Teenagers seek refuge in themselves, in solitude, in misogyny, in resignation, in agitation, in not sleeping, in feeling empty. They exclude their family, boycotting the school they thinks are useless.

Adolescence depression is the dramatic argument of the film The Son by director Florian Zeller, presented at the 79th Venice Film Festival.

Two exuberant children are the protagonists of the joyful film Mountain Onion - Gornyi Luk by Kazakh filmmaker Eldar Shibanov presented at 79. Film Festival of Venice.

The director, despite his light tone, tackles complex issues: Kazakhstan's cultural charm and the attitudes of its children. In addition, there are heterogeneous universal topics: family, marriage, divorce and those connected with physical force and viagra.

Could a mother plan a merciless and cruel revenge to punish the one who caused the death of her son? The Korean mothers of director Kim Ki-duk in the film Pietà - Pieta have a deep hatred when someone is violent with their children. In the film, presented at the 69th Venice Film Festival, solitary characters appear, endowed with a violent inclination, with the structural sadism and masochism of Korean daily life. Kim Ki-duk's films, like Park Chan-wook's, represent a specific aspect of Korean life.