Social Realism Movies

Alicia, who had decided not to cry since age 6, faces separation from her family for work reasons.

In the form of a posthumous letter to Storck, using clippings from the original 'Borinage' film, the director paints a personal picture about a...

Steelworker Nangong Cheng is dying from an infected wound when he encounters Zhuang, a stranger with a similar affliction seeking vengeance for his...

At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in...

On a northern English estate, a teenager quietly overwhelmed by responsibility at home begins to find hope through the support of a local youth...

130k portrays the cold reality of exclusion through the story of an immigrant family.

An arthouse debut feature follows a grizzled ex-con's first day of freedom as he struggles to reconnect with his conflicted son.

Claudio is a construction worker living in the outskirts of Rome. He's happily married and his wife is pregnant with their third child. However, a...

This film follows the life of Jacob Kainen, a prolific but often overlooked artist of 20th Century America. From his immigrant upbringing to his...

Sonia and Arturo live in a house that appears safe but is too large and silent. One night, three armed men violently break into the couple's...

Tinskani mourns the death of his friend and mentor, Salvador. His partner, Citlali, urges him to attend the funeral with her, but Tinskani is haunted...

After five years, Iturbide, a young man bored with his job, runs into an old college friend (Pancho) whose working conditions are diametrically...

Based on real stories, using both actors and non-actors, and filmed on location in Dublin, A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton (1971) is a rare...

Through a haze of smoke, coke, and booze; possible futures, pasts, and presents coalesce chaos inside the mind of a man drifting directionless...

After a night out, a young woman chooses to walk home alone, turning an ordinary journey into a tense confrontation with the fear many women...

A short film centered around young schoolboy Tommy Rogers; alienated by his peers & abused by his step-dad he spends his days caring for his...

Trapped in an endless routine, a forensic medical examiner spirals into heroin addiction and becomes a victim of illegal organ trafficking. Losing...

Best friends HARDY and MUSH sit waiting. We don't know why or what for, but we know its moody.

A chance encounter in a doctor’s waiting room draws a vulnerable, much older woman into the life of a young man. Their growing attachment...