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Ghesseh-haye yek khati | Simple Things | Kleine Dinge
Khane Fatemeh Kojast? | Where Is Fatemeh's House? | Wo ist Fatemehs Haus?
Kuchao | A Gum Boy | Kaugummijunge
Against All Odds | Mit dem Bauch durch die Wand
Ghesseh-haye yek khati | Simple Things | Kleine Dinge
Khane Fatemeh Kojast? | Where Is Fatemeh's House? | Wo ist Fatemehs Haus?
Kuchao | A Gum Boy | Kaugummijunge
Against All Odds | Mit dem Bauch durch die Wand
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- DirectorAnne SewitskyStarsMaria Annette Tanderø BerglydOtto GarliAurora Bach RodalA 10-year-old Norwegian girl falls in love for the first time. Her friends confront their own feelings as they witness her no-holds-barred battle with a rival student for the affections of a boy who moves into town.
- DirectorOlivier RingerStarsWynona RingerIn a world and in a time not so faraway lived a little girl who had the feeling to be invisible in her parents eyes. To be sure, she decided to disappear.
- DirectorLisa AschanStarsMathilda ParadeiserLinda MolinIsabella LindquistTwo adolescent girls on an equine acrobatics team form an intimate friendship that becomes threatened by their competitive nature.
- DirectorJafar PanahiStarsAida MohammadkhaniMohsen KafiliFereshteh Sadre OrafaiySeveral people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.
- DirectorMohammad Ali TalebiStarsPayam ErisMasume ShakoriAsadolah AsadniaCaptivating images from pastoral northern Iran serve as a backdrop for Mohammad-Ali Talebi's enchanting tale of a boy rendered mute after losing his mother in the Iran-Iraq war. Ostracized by his classmates but doted over by his loving sister, eight-year-old Sahand--whose wan face and haunted eyes evince the unspeakable horrors he's witnessed--becomes obsessed with a wounded white goose. Making wondrous use of classic fantasy elements (the climax unfolds in a misty, magical forest), Wind and Fog is humanist film making at its most affecting.
- DirectorMarialy RivasStarsAlfonso DavidPedro di Girolamo CamposPaula ZúñigaA child secretly in love with his neighbor.
- DirectorMarcelo MartinessiStarsLorena EsquivelJorge RojasLorena VeraMiriam is thirteen years of age. Today could be her last day at school. This film follows her day - with all its ups and downs - and describes her efforts to find acceptance. The young actors who appear in this film are all participants of a project that aims to combat violence and sexual abuse among children and young people.
- DirectorMartina AmatiStarsLillie ButteryKatie LyonsNicole PavierWhen two gymnasts are selected for the National training camp they learn something new about bodies, boys and friendship.
- DirectorIsabell Suba
- DirectorBrian O'MalleyStarsRonnachai Mai WijittoThanawut KetsaroDanai ThiengdhamHaving survived the massacre of her family, a young girl must make the long journey through the horrors of the Burmese jungle to the Salween river, beyond which lies the freedom of Thailand.
- DirectorEsben Toft JacobsenStarsMarkus RygaardAlberte BlichfeldtFlemming Quist MøllerJonathan spends his vacations alone with his grandfather on the edge of a forest populated by mythical animals. This year his kid sister Sophie joins. When she disappears, he has to venture into the heart of the forest to rescue her.
- DirectorElisabeth HüttermannJesús PérezTwo cartoon characters develop a life of their own, in the combination of pixilation & classic animation. They humiliate and mock the third unfinished figure; but their temporary superiority shifts, as he turns out to be their big brother.
- DirectorMark de CloeStarsBas van ProoijenSuzan BoogaerdtLoek PetersYouth film about a boy looking for his father.
- DirectorPjotr SapeginStarsMax von SydowAnneke von der LippeAnne BergstedtIn the old days, Norway used to be a safe haven for Trolls, but not anymore. One day three young goats decide to get rid of an old Troll who lives under a bridge. Little do they know that he is the last survivor of his species, the very last Troll of Norway...
- DirectorPatrick DoyonStarsChantal BarilNatalie Hamel-RoyJacques LavalléeOn a typically boring Sunday a small boy goes to church with his parents before being taken to a relative's house for a family lunch. Still bored he amuses himself by placing a coin on the adjacent railway track,an action which has unfortunate and bizarre results for a passing bear.
