Love Like Poison 2010

Love Like Poison 2010

Love Like Poison 2010

Love Like Poison 2010
Un poison violent (original title)
1h 32min | Drama | 14 May 2010 (France)

Storyline:

Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul… but doesn’t know if it is to God, or something else?

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Black Island 2021

Black Island 2021

Black Island 2021

Black Island 2021
Schwarze Insel (original title)
1h 44min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 18 August 2021 (Argentina)

Storyline:

The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher.

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The Teacher 2020

The Teacher 2020

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.

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12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

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.

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Run Wild, Run Free 1969

Run Wild, Run Free 1969

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.

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14 and Under (1973)

14 and Under (1973)

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.

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Glasgow 2011

Glasgow 2011

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.

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