Cicada
Genres
Overview
A boy is looking for cicadas on mundane summer day which is haunted by the shadow of death.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
6 min
Release Date
2020-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
5
Martin Bareš
Adam Vohánka
Vojtěch Maliňák
6.5
Apt Pupil
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7.1
American Eid
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5.8
Dinner Is Served
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6.6
Growing Fangs
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2021-05-28 | en
9.0
Letters
LETTERS, a dramatic historical fiction written by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt in 2010, tells the story of U.S. soldiers and their loved ones through their correspondence beginning with the Civil War and ending with the War in Iraq. Sahuarita High School students adapted the Readers’ Theatre play into a movie, reasoning the student actors would be kept safe from Covid-19 by filming them individually, and afterward the footage could be reassembled into a screenplay following the original dialogue.
2021-04-10 | en
5.7
Boogie
Alfred “Boogie” Chin is a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
2021-03-05 | en
7.8
A Walk to Remember
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7.5
Empire of the Sun
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.
1987-12-09 | en
7.2
Milk
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
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6.0
Jorge
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6.8
Twilight's Kiss
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2.8
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0.0
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0.0
Intimacy
SUMMER. HEAT. SWEAT. CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER. ALL BECOMES DARKNESS.
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6.8
My Pretty Pony
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0.0
Trio
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7.6
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0.0
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6.6
Saturday Church
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5.8
Sugar Orange
Lukas is Sugar, Clemens is Orange. Together, they are two ten-year-old boys who are inseparable. More than just playmates, they share a unique bond which seems predestined to last a lifetime. Until, that is, powerful emotions come to the fore and a misunderstanding leads to a rift which tears both them and their world apart. Twenty years later, Lukas is still terrified of being abandoned. He survives by forming loose relationships which don't threaten him. Then one day he meets Lena who turns his feelings upside down and awakens his inner child, the one still searching for unconditional friendship. While there is never a guarantee of security, there is a bond of trust, and through Lena, Lukas again makes contact with Clemens. After years of silence, they are finally able to exorcise their ghosts in an explosion of emotion.
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