Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker 1982

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker 1982

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker 1982

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker 1982
Night Warning (original title)
R | 1h 36min | Horror, Thriller | February 1982 (USA)

Storyline:

Since the death of his parents fourteen years ago, Billy Lynch has been raised by his over-protective aunt Cheryl. But once he turns seventeen, he is soon set on planning his life…without her. He’s planing on going on to college and is dating local girl Julie. None of which sits well for his aunt, who’s lost everyone else in her life and now with her nephew ready to leave, ensures she starts on a campaign to keep him with her…forever.But as her plans misfire she becomes swept up in a cycle of psychosis and frenzied violence all being blamed on Billy by everyone else…including a homophobic detective, who’s anti-gay prejudice is steadily reaching its zenith…leading to an unforeseeable outcome.

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Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 1995

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 1995

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 1995

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 1995
PG | 1h 21min | Adventure, Family | 13 January 1995 (USA)

Storyline:

Teenage Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while traveling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus’ father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus’s parents relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by his father in wilderness survival skills, and assisted by the intelligent Yellow Dog, tries to attract rescuers.

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Detochki 2013

Detochki 2013

Detochki 2013
Drama | 3 April 2013 (Russia)

Storyline:

Russia. Our, days, general lawlessness, corruption and inaction of the authorities. But suddenly, in a small town start getting killed. The victims – drug traffickers, corrupt officials bribed the judge … Someone has clearly decided to purge the city from evil. Who are these people’s avengers?

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Devil’s Whisper 2017

Devil's Whisper 2017

Devil’s Whisper 2017
1h 25min | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 19 October 2017 (Indonesia)

Storyline:

15 year-old Alejandro Duran, who comes from a religious Latino family, aspires to one day be a Catholic priest. But when Alex discovers a mysterious box he unwittingly unleashes a demonic spirit bent on possessing him. Alex must find a way to defeat this ancient demon, which has been tormenting children since the dawn of man, before it destroys him and everyone he loves. On the surface Devil’s Whisper is a supernatural horror film about demonic possession but at its core it’s a psychological thriller about repressed memories, childhood trauma and the cycle of abuse.

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Strike One 2014

Strike One 2014

Strike One 2014
1h 42min | Action, Crime, Drama | 23 October 2014 (USA)

Strike One 2014

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Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older sister Angie, a single mom, struggling to gain a foothold in the white corporate world and his uncle Manny, an ex-gang member, who has fallen into an acting career playing gang bangers since his release from prison. With the future on his doorstep, Juan, like most boys, can only think of girls and is unaware of the judicial system’s hard line stance against gang affiliation.

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The Conrad Boys 2006

The Conrad Boys 2006

The Conrad Boys 2006
1h 34min | Drama, Romance | 24 April 2006 (USA)

Storyline:

Justin Lo makes his feature film debut as Charlie Conrad, a 19-year-old history buff with the world on his shoulders. Following the death of his mother, Charlie sets aside his college plans to raise his highly imaginative 9-year-old brother Ben (Booboo Stewart). Isolated from his peers, Charlie accepts his responsibility yet secretly yearns for the freedom and romance associated with youth. Charlie suddenly gets his chance when he meets Jordan Rivers (Nick Bartzen), a charismatic drifter and fellow lost soul. The two of them hit it off immediately, and they soon embark on a tumultuous romance that gives Charlie a taste of the freedom he’s been craving. Just as their relationship intensifies, however, Charlie’s long-absent father, Doug (Barry Shay), returns to town with his own plans to take care of Ben. Caught in a struggle for Ben and eager to hold on to Jordan, Charlie must finally search his soul and make momentous decisions regarding the future of his family.

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Beach Rats 2017

Beach Rats 2017

Beach Rats 2017

Beach Rats 2017
R | 1h 38min | Drama | 24 November 2017 (Ireland)

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An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.

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Spelen of sterven 1990

Spelen of sterven 1990

Spelen of sterven 1990
48min | Drama

Storyline:

In this short motion picture, schoolboy Kees is intelligent, introvert and sensitive, but gets ridiculed verbally and physically at an all-boys school by mindlessly cocky class mates and even insensitive teachers, especially in gym, where his physical weakness is mercilessly abused to make him a defenseless laughing stock in front of his smirking peers. His awakening sexual interest goes to boys, and in particular to Charel, a beautiful athletic classmate who probably feels an undetermined interest but would never risk admitting (possibly not even to himself) having any gay or bi appreciation, least of all for a ‘sissy’, and thus remains unresponsive to shy Kees’ overtures. When the hunk finally comes over to Kees’ place while his parents are away, a desperate disappointment with a tragical twist is in the making…

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