Un Bon Garçon 2023

Un Bon Garçon 2023

Un Bon Garçon 2023

Un Bon Garçon 2023
19m | Short, Drama | Release date: May 6, 2023 (Belgium)

Storyline:

The 16-year-old Maxime is a very good swimmer with a bright future ahead. Between workouts and nights out with friends, he’s just an ordinary teenager. But when the police burst into a training session one day and want to question his coach, his well-ordered life begins to crumble and his good boy image takes a dangerous blow.

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The Finnster 2010

The Finnster 2010

The Finnster 2010

The Finnster 2010
Finnemans (original title)
50m | Drama | Release date: October 23, 2010 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Finn (15) is an uncomplicated schoolboy until one day, coming home from school, he catches his father Roelof in his moms dress. The man Finn has looked up to his whole life, wants to become a woman. Finn, just discovering his own sexuality, is troubled by this new discovery. A struggle with feelings of shame, love and loyalty follows. Luckily Lizzie, his newfound friend, is there to help him.

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The Mighty Celt 2005

The Mighty Celt 2005

The Mighty Celt 2005

The Mighty Celt 2005
1h 22m | Drama | Release date: August 26, 2005 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal’s favorite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal’s mother, Kate, must adjust her life when O, a man from her past, returns. The political climate of Ireland serves as the backdrop of this story.

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Bright Nights 2017

Bright Nights 2017

Bright Nights 2017

Bright Nights 2017
Helle Nächte (original title)
1h 26m | Drama | Release date: August 10, 2017 (Germany)

Storyline:

A father tries to rekindle his relationship with his son after years of absence and lack of communication. He takes him on a car ride across northern Norway, hoping it is not too late.

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Bad Boys 1983

Bad Boys 1983

Bad Boys 1983

Bad Boys 1983
2h 3m | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Release date: March 25, 1983 (United States)

Storyline:

Mick O’Brien, a sixteen-year-old juvenile delinquent preying on Chicago’s unsuspecting people, is arrested and taken to Rainford Juvenile Correctional Facility for negligent homicide. Unfortunately, his latest victim was an innocent eight-year-old boy. As a result, hell-bent on avenging his death, the ruthless teenage drug dealer, Paco Moreno, decides to get even. But, inevitably, Paco’s arrest, and his detention in Mike’s prison, will lead to a dangerously volatile co-existence, and all bets are off on their imminent confrontation. Now, the two rivals have no other choice but to lock horns and take the law into their own hands. Is there a future for bad boys, Mick and Paco?

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The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels 1995

The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels 1995

The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels 1995

The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels 1995
Hikayatul jawahiri thalath (original title)
1h 52m | Drama, Romance, War | Release date: December 6, 1995 (France)

Storyline:

A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Gypsy girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef’s family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father’s in prison and his heavily-armed brother’s on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef’s schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he’s waited so long for.

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Those Half Hidden 2009

Those Half Hidden 2009

Those Half Hidden 2009

Those Half Hidden 2009
4h | Drama | TV Mini Series

Storyline:

The story of “The Half Hidden” is like a tapestry, in which the threads run obliquely between four different families in two different decades. Weaving recurrent patterns, the story unfolds upon the loom of our vulnerability in lives that are as brittle as the morning ice. This is the story of those who survived, and this is the story of those who did not survive.

The half-hidden, Jonas Gardell engaging depiction of a number of people in the two eras. The script, brilliant acting and strong efforts directed by Simon Kaijser da Silva quickly made the half-hidden to a cult series – one of the most unpredictable, most poignant and breathtakingly exciting ever shown on Swedish television.

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