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Plot Summary:
Interwoven emotions and struggles of three women of different generations aiming to build the lives they desire, their own future, love and dreams. All of them lose the love of their lives and they will have to pursue their happiness and fight for their dignity in a dark and hostile word.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, visually appealing
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How to Please a Woman (2022)
Plot Summary:
When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, feel good
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The Call (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two woman, one a married middle-aged airline stewardess, and the other a free-wheeling factory worker open to experience and opportunity, meet and decide to change their lives. Moving to Patagonia and leaving their men behind they find that escape carries with it a different set of responsibilities.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Argentina
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, queer cinema
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Born and Missing (2017)
Plot Summary:
A week after she gives birth, Ashley dies in a car crash and her newborn goes missing. Her husband Brian fears that there is something more devious behind the accident.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Oscuro animal (2016)
Plot Summary:
Oscuro animal tells the story of three women forced to flee their homes in a war torn region in Colombia. Each of their journeys, marked by terror, takes them on a trek from the deep jungle to the outskirts of Bogotá, where they will gather new strength to start a new life.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Greece
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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That Kind of Summer (2022)
Plot Summary:
In a countryside house where they are meant to explore the troubles in their sexuality, three women spend days and nights apprehending their inner demons. A serene German therapist and a kind-hearted social worker supervise them, help them and try to maintain the fragile balance of the group. During 26 days, in the midst of summer, Geisha, Léonie and Eugénie will have to refrain from breaking down, tame the whispers from present times and consider the future.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Lazaro's Girlfriend (2002)
Plot Summary:
Lazarus is a Cuban appeal that makes a living in Madrid. When his girlfriend Dolores travels from Cuba to Spain to live with him, he is in prison for kidnapping and attempted rape. Dolores tries to survive with a broken heart, but his sympathy and sensuality will make adjusting to life in Madrid and try to exceed the Lazarus drug addiction.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic
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1/1 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lissa, a twenty-year-old girl trapped in rural Pennsylvania, grapples with sex, drugs, love and loss. When a possible pregnancy forces her to take a hard look at her life, both her and the structure of the film mature, illuminating a brighter path ahead.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Alcarràs (2022)
Plot Summary:
For as long as they can remember, the Solé family has spent every summer picking the peaches in their orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Catalonia. But this year’s crop may well be their last, as they face eviction. The new plans for the land, which include cutting down the peach trees and installing solar panels, cause a rift in this large, tight-knit family. For the first time, they face an uncertain future and risk losing more than their orchard.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, social, independent film, semi autobiographical
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The Illiterate (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ximena is illiterate; Jacqueline reads to her. Everything except a letter hidden under a wooden Buddha that Ximena won’t let her read. To know what it says, Ximena must learn to read. As Ximena learns, their relationship, thorny at first, becomes ever more trusting. What they will learn is more than either of them could have imagined. Fueled by brilliant writing and luminous acting - Paulina Garcia (Gloria - Best Actress, Berlinale 2013) should be declared a national treasure - this richly metaphorical and emotionally subtle miracle from Chile, the new heart of South American cinema, is exactly the kind of film Cinequest was created to discover - a film that will touch you deeply, a film you will not want to forget.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, minimal cast
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Change in the Air (2018)
Plot Summary:
A peaceful community is forever changed when a mysterious young woman moves in. As the quirky locals embrace her, their lives soon improve. But, they can't help notice that their strange new neighbor has a secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, surprise ending
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The Desert Bride (2017)
Plot Summary:
Teresa’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to accept a job far away. On her way, she loses her bag, causing her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, road movie
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With the Wind (2018)
Plot Summary:
An isolated farm in a remote part of the Jura region: this is where Pauline and Alex are living in complete self-sufficient harmony with nature. Their life project is sealed by their love, their ideals and their work. The couple is now ready to take the step towards total independence, and start producing their own electricity. The arrival of Samuel, who comes to install a wind turbine, deeply troubles Pauline, upsetting their relationship and their values.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 496
Genere: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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Peaceful (2021)
