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Driven by a desire to understand why her best friend killed herself at 16, Jacqueline Monetta, 18 gets teens suffering to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide attempts.
- The Son
- Rez Ball
- Fireworks
- Memories of A Teenager
- A Sun
- Silent Night
- Nora’s Will
- Blonde
- Boy Erased
- A Man called Otto
Starring Hugh Jackman, Zen McGrath, Laura Dern, and Vanessa Kirby, ‘The Son’ revolves around Peter and his 17-year-old son Nicholas from his first marriage. After Kate, Peter’s first wife, informs him of Nicholas’ depressed state and how he tried to harm himself, Peter takes his son in, intending to help him. However, being a father is new to Peter...
‘Rez Ball’ is a sports drama set in New Mexico, and the plot centers on the Native American community. It follows the Chuska Warriors, a Native American high school basketball team that loses its best player to suicide. As devastated as they are, they honor him with the oath to win the state championship title. They are an underdog team but their c...
This thought-provoking Indonesian film, aka ‘Kembang Api,’ is based on a Japanese ‘3ft Ball And Soul.’ Directed by Herwin Novianto, it follows four people of different age groups who meet in a small house after contacting each other via a group chat. Their intentions are the same, i.e., suicide. They intend to blow themselves up using a firework ba...
Directed by Lucas Santa Ana, ‘Memories of a Teenager’ doesn’t directly address suicide but the repercussions of it on a person close to the victim, which is also painful. Directed by Lucas Santa Ana, the Argentine drama focuses on 16-year-old Zabo (Renato Quattordio), who has recently lost his gay best friend Paul, who died by suicide. With both a ...
‘A Sun’ is a Taiwanese drama film directed by Chung Mong-hong. Set in Taipei, the movie revolves around a troubled teenager, Chen Jian Ho, who faces the challenges of juvenile delinquency. His brother Hao, overwhelmed by the familial pressures and constant attention, tragically died by suicide. The film takes us on an emotional journey as it delves...
A Doomsday suicidal black comedy, this film offers a humorous take on the end of days. Set in a Christmas setting, it follows a group of people who have gathered for the special occasion for the last time. As an apocalyptic poisonous gas, which has taken over the planet, approaches them, they have the option to die a painless death by taking a suic...
Romance, atheism, and religion collide in Mariana Chenillo’s Mexican drama ‘Nora’s Will.’ It follows José Kurtz (Fernando Luján), who has to take care of his ex-wife Nora’s (Silvia Mariscal) funeral after she dies by suicide. It seems that she deliberately took her own life during the Passover so that she could bring her loved ones together. As one...
Helmed by Andrew Dominik, ‘Blonde‘ is a biographical drama film that presents a reimagined account of the life of the iconic Marilyn Monroe. Painted against the backdrop of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the narrative intertwines the actress’s rise to stardom with her personal struggles. As she becomes a global sensation, Monroe’s private life is marred b...
‘Boy Erased’ is a biographical drama film directed by Joel Edgerton. Based on Garrard Conley’s memoir, the movie revolves around Jared Eamons, portrayed by Lucas Hedges, a young man forced into a gay conversion therapy program by his Baptist parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe). As Jared confronts the oppressive practices within the program, h...
‘A Man Called Otto’ is a comedy-drama film helmed by Marc Forster. A remake of the Swedish film ‘A Man Called Ove,’ the film showcases Tom Hanks as Otto Anderson, a widower in suburban Pittsburgh struggling with the loss of his wife and facing his own emotional demons. Throughout the film, Otto contemplates suicide, continuously haunted by his past...
A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
After his sister dies after gambling away her time, the protagonist (now a young man) sets out on a journey to the enclave of "the Old Ones" in order to save the life of his mother, who is (literally) running out of time.
Apr 12, 2018 · 1. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Trailer. Stephen Daldy’s emotional drama is told from the perspective of a nine-year-old boy called Oskar who has Asperger syndrome, and whose father died...
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Tolkien (2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
May 10, 2019 · Tolkien’s parents were British — his father Arthur Reuel Tolkien was a bank manager, and his mother Mabel Suffield Tolkien had been a missionary in Zanzibar. Tolkien’s father died in Africa ...
