"Children of Leningradsky" is a documentary film by student Hanna
Polak, filmed in 2004. Oscar nominee in 2005 for Best Documentary Short. Tens of thousands of children
of all ages live on the streets of our cities. They are raped by perverts, beaten by the police, they
live in dark corners of heating mains and basements - defenseless, unnecessary, sniffing glue and
drinking vodka. On the streets, some of them go berserk, beating even more defenseless and weaker than
they are, a few ends up in orphanages and stay there for a long time.
Language: Russian. Subtitles: English.
9/25/21
"Children of Leningradsky 2004" short film
9/19/21
Anoche sone contigo (1992) - "Last Night I Dreamed of You" Mexican film
The iconic coming-of-age film "Anoche sone contigo (1992)" is a must-see.
Toto and Quique can while away their summer vacation by riding about their neighborhoods and spying on
Quique's maid, Chabelita. Azucena, Toto's cousin, has arrived in town to recuperate with his family
after an unsuccessful love affair. This is ideal for Toto, who is just entering adolescence and can't
help but notice that she is a really lovely girl. She seemed to be friendly to him as well. In this
masculine coming-of-age narrative, which is, interestingly enough, directed by a woman, they eventually
have his first brief sexual encounter.
Language: Spanish. Subtitles: English
9/17/21
Dreams 2003 - SUEÑOS short film with subs
The short film “Sueños (2003)” focuses on two young, temperamental Spaniards, about 12 years old, who throw rotten eggs at passersby from the roof of one of the city's high-rises. Waiting in ambush for suitable "targets," the boys argue, swear, confess, dream. Everything is as usual. Sunny and carefree. And, as they say, nothing portends trouble. The director does not give the slightest hint of a tragic outcome, everything happens instantly, unexpectedly, and unnoticed. Not even for one of the characters, who continues to naively dream, unaware that these dreams will never come true.Language: Spanish. Subtitles: English, German, French, Russian.
9/11/21
I'm Getting a Yacht (1980) - Mi Faccio La Barca
"Mi Faccio La Barca (1980)" is a family adventure movie. Piero, an Italian dentist, intends to spend his vacation cruising on a tiny sailing boat with his two young children. His previous wife Roberta is preparing something similar, but on a luxurious yacht with her high-society acquaintances. However, when Piero's initial forays into the sea end in catastrophe, Roberta is concerned for the children's safety and chooses to board his boat. The reunited family goes sail, anticipating many adventures and unusual encounters. Will they be able to reach Sardinia? And, maybe more significantly, will Piero and Roberta reconcile? Language: Italian. Subtitles: English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish.
9/8/21
Труша - Trusha 2015 short movie
Vanya Trushin is a ten-year-old boy who has been orphaned and is now forced to live in an orphanage, where day in and day out he must resist the violence he endures at the hands of his older peers. The orphan tries to resist the violent orders of the orphanage. The short film "Trusha (2015)" is directed by a former orphanage inmate. Language: Russian. Subtitles: English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese.
9/4/21
Waiting for the Rain (1978) Czech film - Cekani na dest
“Cekání na dést” is a 1978 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyna. The movie covers a few days in the life of 12-year-old Alenka in the Bohnice panel housing estate in Prague near the end of the summer holidays. On a scorching hot summer day, a young girl had to leave the countryside and return home to a block of flats on the outskirts of Prague. Alenka is home alone during the steamy holidays. She is bored, she has a great imagination, and she is also secretly in love. She spends most of the day alone, entertaining herself by thinking and picturing while waiting for the rain on the scorching hot building roof. Alenka has a crush on actor Budil and dresses up for him every day, bringing her mother's purse out onto the street. This short, nice romance about the emotional outbursts of a young girl has succeeded. The well-played main character forces an understanding smile as well as sympathies. Language: Czech. Subtitles: English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese.
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