Playing Soldiers 1967

Playing Soldiers 1967

Playing Soldiers 1967

Playing Soldiers 1967
Mali vojnici (original title)
1h 32min | Drama | 27 December 1967 (Yugoslavia)

Storyline:

After the end of WW2 a blonde boy arrives at an orphanage made for the children of Partizans or people being killed in the war. The headmaster knows that the boy’s parents were Nazis but conceals that fact from others, fearing violence by vengeful children. He invents the boy’s life story, but the other children get suspicious.

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Grande école 2004

Grande école 2004

Grande école 2004

Grande école 2004
1h 50min | Drama, Romance | 4 February 2004 (France)

Storyline:

Paul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he’d rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul’s behavior changes – he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins… If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he does – she’ll walk away. Meanwhile, Paul meets Mecir, a young Arab worker, who shows him there’s more to life than elite colleges…

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Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02

Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02

Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02

Chempiony iz podvorotni (2012) E02
Drama | TV Mini-Series (2012)

Storyline:

The main storyline consists of several human lives, evolving according to a rather complicated and very unpredictable schedule. Even the offer of a major reward could not dull the feeling of true friendship and faith in the purity of human relations. Even a lot of money could not make these people forget about their main qualities, thanks to which people remain themselves even in the most difficult situations. The protagonist of the film, despite its deplorable position, was able to keep in his heart the light to which other people are drawn.

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Kolonidrenge 1936

Kolonidrenge 1936

Kolonidrenge 1936

Kolonidrenge 1936
14min | Documentary | 1936 (Denmark)

Plot:

At the holiday colony Sæbystrand in Sæby under the Copenhagen Municipal Teachers’ Association you follow the boys in daily life. You see them playing football, in the dormitory, in the evening and morning toilets, by hoisting the flag when building branch cabins and at dinner time. There is also time for Native American games and a trip to the beach.

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Paul et Virginie 2014

Paul et Virginie 2014

Paul et Virginie 2014

Paul et Virginie 2014
19min | Short, Drama, Family | 4 October 2014 (Belgium)

Storyline:

Paul lives alone with his mother Virginie. Weakened by disease, she is unable to go about their daily life anymore. Paul, driven by the unbreakable bond of love that exists between him and his mother, tries to take matters into his own hands.

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Call Boy 2018

Call Boy 2018

Call Boy 2018

Call Boy 2018
Shônen (original title)
1h 59min | Drama, Romance | 2018 (Japan)

Storyline:

University student Ryo works at a bar part-time to earn money. He is not enamoured with his job or life for that matter. He is introduced to a female pimp who first tests him, and once he passes the hurdle, employs him as a male escort. Ryo takes to his job like a duck to water and prides himself in satisfying his diverse clientele. Getting to know the needs and wants of his customers helps Ryo understand himself better. With understand comes cognition and with cognition comes questioning.

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El cazador 2020

El cazador 2020

El cazador 2020

El cazador 2020
1h 41min | Drama | 23 January 2020 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Ezequiel, a 15-year-old teenager, is left alone at home when his parents travel to Europe for a month. One day he meets Mono at the skatepark. But meeting with Mono offers much more than the connection, intimacy, and sex he was looking for. He lands in a chilling situation that possibly makes him feel more alone than he already was.

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