Une si petite semaine 2002

Une si petite semaine 2002

Une si petite semaine 2002
42min | Drama, Short | 2002 (France)

Storyline:

In a small provincial town, Franck learns one day that his mother is gone, framed by gendarmes. Magré his brother, despite the friend of his mother, the boy of thirteen then rocking in a world without landmarks where the emptiness left by his absent mother leads him, for a week, to commit the irreparable.

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Lemonade 2018

Lemonade 2018

Lemonade 2018
1h 28min | Drama | 4 October 2018 (Germany)

Storyline:

Mara, a young Romanian woman, has just moved to the US with Dragos, her 9-year-old son, marrying Daniel, an American she has met only a few months ago. The film follows her through a series of revealing encounters during one day, from her problems of babysitting, her unplanned and uncomfortable meeting with a U.S. immigration official, to dealing with the police about her son she had to leave in a motel room and the bank issue for a loan with her husband.

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The Adopted Son 1998

The Adopted Son 1998

The Adopted Son 1998

The Adopted Son 1998
Beshkempir (original title)
1h 21min | Drama | 10 February 1999 (France)

Storyline:

n a Kyrgyz village, five older women adopt an infant foundling. Jump ahead about 12 years: the boy, Beshkempir, is entering puberty, the age, his granny says, when life goes berserk. He plays with friends, horsing around, sniggering about sex, going to an outdoor movie. He works, fishing and making bricks of mud. And, he’s starting to notice girls. He and his best friend fight, and he learns to his consternation that he’s a foundling. A death in the family pushes Beshkempir even faster toward adult roles: he must brush tears from his eyes, lead a funeral procession, and reconcile with his friend. Then, he borrows a bicycle and calls on Aynura: courtship begins.

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Pitching Tents 2017

Pitching Tents 2017

Pitching Tents 2017
1h 30min | Comedy | 6 June 2017 (USA)

Storyline:

A mysterious goddess, a vulgar guidance counselor and a no-nonsense father all want to help Danny figure out his future while he sneaks off to the woods with his buddies for a weekend of girls, beer and THE party of 1984.

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Sex Education 2019

Sex Education 2019

Sex Education 2019
TV-MA | 45min | Comedy, Drama | TV Series (2019– )

Storyline:

A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

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Hard Paint 2018

Hard Paint 2018

Hard Paint 2018

Hard Paint 2018
Tinta Bruta (original title)
1h 58min | Drama | 6 December 2018 (Brazil)

Storyline:

While facing criminal charges, Pedro must grapple with his sister’s sudden decision to move away and leave him behind. Alone in the darkness of his bedroom, he dances covered in neon paint, while thousands of strangers watch him via webcam.

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