Wrecked 2009

Wrecked 2009

Wrecked 2009
Unrated | 1h 13min | Drama, Romance | 11 July 2009 (USA)

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An edgy drama about a gay teen’s tumultuous decent into drugs and anonymous sex, Wrecked smashes cinematic taboos while it spins its cautionary tale. Ryan is an earnest 18-year-old trying to develop a career as an actor and getting his life on the right track. This course is quickly threatened with the sudden arrival of his sort-of ex, Daniel, who arrives at Ryan’s door wanting a place to stay and offering the promise of a normal, loving relationship. But Daniel’s drug addiction and attitude towards casual sex derail any hope for normalcy and soon ensnares Ryan in his own downward spiral. Handheld cameras, a hot young cast and a boldly upfront approach to sex combine to make Wrecked a unique film experience.

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The Bachelors 2017

The Bachelors 2017

The Bachelors 2017
1h 39min | Comedy, Drama | 20 October 2017 (USA)

Storyline:

After the loss of his wife, BILL PONDER (Simmons) and his 17-year-old son WES move out of their small town into the big city in an attempt to have a fresh start. As they each begin to adjust to their new life and seek ways to heal their wounds, they both find comfort in newfound romance. Wes meets LACY, an introverted but fierce girl whose enigmatic personality captivates Wes’ attention, and Bill meets CARINE, a compassionate and elegant teacher whose own past heartaches resonate with his. As relationships are tested, Bill and Wes grow apart and back together again while discovering their true selves in the process.

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The River 1997

The River 1997

The River 1997
He liu (original title)
16 | 1h 55min | Drama, Romance | 18 February 1997 (Germany)

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In Taiwan, Xiao-kang, a young man in his early 20s, lives with his parents in near silence. He is plagued by severe neck pain. His father is bedeviled by water first leaking into his bedroom and then flooding the apartment; rain is incessant. Xiao-kang’s mother is overcome by sexual longing for her son, sometimes making seemingly incestuous overtures. They try virtually every intervention for Xiao-kang’s neck: Western medicine, a chiropractor, acupuncture, an herbal doctor, and a faith healer, Master Liu. Are the family’s silent dynamics and Xiao-kang’s neck pain connected? And what about the body floating in the Tamsui River: is everything dead?

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It’s a Boy Girl Thing 2006

It's a Boy Girl Thing 2006

It’s a Boy Girl Thing 2006
PG-13 | 1h 35min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 26 December 2006 (UK)

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The next door neighbors Nell Bedworth and Woody Deane have opposite behaviors and hate each other: the virgin geek Nell is polite, sensitive and well-prepared to go to Yale, while Woody is rude and his greatest expectation is to join a mediocre university due to his abilities playing football. When Nell and Woody are assigned to visit a museum together, they argue in front of a statue of an Aztec god. During the night, their souls swap bodies, bringing difficult situations to them. They first try to damage each other’s reputation in high school, but soon they discover that their dream of joining college can only happen with mutual respect and support.

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Screwed 2017

Screwed 2017

Screwed 2017

Screwed 2017
Pihalla (original title)
1h 40min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 19 June 2017 (USA)

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Screwed (orig. Pihalla) is a Finnish drama film, where seventeen year olds Miku and Elias find themselves, and each other, during a summer in the Finnish countryside. Love is not as easy as it seems.

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Billy Boy 1970

Billy Boy 1970

Billy Boy 1970
1h 12min | Drama, Romance | December 1970 (USA)

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Before hardcore porn, before extreme anal, deep throat and facials on DVD and VHS, seedy theaters were the only places to catch the action. In 1969, after years of struggling with the federal government, Bob Mizer debuted the first of his semi-hardcore titles at the Park Theatre in Los Angeles. Billy Boy is the first full-length feature film produced by Bob Mizer in 1970. This bizarre tale follows a young tough through Hollywood on an adventure of sexual discovery.

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The Wound 2017

The Wound 2017

The Wound 2017
Inxeba (original title)
1h 28min | Drama, Romance | 19 April 2017 (France)

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Xolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best-kept secret, Xolani’s entire existence begins to unravel.

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The Black Balloon 2008

The Black Balloon 2008

The Black Balloon 2008
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Drama, Romance | 6 March 2008 (Australia)

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Thomas is turning 16. His dad’s in the army and they’ve just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who’s autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother’s keeper, or is Charlie’s disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

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