Ma’ Rosa 2016

Ma' Rosa 2016

Ma’ Rosa 2016
Not Rated | 1h 50min | Drama | 6 July 2016 (Philippines)

Storyline:

Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor neighborhood of Manila where everybody likes her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa and her children are ready to do anything to buy her freedom from the corrupt police.

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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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The Tree 2014

The Tree 2014

The Tree 2014
Drevo (original title)
1h 30min | Drama | 7 July 2014 (Czech Republic)

Storyline:

One story, three angles. In three chapters, the film’s plot is told through the eyes of two brothers and their mother Milena as we witness a tragic situation which befalls the family as the result of an accident. The two sons, adolescent Alek and his younger sibling Veli, are unable to leave their house, the only place where they feel safe. After a period of time, however, their refuge becomes a prison for the boys.

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Two Sons of Francisco 2005

Two Sons of Francisco 2005

Two Sons of Francisco 2005
2 Filhos de Francisco: A História de Zezé di Camargo & Luciano (original title)
2h 12min | Biography, Drama | 19 August 2005 (Brazil)

Storyline:

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

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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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