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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, 1h30
Directed by George Trumbull Miller
Origin German
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Inspiré de l'univers des contes et légendes, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about dragons, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Thomas Hill, Faye Adell

Bastian Bux (Jonathan Brandis) is having troubles at home: his father Barney's (John Wesley Shipp) busy workload is keeping him from consoling Bastian's fear of heights. As such, he then heads to an old bookstore where he again meets Mr. Koreander (Thomas Hill), who proceeds to help find a book on courage. While waiting, Bastian rediscovers the Neverending Story's book, and is shocked to see its words disappear off its pages. Deciding to take the book instead, Bastian returns home and finds himself able to claim AURYN right off the book's cover while hearing the Childlike Empress (Alexandra Johnes) summon him to Fantasia.
Over the Top, 1h33
Directed by Menahem Golan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, L'enfance marginalisée, Road movies, Chase films, Films about school violence
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, Rick Zumwalt, David Mendenhall, Allan Graf

Lincoln Hawk is a struggling trucker who arm wrestles on the side to make extra cash while trying to rebuild his life. Hawk's estranged wife Christina, who is very ill, asks that Hawk pick up their son Michael from military school so that the two of them can get to know each other; Hawk had left them ten years earlier. Michael's controlling grandfather Jason Cutler, a wealthy man who hates Hawk and disapproved of his daughter's relationship with him, believes that Hawk has no right to be in his grandson's life. Michael is very distrusting and bitter towards Hawk initially and treats him with contempt at every turn.
Ugly Melanie, 1h33
Directed by Jean-Patrick Benes, Allan Mauduit
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Marilou Berry, Frédérique Bel, Chantal Lauby, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Joséphine de Meaux, Liliane Rovère

Melanie was the whipping girls in her class. Today, she has remained an unattractive, overwhelmed by her boss and her neighbor, a little too sweet and indulgent. Naive and generous, she falls into the trap of her beautiful and wicked cousin Aurore in believing in Prince Charming. Determined to get revenge, Melanie becomes "naughty" and exploits her boss, made dirty tricks to Aurore's friends, and gives "tips" advised everyone, calculated in advance, of course.
My Afternoons with Margueritte, 1h22
Directed by Jean Becker
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Jean-François Stévenin, Patrick Jean Marie Bouchitté, Maurane, François-Xavier Demaison

Germain is a 45-year-old illiterate handyman who has not had much luck in his life so far. He was bullied at school, both by the teacher and the other pupils because he was a slow reader. His mother never gave him love and affection, and kept reminding him that he was clumsy and an unwanted child, the result of fling at the French national holiday. But he ks loyal, with a good heart, and still parks his trailer close to her house where he maintains his lovely vegetable garden. He earns some extra money by taking his vegetables to the weekly farmer's market, in the truck borrowed from the bar where he relaxes every day with his friends, joking and chatting. His girl friend Annette is a younger woman who drives the local bus, and very much in love with this sweet, simple and loving man.
Lord of the Flies, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on Robinson Crusoe, L'enfance marginalisée, Political films, Dystopian films, Films about school violence
Actors Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, James Badge Dale, Danuel Pipoly, Bob Peck, Michael Greene

An aircraft carrying young military school cadets returning home crash lands into the sea near a remote, uninhabited, jungle island in the Pacific Ocean. Among the survivors is the pilot, Captain Benson (Michael Greene), who is seriously injured and delirious. Meanwhile, on the beach, an overweight cadet, whose real name is never revealed, nicknamed “Piggy” (Danuel Pipoly), finds a conch seashell and takes it to the grouped cadets, who adopt it to signal the right to speak and be heard by the group. The senior cadet, and one of the elder boys, Cadet Colonel Ralph (Balthazar Getty), organizes a meeting to discuss surviving their predicament. Ralph and Jack (Chris Furrh) emerge dominant, with Ralph's seniority in rank making him the one in charge. They start a fire using Piggy's glasses to try and alert any passing craft. Tensions begin to grow between Ralph and Jack.
The Pagemaster, 1h15
Directed by Joe Johnston, Pixote Hunt
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Films about dragons, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr., Mel Harris, Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg

Pessimistic Richard Tyler (Macaulay Culkin) lives life based on statistics and fears everything. His exasperated parents (Ed Begley, Jr. and Mel Harris) have tried multiple ways to build up the courage of their son, but to little success. Richard is sent to buy a bag of nails for building a treehouse. However, Richard gets caught in a harsh thunderstorm and takes shelter in a library. He meets Mr. Dewey (Christopher Lloyd), an eccentric librarian who gives him a library card, despite Richard's protests he doesn't want a book, since he's only there to escape the storm. Searching for a phone, Richard finds a large rotunda painted with famous literary characters. He slips on some water dripping from his coat and falls down, knocking himself out. Richard awakens to find the rotunda art melting, which washes over him and the library, turning them into illustrations.
How to Eat Fried Worms, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about insects, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Luke Benward, Hallie Eisenberg, Adam Hicks, Nick Krause, Austin Rogers, Alexander Gould

