone with his rival. Gert turns out to be a good playmate until he dies in an accident. Roman is all alone and can now live out his wild curiosity and longing for freedom.
Hijos de la Sal 2018
Hijos de la Sal 2018
1h 43m | Drama | 31 August 2018 (Venezuela)
Storyline:
In Cumaragues, Venezuela an elderly father, Evaristo and his pubescent children, Enrique (13) and Maria (16) survive by harvesting salt from the sea. After the father dies, they live alone. Isolated from the outside world they become increasingly distanced, whilst their lust starts to blossom. Their lives get a lot harder. The brutal reality of harvesting sea salt coincides with their blossoming sexuality. Their lives of solitude drive them further apart whilst awakening lust makes itself known.
The Republic of ShKID 1966
The Republic of ShKID 1966
Respublika ShKID (original title)
1h 40m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 29 December 1966 (Soviet Union)
Storyline:
The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters – Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director (Yursky) is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.
The Boys of Beslan 2005
The Boys of Beslan 2005
47m | Documentary | 2005
Storyline:
May 25, 2005, the last day of school in Beslan, Russia, celebrated with the Ceremony of the Last Bell. A graduating senior carries a new student who rings a bell for the last time. The school year started on September 1st and was to be no different than any other. Tragically, within 48 hours, those youthful delights would be dashed by death and destruction. Chechen rebels had targeted School #1 in another misguided attempt at bringing attention to their country’s plight. They had crafted an intricate plot to take hostage over twelve hundred students, parents and staff in achieve their goals. The plan failed. A huge bomb was detonated by accident and 344 hostages were killed, 172 of them were children. But THE BOYS OF BESLAN is not so much about the slaughter of innocents, but the spirit and resiliency of youth, embodied in the shining faces of young survivors Kazik and Asik. For even as they speak so sadly of the horror they witnessed that dark day in September, there is still the twinkle of hope in their eyes. These brave boys are not dwelling in the past but look firmly toward the future, one that will include, at last … peace on earth.
Unter der Sonne 2006
Unter der Sonne 2006
1h | Drama | 25 January 2006 (Germany)
Storyline:
August 1984. During summer vacation Victor stays with his aunt and cousin. The incident at the bridge might not have happened, if it wasn’t for his crush on his fifteen-year-old cousin Denise or his fear of the neighbors dog.
Forever Mary 1989
Forever Mary 1989
Mery per sempre (original title)
1h 42m | Drama, Crime | 4 May 1989 (Italy)
Storyline:
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamored of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?
Place des Victoires 2019
Place des Victoires 2019
1h 42m | Drama | 21 August 2019 (France)
Storyline:
Place des Victoires is the story of an improbable and life-saving encounter between Bruno, a forty-year-old marginalized by professional and family setbacks, and Gagic, a mischievous street kid. Bruno will gradually rise to the surface, guided by this sunny little boy, full of mischief and poetry.
Streetchild 1991
Streetchild 1991
Gossenkind (original title)
1h 28m | Drama | 9 April 1992 (Germany)
Storyline:
Axel is 14 years old, male prostitute, living in Düsseldorf. His mother drinks and her friends abuses him. He is sent to a bar to pick up customers. There he meets Karl-Heinz, and a loving relationship begins.
