Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los abandonados - Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984
1h 29m | Drama | West Germany/Mexico 1985

Storyline:

Semi-documentary film about one of those “no man’s children”, the “Abandonados”, whose fate became known in the mid 70s. The orphaned or abandoned children and young people had been deported under inhumane circumstances to a neighboring province by the Brazilian judicial authorities to relieve the overcrowded prisons, where they were abandoned without food or clothing. The specific case described should not be construed as an indictment of an event or a country, but rather as a reminder to work for the welfare of the children of our time.

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Mondocane 2021

Mondocane 2021

Mondocane 2021

Mondocane 2021
1h 56m | Action, Sci-fi | Release date: September 3, 2021 (Italy)

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In the near future, Taranto is a ghost town surrounded by barbed wire that no one, not even the police, dares to enter. The poorest are left fighting for survival, while a gangs are competing for territory. Two thirteen-year-old orphans, who grew up together, dream of joining one of the gangs.

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Secret Lives of Housewives 2022

Secret Lives of Housewives 2022

Secret Lives of Housewives 2022

Secret Lives of Housewives 2022
1h 26m | Drama | Release date: May 8, 2022 (United States)

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Follows Kendra who is close to have an affair with a younger man, when her young almost-lover dies she begins to doubt that her husband had anything to do with Eric’s death, but it turns out she wasn’t the young man’s only lover.

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Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980

Sorteper - Det kan du selv være 1980

Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980

Sorteper – Det kan du selv være 1980
48m | Drama | 1980 (Denmark)

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Two children aged 14-15, Carl and Hanne, are the main characters in the film, which is about the connection between illness and society over a century. The small dramatic episodes from a century of daily life in the shadow side tell of a poverty that calls for society’s help.

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Le nouveau jouet 2022

Le nouveau jouet 2022

Le nouveau jouet 2022

Le nouveau jouet 2022
1h 52m | Comedy | France October 19, 2022

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Samy lives happily outside the system, in the housing projects, alongside his childhood friends and his wife Jihane, who is expecting their first child. To provide for the needs of his future family – very reluctantly – he takes a job as a night watchman in a luxury goods store. Philippe Etienne is the wealthiest man in France. Cold, unfeeling, since his wife died a year ago, he has devoted himself entirely to his business. Alexandre – his only son, and heir to the entire Etienne fortune – keeps his father at arms’ length, seeking refuge in the lonely world of the spoiled child. For his birthday, Philippe opens the toy department of the store where Samy works and tells Alexandre he can take whatever he wants. Alexandre chooses Samy.

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I’m not afraid 2021

I'm not afraid 2021

I’m not afraid 2021

I’m not afraid 2021
Ya ne boyus (original title)
23m | Drama | Episode aired Oct 2, 2021

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Two guys are attracted to each other. They go to the same school and spend a lot of time together. During a big party, there is a massive debate about genders. Will this change the attitude of the guys?

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I Was Nineteen 1968

I Was Nineteen 1968

I Was Nineteen 1968

I Was Nineteen 1968
Ich war neunzehn (original title)
1h 55m | Biography, Drama, War | Release date: September 12, 1968 (Hungary)

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April 1945: 19-year-old Gregor Hecker reaches the outskirts of Berlin as part of the Red Army’s scouting team. Having fled Germany with his family when he was eight, he is confronted with the dilemma of having to fight men from his birth country. Through dealing with challenging situations (e.g. he is appointed commander of Bernau, talks to many disillusioned Germans, and keeps getting attacked by scattered groups of German soldiers), he grows more confident that not all hope is lost for post-war Germany. Based on the diary entries of director Konrad Wolf, the episodic movie authentically portrays the protagonist’s struggle to come to terms with his own past and identity.

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Christmas for a Dollar 2013

Christmas for a Dollar 2013

Christmas for a Dollar 2013

Christmas for a Dollar 2013
1h 41m | Drama, Family | Release date: December 15, 2013 (United States)

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The Kamp family is struggling to get by in the midst of the Depression, especially after Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death. With her mother gone and her father overwhelmed by doctor bills as her brother battles polio. little Ruth expects another Christmas without gifts or festivities. But when her father brings home one dollar in change and lets the children use it to buy special gifts for each other, the family discovers that money isn’t what fills Christmas with joy, love, and miracles.

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