Even when you become an adult, you often have questions about why your parents did things the way they did, and when your own children appear, you can’t understand what’s going on in their heads.
We’ve collected 7 stories that reveal the inner world of children and their parents from different angles, help you understand the nuances of relationships, and even find answers to some questions that haunt you.
Enjoy watching!
“2+1”
Samuel leads an easy and carefree life until a young woman he doesn’t even remember comes to him, hands him a baby, saying that it’s his daughter. And runs away, leaving the reveler as a single father. The baby completely changes Samuel’s world, filling it with new colors and common sense. Eight years later, the mother returns as if nothing had happened, and demands the child back.
“Youth”
12 years in the life of a boy named Mason, who grows up before our eyes, as the film was shot throughout this time. All the critical stages of growing up, relationships with divorced parents, stepfather and stepmother, friends and first girlfriends – all this is shown meticulously and with a keen interest in the characters.
“The Voice of the Monster”
The boy Connor is very sick because his mother is very ill. He is afraid of losing her and cannot find answers to the questions that torment him. One day, a monster from a yew tree comes to him and begins to tell stories that teach the child to cope with fears.
“Gifted”
The birth of a child prodigy is always a difficult situation. It poses an important question for parents: to fully reveal the child’s potential, which takes them out of the circle of communication with their peers, or to allow them to have a normal childhood. After the death of his sister, Frank is given a little gifted niece to raise. Until the age of seven, they play through the school curriculum, but he tries very hard to hide the girl’s abilities in mathematics from others.
«Ricky and the Flash»
For the sake of a rock star career, Ricky left her husband and three children a long time ago, abandoning the role of a simple housewife. She did not become a star: during the day she works as a cashier, in the evening she performs cover versions of famous songs in a bar and is quite satisfied with her fate. But one day her ex-husband calls her – her eldest daughter is depressed and needs her mother’s help.
“Goodbye, Christopher Robin”
A story about how the relationship between Alan Milne and his son Christopher Robin developed. The son’s toys inspire the writer with the idea of a fairy-tale forest where Winnie the Pooh, a great lover of honey, lives. Unfortunately, the popularity gained by his father’s books greatly spoils the life of poor Christopher and brings him little joy.
“Miraculous”
The film tells the story of a little boy named Auggie, who has an unusual appearance due to a rare disease. After years of homeschooling, he goes to a regular school for the first time, where he faces challenges, prejudices, and at the same time touching support. This is a story about the power of kindness and empathy, acceptance of oneself and those around him, about true friendship and family support.
