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Scarecrow (2002)
, 1h24Directed by Emmanuel Itier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Slasher
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Serial killer films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Tiffany Shepis, Roxanna Bina, Richard Elfman, Belinda Gavin, Anthony C. Ferrante, Emmanuel Itier
Lester Dwervick (Tim Young) has always been sort of different. The sickly teen is too shy to make friends, and lives in a trailer park. Because of these reasons, his classmates and teacher view him as a "white trash outcast". To make matters worse, Lester's mother is an alcoholic tramp who often brings home drunken men from the local bars. Lester has nobody to confide in, and often draws and sculpts birds and other animals to keep him hopeful of the future. One day, he is being savagely tormented by a local bully when Sheriff Patterson's (Richard Elfman) daughter Judie (Tiffany Shepis) sticks up for him. Thinking he has finally found a friend, Lester begins to feel happy for the first time in years and begins to draw pictures for her. One night, Lester goes to find Judie to ask her if she wants to be his girlfriend. Before he even has a chance to ask her, he sees his worst bully drunkenly kiss her. Judie sees Lester, who is running away in grief. Knowing there's nothing left for him anymore, the pressure of it all finally mounts and Lester swirls into a jealous rage and screams at his mother's latest boyfriend. He chases Lester into the cornfields outside his home and viciously strangles him to death then hangs him, making it look like a suicide, leaving his corpse near a scarecrow.
4:30 (2005)
, 1h33Directed by Royston Tan
Origin Singapore
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Zhang Xiao Wu est un jeune garçon d'une dizaine d'années vivant à Singapour. Il est livré à lui-même, entre une mère partie à l'étranger et ne le contactant que par téléphone et un père invisible dont on ne sait rien. Un jour, Jung, un coréen de trente ans dépressif emménage en colocation dans l'appartement. Il travaille la nuit et se couche chaque matin à quatre heures trente en prenant de puissants somnifères. C'est à ce moment que le jeune garçon vient l'observer. Il consigne ses découvertes dans un cahier. Il mène ainsi une vie monotone et solitaire, cohabitant avec un étranger qui semble ne pas le remarquer. Il n'arrive même pas à vivre normalement à l'école où il rattrape ses nuits sans sommeil. Peu à peu, le jeune garçon, malgré la barrière de la langue, va tenter de lier connaissance avec le jeune homme et s'ingénier à construire une impossible amitié dans une ambiance qui flirte avec le surréalisme.
All the Invisible Children (2005)
, 1h56Directed by John Woo, Emir Kusturica, Ridley Scott, Spike Lee, Kátia Lund, Jordan Scott, Mehdi Charef
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Kelly Macdonald, David Thewlis, Jiang Wenli, Hannah Hodson Rose, Andre Royo, Rosie Perez
Seven young freedom fighters, heavily armed, are covering ground looking for the enemy. At twenty-one their leader is the eldest. Tanza is twelve and has joined this group after witnessing the massacre of his family. While bathing in a river in the middle of the forest, trying to forget their lives as soldiers for a while, they are unaware that in a short time one of them will be dead and one will be sent to blow up a school, where in a few hours other children just like them will be arriving.
Mortuary (2005)
, 1h34Directed by Tobe Hooper
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Zombie films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about school violence, Disaster films
Actors Dan Byrd, Alexandra Adi, Denise Crosby, Rocky Marquette, Courtney Peldon, Bug Hall
After the loss of their father, the Doyle family – Leslie, Jonathan, and Jamie – move to the Fowler Mortuary in hope of starting a new life but find it in poor condition. Jonathan goes to the local diner where he meets Cal and his two girlfriends, Tina and Sara. Cal tells Jonathan about the legend of Bobby Fowler, an abused and deformed boy who lived in the mortuary. Jonathan also meets Liz, a local girl; Grady, Liz's best friend; and Rita, Liz's aunt, who employed her to work at the diner. Jonathan, Liz, and Grady become friends quickly. That night, Cal, Sara and Tina go to the graveyard outside the mortuary and vandalize it; they then go into one of the crypts, where they are attacked by Bobby Fowler.
