Softie (2022)

A young woman in search of a lost identity, her long lost mother who abandoned her soon after her birth.

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.

Will and Clayton witness a murder, but out of fear decide not to tell anyone. They and their friend Betsy, whose father has been wrongfully accused of the crime, go on a journey to find the real killer, and at the same time redeem themselves.

Coming-of-age drama telling the story of the strong bond between Xavier and his little brother Jacques and their struggle to remain together despite all odds. Over the course of a summer vacation, both brothers struggle with the harsh reality that Jacques will be sent to a school for children with special needs when a new term begins.

Chou Hsiu-Lan plays Ting-Ting, a teenage girl who's starting to get interested in love and romance. Teenage pop star Rowena Cortes co-stars as Shan-Shan one of her best friends, she's a rich girl who has a streak of larceny within her.

A story of two teens discovering their budding sexuality. Greg is having his first sexual experience and first relationship with his friend's mother, a woman twice his age....while Denise is angry with Greg, and sleeps with another girl. Both are in a hurry to mature, but both must deal with the repercussions of growing up, moving out, and leaving the security of childhood behind.

French Postcards rings both comic and true. The believable, fresh-faced characters are young naives from American colleges spending their French-English dictionaries, they compulsively seek out hundreds of monuments, romanticize the nomadic artist's life, and look for grown-up love. The French tutor them well, as befits their reputation. Jean Rochefort is the harassed headmaster with a hankering for affairs, and Marie-France Pisier is his very sexy wife. Watch for a newcomer named Debra Winger, and another-Mandy Patinkin.

Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.

A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.

Tommy Tyler, a lazy Caribbean sailor, and his tom-boy daughter, Spring, are out to search for a buried treasure. Tommy brings aboard William Ashton, a young lawyer, to help with the search. Ashton turns out to be handy when they encounter dangerous rivals. Tommy also tries to play match maker between Ashton and Spring – a difficult task indeed.

Twelve-year olds Joe, Tiger and Chris break out of summer baseball camp to secretly trail Joe’s parents, who have lied to Joe about a mysterious trip they’re taking. The boys must piece together clues, avoid their parents, dodge the police, trust a stranger – and not destroy their friendships in the process – during an adventurous road trip in their last summer before junior high. In the spirit of Stand By Me, Rounding First is a coming-of-age tale set in the summer of 1980.

After leaving practice, collegiate football players Seth and Charlie are grabbing a pizza and planning for a relaxed weekend when everything in their lives takes a sudden turn. Accidentally offending some local thugs out front of the pizza parlor, the two athletes drop the pizzas and begin running for their lives with the thugs in close pursuit. Rounding corners and jumping walls Seth and Charlie begin to depend more and more on each other as the chase continues. Finally, after ducking through a hidden basement hatch, the adrenaline of the moment reveals that their dependence on each other extends far beyond the field and the chase. Over the next several days, Seth begins to struggle as he fights to come to grips with his sexuality and the intensifying feelings he now experiences for his lifelong friend. Eventually, risking the friendship, Seth caters to a love that can't be ignored only to find out that the feelings were mutual

A young couple skip school to spend time together in a mansion.

My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s. Sandy's longing to be treated as an adult is roused even further when her older American cousin Butch Walker (John Wildman) comes for a visit. The cast also includes Richard Donat, Jane Mortifee, Babz Chula and Camille Henderson.

High school seniors Wade (Jason James Richter) and Lorna (Kate Hudson) have spent all their lives in the small logging town of Calamus Grove, a conservative place where change comes slowly. Jesse Howl (Douglas Spain), a teenager of Native American ancestry, has just moved to Calamus Grove, and soon finds he doesn't fit in this close-knit community. Wade and Lorna go out of their way to befriend Jesse, and soon find that they're also regarded as outcasts among their peers. Eager to get away from the narrow minds which are stifling them, the three friends grab a car and take off for a summer road trip that turns out to be full of lessons in life and love.

