Social Realism Movies
POLISSE
Polisse is a French drama film that follows the daily lives of a group of officers in the Child Protection Unit in Paris. The film explores the...
THE LAST TREE
The Last Tree follows Femi, a teenager torn between the rough streets of a northern English town and the pull of his West African roots. After a...
RIFF-RAFF
Riff-Raff is a British drama film directed by Ken Loach. It tells the story of a group of homeless people living in a derelict building in London,...
DHEEPAN
Dheepan follows a Tamil fighter who flees civil conflict with a wife and daughter, adopting a new life as a caregiver in a rough Paris suburb. The...
CAPERNAUM
Capernaum follows Zain, a street-smart boy living in Beirut, who sues his parents for bringing him into a life of poverty. In a lean, urgent drama,...
SORRY WE MISSED YOU
Sorry We Missed You is a 2019 drama film directed by Ken Loach. The movie follows the story of a family struggling to make ends meet in modern-day...
CATHY COME HOME
Cathy Come Home is a powerful British television drama directed by Ken Loach. The film explores the harsh realities of homelessness and the welfare...
MASAAN
Masaan (2015) follows two intertwined stories in Varanasi: a shy young man who works at the cremation ghats and yearns for connection, and a...
ALI & AVA
Ali & Ava centers on Ali, a city bus driver, and Ava, a single mother, who form an unexpected connection in a working‑class Leeds neighborhood. As...
LA FILLE INCONNUE
Jenny, a young doctor in Liège, is shaken when a late-night patient dies after she fails to intervene. Haunted by guilt, she becomes consumed with...
IXCANUL
Ixcanul is a 2015 Guatemalan drama directed by Jayro Bustamante. Set on the slopes of a volcano, it follows Maria, a young Quekchi Mayan girl on the...
A HERO
Rahim, a man released on a temporary parole, is celebrated for returning a bag of cash he found. Yet the episode spirals into a tense test of truth as...
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
Two Days, One Night is a poignant drama that explores the struggles of a woman fighting for her job. Sandra, played by Marion Cotillard, learns that...
LA LOI DU MARCHé
Thierry, a middle-aged factory worker in a small French town, is laid off after decades on the assembly line and must navigate a job market that...
MONSTERS AND MEN
Monsters and Men follows three intertwined lives in Brooklyn after a controversial police shooting. Through the perspectives of a police officer, a...
LADYBIRD LADYBIRD
Ladybird Ladybird is a powerful drama film based on a true story of a British woman who fights against the social services to keep her children. The...
ROCKS
Rocks centers on a teenage girl in East London who must care for her younger brother when her mother disappears, relying on a close circle of friends...
MY SON THE FANATIC
Adapted from Hanif Kureishi's short story, My Son the Fanatic follows Parvez, a Karachi-born immigrant working a humble job in a British town, as he...
FISH TANK
Fish Tank is a gritty British drama that explores the turbulent life of Mia, a rebellious 15-year-old girl living in a housing estate in East London....
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