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Tag: youth gang

  • The Time to Live and the Time to Die

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    An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

  • The Principal

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    Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives – even guns – when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up…

  • A Brighter Summer Day

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    A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

  • Bound by Honor

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    Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the “Vatos Locos”, and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence…

  • Once Were Warriors

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    A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

  • Paradise Mall

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  • The Wild Soccer Bunch

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    The school year is over and for a diverse group of carefree kids, soccer is king! These kids believe that they are the local gold team and there is nothing they like more than improving their game. “If you want to be cool, you should be wild.” However, the relentless rain turns their field into…

  • New Police Story

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    Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

  • City of Men

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    Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers’ pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio’s favelas.

  • The Gravity

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    As a mysterious planetary alignment sets the sky on fire, two brothers are reunited with a childhood friend.

  • The Wild Boys

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    Island of La Réunion, in the beginning of the 20th century. Five teenagers commit a savage crime. As punishment, a Dutch captain takes them to a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers.

  • Beautiful Beings

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    A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.