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Full of It (2007)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Ryan Pinkston, Kate Mara, Theresa Polo, John Carroll Lynch, Cynthia Stevenson, Amanda Walsh
Sam Leonard is the new kid at Bridgeport High School. On his first day, he is humiliated by the school jock Kyle Plunkett, becomes friends with Annie Dray, and falls in love with Kyle's girlfriend Vicki Sanders. When he goes to the guidance counselor for guidance, the counselor gives him the advice to lie to get the other kids to like him. Sam tells lies like "I drive a Porsche", "My dad's a rock star", "My dog ate my homework", "I never miss a shot" (at basketball) and that Vicki Sanders and his English teacher Mrs. Moran are lusting after him. That night, after an argument with his parents, he accidentally breaks the mirror behind his door. The next morning, Sam finds his dog actually eating his homework, he has a Porsche, he never misses a shot, and Mrs. Moran and Vicki Sanders are after him. Now he must find a way to fix what he's created.
The Wild Child (1970)
, 1h23Directed by François Truffaut
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Medical-themed films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Personne sourde ou muette
Actors Jean Dasté, François Truffaut, Claude Miller, Annie Miller, Jean-François Stévenin, Nathan Miller
The film opens with the statement: "This story is authentic: it opens in 1798 in a French forest."
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
, 1h40Directed by Aisling Walsh
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton, Stuart Graham, Andrew Simpson
The film is set in 1939, on the brink of World War II, in the St. Judes Reformatory School, a ruthless Irish school for boys. Grey, gloomy and ruled by the sadistic Brother John (Iain Glen), the school prefers punishment to rehabilitation. But new lay teacher William Franklin (Aidan Quinn), fresh from the frontline of the Spanish Civil War, fights to liberate the boys from their oppressors.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
, 1h30Directed by Isao Takahata
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, War, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Feminist films, Seafaring films, Transport films, L'enfance marginalisée, Political films, Children's films
Actors Veronica Taylor
The film begins at Sannomiya Station on 21 September 1945, shortly after the end of World War II. A boy, Seita (清太), is shown dying of starvation. Later that night, having removed Seita's body, a janitor digs through his possessions and finds a candy tin which he throws away into a nearby field. The spirit of Seita's younger sister, Setsuko (節子), springs from the tin and is joined by Seita's spirit as well as a cloud of fireflies. Seita's spirit then begins to narrate their story accompanied by an extended flashback of the final months of World War II.
The Day of the Crows (2012)
, 1h36Directed by Jean-Christophe Dessaint
Origin France
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about magic and magicians, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Jean Reno, Lorànt Deutsch, Isabelle Carré, Claude Chabrol, Chantal Neuwirth, Bruno Podalydès
Au cœur d'une grande forêt, le fils Courge grandit en petit sauvage aux côtés de son père, un colosse bourru et tyrannique qui le maintient dans l'ignorance du monde des hommes. Les seuls amis du fils Courge sont des fantômes muets (dont celui de sa mère) ayant pris forme animale, qui communiquent avec lui par signes. Un jour, alors qu'il cherche à soigner son père blessé et inconscient, le jeune garçon s'aventure hors de la forêt, sur les conseils d'un des fantômes, et découvre un village. Il y fait la rencontre de Manon, la fille du docteur qui a accepté de soigner son père. Avec elle, il découvre l'existence d'un sentiment inconnu pour lui : l'amour. Il se lance alors à la recherche de celui de son père. Une fois Courge rétabli, il retourne vivre dans la forêt avec son fils. Ce dernier finit par apprendre ce qui est arrivé : Autrefois, le père Ronce s'opposait à l'amour de sa fille pour Courge. En pourchassant les amants, il est mort dans l'incendie qu'il avait lui-même provoqué. Courge et son amante ont fui dans la forêt où cette dernière est morte en accouchant de son fils. Fou de chagrin, Courge n'a jamais pu aimer l'enfant.
