Youth

Pro-gamer Jitze has to take a forced break from a tournament in Taipei and meets a young woman who changes his view of the world.

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

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.

When a mother and her daughter take a vacation at the Baltic Sea, it quickly turns into a journey into the past that opens up old wounds.

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

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

Bollywood in a refugee camp: in this docu-musical, refugees sing about the loss of their identity without pathos, but with a lot of irony.

Reality and fantasy are interwoven in this fascinating drama about three children in a mystical world of isolation.

Three young Israelis are forced to serve in the military police at a checkpoint despite their refusal to do military service.

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.

Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy.

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.

At pool parties in the richest part of South Africa, the post-apartheid dreams of an entire generation perish in a drug-fueled dystopia.

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

Milena Czernovsky and Lilith Kraxner's debut blurs the line between documentary and fiction filmmaking, joining a recent trend in the film industry.

A dazzling coming-of-age film that interweaves a pivotal moment in Tunisian history with an 18-year-old's struggle for freedom.

The Greek composer and national hero Mikis Theodorakis settles accounts on stage with a society that robs its children of their future.

This documentary-narrative film hybrid tells the story of two Sicilian underdogs in strong, neorealistic Cinemascope images.

Filipino enfant terrible Khavn (de la Cruz) paints a frightening vision of a world running headlong towards the abyss.

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.

In this autobiographical doc, Biene Pilavci portrays her family life, which during childhood was often marked by violence at the hands of her parents.

Jean-Gabriel Périot asks students on the outskirts of Paris to reenact iconic films from the '68 era and share their thoughts.

When their cousin comes to live at their remote beekeeping farm, sisters Juana and Mara become trapped in a vortex of seduction and jealousy.

In Pahokee, a small town in the Florida Everglades, four teens experience the joys and heartbreaks of their last year in high school.

A sex-positive, female-centered comedy with a fresh take on teen sex comedy that challenges, established notions of gender roles and sexual morality.

The real kings of LOS REYES ("The Kings"), the oldest skate park in the Chilean capital Santiago, are the two stray dogs Futbol and Chola.

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

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.

Life is governed by strict laws. If you don't want to fall out of favor with your backers as a dealer, you can't be seen with plainclothes cops.

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.

Driven by their obsessions and fears, three Berliners lose themselves in the urban jungle.

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

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

A gritty thriller inspired by a true story. After suffering a brutal attack, a teenager seeks revenge.

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.

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

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

Unemployment... Helmut and Sieglinde are over fifty and already considered unemployable. What about young people trying to find work?

Maryam and Frida are close friends living in a small Swedish town. They invite Monique, a mysterious couch surfer, to stay the night.

After the death of their father, the siblings Tito and Anita have to live with their crazy uncle in Area 51, whom everyone just calls "Professore".

Joy is a young woman living in Tel Aviv. She has a love-hate relationship with its casual sex scene.

On the picturesque shores of Lake Prespa, in the tri-border area of Albania, northern Macedonia and Greece, drug smugglers fight for supremacy.

Moving drama about the love story of two musicians who fight to preserve a youth club.

Neue Deutsche Welle music film starring Nena and Markus, Karl Dall in no less than five supporting roles and a soundtrack by Extrabreit and Morgenrot.

Törless is a pupil in a secluded boarding school. He is a loner who resents the cruelty of his fellow pupils.

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 the barren expanses of a desert, a group of young people grow up with misguided role models and pent-up sexual energy.

Max "Adlersson" Herzberg from Dresden, 20 years old, has over 300,000 subscriptions on YouTube and reviews knives and gangsta rap fan boxes.

For a year, Julie Bertuccelli filmed a group of students from all over the world who are all taking the same course to learn French.

During a night out, Luna and her friends abuse a young man. A short time later, this man becomes Luna's new work colleague.

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?

A fairy-tale about the beautiful but very haughty princess Roswitha who cruelly mocks each of her suitors and is forced by the king to marry a beggar.

Based on the fairy tale classic by the Brothers Grimm, a farmer is tricked by the devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold.

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

Every year, tens of thousands of young Israelis travel to Poland to visit the Holocaust memorials – a digital-sociological observation.

This student film about the power of chance was lost for years and only rediscovered by chance.

A sequence of everyday-scenarios develops in synchronisation across what seems like a regular night in the city.

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

After playing a sexually charged game with her best friend, below the cliffs of Dubrovnik, a teenage girl doesn't return home.

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.

A touching documentary about the everyday life of Zurich's forgotten youth.

A pastor’s daughter composes a mosaic of photos and film fragments to explore the myth, the relevance, and the future of the Parsonage.

Tilla sets the tone in her class. Everyone does what she wants. When a new girl arrives, Anne, hostility breaks out at first sight.

Surfing in this film is a metaphor and expression of freedom. Young people in Gaza have the same desires as anyone else.

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

On the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille, young people from precarious neighborhoods meet for daredevil cliff jumps.

Compelling exploration of indifferent and resentful teenagers and the conflicts with their parents.

North America 1756: English and French are engaged in a war involving the Native Americans and also the family of the settler John Ruster.

The first DEFA children's film by the DEFA production group Kinder- und Jugendfilm was also one of the most successful, with over 4 million viewers.

A trenchant image of the complications self-discovery and personality formation can be for adolescents.

Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Ajami. Here is the Babel of the present, life a permanent state of emergency. Enemies who have been enemies for a long time live here ...

In his surreal drama, award-winning Kazakh director Emir Baigazin deals with youth in an eroding society.

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

Two brothers are on the wrong track: they decide to use a weapon to solve their family's money problems but without considering the possible consequen

When a newcomer arrives at the home for difficult youngsters, a compassionate social worker is plagued by memories from her past.

While students protest in 1960s Tokyo, Toru Watanabe fights for his love.

A touching film about hidden potentials, creativity, integration, the power of music and the possible future of our society.

An orphan experiences real horror after the Spanish Civil War - by Guillermo del Toro.

This debut takes us into the explosively charming life of 15-year-old Pauline and her unconventional family.

Maria finds herself caught between two worlds: being a teenager and strict religious theachings of St. Pius XII. At school this 14-year-old girl has all ...

Since 2008, albinos in Tanzania have become human targets. Witch doctors offer huge sums of cash for their body parts to be used in magic potions. From ...

Barndom (Childhood) is about a Waldorf kindergarten near Oslo. The film follows the children for a whole year and observes them playing, doing handicrafts, ...

A Buddhist high school for Roma youngsters in Hungary? A school experiment that seeks to overcome exclusion through education and spirituality.

Inspired by the true case of a Japanese serial killer, Cold Fish forms the second part in Sion Sono's hate trilogy.

Everyday guy Morrie Tanager just wants to live a normal life, but when his younger brother moves in with him after an accident, his marriage threatens ...

To fight pollution and injustice, children in India are taking things into their own hands.

Dark comedy about a german probation officer and some of his clients...

In eastern Turkey, a young Kurdish woman is forced to make a weapon disappear.

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Teenaged sex worker Paul finds refuge with a stranger.

A German Mumblecore movie, an ode to the city of Berlin, a romantic comedy, father-daughter drama, and a portrait of a woman all rolled into one.