School Town King 2020

School Town King 2020

School Town King 2020

School Town King 2020
2h | Documentary | 17 December 2020 (Thailand)

Storyline:

School Town King opens with a boy rapping. The 18-year-old Book and 13-year-old Non, living in the slums of Thailand, already know a “life that started from zero”. These “slum kids rappers,” who dream of becoming the best rappers in Thailand and buying a house for their mother, are struggling to find a way to quit school. They hate studying but what they hate the most is to recite the “12 commandments to be good children” written by the military. Sometimes in quick and sensuous editing, or with a long tracking shot, Dir. Laisuwanchai builds the rhythm of the film, as the boys rap against poverty, inequality, and repressive educational systems. It is a cheerful and harmonious ensemble of kids rappers and a young director.

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The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013

The Longest Distance 2013
La distancia más larga (original title)
1h 53m | Drama | 21 November 2013 (Spain)

Storyline:

Two sides of the same country: a chaotic and violent city contrasting against a natural paradise where the oldest mountains on the planet can be found. Two main characters that find each other at a crucial moment. Two fearless journeys, one that begins as a childlike adventure and ends up on the other side of the country and a one-way journey, free and determined. The same destiny will inevitably bond a woman with her grandson. Without knowing it they are part of an unbreakable family circle that deeply unites them. Second opportunities will arise while individual freedom of choice will become imposing. Everything comes together to tell us: there is only one destiny, the one you choose for yourself.

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A Loud House Christmas 2021

A Loud House Christmas 2021

A Loud House Christmas 2021

A Loud House Christmas 2021
1h 4m | Comedy | 26 November 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

Lincoln is gearing up for the ultimate Christmas, until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and his best friend Clyde embark on a mission to sabotage their plans and preserve the family’s holiday traditions.

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Misty 1961

Misty 1961

Misty 1961

Misty 1961
1h 31m | Family, Drama | 4 June 1961 (USA)

Storyline:

Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island, and then auctions off the colts and yearlings to thin out the herd. A young brother and sister, Paul and Maureen Beebe, have set their hearts on owning one particular wild three-year-old pony, The Phantom. Only they have to earn the money, the Phantom has to be captured in the roundup (which she never has), and then they have to outbid everyone else for her in the auction. And even the Phantom herself has a surprise for Paul and Maureen: a foal named Misty.

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Pingpong 2006

Pingpong 2006

Pingpong 2006

Pingpong 2006
1h 29m | Drama | 16 November 2006 (Germany)

Storyline:

Paul, 16 years old, arrives to live at his aunt’s house, after his father’s death. Alongside her aunt Anna lives his cousin Robert. Paul’s arrival is unexpected, creating great tension between the three of them, especially between Anna and Paul.

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Maysville 2021

Maysville 2021

Maysville 2021

Maysville 2021
1h 54m | Drama | 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

A young boy, Teddy Rogers is devastated by a tragic accident and taken from his family to pay a penance which forces him into a life of hard labor. Four years later, he escapes to the town of Maysville where he finds love and a hopeful future, but is soon hunted and haunted by his past. Teddy must begin to forgive himself and challenge the demons that pursue him in order to find the life he so desperately desires.

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