Hotel Paraiso 2019

Hotel Paraiso 2019

Hotel Paraiso 2019

Hotel Paraiso 2019
20m | Short, Drama | Release date: 2019 (Peru)

Storyline:

Andrés is a young gay dress maker who lives with his younger brother in a gay porn cinema. He works in a small textile factory in order to save up some money and move to another place. after being fired because a series of rumors about his sexuality, Andres turns to Omar, an older man that makes a living out of prostitution, who introduces him to a community that has isolated from Peruvian society willing to find protection from its prejudices.

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Moondance 1994

Moondance 1994

Moondance 1994

Moondance 1994
1h 32m | Drama, Romance | Release date: September 7, 1995 (Germany)

Storyline:

30ish Patrick and teenage Dominic are two brothers living alone in a remote farmhouse in the Southwest of Ireland, while their mother is away traveling. When their aunt comes visiting, with her arrives Anya, a young woman from Germany who starts helping Dominic with his studies in return for a chance to improve her English. As time goes by, Patrick and Anya fall in love, while Dominic also develops feelings for the girl. And when they marry and decide to move to Dublin together, Dominic comes with them, not being able to let go of his brother.

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Verschwinde von hier 1999

Verschwinde von hier 1999

Verschwinde von hier 1999

Verschwinde von hier 1999
1h 30m | Drama | Release date: September 4, 2005 (Hungary)

Storyline:

“Someday I’ll get you out of here,” promises 16-year-old Janna (Gruschenka Stevens) and leaves her newborn with her mother. Little Lukas lives in her musty pet shop for five years. At least he learns over time to imitate all the bird calls. When Janna finally takes him in, it is mainly her friend Janosch (Martin Feifel) who looks after Lukas. Although the freaky guy smokes pot and gambles away the household money, he lets Lukas feel genuine affection and gives him new courage to face life. When his idolised surrogate father ends up in jail, Lukas’ little world comes crashing down…Over a period of eight years, director Franziska Buch follows the fate of the boy. Her heartfelt drama about an unusual father-son relationship with a great cast won the Max Ophüls Prize in 2000.

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A Matter of Trust 2022

A Matter of Trust 2022

A Matter of Trust 2022

A Matter of Trust 2022
Ingen kender dagen (original title)
1h 45m | Drama | Release date: October 27, 2022 (Denmark)

Storyline:

On a perfectly ordinary late summer day, the lives of five unrelated people are turned upside down. A husband, a doctor, a wife, a student, and a young daughter are unsuspectingly put on a collision course with each their own fateful crossroads. In search of love, identity, and moral gauge they all risk the most precious aspect of life: Trust. But trust is vulnerable, and the consequences will be irreversible, forbidden and embarrassingly amusing.

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Goud 2020

Goud 2020

Goud 2020

Goud 2020
1h 30m | Drama | Release date: January 27, 2020 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Promising young gymnast Timo and his disabled father Ward share a big dream: to win gold in the Olympic Games. But when Timo meets physiotherapist Irene, new, intense feelings conflict with Timo’s dedication to his father and the Olympic ‘mission.’

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Le surdoué 1997

Le surdoué 1997

Le surdoué 1997

Le surdoué 1997
1h 3m | Comedy | Release date: January 20, 1997 (France)

Storyline:

Twelve year-old Vincent is not a child quite like the others: he has an IQ significantly higher than the average. Solitary, he spends a lot of time to reflect. Its exceptional power of analysis enables him to understand at once those who surround him. It is as well to know the discomfort that is believed between his parents. His father, a craftsman in bankruptcy, lives very badly the success of his wife, a true “wonder woman” in which everything seems to succeed. He feels deprived of his role as head of the family. Vincent learns, moreover, that he has not paid the rent for one year. He decides to fly to his help and raise the sum necessary. His school results began to decline, which exacerbates the discord between his parents.

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