Too Little for Such a Big War 1970

Too Little for Such a Big War 1970

Too Little for Such a Big War 1970

Too Little for Such a Big War 1970
Prea mic pentru un razboi atît de mare (original title)
1h 17m | Drama, War | Release date: February 3, 1970 (Romania)

Storyline:

A young boy becomes callous to the deaths and battles that rage during World War II.

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Matei copil miner 2013

Matei copil miner 2013

Matei copil miner 2013

Matei copil miner 2013
1h 20m | Drama, Family | Release date: November 22, 2013 (Romania)

Storyline:

Matei, a young boy on the verge of adolescence is fascinated by the past of the Transylvanian mining region he lives in. Upon his return from an initiation journey filled with rich discoveries through the big city, he faces the loss of innocence when confronted with the death of his grandfather.

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Lupu 2013

Lupu 2013

Lupu 2013

Lupu 2013
1h 17m | Drama | Release date: October 4, 2013 (Romania)

Storyline:

Wolf is a lonely boy who surrounds himself by a world that responds to his desires. He brings Clara, the girl he loves, inside this world but when he can’t be sure if she is still real or become imaginary he feels trapped and wants to escape.

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Wild Youth 2022

Wild Youth 2022

Wild Youth 2022

Wild Youth 2022
18m | Short | 2022

Storyline:

Wild Youth tells the story of Bram, a 12-year-old boy during the two weeks he spends on a campground with his 25-year-old uncle. In this temporary arena where the emptiness of the calm campsite induces a sense of invincibility, he is immersed in unlimited fun, new experiences and a first vacation love at the hands of his new friends. In short, the bliss of being young.

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Mammo 1994

Mammo 1994

Mammo 1994

Mammo 1994
2h 10m | Drama | Release date: June 8, 1994 (India)

Storyline:

13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister, Mehmooda alias Mammo. Quite outspoken and embittered over his dad abandoning him, Riyaz does not have many friends, save for Rohan. When Mammo plans a surprise birthday party for him, Riyaz is offended as he believes his friends will make fun of him as his lifestyle is not as good as their’s. Fayyuzi and Riyaz have an argument with Mammo, and she leaves for the Mosque at Haji Ali, but returns when both apologize to her. Although Mammo was born in Panipat during the British Raj, she was one of thousands of Muslims who left for Pakistan. She was married over there, could not conceive, was branded a “barren woman”, and asked to leave. Having nowhere else to go, she came to live with her widowed sister in Bombay on a temporary Visa. Every month she would walk to the nearest Police Station and get an extension. She finally paid a Rs.4800/ as a bribe in order to get a permanent visa through Inspector Apte. When Apte was transferred, a new Police Inspector took over, processed her papers, held her to be an illegal immigrant, arrested her, had her escorted to the Bombay Central Railway Station, board the Frontier Mail, which would return her to Pakistan. Riyaz and Fayyuzi make every possible attempt to trace and bring her back, which was all in vain. Now 20 years later, Riyaz has grown up and has written a book about his Mammo, hoping that someday, somewhere she will find it and they will be reunited again.

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Bruce Lee and the Outlaw 2018

Bruce Lee and the Outlaw 2018

Bruce Lee and the Outlaw 2018

Bruce Lee and the Outlaw 2018
1h 25m | Documentary | Release date: June 8, 2018 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Nicu, a young homeless boy, is adopted by Bruce Lee, the notorious “King of the Underworld” and goes to live with him in the tunnels underneath Bucharest. As Nicu grows up, he starts to realize that he is not the perfect father.

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Toto And His Sisters 2014

Toto And His Sisters 2014

Toto And His Sisters 2014

Toto And His Sisters 2014
Toto si surorile lui (original title)
1h 34m | Documentary, Drama, Family | Release date: January 6, 2016 (France)

Storyline:

Totonel (10) and his sisters, Andreea (14) and Ana (17), are waiting for their mother to come back home from prison. As they grow up, each of them learns how to survive on their own, hoping that when their mother returns, the family will be reunited.

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