Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull 1982
1h | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Mini-Series (1982– )
Plot:
Felix, the lucky one: Where other literary “confessions” look back on a stony path of character formation, the title hero of Thomas Mann’s picaresque novel tells his self-satisfied, sincere and free from any remorse in his life. At the turn of the century Felix grew up as the son of sparkling wine producer Krull (Klaus Schwarzkopf). Already as a young lad he learns to master the keyboard of social rituals with great mastery and comes to the realization: The world wants to be cheated! No fraud, however, is this first-class adaptation of the novel.
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky 1938
Detstvo Gorkogo (original title)
1h 38min | Biography, Drama | 27 September 1938 (USA)
Storyline:
A drama reveals the great writer’s inauspicious early years as an orphan raised by conniving relatives.
Shadow Builder 1998
R | 2h | Action, Horror, Thriller | 7 February 1998 (Japan)
Storyline:
An evil Archbishop of the Catholic Church summons a demon to try and destroy the world. The summoners are killed, but the demon escapes to hunt down its needed victim. The victim soon turns out to be a child that has the potential to become a saint. After ravaging the town and turning its citizens upon themselves, the demon soon locates and captures his prey.
Icebox 2018
1h 28min | Drama | 2018 (USA)
Storyline:
A young boy becomes trapped inside America’s rigid immigration process. (Feature adaptation of the 2016 short film, “Icebox.”)
Las Tetas de mi Madre 2015
TV-MA | 1h 21min | Drama | 15 November 2015 (Colombia)
Storyline:
A young boy discovers he’s moms night job in a local bar as an exotic dancer so he decides to find the money to take her to Disney.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 2018
Mowgli (original title)
PG-13 | 1h 44min | Adventure, Drama | 7 December 2018 (USA)
Storyline:
The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a black panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, except for one; the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
Bernie The Dolphin 2018
G | Action, Comedy, Family | 7 December 2018 (USA)
Storyline:
Set in St. Augustine, Florida, ‘Bernie the Dolphin’ is a family adventure about a brother and sister who befriend a badly sunburned dolphin separated from his family and uncover a secret plan that could destroy the beach and their new friend’s home. The kids must devise a clever plan to stop the bad guys, protect the sea life, and, most importantly, save their best friend, Bernie.
