
17th - Seventeen
Adolescence is the most wonderful time but it turns out that adolescence have many issues, ranging from love, family, and the consequences for the actions.
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Adolescence is the most wonderful time but it turns out that adolescence have many issues, ranging from love, family, and the consequences for the actions.

Following the 1954 Geneva Accords that partitioned Vietnam into two zones at the 17th parallel, a pregnant Dịu remains back in the South with her family while her husband has to move up North. At home, the young woman has to juggle between the duties of a liberation fighter and a mother while enduring her enemies' tortures and imprisonment, as she assumes the leadership of an underground liberation movement after its previous secretary was assassinated
Oslo, constitutional day. It's Kais first 17th of May in Norway, and his best friend Simon takes him out to celebrate. What starts out as a happy celebration with good friends, suddenly turns into a terrible day for the both of them.

A multi-lingual tour guide who owns multiple passports one day drives his wife and daughter to a desolate seashore town and checks in a secluded, spacious, ruins-like hotel. From that moment on, he throws himself into gambling, tossing the dice with local residents all day. Sometimes he wins big, but sometimes he loses all. Feeling neglected and uncomfortable, his wife and daughter soon leave him and return home. He stays and wanders in this fishing village and gradually immerses himself in the surroundings—a place rife with immoral vagabonds, outlaws and weirdoes.

In a working class neighborhood of Athens of the economic crisis, resurgence of fascism and covid19, a racist group of 18-year-old students persecute immigrants, homosexuals, anyone who is just different. A classmate of theirs who does not hide his dislike for their action quickly becomes their target.

Four classmates, escaping the hustle and bustle of their prom, are together one last time in Nick's car. Faced with the challenge of sharing all their secret thoughts, longings and fears, they embark on an exciting journey with many dangerous turns and amorous passions in the pouring rain.

"18 cigarrillos y medio" (18 Cigarettes and a half) happens during a day, time that Ezequiel takes to smoke a box of cigarettes. Almost 22 years old, neither Ezequiel or his friends are having a good time. Ezequiel knows there is no way to solve his problems, at least not an easy way to solve them, but he keeps trying to find out what he reallly wants, regardless the circumstances.

Dongdo, who is obsessed with movies, lives a satisfying life with friend-like mom, his only family. One day in high school, he befriends classmate Hyunseung and his bullying clique. Cigarettes and harsh words belch out of their mouths like smoke, and friendship engaging violence gradually draws him in. Meanwhile,his crush Yeonhee, a popular girl in the clique, has directions of arrows of admirers. Determined, he writes her a love letter, which discloses the arrow's potential and returns to him as a fear for violence.

10 filmmakers provide 10 separate stories focusing on the 18 days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Ten stories they have experienced, heard, or imagined.

Two men write anonymous love letters to test if their wives are faithful. When their wives actually respond, the two men are left in a fix of what to do.

A family with a long history (and many members) gathers around a table in a mansion in southern Portugal. The region has transformed from a depressed area into a thriving tourist destination. Kisses, hugs, and greetings quickly turn into complaints and reproaches surrounding the big issue: What should be done with Daddy’s house? It is a tempting piece of cake, laden with rich family memories. But progress cannot be stopped.

A rookie paramedic spends 18 hours in an ambulance with a road crash victim who struggles to be admitted to any hospital.

«18 Kilohertz» refers to a sound frequency that adults cannot hear. The film focuses on the realities which faced teenagers in Kazakhstan in the late 90s, at the time of the drug boom in Almaty. It tackles one side of the conflict between the child and his parents leading to his alienation and flight from home. What makes the teenager prefer romantic asphalt streets to the cozy parental home?
In the simmering heat and tension of the 1958 Notting Hill race riots, married couple Agnes and Ivan receive a life changing visit from America.

Food, glorious food! Some of the most sumptuous and involving films revolve around that most common of acts: eating. 18 MEALS is an omnibus film of criss-crossing stories divided into three segments; breakfast, lunch and dinner. Jorge Coira's debut feature, shot over nine days in Santiago de Compostela has enough tasty portions to please audiences. Amongst Coira's expansive ensemble are aging street musician Edu, a pair awaking from a one-night stand, a businessman visiting his closeted homosexual brother and a lonely housewife, Sol. Victor and Sol are two of 18 MEALS' most fascinating characters as they each hide something - his sexuality, her depression - from those around them. Best of all is Pedro Alsono as Vladimir, a local celebrity actor who makes a meal for a mystery woman who never arrives. Who hasn't gone to a lot of trouble to do something extra special for someone just to have it go unappreciated?

Love and death... The choice is difficult. Especially if you are 18.

Elisa is only forty when an incurable disease takes her from her husband and their daughter. Before her heart stops, Elisa finds a way to stay close to her: a gift for every birthday up to her adult age, 18 gifts to try to accompany her child's growth year after year.

The movie tells the story of Tian Xiaole (Chen Yao), who only thought about the "60-point pass life" female man, after meeting Cheng Daye (He Haochen), the savior with a "100-point halo", his life began to change dramatically , And willingly act as the "iron buddies" of each other, secretly falling in love with Cheng Daye in the name of friends, but in fact the two of them have always hidden the most sincere feelings for each other in their hearts. After all the ups and downs, waiting, and misses in life, returning to the beginning of love, it turns out that love at first sight is the simplest thing in the world.

Gigi is a young woman with no shortage of potential husbands to choose from. The big problem: every single one of her husbands dies after becoming wealthy! As a result, Gigi is obscenely rich, but she can't seem to find a "Mr. Right" that won't die! Numbers one through seventeen all get shuffled off the mortal coil, making Gigi promise to never love again. But when charming Jack Wong shows up, will Gigi risk love for the eighteenth time?

Li Tai must endure terrible hardship under his sadistic Kung-fu master in order to perfect his fighting technique. The ambitious young man finally has a chance to prove himself when his old master meets his match and Li has to use the eighteen secrets of kung fu to fight the challenger.

Summer is almost over, but Ga-yeong who gets hot, suffers from inconvenience due to the broken air conditioner. The repairman is already fully booked and Ga-yeong is looking for someone to fix it right away. At that time, she made a reservation for a suspicious service at the store that Da-hyeon recommended the first time. There's a tremendous thing waiting for Ga-young, who will meet the driver who came from there...

Na-yeong is studying to be able to find a job. Studying alone is not easy but she still spends time alone. When she found out that her friend Ji-hee's grades have improved a lot while studying, she seduced her friend Yeong-bin and took off her clothes, asking him to join her. But Ji-hee's studying was different than I thought. A study forced to have sex. Na-yeong meets Min-soo in a new study and quickly starts to adapt to a new study. Will their unique classes end well? The delicious and bitter story of two different men and women just begins.

Dong-hoon moves to a new house. On the day of moving, he comes to the landlord to pick up the keys he didn't receive. He is happy to be seeing the beautiful Ji-hyeon. Ji-hyeon noticed Dong-hoon's interest. Dong-hoon had a housewarming celebration with his friend Min-soo. Ji-hyeon started to take a hold on the drunk Min-soo and then passed out in no time. The next day, Dong-hoon happily welcomes Ji-hyeon, who came to him without knowing what happened.

At first, Yoo-jeong and Min-soo really loved each other. However, in a few months, there is a period of boredom between the two. Two people face each other and don't eat. Yoo-jeong confides her worries to her friend So-hyeon. But So-hyeon never misses the chance and confesses her feelings to Min-soo. Min-soo’s heart is shaken by So-hyeon. I'm meeting So-hyeon secretly. After a secret meeting with So-hyeon, he finds some time to relax.