Summer Days with Coo (2007)
, 2h18Directed by Keiichi Hara
Origin Japon
Genres Comedy, Animation, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Films based on mythology, L'enfance marginalisée, Mythologie japonaise, Films about school violence
Actors Naoki Tanaka (田中直樹), Yoshito Yasuhara, Tamaki Matsumoto, Michio Hazama, Akiko Yajima, Keiji Fujiwara
A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Tokyo, Japan when he is found by young Koichi. "Coo" who is secretly adopted by the whole family, faces a tragic past and the present's challenge of living in a dramatically changed environment, searches with his new human friend for places not invaded by people hoping to find any remaining of his kind. When this intelligent "water sprite" draws the popular attention of the whole city upon being discovered and then confronted with his past, it forces him to take action and make an ultimate decision, in order to preserve his kind, inner peace and well being in today's harsh world.
Lucky Trouble (2011)
, 1h37Directed by Levan Gabriadze
Origin Russie
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about children, Sports films, Association football films, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Constantin Khabenski, Milla Jovovich, Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov, Ivan Ourgant, Galina Jovovich, Sergueï Garmach
Vyacheslav "Slava" Kolotilov (played by Khabensky), a schoolteacher from a sleepy seaside town by the name of "Palchiki" (Little Fingers) comes to conquer Moscow with a draft of his first novel in hand. But instead, quite by accident, he conquers the heart of a beauty named Nadia (played by Jovovich).
Robosapien: Rebooted (2013)
, 1h26Directed by Sean McNamara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Comedy science fiction films, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Robot films, Films about school violence
Actors Bobby Coleman, Holliston Coleman, Penelope Ann Miller, David Eigenberg, Joaquim de Almeida, Kim Coates
At Kinetech Labs, an inventor named Allan Topher designs a robot for search and rescue, but when he finds out that the robot will be used for military purposes, he programs the robot to flee. The robot escapes but is damaged in the process. It is discovered by 12-year-old Henry Keller, who fixes it and names it Cody. The robot does not remember its past, and Henry and Cody develop a friendship. Eventually, Cody regains his memory and Henry gives Cody back. The inventor feels guilty for taking Cody away, so he returns the robot to Henry. Allan meets Henry's mother, Joanna, and they get along really well. Kinetech finds and corners Cody and Henry. Cody activates another function of his, and takes off with Henry, flying high up into the sky. They reunite with Meagan but when they call their mother, they find out that Kinetech has kidnapped both their mother and Allan so that they can get the robot back. Meagan, Henry and Cody embark to save them and to bring down Kinetech.
Peter Pan (1924)
, 1h45Directed by Herbert Brenon
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Pirate films, Les fées, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, Mary Brian, Virginia Brown Faire, Esther Ralston, Anna May Wong
In the story, Peter Pan, a magical boy who refuses to grow up, brings the Darling children (Wendy, John, and Michael) from London to Neverland, where they have adventures that include a confrontation with the pirate Captain Hook and his crew. Later, the children feel homesick and wish to go home. Wendy invites Peter and the Lost Boys to come with them so they can be adopted. The Lost Boys are eager to do so, but Peter refuses because he does not wish to grow up. Wendy and her brothers and the Lost Boys are captured by the pirates, but rescued by Peter, who forces Captain Hook to walk the plank and be eaten by the crocodile who once ate his hand. Wendy and the boys return to the Darling home, where Mrs. Darling meets Peter for the first time and offers to adopt him, but he refuses for the same reason that he refused to go back with Wendy and the boys - he has no intention of growing up. Peter asks Wendy to return to Neverland with him, and Mrs. Darling agrees to allow Wendy to go back once a year to help Peter with his spring cleaning.