- DirectorMarité UgasStarsIker FernándezFrancisco DenisMaría Fernanda FerroFrom a town torn apart by a mudslide, where only huge skeletal buildings survive, a thirteen-years-old KID begins a voyage along the Venezuelan coastline driven solely by lies, in an attempt to put his life back together. Throughout the way, he strives to discover his origins.
- DirectorRicardo TarginoStarsAriane OliveiraA family faces the extraordinary and simple human gesture of saying goodbye, under the blistering sun.
- DirectorHeidi Maria FaisstStarsFrederikke Dahl HansenAnne Sofie EspersenKirsten OlesenLouise's mother has just been released from prison. Louise sells everything to get close to her mother and throws herself into a world of parties drugs and men. But everyone forgets that Louise is just a teenager.
- DirectorEvert de BeijerA high school student is addicted to a computer game in which he protects as a bodyguard a sexy female mega singer against all kinds of attacks. That way he scores her love. But that addiction goes at the cost of his home work and his sense of reality, until a girl of his class gives him a real kiss.
- DirectorJackie van BeekStarsGraham CandyDanielle CrespBrittany-Anne RomijnA young teenager with autism unwittingly embarks on a strange adventure leading to an abandoned farmhouse and a runaway boy.
- DirectorLeon FordStarsRyan KwantenMaeve DermodyMarshall NapierGriff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.
- DirectorNir BergmanStarsOrly SilbersatzYehuda AlmagorRoee ElsbergA young boy with growth disorders lives through his daily life's tragedies and comedies, while struggling to come to terms with his own personal problems.
- DirectorMario Adamson
- DirectorIngvild SøderlindStarsSofie Lie RappTrym Solhaug Vassvik14 year old Jenny attends Secondary School in one of Oslo's suburbs. She is lonely and unhappy. With an outsider's gaze she observes the game of boys and girls, a nearly animal-like merry-go-round that Jenny never gets to be part of. Not least she yearns for Adam. Adam hardly notices her, however, and Jenny is forced into a voyeuristic position. But one evening she sees something not meant for her eyes. And the balance of power is realigned.
- DirectorClay JeterStarsSarah HaganAustin VickersHaley StrodeA series of vignettes involving memories of companionship and sexual awakening shared by two second cousins.
- DirectorDorota KedzierzawskaStarsOleg RybaYevgeniy RybaAkhmed SardalovThree young boys, who live on the mean streets of Ukraine, embark on an journey to cross the border into Poland.
- DirectorArild AndresenStarsAsk von der HagenSusanne BoucherJostein BroxJo (13) is a smart thinker with a vivid imagination, but is bothered by classmates, and is a rather hopeless soccer goalie. He does what he has to survive this difficult time in life.
- DirectorMartin LundStarsAdrian Grønnevik SmithÅsleik EngmarkPernille SørensenWhen Lillebror's mother is mysteriously hurt in a biking accident, Lillebror and Knerten turn the town upside down trying to find the culprit.
- DirectorSahim Omar KalifaStarsAhmed NisretZana GandiAdla BapirIraq, 1988. A land devastated by war (Iraq-Iran conflict). Dilleer (10) and his sister Zienee want to watch cartoons on television, but that becomes more difficult than expected when bully Malo comes along.
- DirectorRosario Garcia-MonteroStarsFatima BuntinxKaterina D'OnofrioMelchor GorrocháteguiA young girl convinces herself that she will die on the same day that her brother will be born.
- DirectorKasimir BurgessStarsEloise RaitsRichard StablesDeep within a dark forest, a girl and her father share their last holiday.
- DirectorGuy NattivStarsRonit ElkabetzTzahi GradMichael MoshonovEverything is complicated in Yoni's life. He's almost 13, real gifted, but physically undeveloped and struggles daily to grow up before his threatening up-coming Bar Mitzva.
- DirectorSam PeacockeStarsSuivai AutagavaiaBevan ConnellMark DassA multi-stranded, narrative impression of a tragic robbery that took place in Manurewa, New Zealand in 2008.