Plot Summary:
A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor fighting to do his job and bring them to acceptance. The three of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 801
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Life and Death in the Warehouse (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follows Megan, who in a desperate attempt to keep her new job at a Welsh warehouse, presses Alys – who is pregnant – to get her "pick rate" up, putting her and her baby at risk.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Violet (2021)
Plot Summary:
Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, art film
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The Mothers of Chico Xavier (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who faces the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy. These three women, living in different times of their lives, seeking comfort next to Chico Xavier. And Karl reporter remains insisting on interviewing the medium, even without being prepared for it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, mystical
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The Guardian (2012)
Plot Summary:
After 16 years of imprisonment, 40-years-old Gogliko is released from jail. He doesn't exactly know what he did that deserved 16 years of jail time. A free man, a changed country awaits him. His personal life has drastically altered. His parents have passed and most of his friends have died during the Civil War period. Gogliko realizes that he will not be able to find his place in this "new" Georgia, only thing he has to do is to care about his passed friend's 16-years-old son.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Drama
Country: Georgia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Ama (2021)
Plot Summary:
A portrait of the myth of maternity around the story of Pepa and her daughter, who are evicted from their home and forced to wander for a place to live with no support network.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Home (2020)
Plot Summary:
An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany, Netherlands, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Guilt (2022)
Plot Summary:
After being sexually assaulted by an acquainted and incapable of dealing with the situation, a woman leaves her whole life behind and hides herself away in an isolated cabin in the mountains.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Balance, Not Symmetry (2019)
Plot Summary:
An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life and inner circle.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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A Day for Women (2016)
Plot Summary:
A new swimming pool opens in a Cairo district, with the announcement that Sundays will be only for females. This causes ripples throughout the local community, while three women - Shamiya, Azza, and Lula - assess their varying lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Aloners (2021)
Plot Summary:
Jina is the top employee at a credit card company call center. She avoids building close relationships, choosing instead to live and work alone. One day, her irritating next-door neighbor who would attempt to talk with her is discovered dead, several days after having died alone in his apartment. Jina is shaken and turns on the home camera installed at her mother’s house a long time ago.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Euphoria (2013)
Plot Summary:
Euphoria brings together two intersecting road stories about the same person - a little girl called Lily who is taken away from home by her mother Celeste, and a young woman, Michelle, who journeys home to unravel the truth about her mysterious past.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Camila Comes Out Tonight (2021)
Plot Summary:
When her grandmother becomes seriously ill, Camila is forced to move to Buenos Aires, leaving behind a liberal public high school for a scholastic, traditional private institution. Suddenly a senior without any friends, and with her single mother caught up in family affairs; Camila's fierce yet immature temperament is put to the test as she deals with the jarring change of scenery, and the alluring set of possibilities and experiences that lie in wait in the big city.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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My Happy Family (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and her husband, a journey into the unknown begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, art house, existential, cerebral, crying
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Society's Child (2002)
Plot Summary:
Ten-year-old Nikki is a precocious child suffering from Rett Syndrome. Unwilling to help her the doctors, instead, want to write her off as a mentally handicapped person.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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She Walks (2015)
Plot Summary:
An illegal Chinese immigrant and her teenage daughter are held captive in their home after a stranger breaks in.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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La casa delle donne (2003)
Plot Summary:
It all begins in 1919 in the countryside surrounding Bari, Apulia. From a rich farmer and his three concubines(two of them the sisters of his handyman and the third his maid) a complicated family is formed, in which paternity and maternity is occasionally uncertain. Twenty years later, the eldest of the group weds and flees to Bari. The rest of the relatives move - not only to the same city - but into the same building. Furthermore, the "tribe" expands with the addition of the in-laws of the first-born.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Jane (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. Sohyun feels happy and at peace. But her happiness does not last long. There is something wrong with Jane’s health.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing