Mercy 2023
Mercy 2023
1h 25m | Action | Release date: May 19, 2023 (United States)
Storyline:
An ex-military doctor finds herself in a deadly battle for survival when the Irish mafia seize control of the hospital at which she works. When her son is taken hostage, she is forced to rely upon her battle-hardened past and lethal skills after realizing there’s no one left to save the day but her.
Remote 1993
Remote 1993
1h 20m | Adventure, Comedy, Family | Release date: September 22, 1993 (United States)
Storyline:
Home Alone clone about a 13-year-old boy, obsessed with making remote controlled toys, decides to put them to use when he’s trapped in a vacant model suburban house with three moronic prison escapees whom he proceeds to make mincemeat out of them.
Lie with Me 2022
Lie with Me 2022
Arrête avec tes mensonges (original title)
1h 38m | Drama | Release date: February 22, 2023 (France)
Storyline:
Upon agreeing to be the brand ambassador for a famous cognac celebrating their bicentennial, novelist Stéphane Belcourt returns to his hometown for the first time in many years. Once there, he meets his first love’s son, Lucas. Memories come rushing back to him: irrepressible attraction, bodies becoming one in the heat of desire, a passion that can never be revealed… His first love’s name was Thomas. They were 17.
A First Farewell 2018
A First Farewell 2018
Di yi ci de li bie (original title)
1h 26m | Drama | Release date: July 20, 2020 (China)
Storyline:
Isa Yasan is a Muslim boy from the countryside in Xinjiang, China. His mother was left deaf and mute from meningitis, and she frequently wanders away from home. Isa loves his mother deeply, and is torn among taking care of her, going to school and doing farm work. He is friends with a lively little girl named Kalbinur. They are taking care of an adorable lamb together. Kalbinur’s grades in her Uyghur are good, but her Chinese scores are terrible. Since Chinese is the national language, her mother wants to move to the city and find temporary work so Kalbinur can go to a Chinese school. Her father doesn’t agree to the plan, and the two argue a lot. That winter, Isa’s father decides to send Isa’s mother to a nursing home, and Kalbinur’s family makes plans to leave the village. Isa reads a story called “A First Farewell” in school, and although he does not fully understand the idea of farewell, he will soon experience it himself.
Menarca 2022
Menarca 2022
14m | Short | 2022
Storyline:
During her school’s summer camp, Juana, a 12-year-old girl, runs away to meet Nico, another boy from school with whom she is in love. During one of the afternoons they spend together, Juana suddenly has her first menstruation. Her body suddenly changes, her reality suddenly changes. Juana must overcome the shame of seeing Nico again and accept what is happening to her.
Hinokio 2005
Hinokio 2005
1h 51m | Drama, Sci-Fi | Release date: July 9, 2005 (Japan)
Storyline:
Satoru (Kanata Hongo), a wheelchair-bound elementary student, locks himself away from the outside world after his mother dies. His father designs a remote-controlled robot to go to school for him, allowing him to interact with people and do normal things.
Blackbird 2012
Blackbird 2012
1h 43m | Drama | Release date: June 12, 2013 (France)
Storyline:
This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely bond forms between Sean (Connor Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast). Deanna’s boyfriend is deeply threatened by Sean and Deanna’s friendship, resulting in a violent confrontation. Seeking to protect himself, Sean issues a death threat online – and is swiftly arrested. When the police raid Sean’s home, they find rifles, shotguns, knives and ammunition – all property of Sean’s father Ricky (Michael Buie), an avid hunter. They also find a supposed “hit list” with twenty names of people who have tormented Sean. The authorities and the media proclaim another Columbine has been narrowly averted, and soon Sean faces a terrifying imprisonment in a youth detention facility. Sean’s only hope is to overcome his dark image, and prove his innocence to Deanna and to his community.
Time Out 2018
Time Out 2018
Pieniä suuria valheita (original title)
1h 34m | Comedy, Drama | Release date: November 16, 2018 (Finland)
Storyline:
A priest who left his cheating wife (Mikko Nousiainen) moves with his school-aged son to a small town in Kainuu, where he plans to start a new life. The beginning, however, is not very rosy when the reception in the small community turns out to be cold, to say the least. The apartment that was supposed to be furnished is empty. The father immediately becomes the talk of the other members of the congregation and the son is being bullied at school. The situation begins to escalate, and very suddenly the continuation of life in a new community seems hopeless. “Time Out” is a heightened depiction of reality, an extreme story in which serious drama and equally serious black humor go hand in hand.
