The Perfect Game 2009

The Perfect Game 2009

The Perfect Game 2009
PG | 1h 58min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 1 April 2010 (Mexico)

Storyline:

Based on a true story. In 1957 a rag-tag, shoeless, poor group of kids from Monterrey, Mexico shocked the world by winning 13 games in a row and the Little League World Series in the only perfect game ever pitched in the Championship. These kids, led by their priest and a down-and-out former major leaguer embark on a journey through the southern US and up into Williamsport, PA for the Championship game. They encountered many adversities including nearly being deported and the bigotry that wouldn’t allow them into certain restaurants or travel on certain buses. They never lost their faith and eventually captured the hearts of both nations. This is a heart-warming inspirational story in the tradition of “Rudy”, “Hoosiers”, “Coach Carter” or “Friday Night Lights”.

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We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011
R | 1h 52min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 12 May 2011 (France)

Storyline:

Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the “incident”. Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva’s complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother.

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Stolen Summer 2002

Stolen Summer 2002

Stolen Summer 2002
PG | 1h 31min | Drama | 25 July 2003 (Italy)

Storyline:

Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he’s admonished by a nun to follow the path of the Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it’s his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven; having been told that Catholicism is the only sure path to the kingdom of the Lord, Pete decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism in order to improve their standing in the afterlife. Hoping to find a likely candidate, Pete begins visiting a nearby synagogue, where he gets to know Rabbi Jacobson, who responds to Pete’s barrage of questions with good humor. Pete also makes friends with the Rabbi’s son, Danny, who is about the same age; when he learns that Danny is seriously ill, he decides Danny would be an excellent choice for conversion. When the priest at Pete’s church informs Pete that all will be tested before they pass the Pearly Gates, he sets up a mini-decathlon and puts Danny in training as he attempts to reshape his spiritual thinking. Pete’s parents aren’t sure just what to make of Pete’s new summer project, and as they become acquainted with Rabbi Jacobson, they share their perspectives on the unexpected trials of parenting.

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Les Corps Ouverts 1998

Les corps ouverts 1998

Les corps ouverts 1998

Les Corps Ouverts 1998
47min | Drama | 24 June 1998 (France)

Storyline:

Actually, Rémi, who is of Arab descent, is a normal boy. He wants to graduate in economics, works in a greengrocer’s shop and hangs out with his friends. Then he sees a casting call for a new film on his school’s bulletin board. The director turns out to be looking for someone who wants to play a boy who loves other boys. “Is there also kissing in the film?”, asks Rémi. He does want to gain new experiences.

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Traumzähler 2001

Traumzähler 2001

Traumzähler 2001
18min | Short, Drama | 28 April 2001 (Germany)

User review:

It’s a little bit more than 15 minutes in length. Short films are tough to make and tough to review as the Director has a limited time to express his ideas and the viewer has a limited time to grasp them. That is probably the reason why short films never become too popular to general audiences or achieve recognition outside of the selected film festivals circuit where they are screened.

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