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Plot Summary:
In a small village near Erzincan (Turkey) young Mert is about to get traditionally circumcised, but the family does not have the money to follow up with the circumcision celebration. The family wants to be able to serve lamb meat to the guests of the celebration. Mert's older sister scares him that if they cannot afford a lamb the father will slaughter him instead.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey, Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, bleak
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Lost in Africa (2010)
Plot Summary:
Simon, an adopted boy of a Danish couple visiting Kenya with his mother, goes missing in Kibera slum. When his mother offers a reward on TV, the kidnappers are on the run.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, exciting
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Song of my mother (2014)
Plot Summary:
Nigar (Zübeyde Ronahi) is not accustomed to living in the big city of Istanbul and longs to return to her village in Southeastern Turkey from where she was supposedly forced to leave after the incidents of ethnic clashes in 90s. Her son Ali (Feyyaz Duman), on the other hand, has pretty much settled in the city and works ironically as a teacher of Turkish language as a Kurd. Will Nigar be able to convince Ali to take her back to their village? - Written by bennikov.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey, France, Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: serious, atmospheric, realistic, captivating, contemplative, gloomy
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Punjab 1984 (2014)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism. The film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son, who is labelled a terrorist because of the bad times in Punjab.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, History
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, mind blowing
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Beyond the Farthest Star (2015)
Plot Summary:
A twist of fate brings the national spotlight to a forgotten Texas town and a once famous preacher has an opportunity to regain his former glory or seize one last chance to restore his fractured family. Narrated by his fifteen-year-old daughter, Beyond the Farthest Star tells the story of Pastor Adam Wells, a minister driven by the prospect of achieving greatness as the next nationally syndicated TV Evangelist who must decide whether to give up his opportunity at “celebrity” and, even his own life, in order to become something even greater… A loving husband and father to his wife and daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, suspenseful, christian film, independent film
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Little Zizou (2008)
Plot Summary:
The story of a Pasie boy's view of his community in modern day Mumbai.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, sentimental, emotional, serious
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Bypass (2014)
Plot Summary:
Tim has no job, but Tim ‘works’, selling stolen goods...In the face of mounting internal and external pressure, how far will he go to keep his head above water and protect those he loves?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, gloomy
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The Kid (2015)
Plot Summary:
His mother has left and Gonzalo doesn't know why. How he is taking care of his little infant sister all alone, though he himself is barely ten years old. Neighbours help and try to figure out what should be done with the two children. Like old Felipe with his pub, the veterinarian Julio and his wife, or kind Lorena, who's stranded in the town. And gradually Gonzalo finds out what is really going on.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Argentina
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sincere, rough, serious, captivating, bleak, realistic
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Nelly (2004)
Plot Summary:
The four days following the death of a small town doctor, seen through the eyes of Nelly, his wife, a nurse.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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Hitler's Grave (2010)
Plot Summary:
Asia is a young Iranian woman whose brother has been tortured in prisons of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the recent controversial presidential elections in Iran. She goes to Berlin to find the grave of Hitler fulfilling a promise made to her brother, she must then fulfill one more promise which will be kept secret until the end of the film.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, tense, serious, contemplative
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Our Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
A son tries to restore the honour of his father, who was imprisoned during the 1980 military coup.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, political drama
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Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
Plot Summary:
Despite his age and general weariness, Gebo keeps on working as an accountant to provide for his family. He lives with his wife, Doroteia, and his daughter-in-law, Sofia, but it is the absence of João, son and husband, that worries them.Gebo seems to be hiding something, especially to Doroteia, who is anxiously waiting to see her son again. Sofia is also waiting for her husband to come home, and yet she fears him. All of a sudden, João arrives and everything changes..
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, tense, realistic
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Autumn (2008)
Plot Summary:
A man struggles after his release from ten years as a political prisoner.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic, art house, political, sad, bleak, contemplative, gloomy
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Orphan (2009)
Plot Summary:
A Chilean family deals with the new values in a quickly changing world.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Drama
Country: Chile, France, Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, realistic, sincere
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The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
Plot Summary:
A story about a small, dying town in need of hope until one day a young boy gives them something to believe in.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, feel good
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Red Leaves (2014)
Plot Summary:
An Ethiopian immigrant, sets out on a journey through his children's homes after losing his wife. Coming to know some of life's harsh new realities, he tries to survive in his own way.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, tense
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Silent Waters (2003)
Plot Summary:
Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men are soon gripped by a religious fervour, and they attempt to bring radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbours. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town, tensions reach boiling point as Ayesha's haunted past comes rushing back.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Pakistan, France, Germany
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, emotional, realistic, poignant
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The Serpent's Way (1986)
Plot Summary:
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, bleak, serious, realistic, disturbing, gloomy
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Older Than America (2008)
Plot Summary:
The truth of the past come to light in a series of haunting visions in this drama. The strange visions grow more vivid with each passing day, a young woman of Native American heritage begins piecing together a Catholic priests diabolical plot to prevent her mother from revealing the atrocities that unfolded at a Native Indian boarding school.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, bleak, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, independent film
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Hanezu (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on a Japanese novel written by Masako Bando, the story revolves around Kayoko who lives with one man (Tetsuya) but is in love with another (Takumi).