A young, naive boy named Billy Forrester (Luke Benward) has a weak stomach and vomits easily. He and his parents, Mitch (Tom Cavanagh), Helen (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), and his little brother, Woody (Ty Panitz), have just moved to a new town. Billy tells his mother that he doesn't want to go to school because he will be "the new kid". She assures him that he will make friends and everything will be okay. At school, however, he becomes the target of the school bully, Joe Guire (Adam Hicks), his two "toaders" named Plug (Blake Garrett) and Bradley (Philip Daniel Bolden), and the rest of his gang: Benjy (Ryan Malgarini), Techno-Mouth (Andrew Gillingham), Twitch (Alexander Gould), and Donny (Alexander Agate). They rudely stare at him and call him "Billy F." (which is how his name is written on his lunch box). Plug and Bradley steal his lunch box. He sits behind Erykka Tansy (Hallie Eisenberg), an unusually tall girl whom people make fun of (calling her "Erk").
In a Better World, 1h53
Directed by Susanne Bier, Anders-Thomas Jensen
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes L'adolescence, Films set in Africa, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bodnia, Wil Johnson, Anette Støvelbæk

Anton (Mikael Persbrandt) is a Swedish doctor who commutes between his home in Denmark and his work in a Sudanese refugee camp. In Sudan, he often treats female patients who are the victims of a sadistic warlord. Anton is married to Marianne (Trine Dyrholm), but they are separated, and struggling with the possibility of divorce over an affair that Anton had with another woman. They have two young sons, the older one being 12-year-old Elias (Markus Rygaard).
Let the Right One In, 1h55
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Vampires in film, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Elif Ceylan, Peter Carlberg, Tom Ljungman

Oskar, a meek 12-year-old boy, resides with his mother Yvonne in the western Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1981 and occasionally visits his father Erik in the countryside. It is not clear why Erik is living apart from Yvonne, but on one such visit, when Oskar and Erik are enjoying a cosy night playing games, a drunken neighbour arrives and Erik starts to drink heavily with him, breaking up the cosy father/son evening. Oskar collects clippings from newspapers and magazines about grisly murders and pictures of hunting knives. He keeps a knife under his mattress.
Elephant
Elephant (2003)
, 1h21
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Alex Frost, John Robinson, Timothy Bottoms, Matt Malloy, Elias McConnell, Sherilyn Lawson

The film opens with Mr. McFarland (Timothy Bottoms) driving erratically down a residential street on the way to drop off his son, John (John Robinson). John notices damage to the car and realizes that his father is drunk, so John instructs him to move to the passenger seat and let him drive.
Koi... Mil Gaya, 2h51
Directed by Rakesh Roshan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, L'enfance marginalisée, Musical films, Bollywood, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about school violence
Actors Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rajat Bedi, Rakesh Roshan, Prem Chopra

A scientist named Dr. Sanjay Mehra (director Rakesh Roshan) creates a computer program from which he sends variations of the syllable om into space, hoping to attract the attention of extraterrestrial life. When he believes he has finally gotten a response, the scientific community mocks him. While driving home, an alien spacecraft appears overhead. Dr. Mehra veers off the road, causing the car to hit a stone, flip over, and explode. Dr. Mehra dies, but his wife survives the wreck and returns home to India. When their son Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) is born, he is mentally disabled. His mother raises him in the town of Kasauli, where he grows up to be a man of limited intellect and childish personality, but with a loving and emotional heart. Rohit has a number of much younger friends: loyal children who play with him.
Remi, Nobody's Boy, 1h45
Directed by Antoine Blossier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Daniel Auteuil, Nicholas Rowe, Jonathan Zaccaï, Jacques Perrin

Le début du film se passe dans un orphelinat, par une nuit d'orage. Les pensionnaires, effrayés, se sont regroupés autour d'un vieil homme qui leur conte son histoire. Et cet homme, c'est Rémi.
My Life as a Zucchini, 1h6
Directed by Claude Barras
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, Comedy, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about child abuse
Actors Michel Vuillermoz, Jean-Loup Horwitz, Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page, Amy Sedaris

Un petit garçon termine de dessiner un cerf-volant à l'étage d'une maison remplie de canettes de bière vides. Il empile ensuite des canettes pour en faire une pyramide, mais le tas finit par s'écrouler et par rouler dans l'escalier. Au rez-de-chaussée, une femme ivre regarde une série sentimentale à la télévision. C'est la mère du petit garçon, qu'elle appelle « Courgette ». Au bruit, elle se met en colère et commence à monter l'escalier menant à l'étage, en annonçant au garçon qu'elle va le battre. Effrayé, le garçon referme brusquement la trappe sur la tête de sa mère qui tombe dans l'escalier et ne bouge plus. Au commissariat, un policier, Raymond, prend la déposition du petit garçon qui s'appelle Icare, mais préfère être appelé Courgette. Il n'a plus de père, mais il l'a dessiné sur son cerf-volant qui ne le quitte jamais. Raymond explique à Courgette que sa mère « est partie » et qu'il va l'emmener dans un endroit où vivent des enfants comme lui, qui n'ont plus ni père ni mère : un orphelinat.
The Kid with a Bike, 1h27
Directed by Frères Dardenne
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Thomas Doret, Cécile de France, Jérémie Rénier, Egon Di Mateo, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet

The story begins with Cyril, a 12-year-old boy in foster care, searching for his father and lost bike. Cyril escapes the foster home to try to find his father at his old apartment. When the caretakers find him, Cyril flees to a doctor’s office nearby, where he grabs onto a woman in the waiting room. Trying to alleviate the situation, the caretakers take Cyril to the empty apartment, confirming that his father has really abandoned him.