With Hubert Bals Fund (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. O Abraço da Serpente (2015)
M/14 | 125 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis
Votes: 18,349 | Gross: $1.33M
2. O Tio Boonmee que se Lembra das Suas Vidas Anteriores (2010)
M/12 | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy
Dying of kidney disease, a man spends his last, somber days with family, including the ghost of his wife and a forest spirit who used to be his son, on a rural northern Thailand farm.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk
Votes: 12,304 | Gross: $0.18M
3. Batalha no Céu (2005)
M/18 | 98 min | Crime, Drama
Marcos lusts after his boss's promiscuous daughter, but after botching an extortion scheme, he becomes wracked with guilt.
Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Marcos Hernández, Anapola Mushkadiz, Bertha Ruiz, David Bornstein
Votes: 5,788 | Gross: $0.07M
4. O Sonho de Wadjda (2012)
M/12 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Ahd
Votes: 16,809 | Gross: $1.35M
5. I Am Not a Witch (2017)
93 min | Drama
Following a banal incident in her local village, 8-year old girl Shula is accused of witchcraft. After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp... See full summary »
Director: Rungano Nyoni | Stars: Maggie Mulubwa, Benfors 'Wee Do, Boyd Banda, Kalundu Banda
Votes: 2,417 | Gross: $0.05M
6. O Som ao Redor (2012)
M/16 | 131 min | Drama, Thriller
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Ana Rita Gurgel, Caio Almeida, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia
Votes: 6,078 | Gross: $0.03M
7. Japón (2002)
R | 130 min | Drama
A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.
Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano
Votes: 3,077
8. Las mantenidas sin sueños (2005)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Florence, a young irresponsible mother & and her precocious daughter, Eugenia, have an unusual relationship. The roles between the two are reversed. Florence is totally inept at caring for ... See full summary »
Directors: Martín De Salvo, Vera Fogwill | Stars: Vera Fogwill, Lucia Snieg, Mirta Busnelli, Edda Díaz
Votes: 450
9. Inxeba (2017)
88 min | Drama, Romance
Xolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood.
Director: John Trengove | Stars: Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay, Thobani Mseleni
Votes: 1,452 | Gross: $0.03M
10. Memoria (II) (2020)
Drama | Post-production
The main character of the film is a woman from Scotland, who, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Jeanne Balibar, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Juan Pablo Urrego
11. Tinta Bruta (2018)
118 min | Drama
Set in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre, the film focuses on a socially repressed young man who only comes out of his shell during chatroom performances, when he strips and smears neon paints on his lithe body.
Directors: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon | Stars: Shico Menegat, Bruno Fernandes, Guega Peixoto, Sandra Dani
Votes: 678
12. Dau (2019)
330 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical film, epically depicting the life of the famous scientist Lev Landau.
Director: Ilya Khrzhanovskiy | Stars: Teodor Currentzis, Youriy Alekseev, Radmila Shchyogoleva, Lidiya Shchogolyeva
Votes: 29
13. Osama (2003)
PG-13 | 83 min | Drama
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
Director: Siddiq Barmak | Stars: Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Khwaja Nader, Mohammad Arif Herati
Votes: 8,330 | Gross: $1.13M
14. Vlaznost (2016)
113 min | Drama, Mystery
The wife of a successful construction manager has disappeared after an ordinary morning in Belgrade. He is assured she will come back and continues with life, as usual. But, maybe she is just the first of the collapsed dominoes.
Director: Nikola Ljuca | Stars: Milan Maric, Milos Timotijevic, Slaven Doslo, Dragan Bakema
Votes: 665
15. Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (2003)
M/12 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Takashi Miike, Laila Boonyasak
Votes: 10,595 | Gross: $0.03M
16. A Rapariga Santa (2004)
R | 106 min | Drama
16-year-old Amalia looks to save the soul of a middle-aged doctor.