Fido (2006)
, 1h29Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Comedy science fiction films, Zombie films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Alternate history films, Films about school violence, Disaster films
Actors Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, Billy Connolly, K'Sun Ray, Henry Czerny, Tim Blake Nelson
The film takes place in a 1950s-esque alternate universe where radiation from space has turned the dead into zombies. This resulted in the "Zombie Wars", where humanity battled zombies to prevent a zombie apocalypse, with humanity the ultimate victor. The radiation still plagues humanity, as all those who die after the original contamination turn into the undead, unless the dead body is disposed of by decapitation or cremation. In order to continue living normal lives, communities are fenced with the help of a governing corporation named Zomcon. Zomcon provides collars with accompanying remote controls to control the zombies' hunger for flesh so as to use them as slaves or servants.
Behind the Walls (2008)
, 1h35Directed by Christian Faure
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Carole Bouquet, Catherine Jacob, Michel Jonasz, François Damiens, Émile Berling, Guillaume Gouix
"Behind the walls" refer to an approved school that will accommodate Yves Tréguier in the 1930s. It is a ward of the Nation 14 years. He is going to find friendship and especially the desire to revolt to violence. He hopes above all to one day find a way to go to New York in the United States.
Hollow Reed (1996)
, 1h44Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, L'enfance marginalisée, LGBT-related film
Actors Martin Donovan, Ian Hart, Joely Richardson, Jason Flemyng, David Calder, Roger Lloyd-Pack
Oliver Wyatt (Sam Bould) lives with his mother Hannah Wyatt (Joely Richardson) and her live-in boyfriend Frank Donally (Jason Flemyng) and spends occasional afternoons with his father Martyn Wyatt (Martin Donovan). After Oliver suffers a series of mysterious physical injuries, which he vaguely blames on neighbourhood bullies, suspicions are raised by his father, a GP, against Hannah's boyfriend, Frank.
The Notebook (2013)
, 1h50Directed by János Szász
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Ulrich Thomsen, Ulrich Matthes, Piroska Molnár, Péter Andorai, Orsolya Tóth, János Derzsi
L'histoire poignante de deux jumeaux élevés par leur grand-mère dans un village frontalier et qui s'efforcent de survivre dans un monde sans pitié. Ils doivent apprendre par eux-mêmes tout ce qui est nécessaire à leur survie. Isolés, affamés et frigorifiés, ils tiennent leur journal. Ils notent ce qu'ils ont vu, ce qu'ils ont entendu, ce qu'ils ont fait, ce qu'ils ont appris. Ils restent certes en vie, mais leur cœur et leur corps s'endurcissent.
The Devils (2002)
, 1h45Directed by Christophe Ruggia
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Adèle Haenel, Vincent Rottiers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Aurélia Petit, Dominique Reymond, Frédéric Pierrot
Joseph is a 12-year-old boy running from children's home to children's home with his autistic sister Chloé in tow. Chloé cannot bear to be touched, following only Joseph's commands as instruction. Joseph is fiercely protective of her as they flee the authorities to find their way home, back to the parents he believes abandoned them many years ago. They cling to a distant memory of a picturesque house, Chloé is able to construct it exactly the same each time, using the pieces of broken colored glass, she carries with her everywhere. Their plan is short-lived however, when they are caught and returned to yet another care home. Joseph wastes no time in stealing from his room-mates and demanding the two be left alone. Chloé makes great progress however with her carer, who is able to assess her condition and continue her care. Joseph quietly resents this new control in her life and is soon discovered to be a thief by his roommate, Karim who develops a begrudging respect for him. Their situation worsens still when a figure from his and Chloé's past returns and reveals a secret which enrages Joseph who lashes out violently and flees with Chloé. Pursued through Marseilles as Joseph steals his way from one situation to the next, Chloé is determined to find the home she can picture so vividly. They meet up with Karim, himself escaped from children's care, with big plans about how he and Joseph can make money. Chloé leads them to a house she believes to be home. They break in and while Karim robs it, Chloé lovingly embraces her new surroundings. Joseph sees threat in this and burns the house to the ground, the three of them escaping the burning building. Chloé and Joseph share a moment where for the first time she allows Joseph to take her hand, as a reassurance she will not leave him. The police soon arrive, with Joseph hysterically dragged away and with Chloé this time placed in a secure psychiatric facility. Without Chloé, Joseph descends further into depression and violent behaviour, attempting even suicide. His savior is Karim, whose gang violently beats Joseph's accompanying officers to free him. Karim knows where Chloé is and has a plan and after this plan Joseph and Chloé's life and indeed their relationship will change forever in ways they could never imagine.
