Joe the King 1999

Joe the King 1999

Joe the King 1999

Joe the King 1999
R | 1h 33min | Crime, Drama | 22 January 1999 (USA)

Storyline:

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother’s hands, harsher abuse at his father’s, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother. Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to pay off some of his father’s debts and to replace his mother’s records that his father smashed in a fit of temper, Joe gets no thanks.

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Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)

Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)

Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)

Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)
PG | 1h 36min | Drama, Western | 5 February 1976 (USA)

Storyline:

The wandering old ranch hand Mackintosh takes care on a fatherly way for the young and homeless T.J. and he helps him to remain straight. Both find a job on the ranch of Jim Webster. Mackintosh proves his skills as a horse tamer and he wins the sympathy of Webster. Webster asks Mackintosh to hunt coyotes, as the area is unsafe because of them. When a murder takes place, Mackintosh is framed. This leads to dramatic events.

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Thrill of the Hills 2011

Thrill of the Hills 2011

Thrill of the Hills 2011

Thrill of the Hills 2011
Frisson des collines (original title)
1h 43min | Drama, Romance | 15 April 2011 (Canada)

Storyline:

Even in rural Quebec in 1969 things were changing. A twelve year old boy, in love with his attractive teacher decides to fulfill his dream of seeing Jimi Hendrix in Woodstock with his father. But life decides otherwise. His father dies, causing his mother to lose grip with reality. His sister reciprocally falls in love with the village’s priest, his best friend is repeatedly beaten by his father and the new teacher appeals more to his tastes than a young girl about his age. Will he succeed?

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A Summer’s Tale 1996

A Summer's Tale 1996

A Summer’s Tale 1996

A Summer’s Tale 1996
Conte d’été (original title)
G | 1h 53min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 20 June 2014 (USA)

Storyline:

A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town. She in turn introduces him to a further young lady who fancies him. Thus the quiet young lad finds he is having to do some tricky juggling in territory new to him.

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Die Russen kommen 1987

Die Russen kommen 1987

Die Russen kommen 1987

Die Russen kommen 1987
1h 32min | Drama, War | 4 December 1987 (East Germany)

Storyline:

Spring 1945. Günter, a 15-year-old boy in a small Baltic Sea resort, still believes in the final victory. He is the fastest in the hunt for an escaped foreign worker. He confronts him, who is then shot by the village policeman. Günter proudly accepts the Iron Cross II and volunteers for the front, even though his father has already died. Neither the mother nor the teacher can stop him. During his first deployment, he was attacked by Soviet soldiers, but was able to flee home. Shortly after the Soviet Army occupied the place, Günter was arrested for the murder of the foreign worker. He doesn’t reveal the real killer, but the case is solved. And when the policeman tries to force Günter’s silence, he refuses to cover up the murderer. All of these events bring him close to madness.

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Pencil Box 2020

Pencil Box 2020

Pencil Box 2020

Pencil Box 2020
30min | Short, Drama | 5 January 2020 (India)

Storyline:

The Story revolves around a young boy Appu who lives in a village in Himachal Pradesh and his parents who are hiding the truth for the last eight years but one day a group of people comes to Appu’s house and reveal it in front of everyone in the village. Now villagers are aware of Appu’s reality. At this point, another struggle begins for the whole family. The struggle of saving Appu from society. Struggle for family’s own space in society and moreover, struggle for Appu’s present and future. The story shows how Appu faces all these odds and leads us towards a beautiful journey of his childhood.

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Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds 2004

Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds 2004

Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds 2004

Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds 2004
Karpuz Kabugundan Gemiler Yapmak (original title)
1h 37min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 26 November 2004 (Turkey)

Storyline:

In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day.

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The Little Prince(ss) 2021

The Little Prince(ss) 2021

The Little Prince(ss) 2021

The Little Prince(ss) 2021
PG | 18min | Short, Drama | Episode aired 28 May 2021

Storyline:

When Gabriel, a 7-year-old Chinese kid who loves ballet, becomes friends with Rob, another Chinese kid from school, Rob’s dad gets suspicious about Gabriel’s feminine behavior and decides to intervene.

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The Prince of the Pacific 2000

The Prince of the Pacific 2000

The Prince of the Pacific 2000

The Prince of the Pacific 2000
Le prince du Pacifique (original title)
1h 30min | Adventure, Comedy | 20 December 2000 (France)

Storyline:

Young Polynesian prince recognizes in a captain of the French army the savior of his people which is mentioned in legends.

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