Sonja

Summary A teenage girl learns some valuable lessons about love and self-acceptance in this coming-of-age drama from filmmaker Kirsi Liimatainen. Sonja (Sabrina Kruschwitz) has just turned sixteen, and is going through a summer where nothing seems to feel right anymore. Sonja can't get along with her mother (Nadja Engel), their apartment feels uncomfortably small, a recent spurt of growth has left her physically awkward, and she's lost all interest in her boyfriend. The one person who seems to understand Sonja is her best friend Julia (Julia Kaufmann), but as Sonja spends more and more time with Julia, she begins to realize that her feelings for her have moved beyond friendship. Hoping to sort out her feelings, Sonja pays a visit to her estranged father, but an upsetting encounter with a neighborhood boy only confirms in her mind that her sexuality follows a different course. Sonja received its North American premiere at the 2006 Miami International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide View more details

Sonja

Directed : Kirsi Liimatainen

Written : Kirsi Liimatainen

Stars : Nadja Engel Sabrina Kruschwitz Julia Kaufmann Christian Kirste

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Nov 22, 2006

Countries of origin : Germany

Language : German

Filming locations : Baltic Sea

Production companies : Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'

Summary A teenage girl learns some valuable lessons about love and self-acceptance in this coming-of-age drama from filmmaker Kirsi Liimatainen. Sonja (Sabrina Kruschwitz) has just turned sixteen, and is going through a summer where nothing seems to feel right anymore. Sonja can't get along with her mother (Nadja Engel), their apartment feels uncomfortably small, a recent spurt of growth has left her physically awkward, and she's lost all interest in her boyfriend. The one person who seems to understand Sonja is her best friend Julia (Julia Kaufmann), but as Sonja spends more and more time with Julia, she begins to realize that her feelings for her have moved beyond friendship. Hoping to sort out her feelings, Sonja pays a visit to her estranged father, but an upsetting encounter with a neighborhood boy only confirms in her mind that her sexuality follows a different course. Sonja received its North American premiere at the 2006 Miami International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Nov 22, 2006

Countries of origin : Germany

Language : German

Filming locations : Baltic Sea

Production companies : Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'

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While Thousands Cheer

While Thousands Cheer

Kenny Harrington, the star football player of Gilmore College, leads his team to many victories, raising hopes that Gilmore will play in the "Peach Bowl," the championship playoffs of the Western conference. Unknown to Kenny, Downey, the head of a gambling syndicate, has placed a $100,000 bet against the Gilmore team and has sent his henchman, Green, to see to it that Kenny does not play in the upcoming game. When Green and Johnson, head of the west coast offices of the gambling syndicate, find Kenny at the Collegiate Café and offer him $25,000 to leave the team until after the Peach Bowl, Kenny, his pal Phil Harrington and other college students throw them out of the cafe. Later, Phil throws a party at Johnson's cafe, where a brawl breaks out when he cannot pay the bill. When Kenny and his trainer, Nash, learn of the riot, they rush to the cafe and help Phil and the other students escape. After Green and Johnson blackmail Kenny, threatening to reveal that he was responsible for knocking a waiter at the cafe unconscious, Kenny agrees to drop out of the team's game against Carlton College. Just before the game, however, Kenny decides to play, and he helps his team win. To get back at Kenny for double-crossing them, the gamblers bribe Rose, a "college widow," to lure him and Phil to their hideout, where they plan to hold them captive. As the game between Gilmore and Union gets underway, Myra, Kenny's sweetheart, and her pal Daisy confront Rose and force her to tell them where Phil and Kenny are being held. With help from other members of Kenny's team and from the police, Myra and Daisy go to the hideout and arrive in time to save them. The gangsters are placed under arrest, and Kenny is rushed to the football field, where he eventually leads the team to victory. With Gilmore's place in the Peach Bowl playoffs assured, Kenny and Myra plan their wedding.

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