The story of an ordinary park bench where the lives of different young people intersect.
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Ann-Elis Ojavere
Minna
Hanna Värk
Tuule
Kaupo Jaanus
Francis
Ott Aasma
Jan
Sume Gregor Toome
Hugo
Eke Rolf Laan
Lars
Lisette Kushner
Girl
The Olympean Collection is a visually poetic trilogy set against the vast landscapes of East Africa, following Daisy and a Boy Scout as their search for eternal youth spirals into a surreal odyssey of memory, loss, and transformation.
This anti-coming-of-age film follows Generation Y characters as they chase the desire for radical self-realisation.
A heartfelt drama following Casie, an international student who buries herself in parties to avoid confronting her grief and disconnect from her culture. With a high-stakes presentation on her home traditions, she is determined to excel and she would do it–except an invisible elephant keeps creating chaos in her life and ignoring it only makes it worse.
1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
In the 1980s, a boy named Hajduk moves with his family from a small village to the capitol of Yugoslavia, where he's going to start spreading his way of honor and true values.
Carmen, a woman in her twenties, records videos every day for her deceased mother. As a way of processing her absence, she captures what remains of their relationship in the echoes of daily life. One day, a new neighbor moves in next door — Carita, a 10-year-old girl, along with her mother, Amalia, who has begun to show signs of memory loss. Carita also records videos every day, but hers are for a father she has never met. From the very beginning, Carmen and Carita spy on each other through their cameras, building a silent bond. One night, Carita discovers a hole in the closet of her room. When she crawls through it, she finds herself inside Carmen’s apartment.
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
When Ella was twelve, she had her first fight. And when she was twelve, she discovered sex. Now eighteen, Ella reflects on how her obsession with her older brother Michael's best friend Moses left her with a secret she still carries.
A thirty-year-old Spanish writer in Los Angeles embarks on a journey of self-discovery in the midst of his first love story with a man and his last with a woman, all while facing the added isolating reality of being a foreigner.
Seventeen-year-old Blake struggles to care for his dying grandfather, the founder of a fading Florida roadside attraction. Plagued by religious guilt, responsibility for his younger brother, and a desperate need to prove he isn’t destined to follow in his father’s violent footsteps, Blake hides his grandfather on the property after a freak accident. As the search for them intensifies, Blake becomes increasingly consumed by guilt and paranoia, convinced he must preserve his grandfather’s life at all costs. But buried family trauma, cosmic forces, and a mysterious tunnel beneath the orange groves begin to unravel Blake’s grip on reality.
The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Making mixtapes becomes a means of survival for a 12-year-old boy coping with warring parents and the turmoil of adolescence, in this ferociously energetic, music-driven coming-of-age drama by Australia’s Michael Spiccia.
A ten year-old kid tries his best to salvage what is left of his family when his home in Nepal is torn apart by an earthquake.
A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.
A montage that is reproduced as a series of vignettes. Showing the life of any guy, since the first day he becomes independent, to the day he succeeds with his family.
Taro, who recently graduated from high school, doesn't know what he wants to do. He rents a house and plot of land in the country-side determined to make a living in agriculture. His expectation is great as the girl he likes, Yoko, will also go with him, but his father, recently laid off by his company's down-sizing, is also tagging along and so begins the the trio's strange life in the country. Set at a solitary house in the middle of the desolate, country-side, the relaxed tempo and off-hand humor are impressive despite the themes of parent-progeny conflict and reconciliation that unfold in the film.
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.
Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Beecher from growing gang controversies.
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father's approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
