The Gate of Youth 1981
The Gate of Youth 1981
Seishun no mon (original title)
2h 25m | Drama | 15 January 1981 (Japan)
Storyline:
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner.
Father and Son 2003
Father and Son 2003
Otets i syn (original title)
1h 37m | Drama | 12 September 2003 (Russia)
Storyline:
A father and his son live together in a roof-top apartment. They have lived alone for years in their own private world, full of memories and daily rites. Sometimes they seem like brothers. Sometimes even like lovers. Following in his father’s path, Aleksei attends military school. He likes sports, tends to be irresponsible and has problems with his girlfriend. She is jealous of Aleksei’s close relationship with his father. Despite knowing that all sons must one day live their own lives, Aleksei is conflicted; his father knows he should accept a better job in another city, perhaps search for a new wife, but who will ease the pain of Aleksei’s nightmares?
The Boy Soldier 1981
The Boy Soldier 1981
Allons z’enfants (original title)
Storyline:
This is a coming of age drama adapted from the 1952 Yves Gibeau novel of the same title. A young anti-militarist is forcibly sent to military school by his father. He’s a bookish pacifist who endures being bullied by his superiors all throughout school, not out of weakness rather out of strength to deny violence it’s coveted reciprocity. On the eve of his much anticipated graduation day, Word War II ensues and swaps out the freedom he earned for the brutality of its first front lines. An original score by French composer Phillipe Sarde with photography directed by Yves Boisset sets the atmosphere of 1932 in France.
Rhapsody in August 1991
Rhapsody in August 1991
Hachigatsu no rapusodî (original title)
1h 38m | Drama | 16 December 1991 (USA)
Storyline:
Three generations’ responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Naakt 2006
Naakt 2006
7m | Short, Drama | 28 September 2006 (Netherlands)
Storyline:
Eight-year-old Erik’s mother takes him to the sauna for the first time in his life. There, he has to disrobe and sees lots of naked men and women around him. He feels very uncomfortable at first but then he seems to enjoy it.
Marie Baie des Anges 1997
Marie Baie des Anges 1997
1h 30m | Drama, Romance | 31 August 1997 (Italy)
Storyline:
A random montage of disturbing images tell a story about one summer in the lives of two teenagers who somehow find love within each other, Orso and Marie. After they realize this, they run off to a hidden island off the coast of France where they can not be bothered until Orso’s hunger for danger and crime become too much for him, forcing him to return to his normal life…
Lockdown 2021
Lockdown 2021
1h 36m | Drama | 23 July 2021 (Philippines)
Storyline:
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Danny is one of the OFWs who lost their job because of the crisis. Upon returning home, Danny escapes the quarantine facility to reunite with his family only to be welcomed by the dire condition of his invalid father, Gener. Looking for a decent job, Danny seeks the help of his former gay benefactor, Lito, in order to finance Gener’s medication. Instead, Lito endorses Danny to his friend Rene, who runs an online sex den masquerading as a legitimate coffee shop. This opens Danny to the world of cybersex.
A Different Kind of War 1996
A Different Kind of War 1996
Milhama A’Heret (originl title)
14min | Short, Drama, War | 2004 (Israel)
Storyline:
How does one find dignity and self worth in a world of war? In 2000, when the El Aqsa intifada begins, Palestinians from Beit Jala routinely fire on the Gilo neighborhood of southern Jerusalem. Young teen boys, Zahi and his friends, climb to the top of the wall separating Giol from Beit Jala, and shout taunts at the Arabs who in turn take pot shots at the boys. Zahi’s younger brother is Noni, a boy who would rather put on his mother’s makeup than play the soldier. Against the backdrop of the last days of the school year and a school play that the Prime Minister will attend in which Noni has been cast as King David, Zahi forces Noni to climb the wall. Is death at hand?
