Movies and TV: Intergenerational
1900 (1976) - Full Film
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
The Abduction of Zack Butterfield (2011) - Full Film
A disturbed young woman returns to the US after combat as an American mercenary in Iraq and abducts a 14 year old boy, holding him prisoner in her isolated country home as a bizarre relationship develops.
About a Boy (2002) - Full Film
Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies.
Abuse (1983) - Full Film
Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career, thereby possibly letting Thomas be beaten to death.
A Mare (2009) - (Short 14min - Italian) - Full Film with English Subtitles
ANDREA and FELICE are two kids whose lives centre around the sea. One day during a fishing excursion their usual routine is disturbed when something unexpected appears from the water.
A perfect world (1993) - Full Film
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.
Beethoven's Nephew (1985) - Full Film
In an effort to provide a secure future for his nephew Karl, Beethoven is fighting his sister-in-law over the custody for the boy. The mother doesn't consider the ageing and irate composer a suitable guardian for her son, and Karl himself shows not much interest in his uncle either.
The Boys of St. Vincent (1992) - Part 1
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage run by a religious community in Newfoundland.
The Boys of St. Vincent (1992) - Part 2
Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers.
Burning Secret (1988) - Full Film
An American diplomat's lonely 12-year-old son is infatuated by a suave baron. Soon his friend heartlessly turns his seductive attentions to his mother. The boy's jealousy and feelings of betrayal become uncontrollable.
Captains Courageous (1937) - Full Film
A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship in the 1920s gets picked up by a New England fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
Captains Courageous (1996) - Full Film
A wealthy, spoiled boy falls overboard and is rescued by fishermen who put him to work.
Death in Venice (1971) - Full Film
While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
Der Unhold - The Ogre (1996) - Full Film
Frenchman Abel likes children. Falsely suspected as a child molester, he's recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War where he becomes the dogsbody in Kaltenborn Castle, an elite training camp for German boys.
The Devil's Backbone (2001) - Full Film
After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
The Earthling (1980) - Full Film
Diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His simple plan is complicated, however, when he meets a young boy who has just lost his parents.
For a Lost Soldier (1992)
Set in The Netherlands at the end of WW II, this touching story, told in flashbacks, explores the complex and romantic relationship between an adult soldier and a displaced, lonely adolescent boy.
Frosty Man and the BMX Kid (2010) - Full Short Film
On a distant clifftop somewhere in the wilds of New Zealand, a grumpy old man and a cheeky young Maori boy take a leap of faith.
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998) - Full Film
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) - Full Film
A young boy's life changes for the better when a mysterious man with psychic powers moves into the family home that he shares with his widowed mother.
Henry & Verlin (1994) - Full Film
Verlin is 9 years old and does not talk, nor does he even seem to hear. Henry, a child-like adult, befriends Verlin and pulls him from his shell.
James (2008) - Full Short Film
Young James struggles as the outsider kid at his school. His teacher, Mr. Sutherland, is the only person he feels he can connect with. When James finally puts a voice to his feelings, Mr. Sutherland's response isn't what he had hoped for.
Kolja (1996) - Full Film with English Subtitles
A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires and leaves him with a pint-sized new roommate.
Lamb (1985) - Full Film
An Irish reform school priest questions his calling as a young, epileptic runaway arrives. Each recognizes the other as kindred spirits and escape together. As police close in and money dwindles, the desperate priest makes bad decisions.
Le Fils (2002) - Full Film with English Subtitles
A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.
Le maillot de bain (2013) - -(Short 21min - French) - Full Film with English Subtitles
Follows 10-year-old Rémi who develops a confusing yet fascinating attraction to Stéphane the handsome 35-year-old father of his playmate.
Man Without a Face (1993) - Full Film
Chuck wants to leave home but can't make the grade for boarding school. Then he finds out the disfigured recluse living nearby is an ex-teacher.
Martin's Day (1985) - Full Film
Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert takes a twelve-year-old as hostage. Soon, this kid, begins to admire "Stech" for his cheeky pranks against society and his desperate mission to make dreams come true.
Marvin and Tige (1983) - Full Film
Marvin is a heavy-drinking widower who's seen better days and now ekes out a living at odd jobs. He meets Tige, an 11-year-old boy about to kill himself because his mother has just died. With nowhere else to stay, Tige moves in.
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003) - Full Film with English Subtitles
In Paris, a Turkish shop owner befriends a Jewish boy in his mid-teens.
Mysterious Skin (2004) - Full Film
Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
Préparez vos mouchoirs (1978) - Get Out Your Handkerchiefs - Full Film with English Subtitles
A worried husband finds a lover for his depressed wife, but she falls in love with a bullied thirteen-year-old math prodigy and wants to have the boy's baby.
Return to Innocence (2001) - Full Film
A well respected child psychologist finds his life turned upside down when he is accused of sexually molesting a young boy under his care.
Sacred Silence (1996) - Full Film with English Subtitles
A young priest crusades against organized crime in his Naples neighbourhood but falls in love with a 13-year old boy. It's the chance the gangsters were waiting for to get rid of the thorn in their side.
The Scamp (1957) - Full Film
Tod is a motherless boy, who is mistreated by his violent father. He eventually finds happiness with kindly foster parents.
The Search (1948) - Full Film with English Subtitles
In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.
Second Best (1994) - Full Film
Graham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?
Spanish Gardener (1956) - Full Film
Rather undiplomatic British diplomat Harrington Brande takes up his new post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas.
The Way Way Back (2013) - Full Film
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
Where Eskimos Live (2002) - Full Film
Sharkey, part of the sinister world of child trade, picks up Vlado, an orphan of war, dreaming of freedom and a better life. They embark upon a strange and enlightening journey through war torn Bosnia.
Wszystko bedzie dobrze (2007) - Full Film with English Subtitles
A teenage boy, whose mother is terminally ill, and his alcohol-addicted sports teacher set out on a pilgrimage to Czestochowa.