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The Ultimate Accessory (2013)
, 1h38Directed by Valérie Lemercier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children
Actors Gilles Lellouche, Stefano Accorsi, Marina Foïs, Valérie Lemercier, Ludovic Berthillot, Bruno Podalydès
Aleksandra, directrice d'un magazine de mode et Cyrille, galeriste, adoptent Alekseï, un petit garçon russe de sept ans.
10½ (2010)
, 1h48Directed by Podz
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Claude Legault, Robert Naylor, Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay, Martin Dubreuil, Norman Helms, Richard Fréchette
Le film relate l'histoire de Tommy, un enfant de 10 ans bien connu des services sociaux québécois. Mis dans un centre éducatif fermé après une agression sexuelle commise sur un de ses camarades, cet enfant, perturbé par une vie familiale perverse, rebelle à l'autorité comme à l'affection, est jugé irrécupérable par la plupart des éducateurs. Tommy se déchaîne régulièrement lors de crises d'une violence absolue et pour le personnel du centre, il constitue un danger pour la vie du groupe. Seul Gilles, son nouvel éducateur, entrevoit une lueur d'espoir dans le regard de cet enfant qui ne communique que par la violence.
11 Flowers (2012)
, 1h50Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about children
Durant la Révolution culturelle chinoise en 1975, Wang Han, un garçon de 11 ans, vit chez ses parents dans la province de Guizhou, au sud de la Chine. Il croise un meurtrier qui va le pousser au secret et au mensonge.
12 and Holding (2006)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Cuesta
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Conor Donovan, Zoë Weizenbaum, Jeremy Lee Renner, Jesse Camacho, Annabella Sciorra, Linus Roache
The film explores adolescent issues through the minds of three friends and their reactions after a boy named Rudy Carges (Conor Donovan) is killed in a tree house set on fire by local bullies Jeff and Kenny, who carelessly didn't find out he was inside until too late.
15 (2003)
, 1h30Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, La sexualité des mineurs, L'enfance marginalisée
The film stars three real-life juvenile gangsters, all aged 15, giving an accurate depiction of Chinese teenage gang-life in the Singapore suburbs. The 2003 film features two more gangsters as characters as well as a fight sequence with more affluent English-educated Singapore youths. Rather than scripting the movie or employing professional actors, Tan attempted to capture the troubled lives of his characters in realistic fashion, apparently without much prior scripting.
The Adulteen (2013)
, 1h27Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children
Actors Laurent Lafitte, Jonathan Cohen, Christophe Malavoy, Anne Canovas, Judith El Zein, François Rollin
Arnaud Mustier, avocat et philosophe brillant, suscite l'agacement de son petit frère Jules, seize ans.
Sixteen Candles (1984)
, 1h33Directed by John Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Teen movie, Films about marriage, Films about virginity
Actors Molly Ringwald, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Gedde Watanabe
High school sophomore Samantha "Sam" Baker (Molly Ringwald) struggles to get through the day on her 16th birthday, which her entire family has forgotten about because her older sister, Ginny, is getting married the next day. She is also plagued by infatuation with a popular and attractive senior, Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling). At school she fares no better when she finds out that a completed "sex quiz," which she tried to surreptitiously slip to her friend, never reached her friend and, unbeknownst to either of them, was picked up by Jake. Sam panics because the quiz contains sensitive information, such as she is a virgin and is saving herself for Jake.
17 Girls (2011)
, 1h26Directed by Delphine Coulin
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Roxane Duran, Louise Grinberg, Yara Pilartz, Esther Garrel, Florence Thomassin, Noémie Lvovsky
In Lorient, 17 teenage girls from the same high school make an unexpected decision, incomprehensible to the boys and adults. They decide to get pregnant at the same time. Camille (Louise Grinberg) lives alone with her mother who is overwhelmed by her work. She becomes pregnant after a condom problem with a sexual partner who is not her boyfriend. She is the first to discover a positive pregnancy test.
22 Minutes (2014)
Origin Russie
Genres War, Action, Crime
Themes Films about children, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Pirate films, Enfant soldat
Actors Viktor Soukhoroukov, Inna Korobkina
Début mai 2010, le tanker gazier «YAMAL» battant pavillon de complaisance, quitte Sébastopol avec ses 23 membres d’équipage russes dont le capitaine Dekaline (Alexandre Galibine), pour aller livrer du 150 mille m de gaz en Chine.
Heart of a Hero (2011)
Directed by Corbin Bernsen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Nathan Gamble, Maureen Flannigan, Corbin Bernsen, Ralph Waite, Bailee Madison, Timothy Omundson
12 year-old Trey Caldwell (Nathan Gamble) is shattered when his soldier father is killed in Afghanistan, leaving a hole in the boy’s life – and an unfinished Soap Box Derby car in the garage. A final gift from his dad, the car is a constant reminder of all that could have been. But when Trey meets Roy Gibbs (Corbin Bernsen), a grizzled Fire Chief devastated by the loss of his firefighter son on 9/11, a new relationship forms and old wounds finally begin to heal. As the unlikely team works to complete the Soap Box car and train for the upcoming Derby, they’ll learn that life isn’t about the starting line or checkered flag – it’s about having the courage to make the incredible journey of faith in between.
2:37 (2006)
, 1h34Directed by Murali K. Thalluri
Origin Australie
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Transport films
Actors Teresa Palmer, Clementine Mellor, Frank Sweet, Sam Harris, Gary Sweet, Xavier Samuel
A contemporary, ensemble drama telling the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven. All six students have their own personal problems and goals.
Three Giant Men (1973)
, 1h21Genres Action
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about computing, Films about spiders, Spider-Man films, Superhero films, Cyberpunk films
The story takes place in Istanbul, where a violent criminal organization led by Spider-Man ("Spider's Gang") surfaces in the city with counterfeit United States dollars. A small task-force consisting of Captain America, Santo and Captain America's girlfriend Julia arrives to help local police stop Spider-Man and his gang.
3 petites filles (2004)
, 1h42Directed by Jean-Loup Hubert
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Gérard Jugnot, Adriana Karembeu, Morgane Cabot, Sabrina Ouazani, Marc Andreoni, Julien Hubert
Trois jeunes adolescentes - dont l'une essaie d'échapper à un mariage forcé - parcourent la Corse à la recherche de rêve et d'échappatoire.
30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Vampires in film, Political films, Dystopian films, Films about school violence, Disaster films
Actors Kiele Sanchez, Rhys Coiro, Diora Baird, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Mia Kirshner, Monique Ganderton
A year after the Alaskan town of Barrow's population was decimated by vampires during its annual month-long polar night, Stella Oleson (Kiele Sanchez) travels the world trying to convince others that vampires exist. She is fully aware of the risk to the life that her work could bring, but does not care due to her grief over the death of her husband Eben.
3096 Days (2013)
Origin German
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Thure Lindhardt, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Trine Dyrholm, Roeland Wiesnekker, Ellen Schwiers, Erni Mangold
The 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) is kidnapped by Wolfgang Přiklopil (Thure Lindhardt) and spends 8 years in captivity until she manages to escape.