Le Clan 2004

Le Clan 2004

Le Clan 2004
1h 30min | Drama, Romance | 16 June 2004 (France)

Storyline

Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham, a young man who constantly practices capoeira on the shores of the lake. Both violence and fraternity are close to the surface of most interactions. How each brother emerges from his challenge comprises the film’s drama. Is there any way in which these men can be a family?

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The Neverending Story III 1994

The Neverending Story III 1994

The Neverending Story III 1994

The Neverending Story III 1994
1h 35min | Adventure, Comedy, Family | 27 October 1994 (Germany)

Storyline

Bastian’s dream to get a sibling becomes true when his father re-marries, but soon he has trouble with his new stepsister Nicole and with a gang of school bullies, the Nasties. Hiding in the school library, Bastian finds his favorite book of THE NEVERENDING STORY, where it is later found by Slip, the gang leader. The latter recognizes the power of the book and begins to form Fantasia after his bad intentions. When the chaos becomes worse the Child-like Empress requests Bastian to move back to the real world, get the book back and save Fantasia. Accidentally some Fantasia characters travel with him to reality, but get lost in different places. Meanwhile Slip and the other Nasties spread anarchy. Finally, Bastian gets support from Nicole, who begins to believe in the power of Fantasia.

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The Flavor of Corn 1986

The Flavor of Corn 1986

The Flavor of Corn 1986

The Flavor of Corn 1986
Il sapore del grano (original title)
1h 33min | Drama

Storyline

Lorenzo, a handsome first-year professor in an isolated Italian village, falls under the spell of his most beguiling pupil, a dark-haired, starry-eyed 12-year-old named Duilio. As Lorenzo’s relationship with his heartless girlfriend deteriorates, he finds himself walking the fields with his loving student. When their idyllic friendship is questioned by Duilio’s suspicious stepmother, Lorenzo is brought to a crisis of conscience.

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My Golden Days 2015

My Golden Days 2015

My Golden Days 2015
Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (2015)
R | 2h 3min | Drama | 20 May 2015 (France)

Storyline

Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother’s madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.

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Prilis mlada noc 2012

Prilis mlada noc 2012

Prilis mlada noc 2012

Prilis mlada noc 2012
Prílis mladá noc (original title)
1h 5min | Drama | 22 March 2012 (Czech Republic)

Storyline:

Two boys find themselves in a young girl’s flat with two other men and here they experience their first encounter with love and sexuality. The children lose track of time. They were expected home long ago. They drink, throw up and are intoxicated by love and “the shameless, unbridled and licentious” world in which David, Katerina and Stepán live.

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CrissCross 1992

CrissCross 1992

CrissCross 1992

CrissCross 1992
R | 1h 40min | Crime, Drama | 8 May 1992 (USA)

Storyline

Set in 1969, a twelve-year-old grows up in Key West with his mother, who is paying the bills by stripping at the local topless bar. The boy finds out about her activities and tries to convince her to stop, to no avail. A local restaurant owner hires him to collect fish from a boat out in the bay, and the boy discovers that the restaurant owner is using the fish to bring drugs in to shore. He steals one load and goes about selling it so his mother can afford to quit her job.

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Spijt! 2013

Spijt! 2013

Spijt! 2013

Spijt! 2013
1h 35min | Drama, Family, Music | 20 June 2013 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

A story about harrassment in high school. A young boy is being harrassed by his class mates and as a result, he commits suicide. This is where class mates and the school board start scratching their heads…when it’s too late. This film is after a book by the popular Dutch writer Carry Slee

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Sons 2006

Sons 2006

Sons 2006

Sons 2006
Sønner (original title)
1h 43min | Drama | 15 September 2006 (Norway)

Storyline:

Trouble starts when Lars, a 25-year-old with few prospects for the future, discovers that an older man is fooling around with the teenage boys in his suburb. A terrible rage is triggered in Lars, and he embarks on a crusade to stop the abuser. But it soon spins out of control, and Lars’ actions end up endangering those he set out to protect.

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Point de fuite 1987

Point de fuite 1987

Point de fuite 1987

Point de fuite 1987
10min | Short, Comedy | 18 September 2010 (Greece)

Storyline

A new teacher comes to class to teach a lesson on a complicated math theorem. The class is waiting completely nude and catches her off guard. She takes off her clothes before the beginning of her lesson. During the lesson, the students put their clothes back on and take away her clothes, as she is concentrated solely on the theorem. Upon finishing, she is embarrassed that they are clothed and she is left naked, but there is now someone at the door. The class ask the unknown to come in, and they find a naked teacher but clothed students. Inspired by a mathematical rhetoric.

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