Padrenostro 2020

Padrenostro 2020

Padrenostro 2020

Padrenostro 2020
2h | Drama | 24 September 2020 (Italy)

Storyline:

Rome, 1976. Valerio is ten years old and has a lively imagination. His life as a child is turned upside down when, with his mother Gina, he witnesses an attack on his father Alfonso by a terrorist group. From that moment on, fear and a sense of vulnerability leave a dramatic mark on the feelings of the whole family. But it is precisely in those difficult days that Valerio gets to know Christian, a boy not much older than him. Solitary, rebellious and shameless, he seems to have appeared out of nowhere. That meeting, in a summer filled with discoveries, will change their lives forever.

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Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets (2021)

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)

Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets (2021)

Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
R | Drama | 12 January 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

In the emotionally charged, wild and humorous world of sixteen year old James Whitman, we see his struggle to overcome anxiety and depression by seeking advice from Dr. Bird – an imaginary pigeon therapist – in the wake of his sister’s disappearance.

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Lobster Dinner 2018

Lobster Dinner 2018

Lobster Dinner 2018

Lobster Dinner 2018
15min | Short, Drama, Family | February 2018 (Germany)

Storyline:

Left home alone one evening, a 12-year-old boy steals some live lobsters from his parents fridge. He brings these, as a gift, to the single mother of his best friend, only to claim in his house a place that goes beyond that of a dinner seat.

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Spring in My Hometown 1998

Spring in My Hometown 1998

Spring in My Hometown 1998

Spring in My Hometown 1998
Areumdawoon sheejul (original title)
2h | Drama, War | 21 November 1998 (South Korea)

Storyline:

A story of two 13-year-old boys in a small country village during the last days of the Korean War. Sungmin’s father gets a job at US army camp through his daughter’s American boyfriend, and the family gets richer. But Changhee’s father has been long-lost and his mother can’t even afford one meal a day for her children. One day, the boys peep into a deserted mill-house which is unofficially used for prostitution, and find out Changhee’s mother with a GI soldier. Changhee sets fire to the place and runs away. Months later, Sungmin hears a rumor that his best friend has been killed by a group of angry American soldiers and makes an empty grave with other boys. A year later, Sungmin’s father gets fired for stealing things from the camp. Sangmin goes to Changhee’s grave to bid farewell and the family leaves the village.

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