La Lastra 2022

La Lastra 2022

La Lastra 2022

La Lastra 2022
20m | Short, Drama | Release date: July 4, 2022 (Italy)

Storyline:

Tobia spends his days at Lastra, a steep slope near Giulia and Riccardo’s house. The two brothers set traps and small challenges. Among these the most coveted: the conquest of Lastra. One day, in fear, she runs away from the house and, without realizing it, reaches the top of the slope. Getting lost in the woods Tobia faces his fears thanks to the encounter with a mysterious animal.

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The Go-Between 2015

The Go-Between 2015

The Go-Between 2015

The Go-Between 2015
1h 29m | Drama | Release date: September 20, 2015 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

In 1900 12 year old Leo Colston spends a blisteringly hot summer with the wealthy family of class-mate Marcus Maudsley at their Norfolk estate. When Marcus falls ill Leo is befriended by the daughter of the house, the glamorous, captivating Marian, who is to be engaged to disfigured Boer War veteran, the kindly Hugh Trimingham. Totally smitten by her, Leo agrees to carry business letters between herself and young tenant farmer Ted Burgess. However the messages are not what they first appear to be and will have unfortunate consequences spanning half a century when Leo meets up with Marian again.

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The Story of Me 2009

The Story of Me 2009

The Story of Me 2009

The Story of Me 2009
O Contador de Histórias (original title)
1h 40m | Drama | Release date: August 7, 2009 (Brazil)

Storyline:

O Contador de Histórias (The Story of Me), a Luiz Villaça;a movie based on the life of Roberto Carlos Ramos, is a story about how affection can change reality. The youngest of 10 brothers, Roberto showed a special talent to tell stories, by changing through narrative his own experiences about frustration into beautiful and touching fables. At age 6, the boy filled with imagination goes to live in a newly opened government institution, which main goal is to help young and poor children. His mother takes him there believing it will guarantee a better future for her child. But the reality of the institution is very different from what was advertised on TV. Roberto, little by little, loses hope. At age 13, after hundreds of escapes, he’s considered “irrecoverable”, in the words of the headmaster of the facility. However, Roberto proves to be a challenge to the French pedagogue Margherit, who comes to Brazil to work on a research. Determined to make the boy her object of study, she tries to get closer to him. At first, Roberto struggles, but after a traumatic experience, he looks for shelter in Margherit’s home. What comes out of it is a relationship based on friendship and tenderness, that will put Roberto’s disbelief in his future at check and will challenge Margherit to keep her beliefs.

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Films for Aliens 2022

Films for Aliens 2022

Films for Aliens 2022

Films for Aliens 2022
Film dla kosmitów (original title)
1h 13m | Family | Release date: September 25, 2022 (Poland)

Storyline:

Introverted imaginative teenager, addicted to creating and posting Internet clips, is sent to his grandpa for holidays, where he faces an unbelievable challenge.

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My Paper Dolls 2023

My Paper Dolls 2023

My Paper Dolls 2023

My Paper Dolls 2023
Le mie ragazze di carta (original title)
1h 41m | Comedy | Release date: July 13, 2023 (Italy)

Storyline:

The story takes place in Italy during the seventies. Tiberio is the son of a poor couple which decide to move out rural life to start a new life in the city due to new father’s job. Tiberio has difficulty to adapt this the new situation until he meets a boy who will be his friend. Thanks to him, he will discover for the first time Porno. This event will introduce Tiberio to puberty phase, and Tiberio start to develop an addiction that separate him from real life. Meanwhile his parents are struggling with the difficulty to adapt to their new lifestyle.

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Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004
1h 38m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: January 28, 2005 (Canada)

Storyline:

Taylor Brandon Burns, a conflicted twelve-year-old TV star from the U.S., runs away from the set – and his problems – while shooting a big-budget film in Canada. His reluctant limo-driver, Rick Schiller, a down-on-his-luck indie filmmaker, is enlisted to find Taylor before the childstar destroys himself.

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The Dance-Off 2023

The Dance-Off 2023

The Dance-Off 2023

The Dance-Off 2023
El Dance Off (original title)
13m | Short, Musical | Release date: April 1, 2023 (United States)

Storyline:

By a quiet gas station in rural Buenos Aires, a young kid, ERNESTO, confesses to his friend that he wants to be a dancer when he grows up. But in the patriarchal flatlands of Argentina, dancing isn’t really an option. After being harassed by drivers by, Ernesto hides in the bathroom where he magically runs into a broken-hearted drag queen, RUBY. Charmingly mischievous, RUBY challenges him to a fateful dance off; one that will ultimately and forever encourage him to follow his dancing dreams.

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West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998
1h 45m | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Release date: October 30, 1998 (Norway)

Storyline:

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

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