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Three children decide to leave their homes looking a better life.
The stories of three men who committed terrible crimes as children.
A seasonal house party turns sour after the children are hit by a virus that leads to violence.
Two teachers' lives are ruined by accusations of lesbianism.
A high court lady judge has an agonising decision to make when a teenage boy refuses a life saving transfusion while at home her marriage is freezing over
Documentary follows Israeli silent vigil protests over the war in Gaza.
Conspiracy surrounds the birth of a child in an infertile post-apocalyptic world.
Documentary about the indigenous Hmong ethnic minority in Vietnam's northern mountainous region, focusing on a youngster who faces the prospect of an unsettling matrimonial custom.
A girl is drawn into a mystery involving sealife around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow involved.
A documentary about The Wicker Man and its legacy.
A fairground strongman searches for his brother in a grotesque world of artificial intelligence.
The Hungarian revolution as seen from the perspective of its water polo heroes.
Two men form a relationship against the background of an anti-gay rally in the Bahamas.
Documentary on the making of Roberto Rossellini's neorealistic classic Rome, Open City.
An investigation into the lives of children emotionally scarred and left destitute by numerous disasters.
Soft-centred tale of a group of pals in rural France.
An orphan returns to her native Hungary.
A sheltered Mormon girl believes her unexplained pregnancy must have been caused by listening to rock music.
In a futuristic totalitarian state, where human memories are literally converted to fuel, one man becomes convinced he can save the world.
A French producer struggles to balance completing his roster of films with the demands of his young family.
Story of teens in a Seventies beach resort that hits the headlines when a whale washes ashore, and their eccentric parents.
Cranky sand creature whisks kids off on adventure.
Compelling testimony from seven to 10-year-old survivors, reveals how last year’s Japanese tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident have changed children's lives forever.
The hopes, dreams and secrets of a group of young parents whose lives intersect in small-town America.
Immigrant children have to find their way in a new classroom, with a new teacher and a language they don't understand.
A boy who discovers a magical place that spans worlds and times comes to realise that it's under threat - and perhaps only he can save it.
When a Sydney playboy discovers he's about to be rendered infertile by testicular cancer, the heat is on to become a dad.
A retired scientist and his adult son reflect on life during their regular walk around the outskirts of Prague.
A childless woman forms a deep bond with her boyfriend's young daughter.
A couple's relationship becomes strained under pressure from one of their adoptive parents.
A young priest is appalled at the very low birthrate in his new community. When the confession of a local tobacconist reveals the reason why, he opts for a rather unusual method for rectifying the situation.
TV adaptation of the famous story about a family torn apart by circumstance.
After their father is arrested, three Edwardian children are left to their own devices and become fascinated by the local railway line.
A group of siblings respond to a family tragedy by rejecting adult authority and exercising their own brutal form of justice.
A look at the way children have been represented in film from around the world.
After falling in love with a werewolf she meets at university, a young woman is left alone to raise two half-wolf children who must be hidden from prying eyes.
A taste of power Andrew Neel on ordinary life under totalitarianism and How To Feed A Dictator
Rock star spirit Shane Belcourt on Louis Cameron and Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising
Heir presumptive Rob Rice on the power of comedy, political disappointments and Ponderosa
Keeping the rhythm Hugo Ruíz on storytelling techniques, kinky cinema and Dante
From personal to universal Karla Murthy on The Gas Station Attendant and her relationship with her dad
Family reunion Tasha Hubbard on exploring the aftermath of the Sixties Scoop in Meadowlarks
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