A 14-year old Canadian boy gets to know the world of the Inuit by his grandfather who initiates him intot the way of life of his people. And it definitely is not an easy way of living.
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White Pain
Witte Pijn, Davidsfonds Infodok
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Marrow and Blood
Merg en Bloed, Afijn
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By letting her baby girl live during times of famine, an Inuit mother breaks with the taboo of her people. The girl does not exist and hence has no name. They call her The-One-Without-Finger. She must fight hard for her existence until she becomes a powerful shaman, spoken of in legends. |
The Pirate Queen
De Piratenkoningin, Davidsfonds Infodok
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In 16th century Ireland the bard Cormac tells the story of an independent woman who stands her ground aboard her father's ship, to her granddaughter. Based on the true story of Grace O'Malley. |
Heart Stone
Hartsteen; Afijn
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When the Viking girl Freya falls in love with a Frankish boy, many problems get in the way of their friendship. First of all Freya's people - the Viking- invaded Normandy and oppressed the Franks. Secondly the two people have different religions, and last but not least, the Franks are regarded as the Viking's slaves. |
My Silence
Mijn Stilte, Davidsfonds Infodok
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The Jewish girl Esther (narrator) looses her parents in the ghetto of Warchau during the Second World War. She is taken to the Children's orphanage of Dr. Korczak. Esther can not talk as a result of this severe trauma and she writes about her experiences in a diary. Based on the true story of Dr. Janusz Korczak. |
Little Black Spiders
Little Black Spiders, Davidsfonds Infodok
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Belgium, 1978. Katja, Roxy and a group of other lively girls are too young for love, but still they are almost mothers. In a hidden location, these pregnant teenage girls await the birth of their babies in secret. Some want to put their mistake behind them as soon as possible, but Katja, herself an orphan, clearly wants something different: she longs to have her own little baby. During the long wait, the girls share each others joys and sorrows. They form close friendships and distract themselves with strange games until their bubble bursts, and Katja becomes painfully aware of the plansthat the nuns are making behind their backs. She is not going to let this happen to her baby, however... |
Little Black Spiders
Movie script Little Black Spiders
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Belgium, 1978. Katja, Roxy and a group of other lively girls are too young for love but still mothers-to-be. In a hidden location, these pregnant teenage girls await the birth of their babies in secret. Some of them want to put their mistake behind then as soon as possible but Katja, herself an orphan , clearly wants something different: she longs to have her baby and to built a family with its father. During the long wait, the girls share each other's joy and sorrows. But the bubble bursts when Katja becomes painfully aware of the plans the nuns are making behind their backs. |