The Lambs 1996

The Lambs 1996

The Lambs 1996

The Lambs 1996
Les agneaux (original title)
1h 30m | Drama | 28 June 1999 (France)

Storyline:

In a village of the French Juras, Daniel, 15, and Marie, 14, live in the shadow of their brutal, domineering father, who can only express his love through violence. When their mother dies, the two inseparable children flee into the forest pursued by their father.

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Stand Clear of the Closing Doors 2013

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors 2013

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors 2013

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors 2013
1h 42m | Drama | 23 May 2014 (USA)

Storyline:

The story of an autistic youth named Ricky who, after a particularly difficult day at school, escapes into the subways. It’s here that he starts his real journey, on a days-long voyage of discovery while, above ground, his mom frantically searches for him.

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At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991
3h 9m | Drama, Romance | 6 December 1991 (USA)

Storyline:

Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic ‘rivals’ than in the Indians themselves. Hazel is terrified of the Indians while Martin is fascinated. Soon American pilot Lewis Moon joins the Indian tribe but is attracted by Leslie’s young wife, Andy. Can the interaction of these characters and cultures, and the advancing bulldozers of civilization, avoid disaster?

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Young Bodies Heal Quickly 2014

Young Bodies Heal Quickly 2014

Young Bodies Heal Quickly 2014

Young Bodies Heal Quickly 2014
1h 42m | Comedy, Drama | 11 April 2015 (USA)

Storyline:

Two brothers are fleeing arrest for the “accidental” killing of a young girl. Their destination is their estranged father’s desolate compound on the sea shore.

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Vägen till Gyllenblå! 1985

Vägen till Gyllenblå! 1985

Vägen till Gyllenblå! 1985

Vägen till Gyllenblå! 1985
2h 20m | Family, Sci-fi | 29 December 1985 (Sweden)

Storyline:

Ratio Rasch, the president of planet Gyllenblå, has banned laughter and emotions in order to create a society based on reason. Police are constantly patrolling the planet and anyone caught laughing is imprisoned and given anti-laughter serum. Only a few members of an underground guerrilla oppose the president. On Earth, the eccentric Dr. Krull listens to signals from outer space and realizes that something needs to be done so he sends the two children Cecilie and Fredrik to Gyllenblå. Epicykel, a guerrilla member, senses their presence and hopes to get to them first but fails. The children are put in school, where Fredrik has great difficulty controlling his laughter but Cecilie adapts well. The guerrilla knows that laughter is contagious and Fredrik gives them new hope of returning laughter to the people of Gyllenblå.

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Three Tickets to Hollywood 1993

Three Tickets to Hollywood 1993

Three Tickets to Hollywood 1993

Three Tickets to Hollywood 1993
Tri karte za Hollywood (original title)
1h 58m | Comedy | 9 April 1993 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

Storyline:

Three boys who are fascinated with seventh art magic decide to escape from their remote village straight to Hollywood. At the same time, a local policeman frantically organizes a reception for the president of the state. His “strictly controlled” citizens, under the influence of events in Cuba, in 1962, start dividing in two parties, resolved to succeed where Khrushchev and JFK have failed.

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