Mr. Blob in the Universe 1988

Mr. Blob in the Universe 1988

Mr. Blob in the Universe 1988

Mr. Blob in the Universe 1988
Pan Kleks w kosmosie (original title)
2h 28min | Adventure, Family, Musical | 5 December 1988 (Poland)

Storyline:

Kids from the orphanage in Malishev receive for Christmas a newest computer from a former pupil of this children’s home, and now the president of a large electronic corporation, as a gift. The computer tells them a story that can happen in 25 years. The Great Electronics after escaping from the Island of Inventors, settles on the planet Mango and invents Fantomization (teleportation). He kidnaps Agnieszka and gives it to the governor of the planet, Don Bazar. In the meantime, Pan Blot is in the last Nature Reserve. Peas, Agnieszka’s friend, together with his class friends, goes to the Blob to help find Agnieszka.

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Billy Elliot 2000

Billy Elliot 2000

Billy Elliot 2000

Billy Elliot 2000
R | 1h 50min | Drama, Music | 10 November 2000 (USA)

Storyline:

County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Margaret Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot (Gary Lewis) and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony (Jamie Draven), take a dim view of eleven-year-old second son Billy’s (Jamie Bell’s) poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey (Stuart Wells), encourages Billy’s desire, aroused by the teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson (Dame Julie Walters), who judged him talented enough for private lessons, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother’s opposition to indispensable support.

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Klynham Summer 1982

Klynham Summer 1982

Klynham Summer 1982

Klynham Summer 1982
The Scarecrow (original title)
PG | 1h 28min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 9 February 1985 (Denmark)

Storyline:

The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens they cross the murderer’s path.

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Bashu, the Little Stranger 1989

Bashu, the Little Stranger 1989

Bashu, the Little Stranger 1989

Bashu, the Little Stranger 1989
Bashu, gharibeye koochak (original title)
2h | Drama, War | 3 April 1991 (France)

Storyline:

During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond

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Think Like a Dog 2020

Think Like a Dog 2020

Think Like a Dog 2020

Think Like a Dog 2020
PG | Comedy, Drama, Family | 9 June 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

A 12-year-old tech prodigy’s science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.

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Offspring 2009

Offspring 2009

Offspring 2009

Offspring 2009
R | 1h 19min | Horror | 28 August 2009 (Canada)

Storyline:

Survivors of a feral flesh-eating clan are chowing their way through the locals. Amy Halbard and Claire Carey strive to survive their abduction by the cannibals and save their children. A subplot involving Claire’s despicable husband, Steven, gives an opportunity to cleverly compare predatory civilized folk to the appetite-driven primitives.

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A Boy and Sungreen 2018

A Boy and Sungreen 2018

A Boy and Sungreen 2018

A Boy and Sungreen 2018
1h 39min | Drama | 29 May 2019 (South Korea)

Storyline:

Bo Hee, a 14 year old boy, was raised by a single mother and has always thought his father had passed away. Bo Hee hears that his father may be alive, and he sets out in search for him with his best friend Nok Yang (Sungreen). He finds his half sister on the way and forms a friendship with her boyfriend.

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