An unusual film about a boy who escapes from a war zone in a truck and ends up in a rather primitive, rural village somewhere in Iran. (Iran)

Fascinating story of nine-year old Anna who is unhappy with the conflicting political perspectives of the adults in her life. Amazing child performance! (France)

Charming story of an 8-year old girl whose neighbor is a crotchety old butterfly collector and what happens when he plans a trip to find a special butterfly. (France)

Remarkable story of a boy searching for his father with an imperfectly helpful old lady. (Brazil)

I haven't yet seen this much lauded film of a boy's love for the movies. Won Oscar for Best Foreign Film. (Italy)

Based on true events, a young student monk finds a way for the monastery to watch the World Cup soccer competition. I love this film every time I watch it! (filmed in Bhutan about Tibetan monks)

A Russian boy in an orphanage has the opportunity to be adopted by an Italian couple, so earns the nickname, "the Italian," but wants to find his real mother. (Russia)

If, like me, you have NOT read the book, you will be blown away by this really well done story centering on two boys in Afghanistan. (Afghanistan)

Nicely done story of the difficulties for his family caused by this 7-year old boy's cross-dressing and budding homosexuality. (Belgium)

A nine-year old boy is sent to neutral Sweden during the Finnish-Russian war during WWII. Beautifully done! (Finland)

An honest and human story about a 12-year old boy who is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the country because of his mother's illness. (Sweden)

An amazing story of how four children survive when abandoned by their mother. (Japan)

I haven't yet seen this film of a girl who must disguise herself as a boy for her and her mother to survive under Taliban rule. Whew. (Afghanistan)

An extraordinary film of a very young girl's grief at her mother's death. (France)

A boy and his balloon are not easily parted! Classic French cinema. (France)

I saw this when it was released, and it is very good, about a boy whose widowed mother takes up with a handsome but not so savory character. Very well done! (Russia)

Valentin is precocious and determined to make a whole, loving family for himself! Beautiful! (Argentina)

Set in 1930's India, an 8-year old child bride becomes a widow and is sent to live amongst the other shunned widows in Varanasi. Shows the tragedy of this old religious tradition. (India)

I haven't yet seen this much-loved film about a 12-year old Maori girl who sets out to prove that she is the next tribal leader, even though she is not a boy. (New Zealand)

Only in VHS so far, a simple, charming story of a little girl who wants a specific big goldfish she saw in a store and what she goes through to get it! (Iran)