Big Bang Love, Juvenile A 2006
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A 2006
46-okunen no koi (original title)
1h 25m | Drama, Fantasy | Release date: August 26, 2006 (Japan)
Storyline:
An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drives the story which delivers some weird and fascinating visuals.
Blodsband 2007
Blodsband 2007
Blodsbånd (original title)
1h 40m | Crime, Drama | Release date: March 2, 2007 (Norway)
Storyline:
15-year old Mirush. He travels to Norway to find his father, as he left the family when Mirush was small. Now his dad is running a restaurant in Oslo’s backyards and struggling with debt burdens to the Albanian mafia in the capital city. His father has started a new life with a Norwegian girlfriend, and his Albanian family is just a vague memory–until Mirush shows up. He starts working for his father but doesn’t say much. Slowly but surely they get to know each other but Mirush isn’t fully prepared for what he finds out, and he’s forced to make choices that will have major consequences for both of them.
With the Nose in the Stream 2012
With the Nose in the Stream 2012
Le nez dans le ruisseau (original title)
1h 30m | Drama | Release date: September 2012 (Switzerland)
Storyline:
A philosophy professor strikes up a friendship with a 12-year-old boy who understands Rousseau’s philosophy better than he, without ever having been exposed to it.
The Rocket 2013
The Rocket 2013
1h 40m | Drama | Release date: August 29, 2013 (Australia)
Storyline:
A boy who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone around him leads his family and two new friends through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity-filled journey through a land scarred by the legacy of war, to prove he’s not bad luck he builds a giant rocket to enter the most exciting and dangerous competition of the year: the Rocket Festival.
Never Say Never 2023
Never Say Never 2023
Ba jiao long zhong (original title)
1h 57m | Action, Drama, Sport | Release date: July 6, 2023 (China)
Storyline:
The movie tells the story of Xiang Tenghui who devotes all his efforts to cultivating orphans children into fighter as they have no way out in life and give them a glimmer of hope. However, as his school becomes successful, an old video of the children’s performance is brought up to the light and threaten their entire way of life.
Setmana Santa 2021
Setmana Santa 2021
9m | Short, Comedy | Release date: June 13, 2021 (Spain)
Storyline:
Gerard and his sister spend Holy Week at their grandmother’s house. Thanks to her strict devotion, Gerard learns to love Jesus. However, she is not aware that her grandson is learning a lot more from that relationship.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2022
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2022
1h 38m | Drama | Release date: September 8, 2023 (United States)
Storyline:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an upcoming movie based of the coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the novel follows two Mexican teenagers, Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza and Dante Quintana, their friendship, and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality, and family relationships.
Gewalten 2022
Gewalten 2022
2h 28m | Drama | Release date: May 11, 2023 (Germany)
Storyline:
Thirteen-year-old Daniel lives with his older brother and terminally ill father in a village plagued by rural exodus. There, the young people live their lives between rare bus stops, xenophobia, unemployment, illegal dog fights and chemical intoxicants, among other things. Daniel stands between childhood and adolescence, and in the face of the indifference and stagnation of his surroundings, he becomes the victim of inhuman conditions that force him into a painful loneliness.
Echt – unsere Jugend e01 (2023)
Echt – unsere Jugend e01 (2023)
1h | Documentary | Release date: November 23, 2023 (Germany)
Storyline:
“Echt – unsere Jugend” is a documentary on ARD Mediathek. It’s the story of Echt.