Director: Lucrecia Martel | Stars: Mercedes Morán, Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta, María Alche
Votes: 3,423 | Gross: $0.30M
17. Los viajes del viento (2009)
117 min | Drama, Music
A musician travels a great distance to return an instrument to his elderly teacher.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Marciano Martínez, Yull Núñez, Agustin Nieves, Jose Luis Torres
Votes: 2,044
18. Occident (2002)
105 min | Comedy
Occident is a bittersweet comedy that focuses on the growing tendency of Eastern European youth to migrate west. When the amicable Luci (Alexandru Papadopol) and his beautiful lover Sorina ... See full summary »
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Alexandru Papadopol, Anca Androne, Samuel Tastet, Tania Popa
Votes: 1,961
19. La rabia (2008)
85 min | Drama
A forbidden passion story happening before the eyes of children, when a married woman with a mute daughter gets into a steamy relationship with a single father of a teenage boy. The husband... See full summary »
Director: Albertina Carri | Stars: Analía Couceyro, Javier Lorenzo, Víctor Hugo Carrizo, Nazarena Duarte
Votes: 394
20. 4 (2004)
126 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Meat merchant Oleg, prostitute Marina, and piano tuner "simply Volodya" drop into an all-night bar in Moscow, where they are served by a narcoleptic bartender (three plus one is four) while... See full summary »
Director: Ilya Khrzhanovskiy | Stars: Yuriy Laguta, Marina Vovchenko, Sergey Shnurov, Andrei Kudriashov
Votes: 1,928
21. Pizza, birra, faso (1998)
92 min | Crime, Drama
A couple of friends work for a taxi driver to rob his passengers, but they feel like they're getting ripped off. They decide to plan their own robberies, but they are amateurs and things ... See full summary »
Directors: Israel Adrián Caetano, Bruno Stagnaro | Stars: Héctor Anglada, Jorge Sesán, Pamela Jordán, Adrián Yospe
Votes: 1,838
22. Filha da Guerra (2006)
M/12 | 90 min | Drama
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Luna Zimic Mijovic, Leon Lucev, Kenan Catic
Votes: 5,665 | Gross: $0.04M
23. Nadie te oye: Perfume de violetas (2001)
90 min | Drama
A poignant and moving urban drama, focusing on the growing problem of sexual assault in Mexico City. Director Sistach fictionalizes the true story of a friendship between two adolescent ... See full summary »
Director: Marisa Sistach | Stars: Ximena Ayala, Nancy Gutiérrez, Arcelia Ramírez, María Rojo
Votes: 945
24. Dukhtar (2014)
93 min | Drama, Thriller
In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year-old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.
Director: Afia Nathaniel | Stars: Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan
Votes: 2,024
25. Seto Surya (2016)
89 min | Adventure, Drama
Anti-regime partisan Chandra confronts physical, social and political obstacles for his father's funeral. His search for a solution takes him to neighboring mountain villages and encounters with the police and rebel guerrillas. A portrait of post-civil war Nepal during the fragile deadlocked peace process.
Director: Deepak Rauniyar | Stars: Dayahang Rai, Asha Magrati, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Sumi Malla
Votes: 415
26. Dokfa nai meuman (2000)
83 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
A film crew documents a folk story-exquisite corpse combination by random Thai people; the story is reenacted.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Djuangjai Hirunsri, Kongkiat Khomsiri, Saisiri Xoomsai
Votes: 1,123
27. Kharms (2017)
95 min | Biography
The film tells the story of the life of Daniil Yuvachev, known to the world as Daniil Kharms.
Director: Ivan Bolotnikov | Stars: Wojciech Urbanski, Grigoriy Chaban, Aiste Dirziute, Darius Gumauskas
Votes: 106
28. Não Devore Meu Coração (2017)
106 min | Drama
Joca, a Brazilian boy of 13, and Basano La Tatuada a Paraguayan indigenous girl living on the border between the two countries, marked by the waters of the Rio Apa. Joca is in love with Basano and wants to do everything to win her love.
Director: Felipe Bragança | Stars: Eduardo Macedo, Cauã Reymond, Zahy Guajajara, Ney Matogrosso
Votes: 155
29. Sib (1998)
86 min | Drama
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time.
Director: Samira Makhmalbaf | Stars: Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi, Ghorban Ali Naderi, Azizeh Mohamadi
Votes: 2,099 | Gross: $0.12M
30. Cea mai fericitã fatã din lume (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Delia, a young Romanian girl, drives to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she won in a contest.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Andreea Bosneag, Violeta Haret-Popa, Vasile Muraru, Serban Pavlu
Votes: 1,002
31. Sulanga Enu Pinisa (2005)
108 min | Drama
Weary residents (Soma, Lata, Piyasiri) of a war-ravaged country drift through life.
Director: Vimukthi Jayasundara | Stars: Kaushalaya Fernando, Nilupili Jayawardena, Hemasiri Liyanage, Saumya Liyanage
Votes: 385
32. Corredor (1995)
M/12 | 85 min | Drama
The atmosphere of a corridor between yesterday and tomorrow, where many doors open into the unknown.
Director: Sharunas Bartas | Stars: Daiva Ksivickiene, Mantvydas Janeliunas, Viacheslav Amirhanian, Sharunas Bartas
Votes: 519
33. A Fossa (2010)
M/14 | 112 min | Drama
It recounts the harrowing story of life at one of Mao's camps, at the end of the fifties, where 'rightists' were sent to be 're-educated through labor'.
Director: Bing Wang | Stars: Ye Lu, Renjun Lian, Cenzi Xu, Haoyu Yang
Votes: 356
34. Dégradé (2015)
85 min | Drama
In Gaza, two hairdressers and ten customers of various ages and backgrounds spend the day trapped in a beauty salon while Hamas police fight a gang in the street.