Standing Tall (2015)
, 2hDirected by Emmanuelle Bercot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier, Diane Rouxel, Élizabeth Mazev, Anne Suarez
Malony, à qui sa jeune mère Séverine, irresponsable, droguée et instable, n'assure pas un cadre affectif et éducatif satisfaisant, se voit placé par la juge des enfants Florence Blaque dans plusieurs établissements de plus en plus contraignants. Sa scolarité désastreuse est interrompue, il est sujet à des crises de violence qu'il ne contrôle pas, et multiplie les délits. Cependant, la magistrate persiste à tenter de l'aider en dépit du peu de résultats auxquels elle parvient et malgré le comportement souvent hostile, mais parfois attachant, du jeune garçon, lié plus que tout à sa mère et à son frère cadet.
Shoeshine (1946)
, 1h33Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Crime, Italian neorealism
Themes Films about children, Prison films, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Franco Interlenghi, Emilio Cigoli, Claudio Ermelli
Two friends, Giuseppe Filippucci (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale Maggi (Franco Interlenghi), test-ride horses. It is their dream to own one for themselves. Though they are saving to purchase a horse, it is difficult for them to afford one, as they are only living off their income from shining shoes in the streets of Rome.
Forbidden Games (1952)
, 1h26Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Laurence Badie, Jacques Marin, Madeleine Barbulée, Suzanne Courtal
It is June 1940, during the Battle of France. After five-year-old Paulette's parents and pet dog die in a German air attack on a column of refugees fleeing Paris, the traumatized child meets 10-year-old Michel Dollé whose peasant family takes her in. She quickly becomes attached to Michel. The two attempt to cope with the death and destruction that surrounds them by secretly building a small cemetery among the ruins of an abandoned watermill, where they bury her dog and start to bury other animals, marking their graves with crosses stolen from a local graveyard, including one belonging to Michel's brother. Michel's father first suspects that Michel's brother's cross was stolen from the graveyard by his neighbour. Eventually, the father finds out that Michel has stolen the cross.
Alone (2017)
, 1h30Directed by David Moreau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Thomas Doret, Sofia Lesaffre, Jean-Stan DuPac, Évelyne El Garby Klaï
Leïla, seize ans, se réveille en retard comme tous les matins. Sauf qu’aujourd'hui, il n'y a personne pour la presser. Où sont ses parents ? Elle prend son vélo et traverse son quartier, vide. Tout le monde a disparu. Se pensant l'unique survivante d'une catastrophe inexpliquée, elle finit par croiser quatre autres jeunes : Dodji, Yvan, Camille et Terry. Ensemble, ils vont tenter de comprendre ce qui est arrivé, apprendre à survivre dans leur monde devenu hostile. Mais sont-ils vraiment seuls ?
Ben X (2007)
, 1h33Directed by Nic Balthazar
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about computing, Jeu, Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films about school violence
Actors Greg Timmermans, Marijke Pinoy, Pol Goossen, Laura Verlinden, Gilles de Schrijver, Titus De Voogdt
Teenage Ben is frequently bullied at school. To escape his harsh reality, he turns to a virtual world by playing an online game, ArchLord. In the game, he is a confident and brave hero. Moreover, he collaborates his adventures with another online user known in-game as Scarlite.