Jibeuro 2002

Jibeuro 2002

Jibeuro 2002
Jibeuro (original title)
PG | 1h 20min | Drama | 5 April 2002 (South Korea)

Storyline:

Seven-year-old Sang-woo is left with his grandmother in a remote village while his mother looks for work. Born and raised in the city, Sang-woo quickly comes into conflict with his old-fashioned grandmother and his new rural surroundings. Disrespectful and selfish, Sang-woo lashes out in anger, perceiving that he has been abandoned. He trades his grandmother’s only treasure for a video game; he throws his food and he throws tantrums. When Sang-woo’s mother finds work and finally returns for him, Sang-woo has become a different boy. Through his grandmother’s boundless patience and devotion, he learns to embrace empathy, humility and the importance of family.

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Boys School 1938

Boys School 1938

Boys School 1938
Les disparus de St. Agil (original title)
1h 38min | Drama , Mystery | 5 June 1939 (USA)

Storyline:

In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective – going to America. A night, after one of their secret meetings, one of them see a man coming out from a wall. Then the day after he talks about it, he disappears. Then the second one vanishes. Are they gone to their dreams? That’s when the art teacher is murdered. Suspicions now are too high so the third one decides to investigate.

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Tomer en Elias 2016

Tomer en Elias 2016

Tomer en Elias 2016

Tomer en Elias 2016
Short, Drama | 8 July 2016 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Sven and his brother Alex form a very close-knit pair, in a family which – apart from the baby – seems to consist of duos. When two boys, Tomer and Elias, who are about Sven’s age, move in next door, Sven begins to see the possibility of making friends with Tomer, who is in the same class as himself. But Alex is determined to keep Sven by his side, using the same methods his parents use to stay together…

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La sombra del ciprés es alargada 1990

La sombra del ciprés es alargada 1990

La sombra del ciprés es alargada 1990
1h 40min | Drama | 25 May 1990 (Spain)

Storyline:

In Ávila in 1929, little Pedro goes to live with his tutor at the home of Don Mateo, a self-taught teacher who will deeply influence the boy with his teachings on the relationship between life and death. Don Mateo takes care of his education, his wife and daughter, Doña Gregoria and Martina, they become the family that Pedro does not have and his new roommate and studies, Alfredo, his soul friend. The life of the provinces, the relations with their companions and the experiences lived in this early stage will definitely mark the life of young Pedro.

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The Fix It Boys 2017

The Fix It Boys 2017

The Fix It Boys 2017
1h 20min | Family | 3 April 2017 (USA)

Storyline:

Ben and Cricket Junk can repair just about anything, but when a friend asks them to repair her parent’s marriage, the boys are in over their heads. Their zany antics are the stuff of campfire tales. The boys are stumped until they learn that a stolen pearl necklace may be what they need. Can they catch the thief and locate the pearl of great price? Along the journey, the Fix It Boys learn about God’s forgiveness and discover the wonderful gift of salvation. It is a inspiring tale of mystery, investigation and lessons in faith. Dove approved for all ages.

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Handcuff King 2002

Handcuff King 2002

Handcuff King 2002
Kahlekuningas (original title)
1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 4 October 2002 (Finland)

Storyline:

In the 1970s, a 12-year-old boy Esko lives in Tornio, northern Finland, a town bordering Sweden across the river. Esko befriends a Swedish boy, Pate, and learns to share his obsession for Harry Houdini, the legendary escape artist. While standing handcuffed on the railway bridge, contemplating a stunt jump into the icy river, he reminisces the dramatic events of the summer before. For the viewer, his problems are presented with warm humour # gang fights, feeling guilty for lying, Father losing his job, Mother losing her nerves, not to mention Grandfather having lost his willingness to speak since a traumatic war experience 30 years earlier.

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Down Down the Deep River 2014

Down Down the Deep River 2014

Down Down the Deep River 2014
41min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

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A poetic, abstract tribute to classic children’s fantasy films, “Down Down the Deep River” was conceived as a visual song and written and directed by Will Sheff, lead singer and writer for Okkervil River. The film was shot in Sheff’s hometown in rural New Hampshire and stars local actors.

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Montreal Main 1974

Montreal Main 1974

Montreal Main 1974

Montreal Main 1974
1h 28min | Drama | 7 March 1974 (USA)

Storyline:

In Frank Vitale’s autobiographical study, he plays a photographer living among the assorted outcasts, junkies, and artists populating Montreal’s Main. Quieter and more introspective than most of his friends, Frank becomes smitten by Johnny, a fourteen-year-old from the suburbs. But the relationship is doomed by the startling degree of hypocrisy and possessiveness that boils over among the group when they discover the intensity of Frank’s feelings about the boy.

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