Small Change 1976

Small Change 1976

Small Change 1976

Small Change 1976
L’argent de poche (original title)
PG | 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama | 12 17 March 1976 (France)

Storyline:

The lives of a motherless boy, who is just starting to get interested in women, and his physically abused friend, who lives in poverty, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges of a number of children.

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My Extraordinary Summer with Tess 2019

My Extraordinary Summer with Tess 2019

My Extraordinary Summer with Tess 2019

My Extraordinary Summer with Tess 2019
1h 22min | Family | 3 July 2019 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Sam (10) and his family head off to the Dutch island of Terschelling on holiday, but his brother breaks his leg on their first day there. Bad luck for his brother, but the accident lets Sam meet Tess; a peculiar girl who has an ingenious plan for getting to know her birth father. She’s got just one week to make his acquaintance, and she decides that Sam should help her. Although Sam is forcing himself to practice being alone to protect himself from future grief, he discovers during his adventures with Tess how important family really is.

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Cool Kids Don’t Cry 2014

Cool Kids Don't Cry 2014

Cool Kids Don’t Cry 2014

Cool Kids Don’t Cry 2014
Kule kidz gråter ikke (original title)
1h 40min | Drama, Family, Sport | 10 January 2014 (Norway)

Storyline:

After an accident at school, the teenage-girl Anja must battle cancer while participating in summer camp, preparing for a soccer tournament and dealing with boys.

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Pauline at the Beach 1983

Pauline at the Beach 1983

Pauline at the Beach 1983

Pauline at the Beach 1983
Pauline à la plage (original title)
R | 1h 35min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 18 February 1983 (West Germany)

Storyline:

Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin, model-shaped Marion, go to the emptying Atlantic coast for an autumn holiday. Marion ignores the approaches of a surfer and falls for Henri, a hedonist who is only interested in a sexual adventure and drops her soon. Pauline’s little romance with a young man (Sylvain) is also spoiled by Henri.

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Guigo Offline 2017

Guigo Offline 2017

Guigo Offline 2017

Guigo Offline 2017
51min | Drama | TV Movie 8 July 2017

Storyline:

Guigo (12) is in love for Sabrina (12). One day, he and his friend Tulio (12) traveling with his father, Roberto and his friend Paulo for a ranch. The fishery would have everything to be wonderful, if there was internet signal. Besides the internet, Guigo will face another situation: Paulo is boyfriend of his father.

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Island of Swans 1983

Island of Swans 1983

Island of Swans 1983
Insel der Schwäne (original title)
1h 25min | Drama | 28 April 1983 (East Germany)

Storyline:

Fourteen-year-old Stefan Kolbe, along with his mother and sister, moves from an idyllic small town to the developing area of Berlin-Marzahn, where his father works as a construction worker. Stefan must find his way in a completely new environment and surrounded by strange people. Stefan gets to know two girls, who attempt to seduce him, and gets himself into trouble with the landlord, who kisses up to societal authority figures. He becomes friends with the anxious Hubert, defends him against the constant humiliation of the older student Windjacke, and encourages him to stand up for himself. It ends tragically in a bitter fight between Stefan and Windjacke.

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