It is March 1945 and 15-year-old Günter Walcher still believes the war will end in victory. During a manhunt for a runaway immigrant laborer, Günter proves himself the most capable searcher. He turns the man over to the local police who then shoot the foreigner. Günter is proud of himself and, although his father has recently died in battle, the boy volunteers to be sent to the front.
On his first mission, Günter comes under attack from the Russians and he flees. When the Russian army marches in to Günter’s village, the boy is arrested for the murder of the laborer. His experiences throw him into intense confusion. Soon he asks himself: How can he live with his guilt?
Based on the story “Die Anzeige” (The Report) in Egon’s Richter’s book Ferien am Feuer (Vacation by the Fire).Read More »
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Heiner Carow – Die Russen kommen AKA The Russians Are Coming (1968)
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Edward Dein – The Leech Woman (1960)
1951-1960Edward DeinSci-FiUSAWhen the 140 year-old Malla visits the endocrinologist Dr. Paul Talbot, she asks him to pay a trip to Africa for her. In return, she would give the secret of the eternal youth from her Nando tribe to him. Dr. Talbot accepts the offer and then he decides to travel to Africa with his estranged wife June Talbot, who lost her beauty with the age and has become a bitter alcoholic woman. They witness the secret of the Nando and when June learns that her husband brought her to be his guinea pig, she kills him and returns to the United States with the powder and the ring to keep her youth. Now she becomes addicted to be young but the price to pay is too high.Read More »
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Kana Matsumoto & Kayo Nakamura – Tôkyô Oashisu aka Tokyo Oasis (2011)
2011-2020DramaJapanJapanese Female DirectorsKana Matsumoto and Kayo NakamuraQuote:
The floating clouds between the high buildings, the lines of the taillights under the moonlight, the swirling human waves… Every view in Tokyo looks as if it is alive. Before even she realizes, TOUKO starts to run away from somewhere in the city. As an actress in a fantasy world, Touko seems to have lost her grip on reality. Along her journey, she makes acquaintance with people who carry similar issues. A midnight truck driver NAGANO, who happens to give Touko a ride, is grappling with the discovery of his soul, and his soul is unable to move forward. His escape from reality is to continually move from place to place. Read More » -
George Sherman – Three Texas Steers (1939)
1931-1940ActionGeorge ShermanUSAWesternNancy Evans, lovely circus owner, has a ranch that she’s never visited, but for sentimental reasons won’t sell to Mike Abbott. Her partners, secretly in league with Abbott, sabotage the circus to force Nancy to sell the ranch; instead, she goes there to live. Will her neighbors, the Three Mesquiteers, be a match for the secret swindlers? And what’s so valuable about that run-down ranch anyway?Read More »
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Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr. – The Last Unicorn (1982)
1981-1990AnimationArthur Rankin Jr.FantasyJules BassUSAFrom IMDB
A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world’s unicorns.Read More » -
Frank Ryan – So Goes My Love (1946)
1941-1950ComedyDramaFrank RyanUSAPlot:Jane Budden, a country girl goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Herman Maxim, a struggling inventor. After their marriage, his inventions become successful. Their happiness is complete when they have two children, and Maxim’s portrait is given a place in the National Hall of Science. Written by Les AdamsRead More »
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Geoff Burton & Kevin Dowling – The Sum of Us (1994)
1991-2000AustraliaComedyDramaGeoff BurtonKevin DowlingQueer Cinema(s)Quote:
Set in Sydney, Australia. A (heterosexual) father and his gay son are trying to find Ms/Mr Right respectively. The film shows their relationships with one another and the objects of their affection as tradgedy strikes.Read More » -
Ahmet Ulucay – Karpuz kabugundan gemiler yapmak AKA Boats Out Of Watermelon Rinds (2004)
2001-2010Ahmet UlucayComedyDramaTurkeyIn his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day.Read More »
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Jim Groom – Revenge of Billy the Kid (1991)
1991-2000CultHorrorJim GroomUnited KingdomPlot
The horny farmer McDonald has his wicked way with a goat. Life returns to normal for the family, until the goat gives birth! The mutant off spring, called Billy, is tormented by the Farmer’s sons, only the daughter feels any pity for him. It isn’t long before Billy, who keeps growing bigger, plans revenge…Read More »