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
, 1h38Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Sports films, Films about the labor movement, Martial arts films, L'enfance marginalisée, Kung fu films, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang-lee, Dean Shek, Roy Horan, Chiu Chi Ling
Chien Fu (Jackie Chan), an orphan adopted by a kung fu school, is overworked as their janitor and abused by the kung fu teachers as a walking punching-bag, with the school's cook, Ah-Wu (Tino Wong), being his only sympathizer. Chien befriends an old beggar (Yuen Siu Tien) by offering him a meal and a place to stay. Unknown to Chien, the old beggar is actually Pai Cheng-Tien, one of the last surviving masters of the Snake-style of kung fu. Pai is on the run from the Eagle Claw clan, which is viciously killing off all of the rival Snake-stylng spot, but is ambushed by Eagle Claw student Su Chen and an assassin masquerading as a Christian missionary (Roy Horan), and is injured. After being abused once more, Chien later finds him, helping him recover. Pai agrees to give him more lessons, on the condition that he does not call him "sifu" ("master"), since they are friends. The real reason, however, is to keep Chien's connection with him secret from his pursuers.
Nico the Unicorn (1998)
, 1h30Directed by Graeme Campbell
Origin Canada
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Pregnancy films, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about disabilities, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Kevin Zegers, Anne Archer, Michael Ontkean, Maggie Castle, Elisha Cuthbert, Pierre Chagnon
Billy and his mother moved from Boston to rural Vermont after a car accident which left Billy fatherless and with a gimp leg. Billy has a hard time adjusting to life in Vermont and has trouble making friends. While shopping at the mall after school one day, Billy stumbles upon a ramshackle petting zoo, where the animals are kept in poor conditions. After seeing a small pony with a horn taped to its head and finding out that it is about to be sold for slaughter, Billy instead makes a deal with the zoo keeper and buys the pony. Once Billy takes the pony home, he cleans her up and cares for her. The pony appears to be pregnant and eventually foals, under the watchful eye of Billy and his friend Carolyn. The pony's foal grows a horn and turns out to be a unicorn, who grows at a tremendous rate. Billy names the colt Nico from the letters found in the word "unicorn".
The Little Rebels (1955)
, 1h38Directed by Jean Delannoy
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Jean Gabin, Anne Doat, Serge Lecointe, Jimmy Urbain, Robert Dalban, Jean-Jacques Delbo
Le juge Julien Lamy, sous des dehors bourrus, est un homme bon et compréhensif. Il saura adapter ses décisions aux cas de Francis Lanoux, voleur de 15 ans, séparé de ses grands-parents qui vivaient dans la promiscuité et qui a mis enceinte sa jeune copine Sylvette et qui sera placé au centre d'observation de Terneray, d'Alain Robert, jeune orphelin pyromane qui fuit la ferme où il a été placé et qui cherche en vain ses parents. Il rencontrera Francis au centre d'observation. Il s'occupe également du cas de Gérard Lecarnoy, régulièrement séparé de sa mère matelassière et aventurière, qui trouvera sa voie en devenant funambule avec un des amis de sa mère. Le juge Lamy ne pourra malheureusement arrêter le destin de Francis et Sylvette qui périront, noyés, alors que la police était prête à les appréhender.
