Early Swallows e05 (2019)

Early Swallows e05 (2019)

Early Swallows e05 (2019)

Early Swallows e05 (2019)
Drama | Episode aired 21 November 2019

Storyline:

The series revolves around the lives of Ukrainian teenagers in a secondary school class. The teenagers struggle with bullying, including the Blue Whale Challenge, lack of parental support, suicidal behaviour, LGBT identity crises—a subject that is rarely portrayed on Ukrainian television—alcoholic parents, and speech disabilities. In one of the show’s main plotlines, the main characters are stalked on the Internet by an anonymous person who pretends to be their friend.

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Last Resort 2000

Last Resort 2000

Last Resort 2000

Last Resort 2000
TV-14 | 1h 13min | Drama, Romance | 16 March 2001 (UK)

Storyline:

Tanya arrives in London with her son Artyom, expecting to be met by her boyfriend. When he doesn’t show and immigration wants to send her back to Russia, she asks for political asylum to buy some time. She has no idea that this will consign them for at least a year to a detention center, a fenced “city” near an abandoned seaside amusement park. Once there, realizing her boyfriend will never help her, she just wants to go home, but withdrawing the petition for asylum takes months. She’s approached by pornographers inviting her to strip on line for cash; she’s befriended by Alfie, a clerk at a convenience store at the center. She’s a dreamer; what can she do?

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A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts 2007

A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts 2007

A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts 2007

A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts 2007
Un lever de rideau et autres histoires (original title)
Not Rated | 2h 12min | Drama, Romance | 12 September 2007 (USA)

Storyline:

DVD release of seven short films by François Ozon originally produced between 1993 and 2006. A Curtain Raiser, X2000, Bed Scenes, Little Death, Truth or Dare, A Rose Between Us, Victor.

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Early Swallows e01-04 (2019)

Early Swallows e01-04 (2019)

Early Swallows e01-04 (2019)

Early Swallows e01-04 (2019)
Pershi lastivky (original title)
Drama | TV Series (2019)

Storyline:

The series revolves around the lives of Ukrainian teenagers in a secondary school class. The teenagers struggle with bullying, including the Blue Whale Challenge, lack of parental support, suicidal behaviour, LGBT identity crises—a subject that is rarely portrayed on Ukrainian television—alcoholic parents, and speech disabilities. In one of the show’s main plotlines, the main characters are stalked on the Internet by an anonymous person who pretends to be their friend.

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Clouds 2020

Clouds 2020

Clouds 2020

Clouds 2020
PG-13 | 2h 1min | Drama, Music | 16 October 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.

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Summer of 85 (2020)

Summer of 85 (2020)

Summer of 85 (2020)

Summer of 85 (2020)
Été 85 (original title)
1h 40min | Drama | 14 July 2020 (France)

Storyline:

What do you dream of when you’re 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can’t get a bigger kick than dying. And that’s why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

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Daniel 1983

Daniel 1983

Daniel 1983

Daniel 1983
R | 2h 10min | Drama | 10 February 1984 (UK)

Storyline:

The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.

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City Island 2009

City Island 2009

City Island 2009

City Island 2009
PG-13 | 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama | 30 April 2010 (USA)

Storyline:

The Rizzos, a family who doesn’t share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.

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