Directors: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Victoria Balitska, Manal Awad, Mirna Sakhla
Votes: 231
35. La Playa D.C. (2012)
90 min | Drama
Tomas, an Afro-Colombian teenager who fled the country's Pacific coast pushed out by the war, faces the difficulties of growing up in a city if exclusion and racism. When Jairo, his younger... See full summary »
Director: Juan Andrés Arango Garcia | Stars: Luis Carlos Guevara, Jamés Solís, Andrés Murillo, Einer Cotés
Votes: 327
36. Sangre (2005)
90 min | Drama
Diego's job is counting people as they enter a large government building. After work, he and his wife Blanca lie on the couch, watch soap operas, or make love on the kitchen table. Their ... See full synopsis »
Director: Amat Escalante | Stars: Fernando Corona, Cirilo Recio Dávila, Kenny Johnston, Claudia Orozco
Votes: 592
37. Sekala Niskala (2017)
83 min | Drama
A young girl seeks out imaginative ways to cope with the death of her twin brother.
Director: Kamila Andini | Stars: Thaly Titi Kasih, Ida Bagus Putu Radithya Mahijasena, Ayu Laksmi, Ketut Rina
Votes: 254
38. Abrir puertas y ventanas (2011)
99 min | Drama
Portrait of everyday life of Marina, Sofia and Violeta, three sisters living in Buenos Aires his grandmother's house, the woman who raised her, after she has died.
Director: Milagros Mumenthaler | Stars: María Canale, Martina Juncadella, Ailín Salas, Julián Tello
Votes: 585
39. Paziraie sadeh (2012)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.
Director: Mani Haghighi | Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Saeed Changizian, Esmaeel Khalaj
Votes: 1,681
40. Pairon Talle (2010)
99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Amid the epic landscape of the Mahabharata, the stage is set for an intimate yet eternal tussle between custom and commerce, tradition and modernity.
Director: Sidharth Srinivasan | Stars: Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Saba Joshi, Avtar Sahani, Geeta Bisht
Votes: 78
41. Bolivia (1999)
75 min | Drama
A Bolivian immigrant working illegally as a cook in a small restaurant in Buenos Aires suffers abuse and discrimination from its customers.
Director: Israel Adrián Caetano | Stars: Freddy Flores, Rosa Sánchez, Oscar Bertea, Enrique Liporace
Votes: 1,048 | Gross: $0.03M
42. Florentina Hubaldo, CTE (2012)
360 min | Drama
In a rural area, a father forces his daughter into prostitution. Somewhere else, two men embark on a quest for a buried treasure.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Hazel Orencio, Kristine Kintana, Noel Sto. Domingo, Willy Fernandez
Votes: 153
43. Los guantes mágicos (2003)
90 min | Drama, Comedy
Alejandro is a taxi driver about thirty- five years is suddenly in the midst of separations, violent weather changes, sudden wealth and characters who want to return to Argentina.
Director: Martín Rejtman | Stars: Vicentico, Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabián Arenillas, Susana Pampín
Votes: 583
44. Através da Janela (2000)
82 min | Drama
Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first,... See full summary »
Director: Tata Amaral | Stars: Laura Cardoso, Fransérgio Araújo, Ana Lúcia Torre, Leona Cavalli
Votes: 103
45. Heremias: Unang aklat - Ang alamat ng prinsesang bayawak (2006)
540 min | Crime, Drama
A wandering peddler separates from his fellow salesman and becomes involved with criminals in the jungle.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Ronnie Lazaro, Jordan, Sid Lucero, Dante Balois
Votes: 130
46. ¿Quién diablos es Juliette? (1997)
91 min | Documentary, Music
Cinematographer Carlos Macovich met Yuliet Ortega, a young "jinetera" (prostitute) from Havana, when he shot a video in Cuba, starring model Fabiola Quiroz. When he realized that the two ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Marcovich | Stars: Yuliet Ortega, Fabiola Quiroz, Jorge Quiroz, Victor Ortega
Votes: 526
47. Tão de Repente (2002)
M/16 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
An Argentinian Dutch and Latin Comedy Drama where a young naive girl Marcia (Tatiana Saphir) learns about her sexuality. Marcia is kidnapped by 2 punk women Mao (Carla Crespo)& Veronica ... See full summary »
Director: Diego Lerman | Stars: Tatiana Saphir, Carla Crespo, Veronica Hassan, Beatriz Thibaudin
Votes: 806
48. Cha và con và... (2015)
102 min | Crime, Drama
It is the late nineties, Vietnam is in economic turmoil and overpopulation has sparked political concern. Vu, a photography student, arrives in the sprawling metropolis of Saigon and moves ... See full summary »
Director: Dang Di Phan | Stars: Thi Hai Yen Do, Ha Phong Nguyen, Cong Hoang Le, The Vinh Truong
Votes: 320
49. Independencia (2009)
77 min | Drama
Mimicking early silent films, Independencia creates a lush metaphor that plays with cinematic illusions and the cultural and mythical history of the Philippines.
Director: Raya Martin | Stars: Sid Lucero, Tetchie Agbayani, Alessandra de Rossi, Mika Aguilos
Votes: 192
50. Los salvajes (2012)
130 min | Drama
Five teenagers violently escape a reformatory school in an Argentinean province. They must journey a hundred kilometers on foot, across the hills, for the promise of a home to continue ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Fadel | Stars: Leonel Arancibia, Sofía Brito, Martín Cotari, Roberto Cowal
Votes: 177