The Weight of Elephants (2013)
Género : Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 27M
Director : Daniel Borgman
Sinopsis
Adrian is a classic outsider. His playful, dreamy imagination distracts him from everyday life, for the reality he lives in could not be more different. Neither his chronically depressed uncle nor his overworked grandmother understand the ten-year-old’s games. His mother abandoned him when he was very young and he is bullied at school. Just as news arrives that three children are missing, a new family moves in next door. Adrian develops a close relationship to their tomboyish, ten-year-old daughter Nicole and believes he is getting close to solving the mys- tery of the missing children. New Zealand forms the backdrop for this universal story for adults and those who have never wanted to grow up. It is a story about friendship and loneliness, emotions which Adrian already feels so poignantly as a child. The Danish first-time director’s expressive visual language dramatically merges water and air, reality and a hint of fantasy.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. Charlie, estudiante de primer año en la escuela secundaria, es un marginado, alguien invisible que observa la vida desde sus márgenes, hasta que dos estudiantes de último año, Sam y su hermanastro Patrick, se convierten en sus mentores, ayudándole a descubrir las alegrías de la amistad, la música y el amor.
Steven Carter es un joven de dieciséis años que encuentra cada vez más dificultades en el instituto, ya que la presión de las aspiraciones de sus padres y la intensa actividad hormonal le impiden centrarse. Él sólo sabe una cosa de la que está completamente seguro: es gay y lo sabe desde hace años. Steven se siente atraído por John, un apuesto atleta y compañero de colegio. Sin embargo, la amistad entre ellos despierta críticas y comentarios mordaces desde el principio. Su única confidente en estos asuntos del corazón es Linda, la chica de la casa de al lado.
Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), un joven de 17 años, pasa el cálido y soleado verano de 1983 en la casa de campo de sus padres en el norte de Italia. Se pasa el tiempo holgazaneando, escuchando música, leyendo libros y nadando hasta que un día el nuevo ayudante americano de su padre llega a la gran villa. Oliver (Armie Hammer) es encantador y, como Elio, tiene raíces judías; también es joven, seguro de sí mismo y atractivo. Al principio Elio se muestra algo frío y distante hacia el joven, pero pronto ambos empiezan a salir juntos de excursión y, conforme el verano avanza, la atracción mutua de la pareja se hace más intensa.
Simon Spier es un joven 16 años que no se atreve a revelar su homosexualidad, ya que prefiere esperar al musical que se celebra en secundaria. Pero un día, uno de sus correos electrónicos llega a manos equivocadas y las cosas se complican extraordinariamente.
Bélgica /// Pim es un adolescente de 16 años introvertido y soñador que, con su actitud inexpresiva y distante, a menudo muestra rechazo por la mediocridad de su entorno diario, incluída su frívola madre Yvette. No obstante, su vivaracho vecino Gino consigue despertar algo nuevo en él. Ambos inician una relación en secreto que pondrá a prueba su camino hacia la madurez y la aceptación de su identidad sexual.
Claudia, de 16 años, ha crecido aislada del mundo exterior. Estallada en una propiedad remota después de la muerte de su madre, se sorprende cuando Grace, una adolescente local espirituosa, aparece en el jardín como un espejismo, un soplo de aire fresco y azucarado. El par encuentra en el otro el apoyo, el amor y la intimidad que necesitan, y se enseña el poder restaurador de la conexión humana. Pero su paz idílica es frágil a medida que el mundo adulto se cierra y amenaza con su amor secreto de verano.
EEUU /// Narra la historia de amor de Zach (Trevor Wright) y Shaun (Brad Rowe) en las playas de California. Zach se enamora del hermano mayor de su mejor amigo. Ambos son surfistas por lo que el roce está asegurado. Mientras tanto, Zach se convierte en “padre” improvisado de su sobrino. Aclamada película independiente que reivindica el derecho de los homosexuales a poder adoptar y a formar una familia.
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Pennsylvania, 1993. Después de ser sorprendida con otra chica, la adolescente Cameron Post es enviada a un centro de terapia de conversión dirigido por la estricta doctora Lydia Marsh y su hermano, el reverendo Rick, cuyo tratamiento consiste en arrepentirse por sentir «atracción por el mismo sexo». Cameron se hace amiga de sus compañeros Jane y Adam, creando así una nueva familia para enfrentarse a la intolerancia que les rodea.
Dos estudiantes de instituto que son las mejores amigas ven cómo su amistad se tambalea cuando una comienza a salir con el hermano mayor de la otra.
