Marhulový lekvár 1988

Marhulový lekvár 1988

Marhulový lekvár 1988
55min | Drama | TV Movie 1988

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Television adaptation of F. Karinthy’s story about how important it is to have a sense of home. The apricot jeweler symbolizes the home, family well-being, which the little boy Ferko, living with his parents in a Hungarian town of the 30’s of the 20th century, desperately hopes for. A mother with an unfulfilled desire to become a famous pianist and a father with an even more distant dream to be a world-famous and wealthy writer to a son have no time or even a loving word. His loving companion is only Manci, who, however, leaves for misunderstanding with his lords. Ferko remains alone, disappointed and reluctant to accept the friendship of a new maid of Raza. But he also has his great dream, and Rosa will help him meet him.

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Islands 2017

Islands 2017

Islands (2017)
Les îles (original title)
23min | Short, Drama, Fantasy | 15 August 2018 (France)

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A melancholy reflection on the power of desire, suspended between the dream and urgency of the flesh, in which attraction is also horror. A mysterious and retro-technical nightmare at Leos Carax, where the fiction is reality and only those who love can get out of it.

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Sweet Sixteen 2002

Sweet Sixteen 2002

Sweet Sixteen 2002
R | 1h 46min | Crime, Drama | 4 October 2002 (UK)

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Liam is a young, restless teen struggling to realize his dream in the gritty and dismal streets of Greenock, where unemployment is rampant and little hope is available to the city’s youth. He is waiting for the release of his mother, Jean, from prison where she is completing a prison term for a crime that her boyfriend actually committed. Her boyfriend, Stan, is a crude and obnoxious drug pusher is partnered by Liam’s equally rough and foul-mouthed, mean-spirited grandfather. Liam is determined to rescue his mother from both of them, which means creating a safe haven beyond their reach. But first he’s got to raise the cash–no small feat for a young man. It’s not long before Liam and his pals’ crazy schemes lead them into all sorts of trouble. Finding himself dangerously out of his depth, Liam knows he should walk away. Only this time, he just can’t let go.

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Futuro Beach 2014

Futuro Beach 2014

Futuro Beach 2014
Praia do Futuro (original title)
Unrated | 1h 46min | Drama, Romance | 27 February 2015 (USA)

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Shortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato’s past catches up with him.

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Meri Nimmo 2018

Meri Nimmo 2018

Meri Nimmo 2018
Not Rated | 1h 30min | Drama | 27 April 2018 (India)

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The story revolves around Nimmo (Patil), who is soon to be wed. Her only friend, and constant companion is a little boy (Dave) who also has a massive crush on her. While the little boy’s innocence prevents him from understanding the complications of marriage, it does not prevent him from trying some wacky ideas to keep his love from marrying someone else.

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About a Young Man 2014

About a Young Man 2014

About a Young Man 2014
1h 15m | Drama | 2013

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Shy Niklas, together with other young men of his age, must undergo the compulsory medical examination preceding the obligatory military service. He feels deeply humiliated and gets seriously traumatized, as he by hazard has the misfortune of being thoroughly examined naked by a young female physician who lives next door to him (and whom he is secretly in love with). This trauma turns his immediate daily life into a nightmare, with both suicide and murder thoughts troubling his confused mind. And he will soon be given a military weapon…

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Nanami: The Inferno of First Love 1968

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love 1968

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love 1968

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love 1968
Hatsukoi: Jigoku-hen (original title)
X | 1h 27min | Drama, Romance | 10 June 1969 (USA)

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In the seminal tragedy of a love story, which is shot in a documentary style, a young and inexperienced man falls for a nude and desirable model and the consequences are painful. The hot spots of downtown Tokyo are magical while it lasts however.

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