La Lastra 2022

La Lastra 2022

La Lastra 2022

La Lastra 2022
20m | Short, Drama | Release date: July 4, 2022 (Italy)

Storyline:

Tobia spends his days at Lastra, a steep slope near Giulia and Riccardo’s house. The two brothers set traps and small challenges. Among these the most coveted: the conquest of Lastra. One day, in fear, she runs away from the house and, without realizing it, reaches the top of the slope. Getting lost in the woods Tobia faces his fears thanks to the encounter with a mysterious animal.

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My Paper Dolls 2023

My Paper Dolls 2023

My Paper Dolls 2023

My Paper Dolls 2023
Le mie ragazze di carta (original title)
1h 41m | Comedy | Release date: July 13, 2023 (Italy)

Storyline:

The story takes place in Italy during the seventies. Tiberio is the son of a poor couple which decide to move out rural life to start a new life in the city due to new father’s job. Tiberio has difficulty to adapt this the new situation until he meets a boy who will be his friend. Thanks to him, he will discover for the first time Porno. This event will introduce Tiberio to puberty phase, and Tiberio start to develop an addiction that separate him from real life. Meanwhile his parents are struggling with the difficulty to adapt to their new lifestyle.

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Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004

Childstar 2004
1h 38m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: January 28, 2005 (Canada)

Storyline:

Taylor Brandon Burns, a conflicted twelve-year-old TV star from the U.S., runs away from the set – and his problems – while shooting a big-budget film in Canada. His reluctant limo-driver, Rick Schiller, a down-on-his-luck indie filmmaker, is enlisted to find Taylor before the childstar destroys himself.

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West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998

West Beyrouth 1998
1h 45m | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Release date: October 30, 1998 (Norway)

Storyline:

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

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Jesus Loves Youssef 2011

Jesus Loves Youssef 2011

Jesus Loves Youssef 2011

Jesus Loves Youssef 2011
13m | Short, Comedy, Drama | 2011

Storyline:

Set in rural Lebanon, the heart of the Middle East, Jesus Loves Youssef is a bittersweet coming of age story of Youssef, a ten year old Maronite boy. A week before his First Communion, he discovers masturbation and with it, the concept of sin. He tries to negotiate his own deal with God while pressure mounts on him from all directions: his mother, brother, and the parish’s priest.

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Crazy Love 1987

Crazy Love 1987

Crazy Love 1987

Crazy Love 1987
1h 30m | Drama | Release date: 1987 (Belgium)

Storyline:

Three ‘Bukowskian’ torrid nights in the life of a man in search of love. Harry, 12, is young and naive. Love, for him, is romantic love between princes and princesses demurely kissing each other on the mouth. His father is a hero who kidnapped his mother and married her on a lonely mountain peak – Later on, he’ll do the same. But Harry has a lot to learn. He also learns that there are handsome men and ugly ones, that love can be unfair. That one can find comfort in drinking – but above all he learns that man is capable of anything – absolutely anything. – to get his fair share of love.

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Max Keeble’s Big Move 2001

Max Keeble's Big Move 2001

Max Keeble’s Big Move 2001

Max Keeble’s Big Move 2001
1h 26m | Comedy, Crime, Family | Release date: October 5, 2001 (United States)

Storyline:

Max Keeble, the victim of his 7th grade class, plots revenge when he learns that he’s moving, but it backfires when he isn’t after all.

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Gefangene Liebe 1994

Gefangene Liebe 1994

Gefangene Liebe 1994

Gefangene Liebe 1994
1h 32m | Drama | Release date: 1994 (Germany)

Storyline:

Anneliese is living together with her son Florian in a run-down farm. But her exaggerated demands drive him mad. Man and daughter work in the city. The 14-year-old son is supposed to fulfill the mother’s dreams and become a chemist. Still, the boy fits his wishes, but he secretly dreams of becoming a farmer. Then, the situation escalates.

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