With Global Film Initiative (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Geminis (2005)
85 min | Drama
A domineering mother with a seemingly perfect family in Argentina, is unaware of a taboo relationship happening between her youngest twin children.
Director: Albertina Carri | Stars: Cristina Banegas, Daniel Fanego, Lucas Escariz, María Abadi
Votes: 1,352
2. Beauty (2011)
Unrated | 99 min | Drama
Portrait of a closeted gay husband/father living a life of quiet middle-aged desperation who becomes fixated on a friend's handsome collegiate son, leading to an incident.
Director: Oliver Hermanus | Stars: Deon Lotz, Charlie Keegan, Michelle Scott, Albert Maritz
Votes: 1,924
3. The Parade (2011)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A homophobic Serbian gangster is forced to make a deal with wedding planner gay activist, to assemble a team which will protect the upcoming Pride Parade in Belgrade, and in exchange his fiancée can get her dream wedding.
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Nikola Kojo, Milos Samolov, Hristina Popovic, Goran Jevtic
Votes: 12,447
4. Love Sick (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Love. It just happens. No rules. It may look sick, but it's deep and it hurts. For everyone, Alex and Kiki are just good friends. They happen to be two girls experiencing another kind of love. For their family, Kiki and Sandu are sister and brother who sometimes fight. They happen to be lovers. Love Sick is about their stories.
Director: Tudor Giurgiu | Stars: Maria Popistasu, Ioana Barbu, Tudor Chirila, Catalina Murgea
Votes: 3,152
5. Cairo 678 (2010)
100 min | Drama
Unfolds the poignant story of three women and their search for justice from the daily plight of sexual harassment in Egypt.
Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Nilli Karim, Bushra, Maged El-Kidwani, Basem Samrah
Votes: 4,575
6. The Invisible Eye (2010)
97 min | Drama
Spying on her students, a teacher finds an exciting hobby.
Director: Diego Lerman | Stars: Julieta Zylberberg, Ailín Salas, Marta Lubos, Osmar Núñez
Votes: 797
7. Fine Dead Girls (2002)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama, Thriller
A lesbian couple rents an apartment in a seemingly normal building which happens to be populated with all kinds of freaks. Initially kind but unaware of their secret, a landlady tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Dalibor Matanic | Stars: Olga Pakalovic, Nina Violic, Kresimir Mikic, Inge Appelt
Votes: 2,391
8. Corn Island (2014)
100 min | Drama, War
The river creates and the river destroys in an eternal cycle that even man can't escape.
Director: George Ovashvili | Stars: Ilyas Salman, Mariam Buturishvili, Irakli Samushia, Tamer Levent
Votes: 4,532
9. Kept and Dreamless (2005)
Unrated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
An exploration into mother-daughter relationships and the struggles of a precocious 10-year-old child to raise her cocaine-addicted mother who gets unexpectedly pregnant with her second child.
Directors: Martín De Salvo, Vera Fogwill | Stars: Vera Fogwill, Lucía Snieg, Mirta Busnelli, Edda Díaz
Votes: 516
10. Miss Lovely (2012)
Not Rated | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh, Anil George, Zeena Bhatia
Votes: 12,672
11. Pandora's Box (2008)
112 min | Drama
When an aging matriarch starts showing signs of dementia, her dysfunctional family in Istanbul must navigate a minefield of unresolved issues to care for her.
Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Tsilla Chelton, Derya Alabora, Onur Ünsal, Övül Avkiran
Votes: 2,823
12. Mango Yellow (2002)
TV-MA | 103 min | Drama
Short stories revolving around a bar and a hotel in Recife, unveil a mosaic of exotic characters living in the Brazilian underground.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Leona Cavalli, Dira Paes
Votes: 2,334
13. Shirley Adams (2009)
92 min | Drama
Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams ... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Hermanus | Stars: Denise Newman, Keenan Arrison, Emily Child, Theresa Sedras
Votes: 117
14. Acne (2008)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
Rafa, a teenage boy who is just edging into his teens tries to unravel the mysteries of love and sex in this coming-of-age story. He is mired in the lower depths of adolescence; his skin is... See full summary »
Director: Federico Veiroj | Stars: Alejandro Tocar, Ana Julia Catalá, Gustavo Melnik, David Blankleider
Votes: 447
15. Whisky (2004)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with ... See full summary »
Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll | Stars: Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, José Pedro Bujaruz
Votes: 6,499
16. Gise Memuru (2010)
96 min | Drama
Quiet and introverted toll booth clerk Kenan's life, a humdrum routine between the Tavsancik toll booth plaza and his home, will change the day the new operations chief comes to inspect Tavsancik.
