Forced Orphans

Maedeli the Breach

March 1979 •French

While his parents are away, a little city boy goes to the countryside. This stay will be one of initiations and forbidden games in the company of Maedeli, a little girl who is not afraid.

Amelia (the Twin)

November 2021 •English

When 5th-grader Amelia receives an assignment to write one thing unique about her, she sets out to make herself different from her identical twin sister.

Cantar ou Morrer 2

February 2024 •Portuguese

When it's leaked that the princess Yasmin killed a citizen of the kingdom over the no singing rule, her parents punish her and she is forced to live with the image she made for her family. Meanwhile Ingrid is trying to go back to her old life after being betrayed by the boy she loves. She makes frieds with Kevin, the prince of the kingdom, and his childhood best fried Alicia, and when a singing contest with a non identified prize is announced by the school she thinks of it as a way to honour her sister that passed away soon after her performance on the same contest many years ago.

Kruste

December 2023 •German

12-year-old Fabi has to finally prove himself as one of the family - by getting his first scar.

The Lesson

June 2016 •Azerbaijani

The film tells about school life, the mutual relations of teenage schoolmates, views on friendship and life, and the formation of these views.

Crush Gear Turbo The Movie: Kaiservern's Ultimate Challenge

July 2002 •Japanese

Having gained great popularity as a TV series and toys, Crush Gear Turbo here becomes a movie for the first time. The very first Gear even made in the world is stolen. The gear, named Kaiservern, beats the prize winners of the Australia convention one after another. Kouya and Manganji, which won a prize in the Asia Convention, become targets too. When the unidentied gear fighter who handles Kaiservern appears in front of Kouya and Manganji, the two boys decide to fight together to win victory over their enemy.

Crescent Gang

April 2023 •English

When five kids learn they are leaving the only home they've known the new kid forms a hopeless plan. With their friendship hanging in the balance, a group of kids embarks on a high-stakes scavenger hunt in Las Vegas. The kids endure a quirky adventure until the story comes full circle.

Snake

January 2019 •Macedonian

A bittersweet story about an unusual friendship between a nine-year-old daredevil Mario and an eccentric gay man Borche, challenged by the prejudices and hatred of the parents in a remote Macedonian small town.

#will

October 2016 •Swedish

A teenage boy with possible self-harm behavior is allowed to use the school auditorium alone to record a video but after strange events and threats he has to gain control of both his mind and own destiny.

Cosima - Perfect Naive

May 2011 •German

Little Kosima prefers to talk to flowers and trees than to school directors and sex educators. Her eldest brother prefers to talk to great people than to his father. Her younger brother would rather talk to the enemy neighbor's daughter than to anyone else. Kosima's father, a bitter farmer, would rather not talk than talk to anyone. One day, when the school management insists that seven-year-old Kosima understand her right to have sex, they all understand nothing - least of all the innocent, dreamy little Kosima. But that doesn't mean that it doesn't turn things upside down...

Alfiya & Ahmed

May 2024 •Hindi

It's the summer of 2010, 14-year-old Alfiya and her 17-year-old brother Ahmed are home alone, bored out of their minds, they decide to do things to keep themselves entertained.

Fish

November 2023 •English

The last place Kayla wants to be is at her mom's for the summer, until she sets her sights on boyish Danny. He isn't prepared for a late-night swim with his best friend's older sister - or the game that follows.

Consumed

September 2018 •English

After her mother comes back from an extended hospital stay, a young girl begins to envision an ominous monster lurking in her home.

Phuean Rao Lae Nai

March 2018 •Thai

Fangs

November 2024 •Spanish

Amidst the grief of her grandfather's passing, a little girl discovers solace in the gentle companionship of a stray dog.

Arman & Elisa

March 2023 •English

An Iranian boy moves to Luxembourg and forms a friendship with a girl with whom he has no language in common.

The Day I Met Caruso

September 1956 •English

A ten-year-old girl meets famed opera singer Enrico Caruso on a train between Boston and New York. She admonishes him for his extravagant lifestyle, but she is softened up somewhat when Caruso begins to sing arias from her favorite operas.

Monster

June 2023 •Japanese

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, single mother Saori knows that there is something wrong. Discovering that one of his teachers might be responsible, she storms into the school demanding answers. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, shocking truths begin to emerge.

The Imaginary Rules of Engagement

September 2024 •English

War is scary. Even when you're a foot tall toy soldier on a playground.

Venice, the Menace!

May 2024 •English

The childhood of Venice, the Menace revolves a circle of pleasure, greed, luscious toys, luxurious quality lifestyle as a toddler.