Naked Childhood
Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge
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Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge
Everything seems to be smiling again at Yazid, an actor with a sulphurous past. He is trying to regain custody of his son and find a stable family life. But despite his efforts, he is overtaken by his old demons...
Haunted by the painful reminder of her infertility and questionable diagnosis, a woman is lured into a world of shrouded conspiracies and nefarious strangers, when an alienated teenager claims she is her daughter.
A film about the large family of the head of a maternity hospital. Living by very strict moral standards and nicknamed Don Quixote for this, he brings up his sons in the same spirit. And the sons turn out to be worthy of
Children living and playing in a war zone are touched by violence. Part of How Are the Kids? (1990), a UNICEF-sponsored six-film anthology depicting childhood horrors around the world.
A young father has to teach Einstein's theory of relativity to his 9 years old son before the end of school term.
Told from the vantage point of two young runaways who are forced to sell their bodies in order to survive on the streets, director Glenn Klinker's somber drama follows the grim plight of Cat and Nolan as they become hope
Life is returning to normal in a half-ruined town in Belarus at the summer of 1945. The children are undernourished and emotionally scarred. The community displays solidarity and common sacrifice, as they recovered from
During preparation for Christmas baby Rose Wilder is kidnapped by the woman who recently lost her child. Looking for her Laura, Almanzo and Mr Edwards meet lonely orphan boy, who finally stays with that woman.
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themse
In a police station in a small village, a sergeant interrogates a young and frightened postman, known as "Cacasotto". He, normally known for being calm and good-hearted, was arrested for having threatened a policeman on
Fifty years after The Wicker Man, director Robin Hardy’s lost papers resurface, prompting his sons Justin and Dominic to explore the legacy of the cult classic, and their father. Together, they uncover the truth behind R
The action takes place in the early 20s in a mountainous village in the Pamirs, where people live in almost primitive poverty and scarcity. A detachment of Red Army soldiers comes here. The commander tells the residents
A teacher at the Summer Street School, Miss Sidley is disturbed when one of her students tells her that, "Tomorrow a bad thing will happen." When she probes further into the matter, she discovers that aliens are taking o
Children Without is a 1964 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim, about a young girl and her brother growing up in the housing projects of Detroit. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Jack, a young boy witnesses his parents murder and is forced to survive in an underground illegal child betting ring.
Summer in Copenhagen. Best friends Ronja and Serb are restless souls in their mid-twenties struggling to navigate life. As one joins a secret activist network, and the other falls in love with a mysterious girl, a series
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
Two young children living illegally in a model apartment outside Boston are left to fend for themselves when their hardworking mother disappears