Juvenilia

7.3

Wake Up Sid

October 2009 •Hindi

Wake Up Sid! is the story of a lazy Mumbai college student who does absolutely nothing, with a turn of events will Sid realize his potential in this world and become a success in the fast-paced life of Mumbai.

4.0

The Last Summer

April 2004 •English

Set in 1981, "The Last Summer" tells the story of 12-year-old Joel Shuman's first summer after the sudden death of his mom. Joel helps his family come to terms with their tragic loss while spending his last summer of innocence with the best friends he will ever know. "The Last Summer" recalls a time when life was still a mystery and every day was a new adventure.

0.0

Under the Sun

January 2024 •English

Antonio finds himself caught up in circumstances he may not be able to come back from. All the while, his father is relentlessly making efforts to break through Antonio's growing aloofness as Antonio continues to shut him out.

5.8

The French Kissers

June 2009 •French

An awkward adolescent boy and his angst-ridden friends try their best to fit in amongst a cast of varied characters.

3.5

Around the Fire

September 1998 •English

Simon is an intelligent and privileged young man whose family expects him to become a Princeton graduate. Crying out for attention from his reserved and cool hearted family, Simon commits numerous petty crimes and is soon sent away to boarding school where he befriends a "Deadhead," adopts the "hippie" lifestyle and dabbles in many drugs in his search for acceptance.

6.0

Those Were the Days

June 1996 •

Those Were the Days is a Hong Kong Drama starring Eric Tsang

6.8

L.I.E.

September 2001 •English

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.

6.8

The Art of Crying

March 2007 •Danish

Life is not easy for 11-year-old Allan living in South Jutland during the early 1970s. His mentally unstable father frequently threatens suicide and his mother has long since given up. It's up to Allan to keep the family together. When a rival family threatens his father's livelihood, Allan starts committing atrocious acts.

6.0

Install

December 2004 •Japanese

High school student Asako moves all of her belongings to the refuse area of her apartment complex and stops attending school. Kazuyoshi, a precocious young boy, invites her to join him in an online chatroom venture where she assumes the identity of a married temptress named "Miyabi".

8.3

A Brighter Summer Day

July 1991 •Chinese

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

5.5

Hidden

June 2021 •Chinese

Lonely and closeted, Xiao-Wei turns to the internet—until real-life feelings bring more questions than answers.

0.0

Hajduk in Belgrade

September 2025 •Serbian

In the 1980s, a boy named Hajduk moves with his family from a small village to the capitol of Yugoslavia, where he's going to start spreading his way of honor and true values.

5.0

Dying or Feeling Better

July 2008 •French

After his father leaves home for another woman, 16-year-old Martial has to move with his mother, Sabine, to a more modest apartment. Martial finds it difficult to fit in his new life. His mother offers to help him, but she only makes the situation worse. Martial then forms a bond with two twin sisters his own age, with whom he has a series of exciting and disturbing experiences.

7.0

Word of God

September 2017 •Danish

It is the 1980s. Jens and his brothers live in a single-family house in Risskov, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. Here, the family's patriarch psychologist and self-appointed God, Uffe, rules the roost in his dressing gown and underwear. Changes threaten the peace when Uffe decides to write his memoirs.

4.2

Raspberry Magic

July 2010 •English

Eleven-year-old Monica Shah is a brainy schoolgirl whose science fair project about growing raspberries becomes a touching emotional crusade. After her dad leaves and her mother falls into a funk, Monica decides it's her job to rescue the family.

0.0

Silent Cycle

September 2024 •Hindi

A 12-year-old girl must take a stand against her conservative grandmother after being excluded from a family ritual upon getting her first period.

6.3

Your Voice -KIMIKOE-

August 2017 •Japanese

The story focuses on high school girl Nagisa Yukiai who lives in a seaside town. She has believed her grandmother's story that spirits dwell in words and they are called "kotodama" (word spirit). One day, she strays into a mini FM station that has not been used for years. As an impulse of the moment, she tries to talk like a DJ using the facility. But her voice accidentally broadcasted reaches someone she has never expected.

0.0

I Wanna Dance With Myself

Invalid date •Indonesian

Farhan, feminine Indonesian teen who is a K-Pop cover dancer in Makassar struggles to maintain his true identity and expression after a catastrophe occurs to his family business.

0.0

Jani Be Good

Invalid date •Indonesian

A teenager named Jani holds resentment towards her mother, whom she holds accountable for her older sister's departure from home. Winnie, the single parent, is preoccupied with shouldering the family responsibilities, leaving little room to comprehend her two children. Both Winnie and Nainai (Jani's grandmother who lives with them) continue to anticipate Julia's return, while Jani maintains clandestine communication with her.

0.0

By the Wayside

May 2012 •English

Four friends (a background actor, a documentarian, a homeless musician, and a virgin) descend into a life-awakening 24 hours that involve excess drinking, prostitutes, a sage-like lounge singer and psychedelic drugs.