The River 2018
The River 2018
Ozen (original title)
1h 48m | Drama | 12 May 2019 (Portugal)
Storyline:
A portrait of five brothers living on a farm on the Kazakh plains, where the sudden intrusion of the modern world brings corruption, temptation and deceit.
Feriengewitter 1989
Feriengewitter 1989
1h 28m | Family | 24 March 1989 (East Germany)
Storyline:
An East Berlin couple wants to get a divorce at the beginning of the big holiday, but they neglect to tell their 13-year-old son Dani. Together they drive into the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, and only there does the boy learn the truth. He must decide who he wants to live with in the future. Meanwhile, he meets village girl Lucie, a naughty, challenging, but smart little brat; and an old forester, who both bring him to other thoughts. The two children do all sorts of things together. If they do not break into the forester’s lodge at night to visit the old ranger’s mummy, they go swimming or climb trees. Dani is sad and very angry with his parents. Lucie tries her best to distract him, build him up, and offer him solutions. Dani believes he will not choose to live with either parent. He suffers an accident; will this reunite his parents? either one of them to live with.
Upperdog 2009
Upperdog 2009
1h 40m | Comedy, Drama | 28 August 2009 (Norway)
Storyline:
As young children, half-siblings Axel and Yanne are adopted to Norway. They are separated on arrival, he to material wealth on Oslo’s west side, she to an average family on the east side. In contrast to her younger brother, Yanne remembers their journey to Norway, but she has no idea where he might be now. All this is about to change, however, as Yanne’s Polish friend Maria starts working as a maid for Axel’s parents, there discovering a photograph of a young boy. Maria has seen the same picture on the wall of Yanne’s flat. She decides to reunite them. But before having time to realize the consequences, she sets in motion a chain of events which throws many people into emotional turmoil.
Tyson’s Run 2022
Tyson’s Run 2022
1h 43m | Drama | 11 March 2022 (USA)
Storyline:
An unathletic boy with autism strives to become an unlikely marathon champion giving his unfulfilled father purpose and a second chance at putting his family first.
Children Underground 2001
Children Underground 2001
1h 44m | Documentary | 5 October 2003 (Australia)
Storyline:
One of the most astonishing and engaging cinematic works of the past decade, CHILDREN UNDERGROUND is a profoundly intimate and heart-wrenching drama about homeless children struggling for survival on the streets and in the subways of Bucharest, Romania.
Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960
Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960
18m | Documentary, Short | 1960
Storyline:
Böttcher made his graduation film about young people who had become delinquent in a youth work yard in Thuringia. Already here a striking feature of his later films becomes apparent: Jürgen Böttcher gives his protagonists a lot of space; he approaches them without prejudice, empathetically and carefully. In addition, his curiosity can be felt in the life situations and stories of his characters.
The Healer 1935
The Healer 1935
1h 16m | Drama | 1935
Storyline:
A young doctor running a health farm for polio victims is dazzled by a pretty and wealthy society girl, to the detriment of his patients and the woman who really loves him.
Heartstopper 2022
Heartstopper 2022
TV Series | Drama, Romance | 2022
Storyline:
The story of two British teens, Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, at an all-boys grammar school. Charlie, a high-strung, openly gay overthinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, one day are made to sit together in class. Their friendship quickly becomes something more for openly gay Charlie, but he initially does not believe he has a chance with Nick. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realized. Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty, and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie’s lives that together make something larger.
