Crossroads 1986

Crossroads 1986

Crossroads 1986

Crossroads 1986
R | 1h 39min | Drama, Music, Mystery | 14 March 1986 (USA)

Storyline:

Eugene is an extraordinary talent in classic guitar, but he dreams of being a famous Blues guitarist. So he investigates to find a storied lost song. He asks the legendary Blues musician Willie Brown to help him, but Willie demands to free him from the old-people’s prison first and to really learn the blues on the way to its origin: Mississippi Delta. Eugene doesn’t know yet about Willie’s deal with the devil, that he now wants to revoke.

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Where the Day Takes You 1992

Where the Day Takes You 1992

Where the Day Takes You 1992

Where the Day Takes You 1992
R | 1h 45min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 11 September 1992 (USA)

Storyline:

A group of teen-age runaways try to survive in the streets of Los Angeles. Drugs, prostitution, violence and bureaucratic indifference all pose threats to the kids, who nevertheless prefer this harsh life to going back to their families. Heather, somewhat older, provides some leadership and mothering to the kids.

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Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018

Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018

Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018

Dirt Road to Lafayette 2018
1h 40min | Drama | 24 June 2018 (UK)

Storyline:

Murdo, 15, and his father, Tom, journey from Scotland to North Alabama to visit their American/Scots relatives after the death of his mother. Murdo is an accordion player but has not played since his mother passed. He meets an old lady called Queen Monzee-ay who plays accordion. She rekindles his interest in music and invites him play a gig with her. The music becomes a wedge which drives itself between him and his father, who out of the best intentions tries to control him. Eventually Murdo transcends his father and follows the music.

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French Touch: Between Men 2019

French Touch: Between Men 2019

French Touch: Between Men 2019

French Touch: Between Men 2019
Not rated | 1h 43min | Drama | 2019

Storyline:

Between life, between love, between men. Stories of men facing the precipice of deep change in their lives… and the male figures that took them there. A series of stimulating French shorts.

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The Harvesters 2018

The Harvesters 2018

The Harvesters 2018

The Harvesters 2018
Die Stropers (original title)
1h 42min | Drama | 13 September 2019 (USA)

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South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.

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You Are the Apple of My Eye 2011

You Are the Apple of My Eye 2011

You Are the Apple of My Eye 2011

You Are the Apple of My Eye 2011
Na xie nian, wo men yi qi zhui de nu hai (original title)
1h 49min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 19 August 2011 (Taiwan)

Storyline:

A coming of age story featuring a group of Taiwanese teenagers/friends and their experience as they all fall in love with the same girl: Shen Jiayi, the star student of the school. A story about the complexities and bitter sweetness of high school life set in the backdrop of Taiwanese cultures and traditions.

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