Edges of the Lord 2001

Edges of the Lord 2001

Edges of the Lord 2001

Edges of the Lord 2001
R | 1h 35min | Crime, Drama, Romance | 12 October 2001 (Poland)

Storyline:

Polish 12 year-young city Jew Romek gets a crash-course in Catholicsim from his daddy (‘stay hanging by your arms till your prayers are perfect’) so he can be sent away and escape deportation (Auschwitz?) hiding in the country where the clergy found a host, Gniecio’s simple peasant family, posing as their city relative. Gniecio’s eldest son Vladek proves rather tyrannical but no brighter then gullible junior Tollo, who takes a role play in catechism class to ‘become’ a Last Supper character, in his case Jesus, to the extreme, even training for a crucifixion from a tree. Neighbor Batylin and his wife are executed by the Nazis when their illegally kept pig is found. Kluba plays a dirty trick when Gniecio tries to sell his in the city; his son is as problematic for the boys, who meanwhile play involving a single girl-playmate, Maria, who takes Romek in when he’s stupidly thrown out by his widowed host by mistake. The horror of war itself suddenly shows its ugly head again, big time and in weird ways with unforeseen consequences…

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Innocent Boy 2020

Innocent Boy 2020

Innocent Boy 2020

Innocent Boy 2020
14min | Short, Horror | 29 February 2020 (Ireland)

Storyline:

On an unforgiving, dust-swept highway, a group of rag-tag hustlers, led by a loathsome Madam, preys on the desperados who have come for sex, drugs and Momma’s special milk. A young black trans boy in the throws of withdraw, desperate for love and affection, is relentlessly bullied by his brother in trade, but things change when a ruthless Cowboy rides into town. As the boys begin to fall one-by-one, Penny is caught between Cowboy’s murderous rage and the greed and corruption that Momma represents.

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A Killer in the Family 1983

A Killer in the Family 1983

A Killer in the Family 1983

A Killer in the Family 1983
1h 30min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | TV Movie 30 October 1983

Storyline:

A father serving time for murder convinces his three teenage sons that his life is being threatened by fellow inmates and that they should break him out of jail. However, when his sons succeed in the jailbreak attempt, the father brings along his cell-mate, a former two time killer, and soon the sons find themselves involved in the pair’s murderous crime spree.

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Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2020

Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2020

Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2020

Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2020
W lesie dzis nie zasnie nikt (original title)
1h 42min | Horror, Thriller | 28 October 2020 (Argentina)

Storyline:

A group of technology-dependent teenagers goes to – offline camp. Common hiking in the woods without access to smartphones will not end, however, as planned by the organizers. They will have to fight for real life with something that they have not seen even in the darkest corners of the Internet. In the face of deadly danger lurking in the woods, they will discover what true friendship, love and sacrifice are.

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Early Swallows e06-e08 (2019)

Early Swallows e06-e08 (2019)

Early Swallows e06-e08 (2019)

Early Swallows e06-e08 (2019)
Pershi lastivky (original title)
Drama | TV Series (2019)

Storyline:

The series revolves around the lives of Ukrainian teenagers in a secondary school class. The teenagers struggle with bullying, including the Blue Whale Challenge, lack of parental support, suicidal behaviour, LGBT identity crises—a subject that is rarely portrayed on Ukrainian television—alcoholic parents, and speech disabilities. In one of the show’s main plotlines, the main characters are stalked on the Internet by an anonymous person who pretends to be their friend.

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Unhinged 2020

Unhinged 2020

Unhinged 2020

Unhinged 2020
R | 1h 30min | Action, Thriller | 21 August 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a psychological thriller that takes something we’ve all experienced- road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late getting to work when she crosses paths with a stranger (Crowe) at a traffic light. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who feels invisible and is looking to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know who you’re driving next to.

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