Coming of age

A crazy coming-of-age story in which Orthodox monks teach kung fu in the Soviet Union.

Masked as a masterful blend of realism and horror, this movie explores the consequences of childhood trauma in a profound way.

Between school trouble, mean girl drama and catchy lyrics, teenage Lena tells us the real story behind the big fight. But what isn’t she telling us?

Cas and Naomi are best friends, but when their future plans are seemingly different, their relationship wobbles.

Jack, Lisa and Mathis are suddenedly orphaned. All three react to the catastrophe in their own way. Jack, who has just come of age, gets custody.

Fifteen-year-old Gina grew up in a loving family on the edge of a forest. She admires and loves her father Jimmy, an unpredictable and whimsical man.

The Sutter family can no longer earn a living from their Swiss mountain farm in the 1970s. A family catastrophe is brewing.

New York rich kid James is forced to choose between his drug fuled lifestyle and the last chance to redeem his relationship with his mother.

A teenager grapples with masculinity amid family splits and first loves, reflecting the rawness of youth in a German town.

Caught between German stuffiness and Argentinian religiosity, Madi discovers her own sexuality.

Director Umut Subaşı deftly captures the essence of millennial malaise in contemporary Istanbul.

In 2000, Julie Talon made the film "Baiser certain", about the first kiss as a rite of passage. What has changed in the last 20 years?

In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.

In the Ukrainian answer to "Euphoria", 11th graders are preparing for their final exams, making friends, falling in love, competing and quarreling.

For Carys, the end of her relationship is also the end of the world. Single for the first time in ages. And now?

This poignant coming-of-age drama that delves into the complexities of Palestinian identity under Israeli rule.

Set in a remote village, Dog and Mirales face a test with the arrival of a young woman, who shatters the monotony of their lives.

A parasitic fungus infects humanity. It triggers visions and also enables communication with the dead.

A provincial boarding school for Kurdish boys becomes the flashpoint of a society riddled with power imbalances.

In a world driven by algorithms, a group of "forever teenagers" rebel against the dictates of self-optimization.

Under the crushing emotional burden of his terminally ill father and violent brother, 14-year-old Daniel seeks refuge with two outcasts.

A touching portrayal of seventeen-year-old Ieva and her ex-alcoholic father’s attempt at rebuilding their tenuous relationship.

In a religious summer camp, three youths who are torn between ideology, independence and falling in love.

Two girls, a fan and an idol, struggle to balance their vulnerability and strength, and their outer image with their inner truth

For the first time in their history, the Mormons are allowing a film crew to film young missionaries throughout their missionary years.

Todd Solondz's key film of the 90s and Sundance winner manages the balancing act between coming-of-age and social criticism with sublime radicalism.

13-year-old Rodrigo's entire world revolves around his mother, but it all begins to fall apart when she brings home a new boyfriend.

On the last night of summer, 4 teenagers navigate suburban Detroit looking for love and adventure. A poignant coming-of-age drama.

Mike’s first date plans with Kelsey spiral out of control when he finds himself targeted by criminals, cops, and a crazy cat lady.

Schools out for ever! 4 teenagers from Guadalajara are about to enter adult life, as they live through a summer that will change their lives forever.

A socially awkward teen falls asleep at her disastrous and unwanted 15th birthday party and enters a fantasy world.

A celebration of every boy's dream to be on his own, to go on a fun escape with his best pals, with a touch of Stand by Me and Mark Twain.

A gang of five teenage girls in a small American town make a pact to live by their own rules and become the Foxfire gang.

The future and the present intermingle in this visually stunning docu-fiction, to create a mystical universe in the middle of the French Amazon forest

Paul falls head over heels in love with the schizophrenic Gloria and decides to escape with her.

In this very compelling comedy, a father reaches the boundaries of his good will and is in danger of falling prey to insanity.

A drug-fueled coming-of-age drama about Kazakh youth's desire for freedom in the post-Soviet upheaval.

Delightfully light-hearted and wonderfully honest coming-of-age story that flows seamlessly between fiction to documentary.

The Bundeswehr is looking for him, his girlfriend Kerstin breaks up with him, and unexpectedly his older brother Max shows up

Tense psychological drama and mesmerizing portrait of adolescence set in South Africa brims with religious motives and impending doom.

A melancholic, darkly humorous examination of the theater world and the culture industry.

Alice's handmade designs catapult her into bourgeois Paris, where she is in danger of being torn apart by love and elitism.

A mesmerizing poetic narrative about a group of teenagers navigating the confusing world of sexuality, desire, conformity and capitalism.

An adeptly played debut in which a yearning for paternal affection plays out against a background of teenage sexual manipulation.

An exceptionally candid Belarusian film about three teenagers who are confronted with prejudice from their peers and adults.

An authentic and quietly directed personal love letter to all those whose greatest struggle is to just get out of bed every day.

Director Charlène Favier deals with her own experiences of abuse as a young junior athlete in this compelling and haunting drama.

In this music school, kids from Memphis, one of the USA’s most distressed cities, get a chance to become professional musicians.

The sons of mafia families are forcibly removed from their families to protect them from the violent fate of their fathers.

