Boy 2004

Boy 2004

Boy 2004
15min | Short, Drama | 14 October 2004 (Germany)

Storyline:

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When the news of the girls death spreads through the community, the driver and his family decide that the boy must be silenced. The set out to scare him into silence. The pressure becomes more and more violent, but despite this, the boy battles to expose the truth.

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Simon Says Goodbye to His Foreskin 2015

Simon Says Goodbye to His Foreskin 2015

Simon Says Goodbye to His Foreskin 2015
Simon sagt ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ zu seiner Vorhaut (original title)
1h 21min | Comedy | 10 October 2015 (Germany)

Storyline:

Simon Grünberg (12) never cared for his Jewish heritage, while his divorced parents bicker whether he should to his bar mithzva as father Frank wants, or save his foreskin as mother Hannah holds. When he falls in love at first sight of the new ‘rabbi’ Rebecca, Ben decides to join the preparatory religious class hoping to win her.

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Little Criminals 1995

Little Criminals 1995

Little Criminals 1995
2h | Crime, Drama | TV Movie

Storyline:

Des is an eleven year old kid who has had a really bad deal in life. Crime and mischief are the main staples of his life and he and his friends cruise around the city and do things like vandalize, steal, light fires, and mug people. He thinks that he is untouchable because he cannot be charged until he is twelve. Cory becomes Des’ best friend and they carry on like nothing can stop them; however, Des ends up at an assessment centre for troubled youths and may begin a new life without crime.

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The Family Tree 2011

The Family Tree 2011

The Family Tree 2011
R | 1h 27min | Comedy, Drama | 26 August 2011 (Usa)

Storyline:

The Burnetts are dysfunctional. Jack and Bunnie barely speak, he fantasizes about women at work, she’s having an affair with a neighbor and possibly others. Daughter Kelly is foul-mouthed; their son Eric is a militant Christian and an excellent shot. Bunnie’s rich mom tries to control things. While a dead peeping Tom hangs undiscovered in a tree outside their bedroom window, Bunnie sustains a head injury and wakes up unable to remember anything after the first days of their marriage. Her newlywed sweetness infuses the family as Jack sorts through issues at work, Eric discovers flaws in his Christian posse, and Kelly makes friends with a lesbian classmate. Can this change of personality last?

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Out in the Silence 2009

Out in the Silence 2009

Out in the Silence 2009
56min | Documentary, Comedy, Family | 5 August 2009 (USA)

Storyline:

A gray winter sky hangs over lonely city streets, rotted oil derricks, and abandoned factories. This is Oil City, Pennsylvania, a fading industrial town in the heart of the American rust belt. It is the sort of town that Barrack Obama had in mind when he made his infamous comments about bitter small town residents clinging to their guns and religion as they watch the rest of the world pass them by. The peace

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The Perfect Game 2009

The Perfect Game 2009

The Perfect Game 2009
PG | 1h 58min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 1 April 2010 (Mexico)

Storyline:

Based on a true story. In 1957 a rag-tag, shoeless, poor group of kids from Monterrey, Mexico shocked the world by winning 13 games in a row and the Little League World Series in the only perfect game ever pitched in the Championship. These kids, led by their priest and a down-and-out former major leaguer embark on a journey through the southern US and up into Williamsport, PA for the Championship game. They encountered many adversities including nearly being deported and the bigotry that wouldn’t allow them into certain restaurants or travel on certain buses. They never lost their faith and eventually captured the hearts of both nations. This is a heart-warming inspirational story in the tradition of “Rudy”, “Hoosiers”, “Coach Carter” or “Friday Night Lights”.

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We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011
R | 1h 52min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 12 May 2011 (France)

Storyline:

Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the “incident”. Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva’s complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother.

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