J’ador 2020

J'ador 2020

J’ador 2020

J’ador 2020
16m | Short, Drama | Release date: September 13, 2020 (Italy)

Storyline:

Rome. Claudio is 15 years-old. Someone is writing “J’ador” on his forehead because he smells like a little girl. It’s Lauro, 18 year-old, leader of a group made of guys claiming to be fascists and doing a lot of things for a far-right party. Claudio wants to go with them to the “dinner”, but only those who belong to the group can join it, and not the little girls like him. If he truly wants to achieve his goal, one afternoon Claudio must lose its boy scent and learn how to smell like a man.

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Lao hu li 2023

Lao hu li 2023

Lao hu li 2023

Lao hu li 2023
1h 52m | Drama | Release date: November 24, 2023 (Taiwan)

Storyline:

This family drama is about an 11-year-old boy who befriends his landlord, nicknamed Old Fox, and learns from him how to survive in a rapidly changing world as well as things his poor father would never be able to teach him.

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I am Urban 2015

I am Urban 2015

I am Urban 2015

I am Urban 2015
Urban and the Shed Crew (original title)
1h 38m | Drama | Release date: November 7, 2015 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Based on Bernard Hare’s Orwell-nominated memoir Urban and The Shed Crew. 11-year-old Urban’s been running away from care since he was 5 (6 care homes and 8 foster homes in 6 years); he’s Britain’s most runaway child…When he can’t find his mum, he sleeps rough on the streets, or in a shed with other runaways, The Shed Crew’. He’s never known a dad, just his mentally-ill addict mum Greta. So when she meets Chop, the first decent bloke they’ve ever known, Urban feels hope for the first time. For Chop, the once idealistic ex-social worker, it’s a chance of redemption. He takes in the broken family, helps Greta, teaches Urban and his brother Frank lessons in life. But the family’s new-found happiness is all too fleeting as Greta’s propensity to self-destruct proves too strong…leaving Urban to cope with the fallout the only way he knows.

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Where the Birds Cry 2023

Where the Birds Cry 2023

Where the Birds Cry 2023

Where the Birds Cry 2023
Tam, gdzie placza ptaki (original title)
15m | Short, Drama | Release date: June 14, 2023 (Poland)

Storyline:

Fourteen-year-old Szymon lives in a seaside village. The boy is going through one of the most turbulent stages in his life – puberty. The boy’s monotonous life is interrupted by an unexpected visit from his childhood friend. An ordinary meeting on a cliff turns into his first summer romance.

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Siberian Scout Adventure disk 2

Siberian Scout Adventure disk 2

Siberian Scout Adventure disk 2

Siberian Scout Adventure disk 2
27m | Adventure | 2000

Description:

Eight fresh-faced youngsters from the Prince Alexei Troop of the Siberian Forest Pathfinders experience the great outdoors in this Baikal film from Russia. These are city boys, some experiencing the wilds of nature for the first time, and it shows in the wonder in their eyes as they explore this beautiful new environment. But much more than that, this is a test of both physical strength and mental fortitude, unlike anything they have ever faced before. The boys are broken into 2-teams, red and blue, given a compass / map and must make their way through the forest to a camp at a distance lake.

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Siberian Scout Adventure 2000

Siberian Scout Adventure 2000

Siberian Scout Adventure 2000

Siberian Scout Adventure 2000
1h 2m | Action | 2000

Description:

Eight fresh-faced youngsters from the Prince Alexei Troop of the Siberian Forest Pathfinders experience the great outdoors in this Baikal film from Russia. These are city boys, some experiencing the wilds of nature for the first time, and it shows in the wonder in their eyes as they explore this beautiful new environment. But much more than that, this is a test of both physical strength and mental fortitude, unlike anything they have ever faced before. The boys are broken into 2-teams, red and blue, given a compass / map and must make their way through the forest to a camp at a distance lake.

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La révolte des enfants 1992

La révolte des enfants 1992

La révolte des enfants 1992

La révolte des enfants 1992
1h 37m | Drama | Release date: April 22, 1992 (France)

Storyline:

In the 19th century, children — particularly the children of the poor — were considered to be an exploitable resource of docile and cheap labor. Anyone who had the effrontery to steal so much as a portion of a loaf of bread for any reason would (at the very least) go to prison, regardless of their age. However, people of conscience were beginning to protest against this situation. The story takes place in a prison for children where conditions are particularly harsh. The warden is a thick-headed martinet who demands complete compliance with the rules, or the children will be brutally dealt with. The assistant warden is a more modern man, and is appalled by the whole institution, but seeks to begin by reforming it. To that end, he has invited a journalist to come and see the conditions that prevail there, in the hopes that she will rouse public opinion against at least this one form of injustice.

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Name Me Lawand 2022

Name Me Lawand 2022

Name Me Lawand 2022

Name Me Lawand 2022
1h 31m | Documentary | Release date: July 7, 2023 (Ireland)

Storyline:

Void of any language, communication or true sense of self, Lawand struggles to piece together his surroundings in his new home in Derbyshire, England after a traumatic and turbulent year of seeking asylum through Europe.

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