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- DirectorErnst JohansenLasse NielsenStarsMartin HøjmarkOle MeyerJens Wagn RasmussenA group from a ten to sixteen-year-old Danish educational center breaks the rules there and goes to an uninhabited island in a stolen boat. When the boat disappears, they are left to themselves, and their holiday turns into a nightmare: peer pressure, serious violence, accidents. But for some of them also an experience of love.
- DirectorJohn DuiganStarsNoah TaylorThandiwe NewtonNicole KidmanTwo freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.
- DirectorEberhard KronhausenPhyllis KronhausenStarsMarie AntoinetteDaniel D. HalleckMonique KraamwinkelDocumentary, dramatized at times, on human sexual behaviour. Daring for its time for its approach to some of the most delicate aspects of this taboo subject.
- DirectorCelina MurgaStarsNatalia Gomez AlarconIgnacio GiménezLucas Del BoA group of children, age 7 through 14, are left home alone at a house in a secluded community in the countryside. Their innocence is gradually corrupted as they experiment with rule-breaking, ultimately leading to house break-ins around the neighborhood.
- DirectorMimmo CattarinichStarsPierre ClémentiKatya BergerUgo BolognaA writer returns home from World War I. He has developed a very bad case of post traumatic stress disorder. He contemplates suicide, but becomes interested in the 12 year old niece of the innkeeper at the place where he is recuperating.
- DirectorAlfonso BresciaStarsTuccio MusumeciDaniela GiordanoSonia VivianiA Sicilian couple struggles with the wife's refusal to consummate the marriage and the husband's repeated schemes for infidelity.
- DirectorKarsten WedelStarsLise-Lotte HjelmPeter LindgrenHelena Brodin11-year-old Maria is forced to stay with her relatives in a small town. She becomes friends with a quirky, drunken painter.
- DirectorGilles VoltaStarsElbera VoltaMarie BalmelleFélicie RogerA family vacation in the mountains. Nine-year-old Eliane is as free as a caged bird. She tries to escape from her bossy mother, who lives in a state of pathological stress that affects Eliane and her siblings.
- DirectorPascal RobitailleStarsDhanaé Audet-BeaulieuPierre-Luc BlaisSylvie BouchardWilliam is constantly shooting video journals of his life to have as souvenirs for himself. Feeling the end of his relationship with Médéric, his young lover, William spends two days camping with him, taking advantage of the situation by filming the trip and their time spent with another young gay couple. The camera never stops shooting, even when Médéric decides to get it on with another guy in a tent. As Canada's first Dogme95 film, the story is shot on location, with natural lighting and live sound, the camera is hand-held and all superficial elements are forbidden. Yet somehow, in spite of these harsh restrictions during the filmmaking process, the result is warm and beautiful.
- DirectorAske BangMathias BroeChristian Edvard HalbergStarsClaes BangLior CohenYoussef Wayne HvidtfeldtIn a Copenhagen motel, a politician's hookup doesn't go to plan. Meanwhile at a nightclub, a mother and son are connected via song. Whereas in the suburbs, a football team prepares for the big outing - of one of its players.
- DirectorAntonia Campbell-HughesStarsCosmo JarvisRhys MannionAntonia Campbell-HughesA formidable man who cares for nothing is forced to confront his self-destructive core when a violent car crash involving a sexually charged boy who epitomizes life, challenges him to face his truth.
- DirectorVeit RelinStarsViola BöhmeltMarion ForsterKarin GötzAbout the sexual relations of minors, told in eight episodes, dealing with parenthood, hitch-hiking, and the youth is not so bad after all.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsPauline AcquartLouise BlachèreAdèle HaenelAfter meeting at a local pool over their summer break, a love triangle forms between three adolescent girls, which proves difficult to sustain as they each desire the love of another.
- DirectorDesiree AkhavanStarsChloë Grace MoretzSteven HauckQuinn ShephardIn 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.