Narra la historia de Kayla, una joven de trece años que está viviendo la transición entre niña y adolescente. Intentará superar el último desastroso curso de la escuela, para poder comenzar una nueva etapa en el instituto.
Chiron es un joven afroamericano con una difícil infancia y adolescencia, que crece en una zona conflictiva de Miami. A medida que pasan los años, el joven se descubre a sí mismo intentando sobrevivir en diferentes situaciones. Durante todo ese tiempo, Chirón tendrá que hacer frente a la drogadicción de su madre y al violento ambiente de su colegio y su barrio.
Jamie Gangel mantiene una tensa relación con su madre, Sandra, debido a su absentismo escolar, Leah se refugia en la música tras ser expulsada del instituto y Ste convive con la violencia doméstica a diario. Las vidas de estos tres jóvenes se entrelazan cuando Ste, harto de su familia, se larga de casa. Durante la ausencia de su madre, que pasa más tiempo en el trabajo, o junto a su nuevo novio Tony, que en casa, Jamie invita a Ste a pasar la noche con él. Es entonces cuando la atracción entre ambos se desata, lo que les llevará a lidiar con sus sentimientos y el despertar de su homosexualidad.
Narra la historia de amor de dos adolescentes en la América rural de los años 70.
Narra la historia de amistad y amor entre dos chicos, muy amigos entre sí, en una pequeña población islandesa. A medida que uno intenta ganarse el interés de una chica, el otro descubre nuevos sentimientos hacia su mejor amigo.
Después de que una charla en un colegio religioso comience a tener tintes racistas, una joven católica es descubierta mientras se masturba. Sus tutores hacen todo lo posible para que la joven suprima sus necesidades más básicas, amenazándola con perder la gracia de Dios para toda la eternidad si no cambia sus hábitos.
Ellie Chu acepta escribir una carta de amor para el cachas del insti, pero lo que no esperaba era hacerse su amiga ni enamorarse de la chica que le gusta.
Drama familiar. Cuando Zach entra en la adolescencia y descubre que es diferente a los demás, reprimirá sus tendencias más profundas para no perder el amor de su padre. Entre 1960 y 1980, vive rodeado de sus hermanos, de Pink Floyd y los Rolling Stones, los porros fumados a escondidas, las grandes y pequeñas discusiones. Pero, sobre todo, lo que Zac busca es poder mantener la relación con su padre.
Los adolescentes Zach y Josh han sido los mejores amigos durante toda su vida, pero cuando un horrible accidente les obliga a encubrirlo, el secreto provocará una brecha en su amistad, y les llevará a una escalada de paranoia y violencia.
Taiwan, años '60. Los jóvenes taiwaneses, aunque dominados por China, se sienten deslumbrados por los Estados Unidos y organizan bandas para afirmar su identidad. La versión original duraba 237 minutos, pero por motivos comerciales Yang la recortó para su exhibición hasta los 188 minutos.
In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken the bite?
Housewife Rosemary Edmonds leaves her family to take up residence in a remote cottage on the Otago coastline so that she can conduct a photographic essay on the yellow-eyed penguin. No sooner has she moved in than she becomes the victim of a series of increasingly more malevolent attacks from an unknown assailant.
A group of young friends convene in the countryside to shoot a horror movie. But an experiment with LSD sees normal boundaries between them collapsing, and tragedy subsequently striking.
During the opening credits, a news report is heard reporting that 8 people have gone missing. Gina wakes up in an unfamiliar place. As she sings about it, she also sings about the fact that she has no idea why she is singing about it!
Former Welsh rugby hero Bleddyn Morgan has his life in New Zealand interrupted by a deathbed confession that leads to a replay of a controversial 1966 All Blacks/Wales rugby match - with the original teams. The now old men pull on their jerseys one more time while Morgan deals with his past on his return home. (from IMDB)
When Kirk, a top roller-blader, discovers that he has bone cancer in his leg, his pleasant affluent life is shattered. Even though amputation provides the best chance for survival; to him, losing skating means the end of life. His friends cannot cope with his condition, but his hospital isolation is relieved by Marty - a street kid survivor who was found dying of leukemia. Marty bullies, taunts, and challenges Kirk, until he begins to climb out of his depression. Marty seems afraid of nothing and, knowing she will die, wants to experience everything.
Deep within a dark, twisted forest, at a faraway adventure camp, a group of young 'camp leaders' play a fast and furious game of 'hide and seek'. The atmosphere is strange and thick with tension - there is a feeling in the air that all is not well. Alliances are formed; relationships are tested, and in some cases disintegrate to the point of violence. All the while they are being watched by someone... or something. In a spectacular climax, the mystery begins to unravel as everything becomes suddenly and painfully clear. The shocking, violent truth is far worse than could ever have been imagined...
