Mananitas 2024

Mananitas 2024

Mananitas 2024

Mananitas 2024
Mañanitas (original title)
17m | Drama, Short | Release date: November 27, 2024 (Spain)

Storyline:

Santiago is starting to define his identity: should he be a soccer goalie, a skater like his cousin’s friends, or a reggaeton singer? Simultaneously, he is drawn to his cousin, Sofía, who is celebrating her fifteenth birthday. By chance, Sofía manages to escape her family celebration party to go out with her friends and her boyfriend; Santiago joins her. That early morning, Sofía and Santiago discover each other.

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Second Spring 2025

Second Spring 2025

Second Spring 2025

Second Spring 2025
18m | Drama, Short | Release date: October 18, 2025 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Sixteen-year-old Sasha moved to the Czech Republic with his mother to escape the war in Ukraine. While they manage a small holiday resort on the banks of the Vltava River, David, a charismatic rowing coach, arrives with his club. Sasha experiences his first love, unaware of the disappointment that awaits him.

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Cupido confuso 2025

Cupido confuso 2025

Cupido confuso 2025

Cupido confuso 2025
2h 6m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: March 21, 2025 (Spain)

Storyline:

Nico wants to become independent with his neighborhood colleague, Raca, but she doesn’t want ties. Fed up with his parents, Nico leaves home and rents a room on the outskirts. Despite the distance, he begins to hang out with Leo, Raca’s little brother, a boy who is getting hormones, because he wants to transition into a woman. Nico is torn between the love of his brother or his sister. Meanwhile, their respective families fall apart, because in one there is no love nor in the other fidelity.

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Sacrifices 2002

Sacrifices 2002

Sacrifices 2002

Sacrifices 2002
Sunduq al-dunyâ (original title)
1h 52m | Drama | Release date: May 21, 2002 (France)

Storyline:

A tree, a house, emptiness, isolation. The head of the family, an old man, is at the point of death. He would like to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons but he does not acknowledge any of them before he dies. Three cousins without a name live in this primitive world. They seek pleasure and salvation. The first one in restraint and submission, the second in love, the third in power, violence and cruelty. The father of the second, back from war, gives the third the keys to a stronger and immense power. The tree looking upon since 1000 years contemplates what will happen in 2000 years.

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Happy Birthday 1985

Happy Birthday 1985

Happy Birthday 1985

Happy Birthday 1985
63m | Experimental | Release date: 13.12.1985 (Denmark)

Plot:

Just an ordinary birthday in an ordinary Danish family consisting of father and mother and five children. The birthday is seen from the children’s point of view, i.e. the same situation is seen from different ages from baby to teenager. The aim of the film is both to entertain and cast psychological light on children at different ages.

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La Pampa 2024

La Pampa 2024

La Pampa 2024

La Pampa 2024
1h 44m | Drama, Sport | Release date: February 5, 2025 (France)

Storyline:

Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other’s side. To beat boredom, they train at the Pampa, a motocross track. One evening, Willy discovers Jojo’s secret.

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Jana und Jan 1992

Jana und Jan 1992

Jana und Jan 1992

Jana und Jan 1992
1h 25m | Drama | Release date: May 28, 1992 (Germany)

Storyline:

Fall 1989: Jan is almost 16. Caught while trying to escape to West Germany, he is transferred from prison to a juvenile detention center. Here, he meets Jana … and what starts as a bet, becomes true love. When Jana gets pregnant, the situation spirals out of control. In the summer of 1990, Jana and Jan flee into the unknown, insecure future of a new Germany. In this film, the director, internationally known for his critical films about children and young people, cast non-professional actors – some from juvenile detention centers – in the leading roles.

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Thanks for the Tip 1997

Thanks for the Tip 1997

Thanks for the Tip 1997

Thanks for the Tip 1997
Gràcies per la propina (original title)
1h 57m | Comedy | Release date: November 7, 1997 (Spain)

Storyline:

The story of an odd family in which two uncles, apparently bachelors, play the role of mother and father for their two orphan nephews in the Valencia of the 1960s and 70s.

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