- DirectorJean-Claude BrisseauStarsVirginie LegeayClaude MorelLise BellynckA retired mathematics professor spends his days writing, when one day he comes across a young injured girl with no home or history. As he takes her in and cares for her, he begins to suspect that she is the reincarnation of his late wife.
- DirectorVincent Fitz-JimStarsDavid BerkmanLinde van DorpOleg KovalevBridging the void between childhood and maturity, the 15-year-old Tommie loses himself in his search for male sex. A dating app seems to offer the solution.
- DirectorArmand LameloiseStarsArthur MonclaRémi BressonÉlodie BolléeArnaud and Guillaume are in their last year of high school. Summer is approaching and like any teenager, they're thinking about cigarettes, alcohol and sex. But boys or girls? Future looks so blurry when you're a teenager!
- DirectorJames BoltonStarsStephan BenderThomas Jay RyanDiana ScarwidBased on the novel "Dream Boy" by Jim Grimsley, this film chronicles the relationship between two gay teenagers in the rural south in the late 70's.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsAnaïs RebouxRoxane MesquidaLibero De RienzoTwo sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsCharlotte AlexandraHiram KellerRita MaidenReluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.
- DirectorClaire DenisStarsGrégoire ColinAlice HouriJacques NolotA brother and sister reunite after time apart. But the sister is pregnant, which could either bring the siblings together or tear them apart.
- DirectorAndrás JelesStarsPéter BocsorJúlia MéröEszter GyalogWhen Adam and Eve, having succumbed to Lucifer's temptation, are expelled from the Garden of Eden, Adam makes Lucifer keep his promise. Lucifer then grants Adam a dream of the world to come.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMichael PittLouis GarrelEva GreenA young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.
- DirectorIván NoelStarsRomina PintoCristina MarescaValentino VincoMona picks up her first job tutoring two orphaned children living in a derelict house in the country. Her obsession with trying to educate these two nearly feral children blind her to the fact they have other plans for her.
- DirectorPeter Del MonteStarsDino JaksicValeria GolinoCarlotta WittigLittle boy Tommaso has several imaginary friends who like to play cruel pranks on the staff in his house. When new maid Mara arrives, Tommaso bonds with her, but his jealous imaginary friends devise the cruelest prank yet for her.
- DirectorGjertrud BergaustStarsGiuliana Consonni BlomIngebjørg BuenUlrik William Græsli14-year-old Asgaut struggles to adjust to life in the small village where he and his mother have settled. After one day receiving unexpected help from the farmer Kjell, Asgaut starts working as a farm hand during the lambing season. The lonely Kjell appreciates having Asgaut on the farm, while Asgaut longs for care and security. A close friendship evolves, but is challenged when the people of the village jump to conclusions about their relationship. Asgaut is confronted with both prejudices and people who wants to exploit his vulnerabilities.
- DirectorAnna NolskogStarsCharlie GustafssonJoakim LangSophie AdolfssonJohn and Nicholas are 15 years old and best friends. They are both very interested in girls but feel insecure when it comes to a first sexual encounter with a woman. That's why they decide that they will get some 'practice' on each other...
- DirectorFauzi MansurStarsCristina MartinezÊnio GonçalvesSérgio HingstA young woman cheats her impotent husband with the surrounding teenagers.
- DirectorBjørn Erik Pihlmann SørensenStarsFredrik M. FrafjordSilje Hagrim DahlAnneke von der LippeAn uncompromising and controversial short set in Norwegian suburbia on the hottest day of the summer. A sister reluctantly babysits her little brother. Two young boys catch her attention, and she makes a crucial decision.
- DirectorRúnar RúnarssonStarsAtli Óskar FjalarssonHera HilmarSigurdur Jakob Helgason2 Birds takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy who has a typical schoolboy crush on a girl his age, who happens to be a friend of his mate.
