Difficult Childhood Movies

Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social...

A man from Ostfriesland travels to Hamburg and sets course for America on a steamship to conquer this New World as well. What he leaves behind is a...

When 12-year-old Elsi Björkman and her mother Paula return from a week's holiday abroad, Elsi immediately notices that someone has been in her...

As children, Nick and his little brother take care of their baby brother while their mother drinks herself senseless. But the baby dies, and both...

When his father runs off and his mother hooks up with a mustachioed new beau, eleven-year-old Mark becomes convinced that an uninvited talkative...

When former child star Aaron Schwartz (Mighty Ducks, Heavyweights) returned to the acting world as an adult, he found himself always being asked this...

The family breaks up. The boy Jonukas feels very lonely. He wants to find his mother himself. The search is long and difficult.

When suspicious bruising is found on Lisa's son, Bobby, she is forced to confront her own childhood trauma to prevent him from being taken by a...

Wigald, a spoiled offspring, is no good with women. He finds solace with a psychiatrist and love with his poodle. When his mother dies, he is only...

Božidarka Frajt (playing herself) is an actress who is unsuccessfully looking for a job in Zagreb. The film follows her everyday life: she...

Hassan's parents passed away when he was young. Now all grown up, he returns from overseas and heads back home to his village in Taiping to handle...

A look at the trials and tribulations of school and childhood.

During the flight, the hero of the film, the boxing champion, recalls his life's journey. The hero’s childhood was in the first post-war years....

A red-haired boy is his mother's punching bag; only his father's presence is a great comfort to him, but this weak man is under the shrew's thumb....

In a world left behind, 12-year old Clara Is forced to take care of her dying father

Lily has saved up a large sum of money to fulfill her dream of studying acting at an American university. On the day she receives confirmation that...

A gentle portrait of the mythical Spanish actor Arturo Fernández (1929-2019) in the hour of his passing, in his own words, through his latest...

An exploration into why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims...

"Childhoods without Borders: Voices in Motion" is a documentary in which migrant boys and girls narrate the experiences and challenges they have...

Eleven-year-old Steve is the smallest boy in class. He thinks girls are soppy, detests football and prefers painting. To alleviate his loneliness, he...