West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998
1h 45m | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Release date: October 30, 1998 (Norway)

Storyline:

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

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Language of Love 1969

Language of Love 1969

Language of Love 1969

Language of Love 1969
Ur kärlekens språk (original title)
1h 42m | Documentary, Drama | Release date: October 2, 1969 (Sweden)

Storyline:

A modern advanced film about sexual education an behaviour based on the clinical research made by famous American and Swedish doctors. The film centres around a panel; Inge and Sten Hegeler, Maj-Brith Bergstroem-Walan and Sture Cullhed, all well known, reputable experts, who have devoted their scientific studies to the various fields of sexual life. The film deals with all kinds of problems connected with the sexual relationship of people. Whilst every question is discussed by the panel., the film illustrates; the difference between male and female sexual organs and their functions, positions, and authentic coition whereby a split screen system is used enabling us to see the various reactions in different parts of the body. In connection with this as well as in other parts of the film, diagrams and animations are used to simplify the understanding of the complicated reactions which occur when a person is under sexual stimulus. The panel also discusses the role of sex in society, the question of prejudices and taboos, sex in clothes, sex in art, etc. etc.

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Niñato 2017

Niñato 2017

Niñato 2017

Niñato 2017
1h 12m | Documentary, Drama | Release date: May 11, 2018 (Spain)

Storyline:

Jobless and with no prospects, “Niñato” (Kid) lives with his parents and does hip-hop music. He lives the life of the outskirts, it’s the Madrid of the chronic crisis. But he is 34 years old and has 3 children to bring up. Time goes by, the kids are growing up and “Niñato” carries on, making music and looking after the children, without worrying too much about his future. Oro, the smallest one, not too motivated at school, will demand more attention and drive “Niñato” to face his own conflicts.

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Bodyshop 2022

Bodyshop 2022

Bodyshop 2022

Bodyshop 2022
1h 29m | Drama, Fantasy | Release date: April 7, 2023 (Taiwan)

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The ghost of a young soldier, who bids farewell to his mother and travels the world to see his transgender sister. By possessing living bodies, he meddles with the romances of unfaithful lovers along the way in Taiwan, Japan, Spain and Thailand. He meets a soul mate amid the massive protests of Hong Kong and they take shelter in a disguised garage, where human bodies are treated in a way beyond moral limits.

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Sexo, Sua Única Arma 1981

Sexo, Sua Única Arma 1981

Sexo, Sua Única Arma 1981

Sexo, Sua Única Arma 1981
1h 33m | Drama | Release date: February 24, 1981 (Brazil)

Storyline:

Marta’s father, when she was still a child, killed himself for having been harmed in his business by his partner Humberto, a producer of grapes and wine. Twenty years later, pretending to be blind, Marta befriends Humberto, who invites her to spend a few days with her family.

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En af drengene 2023

En af drengene 2023

En af drengene 2023

En af drengene 2023
TV Mini Series 2023– | Drama | Denmark

Storyline:

The socially awkward Lau goes on the traditional Man Camp with the provincial town boys to prove that he’s a “real man”. But, things get tricky when he develops feelings for another boy on the trip.

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Fotografando Patrizia 1984

Fotografando Patrizia 1984

Fotografando Patrizia 1984

Fotografando Patrizia 1984
1h 31m | Drama | 1 December 1984 (Italy)

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Patrizia returns home, after the death of the caretaker of her younger teen stepbrother, Emilio, who’s positively handicapped. Emilio spends his time locked his bedroom, reading and watching hardcore porn. Soon, the relationship between them becomes turbulent, based on their erotic talk.

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Grand Jeté 2022

Grand Jeté 2022

Grand Jeté 2022

Grand Jeté 2022
1h 45m | Drama | 11 August 2022 (Germany)

Storyline:

In order to concentrate on her career, a ballet teacher lives estranged from her young son, who grew up with her mother. When she meets him again after years, an affection develops that goes far beyond maternal love.

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B0y Und0ne 2017

B0y Und0ne 2017

B0y Und0ne 2017

B0y Und0ne 2017
Memorias de lo que no fue (original title)
1h 56m | Drama, Thriller | 31 May 2017 (Mexico)

Storyline:

Two young men spend the night together after meeting the previous evening in a notorious gay club. The next day, however, the host wakes to find the boy he picked up bewildered and confused, unable remember his name or anything about his past. Lacking any type of identification or obvious clues, the boys begin to search for the truth among fragments of memories that may or may not prove reliable. A chilling homoerotic thriller, BOY UNDONE is queer guerrilla filmmaking at its most intense.

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