Distant Thunder 1988

Distant Thunder 1988

Distant Thunder 1988

Distant Thunder 1988
R | 1h 54min | Drama | 11 November 1988 (USA)

Storyline:

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he’s been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

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The Cage 2017

The Cage 2017

The Cage 2017

The Cage 2017
1h 17min | Drama

Storyline:

A tale of a man coming back to his troubled home-town becomes a meditation on the queer body and the geography of identity. By dislocating the narrative, this neo-noir film interrogates contemporary colonial relationships and troubles the filmmaker’s relationship to ‘the West’.

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Dear Tenant 2020

Dear Tenant 2020

Dear Tenant 2020

Dear Tenant 2020
1h 46min | Drama | 23 October 2020 (Taiwan)

Storyline:

For the past five years, Lin has been looking after the son (Yo-yu) and the elderly mother (Mrs. Chou) of his deceased boyfriend (Li-wei). They live together like a family, and it is Lin’s way of remembering Li-wei – by continuing to be in the life he once had and loving the people he once loved. But when Mrs. Chou passes away, her other son (Li-gang) returns from overseas and discovers that Mrs. Chou’s property is passed on to Yo-yu, who has been legally adopted by Lin. Li-gang contacts the police, accusing Lin of killing his mother for attempting to own the property. As the ensuing investigation continues, more and more evidence mounts against Lin.

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A Little Bit of Freedom 2003

A Little Bit of Freedom 2003

A Little Bit of Freedom 2003

A Little Bit of Freedom 2003
Kleine Freiheit (original title)
1h 42min | Drama | 15 April 2004 (Germany)

Storyline:

Baran (Cagdas Bozkurt) is a young Kurd who was sent to Hamburg after his parents, who had helped Kurdish rebels, were betrayed and subsequently killed by the Turkish militia. Now that Baran is 16, he is no longer allowed to stay in Germany and faces the bleak prospect of getting deported back.

Baran meets Chernor (Leroy Delmar), an African boy who has the same problem and trafficks drugs to make some money. Chernor is openly gay and their friendship has sexual overtones from the beginning. Baran also has very little interest in girls, even though a marriage might solve his immigration-related legal trouble.

Things get even more complicated when Baran spots the traitor of his family and wants to kill him. However, the man pleads for his life and Baran spares him. After this act of forgiveness, Cherno and Baran have sex together for the first time, making it clear to Baran that his interest in Cherno goes beyond friendship.

Finally, both Cherno and Baran, who had made a desperate attempt to free Cherno, are arrested by the police.

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Sweet Thing 2020

Sweet Thing 2020

Sweet Thing 2020

Sweet Thing 2020
1h 31min | Drama | 22 October 2020 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

The story revolves around two siblings and their struggle to find solid ground in the homes of their alcoholic father and negligent mother. The children ultimately run away and find a temporary life for themselves.

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Dreamkatcher 2020

Dreamkatcher 2020

Dreamkatcher 2020

Dreamkatcher 2020
R | 1h 25min | Horror, Thriller | 27 April 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

Gail is forced to come to terms with Josh, her new stepson, at a remote country home. After stealing an evil talisman from a mysterious neighbor, Josh has sinister dreams of his dead mother, who commands Josh to murder Gail. When Josh’s dad returns, he and Gail suspect that their son has been possessed by an ancient, bloodthirsty spirit. Is it too late to save Josh’s life or their own?

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A Choo 2020

A Choo 2020

A Choo 2020

A Choo 2020
Da pen ti (original title)
1h 42min | Fantasy, Romance | 15 July 2020 (Taiwan)

Storyline:

Even when they were orphans, Wang Yizhi has always been in love with Xinxin. Now older, Yizhi decides to train as a boxer before he allows himself to profess his love, but only for her to fall for a geeky computer engineer who is secretly a popular superhero. When Xinxin gets kidnapped, Yizhi must prove his love and his fighting skills to get the girl of his dreams.

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