Chiquititas is a TV show that follows the lives of orphaned children living in a manor. They form strong friendships and face various challenges, including rebellion, domestic violence, and bullying. The show highlights themes of friendship, family, and coming-of-age.
When Oliva and Elzire Dionne have quintuplets in rural 1930s Canada, news of their uncommon family spreads like wildfire and steps up local tourism, thanks in part to an opportunistic town doctor who uses the children to enhance his own celebrity.
In 1899 New York City, a group of newsboys, led by Jack Kelly, go on strike against Joseph Pulitzer and other newspaper publishers to protest the unfair working conditions and low wages. They form a union and fight for their rights, facing challenges and obstacles along the way.
A writer in London investigates the activities of a satanic cult led by an evil priest. He discovers that a young woman is about to give birth to the devil's child, and he must try to stop the cult before it's too late.
Time of the Gypsies (1988) follows a teenage boy with supernatural powers in Sarajevo and Italy. He becomes involved in petty crime and smuggling, while dealing with poverty, racism, and the exploitation of Romani people. The movie explores themes of fatalism, misery, and self-destructiveness, and includes elements of magical realism.
Bolero is a comedy-drama that explores the journey of a young woman who seeks sexual exploration and fulfillment. Set in the 1920s, the story takes place in Spain and Morocco. The film touches on themes of lust, virginity, and relationships, while also incorporating elements of bullfighting and horseback riding. Through various comedic situations and encounters, the protagonist discovers her own desires and experiences personal growth.
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial is a documentary that delves into the allegations of sexual abuse made by two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, against the beloved pop star Michael Jackson. The film follows their personal stories and experiences, shedding light on the trauma and lasting effects of childhood sexual abuse. It also highlights the complexities of power dynamics and the challenges faced by victims when confronting their abusers. Through interviews, testimonies, and archival footage, Leaving Neverland offers a harrowing and thought-provoking examination of a widely-discussed scandal.
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial is a documentary that explores the allegations of sexual abuse made against pop star Michael Jackson. It delves into the stories of two men who claim to have been sexually abused by Jackson when they were children, shedding light on the traumatic experiences they went through and the impact it had on their lives. The documentary also examines the public's perception of the allegations and the challenges faced by the victims in speaking out.
Girl on the Edge follows the story of a troubled teenage girl who finds herself facing trauma and self-destructive behaviors. She is placed in a trauma center where she meets others going through similar struggles and finds support and healing. As the girl navigates her journey towards recovery, she also forms meaningful connections and learns important life lessons.
Jaime, a 13-year-old boy living in poverty, navigates the challenges of life as he works on a construction site, faces exploitation, and struggles with the loss of innocence.
Boy is a movie about a young boy who escapes from his abusive father and sets off on a journey to find his real mother. Along the way, he encounters various challenges and experiences that shape his understanding of the world and himself.
Selling Innocence is a gripping drama about a teenage girl who turns to webcam modeling to escape her unpopular status at school. However, her newfound popularity comes at a price when a disturbing stalker begins to target her, putting her life in danger. This thought-provoking film explores the theme of child exploitation and the dark side of the internet.
Faced with her parents' recent divorce, her mother working long hours and her high school boyfriend dumping her, 16-year-old Martha looks for solace in the world of Internet chat rooms. Innocent chatting turns deadly as Martha attracts the attention of a pedophile and cyber-kidnapping ring. Martha's mother Connie suspects foul play and begins a frantic search for her daughter, enlisting the help of the police, the FBI and an expert hacker.
On a secluded prairie farm, adolescent boys labor in wheat fields for a sexually predatory warden and his farmhands, who threaten to feed them to a voracious beast if they ever disobey. The newly arrived Linus instantly catches the warden's eye, and begins to receive secret visitations from a mysterious girl. The other boys tell Linus the legend of a special boy who fled the farm and became a glorious angel that will one day return to free them all. When Linus asks the girl if she is the angel, her answer is enigmatic. After the warden's favorite boy dies, Linus is poised to become the next victim. The girl reappears and promises to help him escape, but with hope comes punishment.
In Lahore, a ten-year-old girl is about to be married off to a much older man. Her mother, desperately wanting to save her daughter from this fate, decides to run away with her. They embark on a dangerous journey through the mountains of Pakistan, facing various obstacles and challenges along the way.
A televsion reporter tasked with making a feature about Jean Jacques Rousseau's upcoming 300th birthday uses a local Swiss boy with a remarkable knowledge about the philosopher as her angle for the feature. She then brings in a local professor and Rousseau expert to try to explain how this boy could possibly know so much about a philosopher who died over a hundred years before he was even born. What unfolds is a story about friendship, nature, and the unequal distribution of wealth.
With the instant reach of social media and explosion in cyber porn, a child sex slave can be purchased online and delivered to a customer more quickly than a pizza. Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking starts the conversation on a taboo topic – with raw images of life on the streets, heart-pounding rescues and gut-wrenching, personal stories – ultimately offering a story of hope and empowerment, with the goal of engaging others in launching a movement to end modern-day slavery. With 27 million victims, human trafficking is the 2nd largest criminal enterprise in the world. Not just a back-alley enterprise in underdeveloped regions, it’s also prevalent in the U.S. and industrial nations. Stopping Traffic takes an unflinching, first-hand look at this shadowy underworld, telling the shocking story through the eyes of survivors, veteran activists, front-line rescue organizations and celebrities who support the cause, including Dolph Lundgren and Jeannie Mai.
In the gritty streets of a city, a group of street youths form a surrogate family and navigate the challenges of poverty, neglect, and exploitation. Together, they find solace, friendship, and support as they struggle to survive and overcome their troubled pasts.
Good-hearted simpleton opens his home to a street urchin escaping from an Oliver Twist-style kid-gang of pickpockets beggars and paperboys.