The Teacher 2020
The Teacher 2020
El maestro (original title)
1h 8min | Drama | 14 May 2020 (Argentina)
Storyline:
Natalio is a passionate teacher. When Juani, a friend, comes to live in the town, the inhabitants confirm the rumors about his homosexuality. The parents of his students do not approve the teacher’s behavior with another man and harass the principal so that Natalio does not continue to lead the classroom.
12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
1h 58min | History, Sport | 11 June 2021 (USA)
Storyline:
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
Yeh Ballet 2020
Yeh Ballet 2020
1h 57min | Drama | 24 February 2020 (India)
Storyline:
Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing dreams.
Run Wild, Run Free 1969
Run Wild, Run Free 1969
1h 40min | Drama, Family | 28 March 1969 (UK)
Storyline:
Philip Ransome, a northern English boy about ten-years-old, has been mute since age three and spends his days roaming the moors alone. His parents despair of a cure. One day, he sees a singular wild albino pony with blue eyes and befriends it avidly. A kindly retired Colonel, who accepts Philip as he is, a girl his age, and a pet falcon she gives him provide him with more things to love and care about. Gradually, Philip emerges from his shell. But the way out is full of heartbreak and setbacks.
14 and Under (1973)
14 and Under (1973)
Frühreifen-Report (original title)
1h 27min | Comedy | 17 August 1973 (West Germany)
Storyline:
This episodic film is a close relative of Wolf Hartwig’s schoolgirl report movies, made by the same people, in a similar style, around similar topics. However, this one specifically focuses on the coming-of-age aspects, to an extent that it also touches on delicate issues such as pedophilia.
Euch werd ich’s zeigen 1972
Euch werd ich’s zeigen 1972
1h 28min | Family | 30 June 1972 (East Germany)
Storyline:
Young Bernd is having great difficulty in adjusting to his family’s move to a distant city.
Glasgow 2011
Glasgow 2011
30min | Short, Drama, Family | July 2011 (Armenia)
Storyline:
Damian, a teenage boy raised by a single mother, believes that his father is a famous footballer playing for the Celtic Glasgow F.C. His dream is to visit him. In his everyday life he has difficulty finding a common language with his mother who is trying to make a new life for herself with a younger man. It is easier for him to get on with his pregnant friend, Monika, who is his senior by a few years. When the time comes, Damian will have to choose between his dreams and common sense, a consequence of his subconscious need to correct somebody else’s mistakes.
My Brother Is A Mermaid 2019
My Brother Is A Mermaid 2019
20min | Short, Drama | 20 October 2019 (UK)
Storyline:
My Brother is a Mermaid is magical realism about the experiences of a non-binary teenager, as seen through the eyes of their 7 year old brother. Set in a desolate seaside town, the film fuses social realism with fairytale, as it examines how a child’s innocence and unconditional love can be a powerful and disruptive force for good.