In small town Carlton Bob, the head of the Progressive Association, the local accountant and the boxing coach at the men-only gym, hires a masseuse from Auckland. Sandra is quite happy to give straight massage, but Bob pressures her to give "city massages". The wives are disturbed by her presence - perhaps with some justification. The climax occurs when accountant Phil, wants to leave his wife for Sandra; but when she rejects him, he smashes up the gym. The boys rally round to hush up Phil's indiscretion.
Boy meets girl. Boy is already in a relationship. Boy's girlfriend is having an affair with the mechanic. Girl has a room full of cereal and a complex about "mat". How can there be a happily ever after?
Liz has missed an appointment to have an abortion. She has to keep her child, and neither her boyfriend Geoff nor child's father Neil are too happy about it. She can not decide which partner is better for her, and Neil makes a proposal to her when they attend the wedding of her best friend Prue and Mike. She probably prefers Geoff, but he is preoccupied with his girlfriend Bryony, who returned from abroad. Another friend, Ant, has written a script for documentary film, which is directed by a German and in which topless women, well, talk about their lives.
Family drama set in New Zealand about Geoff Crome, a young boy (Fulford) who immerses himself in his own private fantasy world where he meets Firpo (Papps), a strange being who dreams of being an Olympic athlete. Together, the two begin a close friendship as Geoff attempts to help Firpo realise his dream. However, it is not long until the adult world begins to impinge on his fantasy.
The Tongan Ninja is dispatched to the island nation of New Zealand in order to help a brother of his master with his floundering Chinese restaurant. But the mysterious Mister Big stands in the eatery's way as he sends numerous villains such as Knife Man, Gun Man, and the super-sexy Action Fighter who may know a lot about the hero.
Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do anything to win. Together they are just two of the competitors in a gruelling endurance contest to win a car - whoever keeps their hand on it the longest wins. As the sleepless days wear by, what price will they pay for winning this competition?
Dean is threatening to firebomb his ex-girlfriend's wedding. Mickey is filling the garage with stolen goods - again, and pierced teenage daughter, Leesa, is an accident waiting to happen on the family's beloved Triumph motorbike. An unconventional tough family, battling to survive with humour and love, in a world of motor bikes, rock 'n' roll, classic cars and alcohol. This is a family that you probably would not want next door, but they are fun to watch, and they have their ways of holding family together.
Dos intrépidos aventureros ingleses arriban a las costas neozelandesas en el siglo XIX. Capturados por los nativos maoríes, lograrán estrechar lazos con ellos, hasta el punto de que se encontrarán en medio de las disputas entre aborígenes y hombre blanco. (FILMAFFINITY)
Shakespeare’s tale of teen love reimagined as a rock opera set in a beachside caravan park. A triumphant blast of style and 21st-century Kiwi trailer trash pop. Classic tragedy probably shouldn’t be quite this much fun.
Michael has life pretty sweet. His girlfriend adores him, his best mate David is loyal to the end, plus David’s girlfriend doesn’t mind a quick hook-up either. But Michael’s self-regarding lifestyle comes crashing down when he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Desperate not to let his life just fade away, Michael steals the $200,000 raised for his treatment, and catches a one-way flight to London. He isn’t there for long before his nerve and sense of humour earn him a vicious beating in a back alley. Waking up cold and bloodied, he finds himself being watched over by the ethereal Sylvie; a mysterious French drifter. They fall head over heels in love, and attempt to outrun death itself.
Singer Stan Walker makes his acting debut playing the lead role in feature film Mt Zion, shot in Pukekohe, Auckland. Walker stars as Turei, a talented young musician with a dream – for his band to win the audition to be the support act for Bob Marley’s 1979 concert in Auckland. Set amongst a Maori family of contract potato pickers in Pukekohe, in which Turei’s desperate ambition clashes with traditional whanau values, leading to an emotional showdown and powerful change. Temuera Morrison (Once Were Warriors), plays Turei’s father, the hard-working head contractor who has some lost ambitions of his own. Mt Zion is written and directed by Tearepa Kahi, who made the international award-winning short film Taua. Stan Walker won the 2009 Australian Idol singing contest and is now signed to Sony Music as a recording artist and EMI publishing as song writer.
Wife of successful NZ businessman is seduced by fellow American after "chance" meeting in park. However, Greg has more than love-making with the beautiful Christine in mind.
Young Lonny comes from America to visit his Auntie Leah (Evision) and Grandfather Cooger (Lewis). There is something magical about Cooger and when he dies, he doesn't stay dead for long.
