The Devil's Playground. 1976.

 The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film written, produced and directed by Fred Schepisi. It is a semi-autobiographical film which tells the story of a boy growing up and going to school in a Catholic juniorate administered by De La Salle Brothers. Its focus is on the trials of the flesh and the tensions that arise, for both Brothers and students, from the religious injunction to control one's sexuality.
Fred Schepisi's film, 'The Devil's Playground' is an intimate portrait of Tom, a thirteen-year-old struggling in spirit and body with the constraints of living in a Catholic seminary. It is also the story of the Brothers and how they cope with the demands of their faith.
Director: Fred Schepisi.
Cast: Charles McCallum, John Frawley, Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Peter Cox, Jonathan Hardy, Gerry Duggan, Thomas Keneally, Sheila Florance, Simon Burke, John Diedrich.
Australia, 1976.
Language: English.
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Du und icke und Berlin. 1978.

 Du und icke und Berlin ist ein deutscher Fernsehfilm von Eberhard Schäfer aus dem Jahr 1977.
Der heitere Fernsehfilm von 1977 bot den Zuschauern ein Wiedersehen mit beliebten Darstellern in einer Geschichte über zwei Freunde, die durch den Einfluss der Liebe in einige Verwirrungen geraten, an deren Ende aber die wahre Liebe den rechten Weg weist. Schauplatz des ganzen war Berlin, die Hauptstadt der DDR, deren Straßen und Plätze, Häuser und Wohnungen.
Und mitten drin in diesem Milieu lebt Ulrike Busch (Susanne Linser), ein zehnjähriges Mädchen, dass mit Energie und Zielstrebigkeit nach einem neuen Vater sucht. Als Ulrike zusammen mit ihrem Schulfreund den aus Mühlhausen stammenden Bauarbeiter Dieter Körber (Jürgen Heinrich) kennen lernt, ist sie überzeugt, dass dieser ihr neuer Vater sein könnte. Nun gilt es, Ulrikes Mutter (Micaëla Kreißler) mit sanfter Hand zu ihrem neuen Glück zu führen. Dass dabei auch der sympathische Großvater Karl (Gerhard Bienert) mit einbezogen wird, darf an dieser Stelle nicht unerwähnt bleiben.
Diese TV-Produktion galt in der Zeit ihres Entstehens als gelungenes Werk, vom realen Sozialismus zu berichten, von der Geborgenheit und Zukunftsgewissheit der Menschen in der DDR, und sie war zudem der wiederholte Versuch, der Hauptstadt Berlin eine Liebeserklärung zu offerieren.
Director: Eberhard Schäfer.
Cast: Jürgen Heinrich, Susanne Linser, Micaela Kreißler, Gerhard Bienert, Ursula Braun, Rolf Herricht, Elvira Schuster, Jürgen Zartmann, Evelyn Opoczynski, Ingeborg Krabbe, Werner Senftleben, Klaus Bamberg.
DDR, DEFA, 1977.
Language: German.
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Anthology of short films. Part 92.

 Fresh issue of Anthology of Short Films number ninety-two is ready for viewing. This time in the collection there are 7 mini-films including the old rare Iranian short film partially cartoon.
1. Nihče ni rekel, da te moram imeti rad. 2019. HD.
SI. Aleksander je karierno uspešen moški, ki se pripelje po enajstletnega sina Jana, da bi ga odpeljal v glasbeno šolo. Jan očeta ne čaka pred blokom, ampak v banji, kjer se tušira, umazan od nogometa. Aleksandru se zelo mudi, Jan pa niti slučajno noče iti v glasbeno.
EN. Aleksander, a man with a successful career, comes to pick up his 11-year-old son Jan to take him to a music lesson. Instead of waiting for him outside, Jan is still in the shower, grubby from playing soccer. Aleksander is in a hurry, and Jan won’t come to the lesson.
Director: Matjaž Jamnik.
Cast: Jernej Gašperin, Lea Mihevc, Tina Vrbnjak.
Language: Slovenian.
1920x1080 HD
2. Changing Rooms. 2005.
Eight-year old Ralph arrives at the pool expecting a regular swimming lesson. Instead, he is thrust into a chaotic world of gender identity.
Director: Tyson Koschik.
Cast: Trevor Toffan, Tyhr Trubiak.
Canada, 2005.
Language: English, Korean.
3. La Culpa / Guilt. 2018. HD.
Diego is humiliated and threatened by his father after telling him what happened.
Director: Moises Aisemberg.
Cast: Diego García Moreno, Patricio López de Rodas, Luis Alberti.
Mexico, 2018.
Language: Spanish.
Subtitles: English.
1440х1080 HD
4. I Remember Ashes. 2019. HD.
Set sometime in the late 1960s, “I Remember Ashes” is the story of a young brother named Oliver and his older sister Sally who spend their summer days at their special hangout spot in the hills of the Czech Republic. Their relationship and personal ideals are tested when the two of them are forced to remedy a morbid situation. The film acts as a distant memory, an upended fairytale exploring both children’s introduction to mortality.
“The surreal state of childhood perception is evoked in this beautifully captured 35mm portrait of a mischievous duo running amok in the Czech countryside.”
Director: Graham Phillips Turner.
Cast: Lucie Bohata, Gabriel Kibardin.
USA, 2019.
Language: Czech.
Subtitles: English.
1366x566 HD
5. Ik ben de enige / I am the only. 2014. HD.
The movie takes us through beautiful landscapes and oppressive spaces. A dream sequence that leads to liberation, on the border between imagination and reality. We travel with a boy who matures. He dreams, he dances and he is the only conductor.
Director: Barbara Makkinga.
Cast: Wolfgang van Oostrom, Golan Yosef, Lin He Rong.
Netherlands, 2014.
Language: None.
1280x720 HD
6. Forsvunden / Embrace Me. 2006.
Christine, breaks up with her boyfriend, Martin, before leaving for a school camp. While at camp, Christine seems to withdraw. Slowly, she slips further and further away from the others.
Director: Kaspar Munk.
Cast: Marie Tourell Søderberg, Stine Stengade, Frederik Paarup, Kirstine Rosenkrands Mikkelsen, Benjamin Boe Rasmussen.
Denmark, 2006.
Language: Danish.
7. Man ham mitounam / So I Can. 1975.
So Can I (Persian: منم می‌تونم‎, romanized: Manam mitunam) is a 1975 Iranian short film directed by Abbas Kiarostami.
Two boys watch a cartoon film about various kinds of animals and one of them claims repeatedly that he can do the same things he sees the animals doing. But then the sight of birds flying plunges him into confusion: the film ends with the shot of an aeroplane circling the skies overhead.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami.
Iran, 1975.
Language: Persian.
Subtitles: English.
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Please Vote for Me. 2007.

Wuhan is a city in China the size of London where an experiment in democracy is conducted. At Evergreen Primary School, a grade 3 class learns what democracy is when an election for class monitor is being held. Three children are chosen by the teacher as candidates and they have a few days to campaign and convince their classmates to vote for them. The little candidates are seen at school and at home, where their parents do their best to make sure their child will win the election.
The film is part of the "Why Democracy?" series. It was aired in no less than 35 different countries around the world in October 2007, including BBC in the UK and PBS (as part of Independent Lens) in the United States.
Director: Weijun Chen.
Cast: Cheng Cheng, Luo Lei, Xu Xiaofei.
China, South Africa, Denmark, 2007.
Language: Mandarin.
Subtitles: English.
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