Sound and Fury (1988)
, 1h35Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes La banlieue française, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Bruno Cremer, François Negret, Fabienne Babe, María Luisa García, Fejria Deliba
À la mort de sa grand-mère, Bruno, un rêveur de 13 ans, revient dans une cité de la banlieue parisienne à Bagnolet. Souvent seul, il reporte son affection sur un serin qui dans son imagination se transforme en un faucon accompagné d’une femme sensuelle et maternelle. D'un niveau scolaire très bas, il entre dans un C.E.S. (Collège d'Enseignement Secondaire) ; il y rencontrera Jean-Roger, la terreur de l'établissement et y fera l'apprentissage de la violence de leur banlieue. Bruno fait la connaissance de sa professeure principale qui le prend sous son aile. Jean-Roger admire son père, Marcel, un ancien militaire devenu truand. Parallèlement à cela, Jean-Roger est jaloux de son frère Thierry et du couple qu'il forme avec une journaliste. La jeune femme est violée par Jean-Roger et sa bande. Thierry intervient, mais il est pourchassé par la bande. Le père le sauve, muni d'un fusil. Il tue trois des participants au tabassage de Thierry. Jean-Roger, qui a un pistolet, riposte et tue, sans vraiment le vouloir, son père... et, accessoirement, le serin de Bruno qui s'était échappé de l'appartement. Bruno trouve le serin mort et le pistolet que Jean-Roger, ivre, a abandonné ; désespéré de la mort de son seul vrai ami, Bruno retourne l'arme contre lui et se suicide. Jean-Roger finit en prison à Fleury-Mérogis, d'où il écrira une lettre à son ex-professeure principale.
Cowboy Angels (2008)
, 1h40Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Transport films, Films about automobiles, L'enfance marginalisée, Road movies
Actors Stefano Cassetti, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
À Paris, élevé seul par sa mère, Pablo est un garçon de 11 ans mûr et débrouillard. Encore une fois livré à lui-même quand sa mère s'absente un week-end entier pour rejoindre un nouvel amant, il décide de prendre son destin en main et de retrouver son père dont il ne sait pas grand-chose d'autre que son prénom et sa ville de naissance en Espagne. Il échafaude un plan : dans un café qu'il fréquente, il a remarqué Louis, un joueur de poker désargenté mais qui a une voiture et avec lequel il sympathise. Il lui propose l'argent qu'il a volé à sa mère pour être son chauffeur dans son expédition en Espagne. Après des hésitations, ce dernier accepte et le périple mouvementé des deux acolytes commence, émaillé de disputes et de moments de complicité.
The Foster Boy (2011)
, 1h47Directed by Markus Imboden
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about child abuse, Enfant musicien
Actors Katja Riemann, Max Hubacher, Miriam Stein, Andreas Matti, Ursina Lardi
Dans les années 1950, un adolescent orphelin quitte le foyer dans lequel il est élevé pour être placé dans une famille de fermiers qui reçoit de l'argent en compensation de son accueil. Il passe des moments difficiles dans cet environnement dur et voit arriver un peu plus tard une jeune fille un peu plus jeune que lui et qui est placée là parce que sa mère ne peut plus subvenir à ses besoins et à ceux de ses deux petites sœurs. Le jeune homme est passionné de musique et joue remarquablement de l'accordéon. Un jour, après avoir entendu à la radio un morceau de bandonéon argentin, il rêve de quitter cet environnement, dans lequel on le traite comme un animal, pour aller en Argentine, là où la vie lui semble plus facile. La fille est du même avis et rêve de partir avec lui.
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
Directed by Eric Bross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, L'enfance marginalisée, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Victoria Justice, Brooke Shields, Chase Ellison, Brooke D'Orsay, Anna Galvin, Valerie Tian
Jordan Sands (Victoria Justice) is an allergy-prone, awkward, nerdy, and bespectacled 17-year-old girl forced to be the woman of the house after her mother’s death and has often been bullied by popular girls Ashley Edwards (Andrea Brooks) and Tiffany (Christie Laing). Her embittered widower father David (Matt Winston) is struggling to make ends meet while her younger brother Hunter (Chase Ellison) drives his family crazy with gory pranks. Their financial woes may be relieved when they inherit their Great Uncle Dragomir Ducovic’s castle in Wolfsberg, Romania. After arriving in Wolfsberg during Moonlight Mania which honors the famous Wolfsberg Beast, they meet the strange and steely housekeeper of the castle Madame Varcolac (Brooke Shields), which strangely, every time someone utters her name, a wolf howls.