Queer meets Gothic meets Fantasy. On her journey to sexual awakening, Emilia must confront her past in order to slay a beast.

Noah (12) arrives in Berlin to visit his father and gets caught up in adventures at the Carnival of Cultures.

The son of a bourgeois family in Rio, a teenager, Jean, must learn to escape the grip of his economically bankrupt parents.

Victims of their circumstances: The two best friends Emma and Anaïs face very different futures.

As reports of shark sightings create panic in a small beach town, 14-year-old Rosina begins to circle her own prey.

Lila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy, putting herself in a dangerous situation.

After five years of relationship, Shimi calls it quits with the young actor Mizuki. His initial acceptance of the break-up soon turns into defiance.

Madeline is teenager who loves to act on stage. She fights with her mother and suffers from a illness which makes her believe she's a cat.

A grieving teenage girl is drawn to the young man blamed for her brother's death.

Teens Elisa and Anthea devise a sinister and destructive game as a way to sustain their mismatched friendship.

In the formerly male-dominated world of wrestling, a courageous woman struggles to be taken seriously as an athlete and performer.

High school student Yuki's quiet life in a sleepy coastal town is shattered when her best friend Aya commits suicide.

A political and sociological look at the transformation and gentrification of Berlin through teenage eyes.

All this 14-year-old wants is a 'normal' life, but that's not easy to come by given the lifestyle of her hippie parents.

Growing up in a rural idyll on his father's farm, teenager Johannes searches for his place in life.

This impressive debut from Dutch filmmaker Rosanne Pel examines manipulative sexual abuse among teenagers from the perpetrator’s point of view.

In his debut film Thomas Arslan portrays a group of young people in a decisive phase of upheaval: the last days right before their school year end.

It's summer. Zou and Anselm are newly in love and spend their afternoon at the lake. A fairy tale seems to have come true.

At the age of 12 Maya starting losing her hair. Within a few weeks she was completely bald. The diagnosis: Alopecia areata.

This tale of two drifting souls who meet in the most unusual and ambiguous circumstances will capture your heart.

To escape all her obligations after finishing college, Aleksi moves back in with her parents at their winery and dives into dating life and parties.

A sheltered teenager rebels against the strict rules, religious beliefs, and conniving classmates at his Catholic boarding school.

The story of an orphan with albinism is told in an unusual blend of neorealism and magical realism.

Set in the rolling hills of the English countryside, Philophobia by Guy Davies takes a fresh look at the high school film genre.

After her drug addicted step-father passes away, teenager Jo gets the chance to take her life into her own hands.

They skate, smoke, rap and compare their bullet scars. A surreal portrait of Brazil's fallen youth.

After the death of her grandmother Kati meets her biological mother Iris, who is just twice as old as she is and also a professional pickpocket.

Sensitive coming-of-age drama about the visually impaired Monika (Rosalie Thomass), who is looking for her way to independence.

Best friends Satu and Heidi preach that real love is not for sale as they go around sabotaging posh weddings in the Finnish archipelago.

1956: 13-year-old Johanna, a polio sufferer, uses her camera to document family life, her coming of age and what really happens behind closed doors.

A Tinder date encourages young Leonid to live out his own definition of "masculinity" in a world of changing gender roles.

Sebastian is immersed in a life of petty crime. He has a talent for picking locks, and that’s the only reason his supposed friends put up with him.

Two teenage brothers must confront their own personal biases if they are to survive life on the streets as British Arabs.

Lost in the German province and searching for stability, 5 young people find each other and live by their own rules.

From an early age, Sebastian had to be self-reliant. This film follows him through three stages of his life on the path to discovering his true self.

Asalif and his mother are displaced from their farmland on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. To fight for their livelihood, Asalif taps into his fantasy.

In this harrowing drama, the father of a gay Chilean man tries to deal with the violent death of his son.

Wild, engaging drama about a bisexual man's journey through the dark Parisian night world and its sexual possibilities.

Since the first day in rehab, Céleste and Sihem have been inseparable. Is their friendship a force for good or will it distract them from recovery?

17-year-old Prudence lives alone in Paris. After a botched shoplifting attempt she meets Marilyne at the police station.

It's no big secret that twelve-year-old Hannes is in love with his classmate Carolin, who he compares to a beautiful white cloud in the sky.

Peter is working to gain practical experience for his planned medical studies. But his life turns into confusion as he unexpectedly becomes a father.

Norwegian-Pakistani teen Nisha is torn between two worlds until the worlds colide.

What would kids do if they didn't have to go to school? Five young people follow their interests in a world without compulsory education.

Cobain (15) tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain takes over.

Although at first Ina barely takes any notice of Matti, the two teenagers gradually fall in love at their dance classes.

Will is released from prison early to look after his rebellious niece Stacey. For both of them, it's a chance to make a fresh start.

Lena (16) is in love with her brother and would rather indulge in this fantasy than face reality.

Aurore is fed up with both school and her family until she gets the chance to join a rock band.

Two bored teenage girls go on a rampage through their home village. Will their friendship survive this day?

Two people meet again after more than fifty years. They were lovers once, but their lives took different turns: she married his best friend.

Four Japanese sisters find each other again after a stroke of fate.