Drama
Like tears in the rain, water is the metaphor for growing pains and so much more in these four tales about young boys coming to terms with a host of emotions for the very first time. These polished productions and festival favourites are brought to you by a host of talented directors from across Germany, Denmark, France and the Netherlands. The short films are: Ocean [Océan] (2013); Go Daan Go! [Daan Durft] (2014); The Boy in the Ocean (2016); Beach Boy (2011).
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Could We Maybe
Nympho: A Woman's Urge
The Ciambra
The Intruder
Blue Spring
Camp
Moving Room
Ginger Snaps
Youngest
Jonny Comes
Plitsch Platsch Forever!
Gregoire
The Cactus
The Bug Killer
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Empire of the Sun
A Walk to Remember
Elders
Midnights with Adam
Before I Change My Mind
SIMILAR MOVIES
Could We Maybe
IMDB 5.7 | Feb , 1976
Kim, an ordinary 15-year-old given mostly to himself, is living with an unmarried mother in a small apartment. One day, he falls hostage in a bank robbery along with an unfamiliar girl falls, but after making friends with the leader of the robbers, Kim and his new friend run away from them. Settling for a while in an empty house, teenagers fall in love.Nympho: A Woman's Urge
IMDB 1 | Oct , 1965
Young Laura leaves her small town, where she has been subjected to sexual harassment and finally raped, for New York City. However, she turns into a nymphomaniac who sleeps with both men and women.The Ciambra
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2017
Pio Amato, a 14 year-old member of a small Romani community in southern Italian town of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, is in a hurry to grow up. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere and from him he learns how to hustle and how to navigate the streets of his hometown. One night Pio sets out to prove to his brother that he is as good or better than him but, when things go wrong, a series of events will forever change the way he sees the world.The Intruder
IMDB 6.2 | May , 2017
Naples. Present day. Giovanna, a combative 60-year-old social worker on the frontline of the daily war against pervasive criminality, is confronted, like a modern Antigone, with a moral dilemma that threatens to destroy her work and her life. Giovanna runs an after-school centre that takes care of underprivileged children; a grassroots alternative to the mafia dominance of the city. But one day, young Maria, wife of a ruthless Camorra criminal on the run, and her two children take refuge at the centre, and ask Giovanna for protection.Blue Spring
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2001
Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.Camp
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 2003
Misfits in their lives back home, a group of young people live it up at musical-theater camp. While the sports counselor is completely ignored, the kids' spend all their time in rehearsal for a grueling schedule that involves a new show every two weeks. Several personal stories come to the fore.Moving Room
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2024
Karma, an international high school student from Sikkim struggles to fit in and hold onto his cultural identity when he is stuck at home with his host sibling, Alex.Ginger Snaps
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2000
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.Youngest
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2020
Autumn, a young girl who recently lost her father, bonds with Ethan, one of her older sibling’s friends at a high school house party. When she experiences her first heartbreak, she takes matters into her own hands. Short film.Jonny Comes
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1988
Twelve year old Jonny lives in foster home. Suddenly the family of a local doctor decides to adopt him. But it's not so easy...Plitsch Platsch Forever!
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2026
11-year-old Pola and her best friend Polly spend all their time at the local outdoor pool, Plitsch Platsch, where Polly's parents run a café. When the pool is closed due to budget cuts and Polly's family moves away, Pola suddenly finds herself alone. Refusing to give up, she teams up with her clever new classmate Rosalie to try to save the pool. Together, they start a petition and rally with the local children. Along the way, Pola discovers new friendships and learns that change is a part of growing up.Gregoire
IMDB 4.4 | Dec , 2017
Loosely based on real life events, Gregoire follows four young adults and the choices they make when put at a crossroads of their life. As they struggle to make choices, their paths cross with one another and their choices affect not only themselves, but their friends, and their families.The Cactus
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2023
Ben is given a Cactus as a gift for his 18th birthday. He places it down on his desk. As this cactus's life passes so does Ben's. He graduates high school and finds himself in a tumultuous period of his life. Full of emotional highs and lows we witness the life of this cactus and an uncertain slice of Ben's life.The Bug Killer
IMDB 4.7 | Jul , 1971
A teenager fails to find (and keep) jobs which makes his father doubt the reason might be the boy's lack of sexual experience. As all his efforts prove to be unsuccessful, the father gives up, but not the boy's aunt.Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
IMDB 5.5 | May , 1977
In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to art school, but when he can't find a job as a minor, he turns to prostitution. After being arrested, he wants to head to Arizona to marry Dawn, but he falls into a lucrative job/relationship with a gay football star.Empire of the Sun
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1987
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.A Walk to Remember
IMDB 7.8 | Jan , 2002
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.Elders
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2019
Two Elders feel that their grandson is old enough to start learning important lessons about his Country. But is he ready for the challenge?Midnights with Adam
IMDB 4 | May , 2013
Over the course of one night, a newly out-of -the-closet young man struggles to hold back his feelings for his straight best friend while dealing with the problems and complications of being different in a hetero-normative world.Before I Change My Mind
IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2024
1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.