Interpretation of Rita Mae Brown's groundbreaking lesbian coming-of-age novel Rubyfruit Jungle.

Сюжет вертится вокруг нескольких школьных друзей. Вместе с героями зритель проживает несколько месяцев в коммунистическом Китае, в течение которых герои проходят «процесс взросления», переживая типичные для любого подростка процессы социализации — участие в уличной «тусовке», драки, первую любовь.

The official synopsis for Life Is Beautiful says, "It is a coming of age story of six youngsters, set in the beautiful nostalgic world of a working-middle class neighborhood. The film tracks their journey through the different seasons, festivals, romances, street cricket, colony fights, and family gatherings. With the beginning of responsibilities, and adulthood looming around the corner, their dreams and aspirations bring them all together, to make the whole experience magical. Life is Beautiful is a story about new beginnings. It is a celebration of life and its smaller joys

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her.

In the eyes of her classmates, Yvette is a rock-and-roll girl. Because of a congenital heart condition, she has dropped out of school and spends most of her time at home with her can Summer, messing around, playing the guitar, and getting out and about.

История о парне Фабьетто Скизе, который живет в неспокойном Неаполе 1980-х. Внезапные радости, такие как приезд легенды футбола Диего Марадоны, соседствуют с неожиданной трагедией. Повороты судьбы, радость и горе переплетаются, давая ход будущему Фабьетто.

Духовный глава современного мусульманского мира неожиданно умирает. Политические элиты начинают борьбу. Их цель — добиться избрания своего кандидата и получить контроль над религиозными институтами страны. Их методы — шпионаж, шантаж, убийство. Адам невольно становится пешкой в этой безжалостной игре. Сможет ли простой сын рыбака переиграть систему или он станет ее жертвой?

Адриан, привлекательный танцор, чья карьера была разрушена в результате аварии на мотоцикле, растрачивает свою молодость в безделье. Его жизнь меняется, когда он встречает Марго, которая живет за счет мошенничества и любовных манипуляций.

Элиза блистает на большой сцене. Выступления юной примы собирают полные залы, а критики превозносят ее до небес. Но все рушится в один миг: измена близкого человека и серьезная травма ставят крест на ее карьере. Не желая мириться с судьбой, бывшая балерина ищет вдохновение в современном танце.

В мастерски реализованном и универсальном документальном фильме, напоминающем «Отрочество» Линклейтера, режиссер рисует картину пятилетней жизни двух подруг в городе Брив-ла-Гайард и погружает нас в жизнь сельской молодежи во Франции 2010-х.

Жюли в одиночку пытается вырастить двоих детей в сельской местности и сохранить работу в Париже. Когда она, наконец, проходит собеседование на работу, соответствующую ее стремлениям, начинается всеобщая забастовка, парализующая работу транспорта. Хрупкое равновесие Джули пошатнулось. Ей не остаётся ничего иного, кроме как пуститься в бешеную гонку, рискуя пойти ко дну.

13-летние мальчики Лео и Реми переходят в новую школу. Они всегда были очень близки, но одноклассникам такие отношения кажутся странными. Из-за давления с их стороны Лео начал отдаляться от друга. Помирить друзей пытается мать Реми.

Франс — учительница физкультуры и активистка, которая выступает против использования пестицидов; Патрик — малоизвестный адвокат, специализирующийся на экологическом праве; Матиас — лоббист, отстаивающий интересы агрохимического гиганта. Пути этих трех людей пересекутся из-за ужасного поступка отчаявшегося фермера.

Удивительная семья Мадригалов живет в спрятанном в горах Колумбии волшебном доме, расположенном в чудесном и очаровательном уголке под названием Энканто. Каждого ребёнка в семье Мадригалов магия этого места благословила уникальным даром — от суперсилы до способности исцелять. Увы, магия обошла стороной одну лишь юную Мирабель. Обнаружив, что магия Энканто находится в опасности, Мирабель решает, что именно она может быть последней надеждой на спасение своей особенной семьи.