- DirectorMarco van BergenStarsTobias KerslootBarbara LabrieSerge MensinkJames leads a lonely life in a luxurious castle. He never goes out with friends. One day he finds himself interested in an injured, handsome Swedish soccer player.
- DirectorBernard RevonStarsBernard BrieuxThomas ChabrolPascale RocardIn occupied France during WWII, Catholic students Didier and Bernard go on a date with Marie-Helene, an older girl Didier has no interest in, but Bernard falls for.
- DirectorLeopoldo LabordeStarsLuis Fernando SchivyAri CesariAnnie SalomónA teenage boy, Diego, connects with his teenage ex girlfriend, Karina, and they rekindle their sex life, but their past has another face that eludes them. Both will be forced to face it.
- DirectorLeopoldo LabordeStarsRoberto CoboFrancisco ReyDavid ValdezThis is a shocking film that deals with a 15-year-old boy who rents his body to men in order to pay for his drug abuses. Fran, tired of being termed a homosexual by others, confides in his best friend and dealer David who advises him to visit Perla, a prostitute. Fran later encounters a fair-haired girl, Angelica, and is initially attracted towards her, but soon the old man who had introduced him to the rent boy lifestyle appears, which leaves Fran clueless about life, his sexual orientation and priorities.
- DirectorDave SchultzStarsBranden NadonJoe Norman ShawMatthew Currie HolmesA drug dealer finds an unlikely traveling companion in a runaway kid trying to dodge social services.
- DirectorGuðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonStarsBaldur EinarssonBlær HinrikssonDiljá ValsdóttirIn a fishing village in Iceland, a boy develops feelings for his best friend as his best friend pursues his affections for a girl.
- DirectorMariano BiasinStarsMartín MillerTeo Inama ChiabrandoAzul MazzeoManuel lives in a small coastal town. He plays bass in a band with his best friends. One of them is Felipe, with whom he shares a strong friendship. Unbreakable bond. Until the time comes to put it to test.
- CreatorAlice OsemanStarsJoe LockeKit ConnorWilliam GaoTeens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
- DirectorAndrew AhnStarsJoel Kim BoosterBowen YangMargaret ChoA group of queer best friends gather in Fire Island Pines for their annual week of love and laughter, but a sudden change of events might make this their last summer in gay paradise.
- DirectorBretten HannamStarsBailey MaughanGharrett Patrick PaonDenis TheriaultWhen Dane's older brother comes out of the closet, he must chose between siding with his homophobic peers or supporting his brother and becoming a social outcast.
- DirectorLukas DhontStarsEden DambrineGustav De WaeleÉmilie DequenneThe intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.
- DirectorSilvia BrunelliStarsFrancesco PellegrinoGianfelice ImparatoVincenzo AntonucciMario and Lino, two best friends, live a quiet neighborhood life until unthinkable happens: a door opens to a new world that will lead them to different paths. Their fraternal friendship is then put to the test.
- DirectorEva SigurdardottirStarsKatrín Ynja HrafnkelsdóttirBlær HinrikssonKristín Auður SophusdóttirRainbow Party tells the story of Sofia, who realizes that if you can't beat them, well then you better join them. In her quest to be accepted by the popular girls in her class, Sofia finds herself sacrificing her true friendships and morals. Whoever said that teenage girls were innocent - well, they were so wrong.
- DirectorIlker ÇatakStarsEmil von SchönfelsMekyas MulugetaKatharina BehrensJanik and Samuel are very close. After high school, they plan to go to Turkey in search of Samuel's father, whose name they only know. However, shortly before their departure, Janik makes a mistake that calls everything into question.
- DirectorCraig BorehamStarsMiles SzantoDaniel WebberAnni FinstererThe scars of our youth shape the adults we become.
- DirectorCesc GayStarsFernando RamalloJordi VilchesMarieta OrozcoA Spanish coming of age story focusing on the antics of two 17 year olds, who have a posh beach house almost all to themselves one summer. This is also a summer of sexual awakenings.
