A Boy Called Christmas 2021

A Boy Called Christmas 2021

A Boy Called Christmas 2021

A Boy Called Christmas 2021
1h 46m | Adventure, Drama, Family | 24 November 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible.

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Bunt 2007

Bunt 2007

Bunt 2007

Bunt 2007
Nal-a-ra Heo-dong-goo (original title)
1h 36m | Drama, Family | 26 April 2007 (South Korea)

Storyline:

11-year-old Dong-ku, who is retarded, is the school’s water boy until, that is, the school installed a water purifier system. Disappointed, Dong-ku soon learns the school’s baseball team needs a water boy and so he decides to join the team.

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In the Name of the Father 2002

In the Name of the Father 2002

In the Name of the Father 2002

In the Name of the Father 2002
Em Nome do Pai (original title)
17m | Short, Drama | 2002 (Brasil)

Storyline:

In the suburb of Săo Paulo, this banal love story takes place. A common family, father,
mother, two children, the dog… and the hidden…the perverse desires of violence.

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Boys Klub 2001

Boys Klub 2001

Boys Klub 2001

Boys Klub 2001
1h 36m | Comedy, Family | June 2001 (USA)

Storyline:

Mario is a boy in his early teens who has been looking forward to spending the summer on a camping trip with his father. But when dad lands a new job just as school lets out in June, their plans are put on the back burner.

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Lessons of a Dream 2011

Lessons of a Dream 2011

Lessons of a Dream 2011

Lessons of a Dream 2011
Der ganz große Traum (original title)
1h 53m | Drama, Sport | 24 February 2011 (Germany)

Storyline:

An English teacher brings soccer from England to Germany in the late 19th Century by teaching it to his class.

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Fateless 2005

Fateless 2005

Fateless 2005

Fateless 2005
Sorstalanság (original title)
2h 20m | Drama, Romance, War | 10 February 2005 (Hungary)

Storyline:

An Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who’s sent to a forced labor camp. After his father’s departure, György gets a job at a brickyard; his bus is stopped and its Jewish occupants sent to camps. There, György find camaraderie, suffering, cruelty, illness, and death. He hears advice on preserving one’s dignity and self-esteem. He discovers hatred. If he does survive and returns to Budapest, what will he find? What is natural; what is it to be a Jew? Sepia, black and white, and color alternate to shade the mood.

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