European Cinema
Daniel fait face (2018)
Daniel, 10 years old, gets lost in the school corridors. He catches Marthe changing in the dressing room.
Between the two children a new relationship will be forged.
The New Kid (2015)
The New Kid is a Coming-of-Age flick which delivers the right doses of comedy and drama to engage and entertain - the best French Coming-of-Age film I have seen. A MUST SEE!
Before the Storm (2000)
The Swedish drama "Before the Storm" features two life stories which tangle together resulting in a captivating and engaging narrative that won't leave anyone indifferent.
Markus and Diana (1996)
An entertaining comedy with strong Coming-of-Age motifs.
Torn (2003)/Zerwany
Film protagonist Krzysztof Ciupa's acting performance and the movie's score are the strong points of the Polish film "Torn".
Star Boys (2017)
Rebellion, friendship, confusion and the inevitable loss of one's innocence – all motifs one expects to see in a rite-of-passage film -- are present in Star Boys.
The Weapon (1956)
A young boy finds a gun, shoots a friend by accident and, scared, runs away while the police and the US army seek him out.
Playground (2016)
Playground follows a pre-teen girl, her crush, and his best friend as they go through their relatively uneventful lives. But it's a shocking, tumultuous finale that is the all the talk about this film.
Grand Hotel (2016)
A pleasant cinematic experience well worth one's time, Grand Hotel is a must see.
Heartstone (2016)
Visually beautiful and well-acted, Heartstone is a poignant film that earns the highest recommendation.
The Color of Milk (2004)
Three young Norwegian girls deal with peer pressure and expectations of "normality", in The Color of Milk, a typical character based Coming-of-Age drama with romance nuances.
Fog in August (2016)
A powerful Coming-of-Age drama exposing one of the horrible crimes of the Nazi regime and its inhumanity as told through the eyes of a young boy.