Daemon 1985

Daemon 1985

Daemon 1985

Daemon 1985
1h 5min | Family, Horror | TV Movie 22 December 1986

Storyline:

11-year-old Nick moves into a large old house with his sisters Jennie and Clare, left in the care of Helga the Swedish au pair while their parents are away in America. Nick is unhappy at his new school, where he is befriended by a boy named Sam and intimidated by scripture teacher Mr. Crabb, who is interested in the occult and demonology. Nick hears voices in the house and receives messages on his computer screen; he also suffers inexplicable blisters on his feet and grazes on his elbows and knees. When he dreams of burning and wakes up in a bed full of ashes, Nick tells a psychiatrist that he feels he is possessed by a demon. Three of his schoolmates agree, and when Crabb dies in a freak accident, resolve to drive a stake through his heart. However, the cause of the haunting turns out to be Tom, a child chimney sweep from 1839 who was burned to death in the house’s chimney.

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Burning Secret 1988

Burning Secret 1988

Burning Secret 1988

Burning Secret 1988
PG | 1h 46min | Drama | 23 December 1988 (USA)

Storyline:

An American diplomat’s lonely 12-year-old son is infatuated by a suave baron. Soon his friend heartlessly turns his seductive attentions to his mother. The boy’s jealousy and feelings of betrayal become uncontrollable.

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Odessa 2019

Odessa 2019

Odessa 2019

Odessa 2019
2h 10min | Drama | 5 September 2019 (Russia)

Storyline:

Odessa, August 1970. A heat wave. The city is full of tourists. Boris, a journalist and foreign affairs specialist, and his eight-year-old son Valeri arrive from Moscow to visit Boris’ in-laws, Grigori Iosifovich and Raisa Irovna Davidov. But on the day of their arrival, Odessa declares a quarantine due to a cholera outbreak, and the city is closed off. Having come for a few days, the son-in-law is plunged into a world changed by serious danger. Family secrets will be disclosed, improbable events happen, and a great forbidden love starts.

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Raise Your Head 2009

Raise Your Head 2009

Raise Your Head 2009

Raise Your Head 2009
Alza la testa (original title)
1h 26min | Drama | 6 November 2009 (Italy)

Storyline:

Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life’s low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo’s mother Denisa and by the son’s meeting with young Ana. Mero’s trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy’s north east.

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Still Walking 2008

Still Walking 2008

Still Walking 2008

Still Walking 2008
Aruitemo aruitemo (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 55min | Drama | 28 June 2008 (Japan)

Storyline:

Still Walking is a family drama about grown children visiting their elderly parents, which unfolds over one summer day. The aging parents have lived in the family home for decades. Their son and daughter return for a rare family reunion, bringing their own families with them. They have gathered to commemorate the tragic death of the eldest son, who drowned in an accident fifteen years ago. Although the roomy house is as comforting and unchanging as the mother’s homemade feast, everyone in the family has subtly changed.

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