Iskam Amerika 1991
Iskam Amerika 1991
1h 25min | Drama | 12 December 1991 (Bulgaria)
Storyline:
A film director goes back to the place where he was born to shoot a film about his father – a resistance hero. The childhood memories prove painful, the meetings with the old friends, who have changed beyond recognition, are a distressing experience. After the director sees how the time has been ruined their lives, he realizes he is never going to make the film about his father…
The Yellow Balloon 1953
The Yellow Balloon 1953
1h 16min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 4 October 1953 (USA)
Storyline:
One of two young boys accidentally falls to his death when playing in a bombed-out London neighborhood. Frankie, the survivor feels guilty about his friend’s death. Len, a petty thief who has just killed a pub owner during a botched robbery, learns of the accident. He poses as Frankie’s friend and blackmails the boy into stealing from his parents to finance Len’s escape. When Len decides that Frankie may know enough to connect him with the murder, he decides to silence the boy in a tense “hide and seek” chase through the ruins.
Poil de carotte 1932
Poil de carotte 1932
1h 31min | Drama | 25 May 1933 (USA)
Storyline:
A red-haired boy is his mother’s punching bag ; only his father’s presence is a great comfort to him,but this weak man is under the shrew’s thumb.His pain is so great he feels suicidal.
The Male Gaze: Nocturnal Instincts 2021
The Male Gaze: Nocturnal Instincts 2021
1h 38min | Drama | 15 March 2021 (USA)
Storyline:
Strap yourself in for an exhilarating journey into darkness with these five award-winning short films from across the globe that delve into heart-pumping escapades varying from the intensely erotic to the ultra-violent to the warm-inside feels. The night has never looked so inviting.
The Sneak Over 2020
The Sneak Over 2020
1h 25min | Family | 30 December 2020 (USA)
Storyline:
It’s the summer before fifth grade and Henry Hudson hasn’t found his place in the world. Then he meets a group of immature film geeks who give him the courage to lead a battle against the neighborhood bullies and finally become one of the guys.
Sun Children 2020
Sun Children 2020
Khorshid (original title)
1h 39min | Drama | 14 May 2021 (Spain)
Storyline:
This is the story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends. Together they work hard to survive and support their families, doing small jobs in a garage and committing petty crimes to make fast money. In a turn of events that seems miraculous, Ali is entrusted to find a hidden treasure underground. He recruits his gang, but first, to gain access to the tunnel, the children must enroll at the Sun School, a charitable institution that tries to educate street kids and child laborers, close to where the treasure is located.
Harmonica 1974
Harmonica 1974
Saz Dahani (original title)
1h 15min | Drama, Family | 1974 (Iran)
Storyline:
Set on the sun-drenched southern coast of Iran, from which director Amir Naderi hails, “Harmonica” begins as a young boy receives a musical present from abroad. Fascinated and envious, his friends make him the leader of the pack, as they compete for the privilege of holding the harmonica or even blowing a few notes. No one is more obsessed than Amiroo, gentle and heavy-set, who seems willing to do anything to get close to the harmonica and its owner. Few films have more powerfully depicted the cruelty that is also part of childhood, as games and horseplay take on an increasingly sinister edge.
Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan 1997
Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan 1997
1h 44min | Family | 28 November 1997 (Sweden)
Storyline:
It is summer holidays in the late 1950s and a fun fair comes to Wall-Entuna. All children obviously want to go there including Lilla Jönssonligan. Sickan then obviously has a plan for how to get hold of hundreds of “free tickets”.
