Coalesce 2020

Coalesce 2020

Coalesce 2020

Coalesce 2020
Les affluents (original title)
1h 23min | Drama | 26 September 2020 (France)

Storyline:

In Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, there are three young men. Songsa came to Phnom Penh to help sell clothes. Thy who wants a motorcycle, but doesn’t have money, sets foot in an entertainment establishment. Phearum drives a taxi, but there is no way to pay off his debt. What is the fate that lies before those who have to pursue money and dreams in a difficult reality? The film is based on a rapidly changing Cambodian society, with the story of three characters intersecting. This is the debut film of the new French director Jesse Miceli, who was invited to the ACID of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film gives a realistic view of young people in contemporary Cambodia.

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Chasing Wonders 2020

Chasing Wonders 2020

Chasing Wonders 2020

Chasing Wonders 2020
1h 26min | Drama | 23 October 2020 (Australia)

Storyline:

A coming-of-age story set across the lush wine country of both Australia and Spain, a young man explores the nature of father-son relationships and the pathway toward understanding and forgiveness.

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A Hole in the Head 1959

A Hole in the Head 1959

A Hole in the Head 1959

A Hole in the Head 1959
Approved | 2h | Comedy, Drama | 15 July 1959 (USA)

Storyline:

Widower Tony is trying to keep a small Miami hotel afloat while raising a 12-year-old son. He’s forced to ask his harried brother Mario for help, but he’ll only bail Tony out if he quits his bohemian lifestyle and marries a sensible woman.

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Un embrujo 1998

Un embrujo 1998

Un embrujo 1998

Un embrujo 1998
2h 10min | Drama, Romance | 22 February 1999 (USA)

Storyline:

Eliseo, a 13-year-old boy, is initiated into love by Felipa, his school teacher. After discovering the relationship, she leaves town, leaving him mired in nostalgia. Forced to marry another woman and lead a routine life, Eliseo spends the years remembering the romance with Felipa until, ten years later, the woman returns, removing his wounds and forever changing his life, that of his family and his of the entire town.

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Jan Dara: The Finale (2013)

Jan Dara: The Finale (2013)

Jan Dara: The Finale (2013)

Jan Dara: The Finale (2013)
Jan Dara Pachimmabot (original title)
2h 18min | Drama | 7 February 2013 (Thailand)

Storyline:

Set in the 1930s, the film tells the story of Jan Dara, a boy who grows up in a house lorded over by his sadistic and debauched stepfather, Luang Wisnan in Bangkok. The story recounts the growing pains of him, whose mother dies while giving birth to him and who intensely hated by his stepfather. When he goes to Phijit where his wealthy grandmother lives, he learns the truth behind his birth from an old police officer. Then he returns home, to Bangkok to take revenge against his stepfather. Driving him to ruin, he takes over the family, including his stepfather’s mistress Boonleung. In his frightening quest for vengeance, however, he finds himself walking the same loathsome path as the man he hates.

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Kart Racer 2003

Kart Racer 2003

Kart Racer 2003

Kart Racer 2003
PG | 1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 20 October 2004 (United Arab Emirates)

Storyline:

14-year-old Watts Davies is estranged from his dad, a former International Karting Federation (IKF) champion. Watts’s resolve to race in the upcoming IKF Regional Championships rekindles their relationship as they pursue the dream together.

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Reunion 1989

Reunion 1989

Reunion 1989

Reunion 1989
PG-13 | 1h 50min | Drama, History | 6 July 1990 (UK)

Storyline:

Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don’t realize how different they are until much later as one is the son of a well-to-do Jewish doctor and the other the son of a German aristocrat. After that summer and the election of Hitler, things change as anti-semitism gains fervor. After the core of the film deals with that era, the film flashes to the present and the Jewish man now returns to his boyhood home and seeks his old friend with some surprises.

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I Enjoy the World with You 1983

I Enjoy the World with You 1983

I Enjoy the World with You 1983

I Enjoy the World with You 1983
S tebou me baví svet (original title)
1h 22min | Comedy, Family | October 1983 (USA)

Storyline:

Three middle-aged men go for a vacation with their children and learn to cope with their needs without their wives. Quickly, they plan to exhaust the kids to have some time off, but nothing really works out as planned.

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Jan Dara: The Beginning (2012)

Jan Dara: The Beginning (2012)

Jan Dara: The Beginning (2012)

Jan Dara: The Beginning (2012)
Jan Dara pathommabot (original title)
2h 17min | Drama, Romance | 13 September 2012 (Singapore)

Storyline:

Set in the 1930s the story of Jan, a boy who grows up in a house lorded over by his sadistic and debauched father, Luang Wisnan. The story recounts the growing pains of Jan, whose mother dies while giving birth to him and who’s intensely hated by his father. Jan grows up with Aunt Wad, his stepmother, and he struggles to reconcile his guilt and longing with different women in his life, including a girl called Hyacinth, whom he adores, and later Madame Boonleung, his father’s mistress who becomes a key to Jan’s sexual awakening.

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