The Mutants 1998

The Mutants 1998

The Mutants 1998

The Mutants 1998
Os Mutantes (original title)
1h 53min | Drama | 27 November 1998 (Portugal)

Storyline:

Three homeless teenage rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.

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Le fils 2002

Le fils 2002

Le fils 2002

Le fils 2002
1h 39min | Drama, Mystery | 23 May 2002 (France)

Storyline:

Olivier – meticulous, careful, even-handed – teaches carpentry at a vocational school in Liège. He’s asked to take on Francis, 16, a new student. He declines the request then begins to watch, even spy on, the new lad. Olivier knows something. Later that day, he’s visited by Magali, his ex-wife, who tells him that she’s remarrying and is pregnant. Olivier seems to follow instinctive responses: “why today?” he demands of Magali; he continues to follow Francis; he changes his mind about enrolling the youth. What’s the history between the two? After that becomes clear, what is it Olivier will do? Is this precise and measured carpenter in control of himself?

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Partizánok 2016

Partizánok 2016

Partizánok 2016

Partizánok 2016
Short, Drama, Family | 4 November 2016 (Hungary)

Storyline:

The film tells the story of a childhood friendship, in the autumn of 1959, in Budapest. Jancsika and Feri are nine years old, their lives are tied together by common events: when Feri protects his weaker friend when he wins the glass balls, but the bigger ones get lost from him, and the pranks they do together when they peek into the girl’s locker room and the coach embarrasses them in front of the girls, or loud partisan, annoying the housewife every day. They have no idea what a dangerous terrain their friendship will be born in.One day, under the command of Feri’s father, Jancsika’s father, who was a participant in the fifty-six events, was arrested and abducted. A house search finds the perforated national flag, which at the time was enough for the death penalty.

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Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02

Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02

Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02

Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02
Drama | TV Mini-Series (2012)

Storyline:

The main storyline consists of several human lives, evolving according to a rather complicated and very unpredictable schedule. Even the offer of a major reward could not dull the feeling of true friendship and faith in the purity of human relations. Even a lot of money could not make these people forget about their main qualities, thanks to which people remain themselves even in the most difficult situations. The protagonist of the film, despite its deplorable position, was able to keep in his heart the light to which other people are drawn.

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Squeeze 1997

Squeeze 1997

Squeeze 1997

Squeeze 1997
R | 1h 42min | Crime, Drama | 6 June 1997 (USA)

Storyline:

Ty, Hector, and Bao are close friends in a tough section of Boston, where they’re called “the PG-13 crew.” They’re 14, decent kids with few skills who’ve bailed out of school. A small gang of older tough guys, led by Marcus and Tommy, menace them, and when the PG-13s fight back and rob one of the gang, Marcus and Tommy vow to kill them. They seek protection from Derick, a drug dealer, who agrees to help if they’ll sell drugs. Meanwhile, Ty is recruited to work at a community center by J.J., its quiet leader. Ty and his friends are in a squeeze: surrounded by violence, drugs, and no opportunities, is there any way out?

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Los Gigantes No Existen 2017

Los Gigantes No Existen 2017

Los Gigantes No Existen 2017

Los Gigantes No Existen 2017
1h 22min | Drama | 2 October 2019 (USA)

Storyline:

Guatemala, in the 80s. The worst days of the Civil war. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés has survived, but he’s scared. Pedro’s wife, María, is also scared, scared to go out, scared to lose Andrés, whom she considers as “her new son” – even Pedro is scared, scared of himself and what the Army bounds him to do. Andrés would like to run away but he also wants to stay in his new family – until his sister appears.

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Dew (Let’s Go Together) 2019

 Dew (Let’s Go Together) 2019

Dew (Let’s Go Together) 2019

Dew (Let’s Go Together) 2019
123min | Drama | 2019

Storyline:

Dew the movie tells the story of romantic love between two boys. But the circumstances of the times deterred them from pursuing their feelings and having a relationship.
23 years later, one of them attempts to reconnect and perhaps reunite in an era where there is more tolerance and acceptance. Directed by Chookiat Sakveerakul, the maker of the acclaimed Love of Siam and Grean Fiction.

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