- DirectorHalima OuardiriStarsOmar BelarbiAbdellah IchikiS'Fia MoussaMokhtar recounts the tale of a young boy in a remote Moroccan village as he adopts a fallen owl.
- DirectorAndrew Okpeaha MacLeanStarsJosiah PatkotakFrank Qutuq IrelanJohn MillerIn Barrow, Alaska, teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq find their bond tested when a seal-hunting trip goes wrong, resulting in the death of their friend.
- DirectorAna Lily AmirpourStarsSaba AlexandraSaba EskandariSheila VandFarah and Nilou are opposites; Farah is from the US and Nilou was born and raised in Iran, and when they climb a remote hillside outside Tehran to hang out and listen to music, their differences come to a head when Farah tries to explains why girls shouldn't be 'hairy'.
- DirectorTom McKeithStarsJack TompsettHayley McElhinneyA young boy wakes one morning to find his mother crying. He takes his father's rifle from the shed and sets off into the bush. "Pig" tells the story of a boy trying to make sense of the desolate world he lives in and captures a small moment in his life that leaves him changed forever.
- DirectorIvan Maksimov
- DirectorAndrea DeppertStarsTorsten Hoffmann
- DirectorKriv StendersStarsJosh LucasRachael TaylorRohan NicholBased on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.
- DirectorFrancis Xavier PasionStarsJeffrey AbalosRinalyn BernardoJorden IsipThis film tells the story of a group of children whose lives are inexorably bound up with Sampaguita the national flower of Philippines and the myths that surround it. Sampaguita blossoms are much sought-after but, since they wilt quickly, they must be sold within twenty-four hours. All the children in this film are are all sampaguita pickers or sellers.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsXuejian LiTaishen ChengDongyu ZhouRomance sparks between a young woman and a young man from different economic backgrounds during China's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and '70s.
- DirectorRune SchjøttStarsLukas Schwarz ThorsteinssonMarta Holm Peschcke-KøedtLucas SchultzA blind girl living in a claustrophobic village that missed its chance at greatness tries to lose her virginity to a shy boy with a guilty conscience.
- DirectorBenjamin CantuStarsLukas SteltnerKai Michael MüllerSteven BaadeA drama that tracks the relationship between two young apprentices working on an agricultural complex south of Berlin.
- DirectorTim PritchardA group of homeless children in Durban are chosen to represent South Africa in the first ever Street Child World Cup. For them, football might be a way to a brighter future. To much of the outside world they are a nuisance, best hidden or ignored, but they aspire to much more. They want to be a team.
- DirectorMatthew GordonStarsWilliam RuffinJohn Alex NunneryPatrick RutherfordAll fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick ever wanted was a family. Yet as another Mississippi summer begins, his wayward mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he's left to burn the days caring for his half brother, Fess. As the deep days and nights pass without her return and with older brother Lucas dangerously in their lives again, Robbie must face the fact that his dream of a family may only be a dream and he might just lose the only family he's ever had: Fess.
- DirectorJerome SableStarsL.J. BenetSeán CullenRick MillerWhen a ghost story around the campfire awakens an evil monster, it's up to nerdy Danny Zigwitz to be the hero and save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre. Crank up the volume and get ready to scream along to this musical gore-fest in the woods. Heads will rock'n'roll!
- DirectorAlex WincklerStarsRyan GaskellJay SimpsonCarolyn TomkinsonTwelve-year-old Thomas kills a chicken by accident, but when he blames the family dog, his father decides to teach him a harsh lesson in responsibility.
- DirectorNiki Lindroth von BahrStarsThomas TidholmOne day Tord accidentally walks in to the apartment next to his own. Another person named Tord lives there, he has just moved in. Tord and Tord start to spend time with each other.
- DirectorJean-Loup FelicioliAlain GagnolStarsDominique BlancBernadette LafontBruno SalomoneIn Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.
- DirectorDanis GouletStarsJosh GouletKeith GouletA final visit to their isolated cabin in northern Canada reveals the inter-generational rift between Josh and his traditional Cree father.
- DirectorAndy De EmmonyStarsAqib KhanOm PuriLinda BassettAn immigrant father decides to take his truant son back to the old country.
- DirectorDace Riduze