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Ceres is a poetic yet realistic documentary that follows four children as they experience the natural cycle of life on a farm. Each child lives on a remote farm in the southwest of the Netherlands and is learning the profession of their ancestors from a young age. They each dream that one day they will take over the farms of their father or grandfather.
Growing up is difficult. There is so much more to it than a bit of discomfort and some acne. It takes courage to become who you really are. Daan is very close to his younger brother Sam. But when Daan starts high school, their relationship changes. An intimate portrait of growing up in the digital age, which can be wonderfully rich and terribly lonely at the same time.
After the last of the peppercorns have been divided, the crew of 'the Black Pullet' is forced to undertake a dangerous endeavor to retrieve a new treasure trove of Black Gold.
'Name of the Fathers' tells the story of Thomas, a 16 year old boy, trying to find his own path within the community of Jehovah's Witnesses he's raised in. Thomas finds himself in the middle of his disfellowshipped brother, and his younger brother who is just about to get baptized. Will he take side with his elder brother, or will he set the right example for his younger brother? Whatever his choice might be, the decision will have a great impact on the relations within his family.
