Hong Kong Rebels 2014
Hong Kong Rebels 2014
Stories Forlorn (original title)
1h 25min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 27 August 2016 (USA)
Storyline:
Struggling to find answers to his brother’s questionable suicide, a sixteen year old aspiring writer is lured into the underground world of Hong Kong, as the Chinese march their way over the border during the last summer under British rule, 1997.
It Happened in Europe 1948
It Happened in Europe 1948
Valahol Európában (original title)
1h 40min | Drama | 19 November 1948 (Austria)
Storyline:
A band of runaways and orphans of the war scour the countryside in search of food and shelter. They invade and then taken in by a musician and former concert pianist who’s hiding out in a ruined castle. After the initial altercation between them the gang accepts his guidance and he wins their respect by protecting them from the elements. However, disgruntled townsfolk want to chase away the gang who has been – in their search for survival – laying waste to their crops. A battle ensues ending in the death of a little boy – and resolution.
Buoyancy 2019
Buoyancy 2019
Not Rated | 1h 33min | Drama | 26 September 2019 (Australia)
Storyline:
A 14-year-old Cambodian boy leaves home in search of a better life but is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he realises his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his captors.
Twisted Romance 2008
Twisted Romance 2008
Vil romance (original title)
Unrated | 1h 43min | Drama, Romance | 25 November 2009 (France)
Storyline:
A boldly original tale of sexual power, dominance and oddly enough, love, Twisted Romance tells of the explosive relationship between a fragile young man and his volatile 50-year-old lover. Brooding teenager Raúl (Oscar Génova) and the rough-looking Roberto (Nehuén Zapata) meet and have an afternoon fling which turns sexually violent. Despite the age difference and the older man’s controlling nature, the two form an uneasy relationship. But when Raúl becomes involved with a fellow teen, the palpable sense of impending danger becomes even greater. Exploring the darker side of relationships rarely seen in contemporary gay cinema, Twisted Romance is a compelling drama capped with a shocking conclusion.
The Heirs 2015
The Heirs 2015
Los Herederos (original title)
Drama | 26 October 2015 (Mexico)
Storyline:
Teenagers’ leisure at full swing: a group of friends spend their holidays at parties, having sex, boozing, and partaking in any adventure that brings them a boost of adrenaline. As they use violence for entertainment and to fulfill their authoritarian fantasies, their adventures will show the cracks and the collapse of the perfect world they live in.
Victor… pendant qu’il est trop tard 1998
Victor… pendant qu’il est trop tard 1998
1h 28min | Drama | 16 December 1998 (France)
Storyline:
Young Victor experiences a traumatic flight from abusive parents and discovers a new mother in the prostitute Trish.
Genezis 2018
Genezis 2018
16 | 2h | Drama | 12 April 2018 (Hungary)
Storyline:
The three stories within Genesis are rooted in the biblical notion of family: a woman in her late thirties rediscovers the faith she lost as a child; a mother goes to extreme lengths to ensure that her child is saved from the fate that she was forced to endure; a Roma boy’s family are killed, and the perfect world of his childhood is destroyed. All three stories are based on real events that took place in Hungary: the Roma murders. The three protagonists are one way or another affected by these events, which change their lives fundamentally.
Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories 2015
Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories 2015
Cha và con và… (original title)
1h 42min | Crime, Drama | 20 April 2016 (France)
Storyline:
It is the late nineties, Vietnam is in economic turmoil and overpopulation has sparked political concern. Vu, a photography student, arrives in the sprawling metropolis of Saigon and moves into a slum neighborhood where he meets a mix of eccentric characters including Thang, a charismatic young man, who convinces Vu to get a vasectomy in order receive money from the government.
Une nuit, a travers champs 2019
Une nuit, a travers champs 2019
56min | Drama, Short | 2019
Storyline:
In a working class town near the border, Anthony and Dylan, two inseparable fourteen-year-olds, decide to set out by foot for a Retro House evening at a nightclub. While one wants to meet up with Océane, a girl he’s in love with, the other wants to escape his dealer brother, from whom he’s stolen money and some of his drug supply.
