12 and Holding (2005)
After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction. Three pre-adolescents…
You are not Alone (1978)
Two precocious boys explore their sexuality at boarding school. A student strike at a Danish boys school is the backdrop of YOU ARE NOT ALONE. The leisurely paced tale explores…
Mom and Dad (2017)
The film opens with a mother putting on soothing music for her child as she sets her car on railroad tracks and leaves the child in the car to die.…
Mysterious Skin (2004)
The beginning of the movie is told from the main characters’ point of view, i.e. Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Brian (Brady Corbet), so for the beginning this will be told…
The Road (2009)
The movie opens in a flashback where we see the Man (Viggo Mortensen) in bed with his wife (Charlize Theron). The man wakes up to a sound and a glow…
We Need to Talk about Kevin (2011)
Kevin’s mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final…
Men behind the Sun (1988)
Men Behind the Sun is a fictionalised account of war atrocities perpetrated against Chinese and Russian people by the Japanese during World War 2. Unit 731 is a secret facility…
Billy Elliot (2000)
The film is set during the 19841985 UK miners’ strike, and centres on the character of 11-year-old Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell), his love of dance and his hope to become…
The Holy Mountain (1973)
A man (who is later identified as the thief) representing The Fool tarot card, lies in the desert with flies covering his face. A horde of nude children, with green…
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
In New York City, a TV news reporter recounts the details surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a documentary film crew who has gone missing in the jungles of South America…