Movies: Puberty

In 2010, director Michiel van Erp started filming a group of children in Utrecht. He kept filming them till 2018, the year they turned 18. The film portrays those moments which were crucial for the development and personal growth of the kids....

Janka is on the verge of puberty. She is trying to retain her childish innocence for as long as possible. But she can’t escape the inevitable changes every girl has to undergo....

Year 1973, Finland, Southern Ostrobothnia. The long-awaited child is named Anselmi. The mother disappears in a snowstorm on the evening of the baptism. She is never found. The father raises the child alone. 15 years later, Anselmi falls in love for t...

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Franz Holl, 6 years old, is sent off by his mother and stepfather to live on his father's farm. His father turns out to be a mischievous man who won't grant him any chance in life. The roles are played by amateur actors from Carinthia....

This animated short shows the development of boys up to and during puberty. It depicts the typical external changes that occur with the onset of sexual maturity, the structure and function of the sexual organs, sperm formation and pollination....