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, realistic, contemplative, slow cinema, aesthetic
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My Father and My Son (2005)
Plot Summary:
A Turkish man, whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup, finally returns home. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family farm, he takes his 8 year-old and tries to repair relations.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, serious, emotional, thought provoking, captivating, sincere, dorama, educational, political thriller
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The Black Tulip (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Mansouri family opens up a new restaurant after the fall of the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan only to be subsequently targeted by factional Taliban elements.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic, islamic, contemplative, independent film
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Mommo (2009)
Plot Summary:
A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, gloomy
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Mooz-lum (2010)
Plot Summary:
Thanks to a strict Muslim upbringing that largely shielded him from the outside world, Tariq's first year of college proves transformative. That is, until the 9/11 terrorist attacks invite growing suspicion and distrust from his angry classmates.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sincere, thought provoking, emotional, powerful, serious, captivating, realistic, independent film
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The Sound of the Spirit (2012)
Plot Summary:
Beautiful and precocious Rivka is a twelve-year-old Jewish girl who believes in Jesus. She and her father attend a Messianic Jewish congregation in their community. But when her father suddenly dies, Rivka's life changes forever. She ends up moving in with her traditional Jewish relatives and attending their synagogue. From her stormy relationship with her uncle, to a meeting with the synagogue’s senior rabbi, to the attention of the cutest boy in the synagogue, Rivka learns life lessons that stir her faith to new levels, touching the hearts of those whose lives she has reluctantly impacted. "The Sound of the Spirit" is the never-before-told story of a young girl caught in the crossfire of strong feelings between two faith communities. It’s told with humor, compassion, and grace.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, realistic, emotional, christian film, independent film
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Eskil & Trinidad (2013)
Plot Summary:
Eskil moves from town to town with his father in Northern Sweden. He misses his mother and sucks at playing hockey, the main activity among the boys his age. Things changes when he meets Trinidad, a mysterious woman who lives outside society spending her time building a great ship that perhaps could take Eskil to his mother.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, feel good, sentimental, light, sincere, captivating, exciting, tense
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Trader (1973)
Plot Summary:
Moti is a merchant who sells jaggery in the market, with the help of an older woman, Mahjubhi, who makes exemplary jaggery. He is in love with a village girl, but cannot afford to pay the dowry/marriage expenses to her father. So he decides to marry Mahjubhi, while secretly harbouring the dream of saving enough money for dowry and marrying the village girl. After marrying Majubhi, Moti extracts a lot of work from her to this end. He eventually does collect the amount and divorces her, accusing her of infidelity. Shortly after that he marries the village girl, and goes back to his business of selling jaggery, but faces the consequence of losing Mahjubhi's jaggery.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic
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Mothers (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two nine-year-old girls report a flasher to the police even though they never saw him. Three filmmakers meet the only residents of a deserted village - an elderly brother and sister who have not spoken to each other in 16 years. Retired cleaning women are found raped and strangled in a small town. The fiction slowly turns into a documentary.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 804
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, serious, anthology, emotional, contemplative, entertaining
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The Village (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Village is a BBC TV series written by Peter Moffat. The drama is set in a Derbyshire village in the 20th century. The first series of what Moffat hopes will become a 42-hour TV drama was broadcast in spring 2013 and covered the years 1914 to 1920. A second series has been confirmed for 2014 which will continue the story into the 1920s. Future series would be set in the Second World War, post-war Austerity Britain, and so on. The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central character, Bert Middleton. Bert has been portrayed as a boy by Bill Jones, as a teen by Alfie Stewart, and as an old man by David Ryall. John Simm plays Bert's father John Middleton, an alcoholic Peak District farmer, and Maxine Peake plays Bert's mother, Grace. Peake is a preferred actress of the writer, who has called her "the best actress of her generation", and she has featured in two previous Moffat series, Criminal Justice and Silk. Writer Peter Moffat has spoken of wanting to create 'a British Heimat', alluding to Edgar Reitz's epic German saga Heimat, which followed one extended family in a region of Rhineland from 1919 to 1982. Unlike Downton Abbey, this version of history is a working-class history—"domestics are expected to face the walls when the master walks by".
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, rough, costume drama, dark, grim, historical drama, stylized, epic
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Outlaw Country (2012)
Plot Summary:
A crime thriller/family drama set against the backdrop of southern organized crime and Nashville royalty where music, love, hope and tragedy collide. Created as a pilot for a TV Series which was not taken up, this has now been aired as a TV Movie.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, independent film, rough
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Egg (2007)
Plot Summary:
Poet Yusuf (35-38) returns to his childhood hometown, which he hadn't visited for years, upon his mother's death. He is faced with a neglected, crumbling house. Ayla, a young girl (17-19) awaits him there. Yusuf has been unaware of the existence of this distant relation who had been living with his mother for five years; He stays by his dead mother's bedside for a while on the morning of his return.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, art house, thought provoking, disturbing, contemplative, slow cinema, aesthetic, offbeat