Movies: Coming of age student perspective

Four teens from around the world step off the path they were told to follow — and take the road less travelled....

Set in a high school navigating Indonesia’s new “Merdeka Curriculum,” this graduation film follows a group of students grappling with the pressures of modern education. As projects pile up and expectations rise, they begin questioning the very system...

Ham, a 15-year-old boy gifted in music, is forbidden by his mother from playing piano after his father abandon the family from his music career. Ham must choose between following his dream or protecting his family’s fragile bond....

After a deal gone wrong, a timid first-year student forms an unlikely friendship with a stranger he meets on campus....