- DirectorPhilippe LesageStarsNoée AbitaThéodore PellerinPier-Luc FunkThree teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.
- DirectorBernard ShumanskiHarry ShumanskiStarsForth RichardsBenji CrisnisTheo MontgomeryAn edgy drama about a gay teen's tumultuous decent into drugs and anonymous sex, Wrecked smashes cinematic taboos while it spins its cautionary tale. Ryan is an earnest 18-year-old trying to develop a career as an actor and getting his life on the right track. This course is quickly threatened with the sudden arrival of his sort-of ex, Daniel, who arrives at Ryan's door wanting a place to stay and offering the promise of a normal, loving relationship. But Daniel's drug addiction and attitude towards casual sex derail any hope for normalcy and soon ensnares Ryan in his own downward spiral. Handheld cameras, a hot young cast and a boldly upfront approach to sex combine to make Wrecked a unique film experience.
- DirectorJakob M. ErwaStarsLouis HofmannJannik SchümannSabine TimoteoAfter a summer spent with his his best friend Kat to escape his family, Phil goes back to school and starts to question his feelings towards Nicholas, a new classmate.
- DirectorSpencer SchillyStarsNick MayTom MerlinoBrian PataccaOverhearing his boyfriends talk of "a new toy for Christmas," young, cute, but aimless Ricky copes with online hookups and drugs. Depressed, Ricky considers suicide, until he meets another boy who makes him wonder should he stick around?
- DirectorDavid OliverasStarsTye OlsonKyle ClareEllie AraizaA story about two classmates - one smart and openly gay and the other school swimming star. They grow as friends and discover their attraction to each other.
- DirectorMartín DeusStarsÁngelo Mutti SpinettaLautaro RodríguezGuillermo PfeningLorenzo lives a sheltered life in Argentine Patagonia with his parents and little brother. When a good friend of the family dies in an accident, his son Caíto is taken in by them.
- DirectorZachary AyotteStarsVictor BoudreaultAntoine L'ÉcuyerFrançois TrudelFelix, fourteen, starts a relationship with an older boy, hoping to get caught by his conservative father so he can confront him.
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsVillads BøyeAnders W. BerthelsenSidse Babett KnudsenMartin (14) is forced to deal with confused sexuality and the loss of a mother in a provincial setting in the mid-seventies, where the famed Danish liberation of porn has had its influence on the grownups.
- DirectorErnst JohansenLasse NielsenStarsAnders AgensøPeter BjergOve SprogøeTwo precocious boys explore their sexuality at boarding school.
- DirectorAnthony AikmanStarsVincent ChildGreg HillPeter GlawsonA group of teen boys go to Rome in this controversial art film.
- DirectorStéphane GiustiStarsJean-Michel PortalMarcial Di Fonzo BoMathilde SeignerThis is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsDenis MénochetIsabelle AdjaniKhalil Ben GharbiaPeter Von Kant, a successful, famous director, lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means.
- DirectorJared FriederStarsTroye SivanViveik KalraBrianne TjuComing-of-age film about Caleb, a South Florida teen. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he's exposed to HIV. While he waits three months for his results, he finds love in the most unlikely of places.
- DirectorMichael CuestaStarsBrian CoxPaul DanoBruce AltmanA 15-year-old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man.
- DirectorBavo DefurneStarsBen Van den HeuvelEva van der GuchtThomas CoumansA teenage boy's search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby.
- DirectorOlivier LallartStarsPaul GomerieuxJacques LepesqueurYannis Perrier-GustinThomas, a 17-year-old high school student, finds himself attracted to Esteban, another boy from his school. The rumor of Thomas's homosexuality is spreading fast, and he begins to suffer the gaze of others.
- DirectorAndrew SteggallStarsJuliet StevensonAlex LawtherPhénix BrossardA nuclear family unravels in the South of France.