Director: Tolga Karaçelik | Stars: Serkan Ercan, Zafer Diper, Nur Fettahoglu, Nergis Öztürk
Votes: 4,362
17. Halima's Path (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War
In order to recover the body of her son lost during the war in Bosnia, a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman, Halima, must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him.
Director: Arsen A. Ostojic | Stars: Alma Prica, Olga Pakalovic, Mijo Jurisic, Izudin Bajrovic
Votes: 2,322
18. 2 Girls (2005)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
The film is about two teenage girls, Behiye and Handan, with contrasting characteristics and backgrounds, forming a close relationship with sexual implications. As they become closer and ... See full summary »
Director: Kutlug Ataman | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Vildan Atasever, Feride Çetin, Sezgi Mengi
Votes: 1,636
19. When I Saw You (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of ... See full summary »
Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh
Votes: 809
20. Today and Tomorrow (2003)
87 min | Drama
At 24, Paula wants to be an actress, but if she doesn't find her rent money she'll be homeless in 24 hours. Paula is so desperate that she seriously contemplates becoming a prostitute.
Director: Alejandro Chomski | Stars: Antonella Costa, Carlos Lipsic, Romina Ricci, Horacio Acosta
Votes: 342
21. Night Train (2007)
94 min | Drama
Wu Hongyan is a young woman working as a prison guard during executions of female convicts. She feels lonely after her husband died, and she takes a night train to another city to visit a ... See full summary »
Director: Yi'nan Diao | Stars: Rongcai Fu, Chao Ji, Dan Liu, Shudi Liu
Votes: 632
22. 10 to 11 (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Mithat Bey is a retired civil servant. Ali is the doorman of his apartment. The two men belong to different worlds, unless they live in the same apartment. But life brings the two together ... See full summary »
Director: Pelin Esmer | Stars: Nejat Isler, Mithat Esmer, Laçin Ceylan, Tayanç Ayaydin
Votes: 2,710
23. Fuse (2003)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Two years after the Bosnian war, a town that is slowly rebuilding itself must whip together a democracy when it's announced the U.S. President Bill Clinton might be paying a visit.
Director: Pjer Zalica | Stars: Enis Beslagic, Bogdan Diklic, Sasa Petrovic, Izudin Bajrovic
Votes: 2,236
24. Ships (2012)
97 min | Adventure, Family, Romance
Ali, a restless romantic and Eda, a graffiti artist, embark on a quixotic adventure through Turkey's industrial port-cities, hoping to escape the suffocating routine of their daily lives by... See full summary »
Director: Elif Refig | Stars: Ugur Uzunel, M. Sitare Akbas, Mert Asutay, Riza Akin
Votes: 151
25. Leo's Room (2009)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
Leo, a young man coming to terms with his own sexuality, runs into Caro, a primary school friend he fancied when they were kids, who's now trying to ward off her own personal demons. This ... See full summary »
Director: Enrique Buchichio | Stars: Martín Rodríguez, Cecilia Cósero, Gerardo Begérez, Arturo Goetz
Votes: 1,124
26. Gods (2008)
120 min | Drama
Elisa, fiancee of a wealthy industrialist who is twenty years older than her is eager to shed her working-class background in favor of the opulence of her fiancé's elite lifestyle. To her ... See full summary »
Director: Josué Méndez | Stars: Maricielo Effio, Sergio Gjurinovic, Anahí de Cárdenas, Edgar Saba
Votes: 357
27. The Storm (2008)
156 min | Drama
A true-to-life epic of Kurdish students excitedly anticipating social revolution.
Director: Kazim Öz | Stars: Cahit Gök, Havin Funda Saç, Mehmet Selim Akgul, Asiye Dinçsoy
Votes: 978
28. In the Battlefields (2004)
88 min | Drama, War
Lina, a young girl in war-torn Beirut, finds an ally and friend in Sihan, her domineering aunt's maid. Sihan shows Lina what her life could be like, but tests the girl's limits when she asks her to help plot her escape from the city.
Director: Danielle Arbid | Stars: Marianne Feghali, Rawia Elchab, Laudi Arbid, Aouni Kawas
Votes: 218
29. The White Meadows (2009)
92 min | Drama
Rahmat has been asked to meet the inhabitants of these islands to collect their tears. Although for years people have been giving their tears to Rahmat, no one knows exactly what he has been doing with them.
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof | Stars: Hassan Pourshirazi, Younes Ghazali, Mohammad Rabbani, Mohammad Shirvani
Votes: 953
30. Liar's Dice (2013)
104 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mother and her daughter embarks on a desperate journey to find her missing husband. She met an guy who promised to help her for money. With limited money it become difficult to continue the search which leads to anxiety and despair.
Director: Geethu Mohandas | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Geetanjali Thapa, Manya Gupta, Vikram Bhagra
Votes: 1,128
31. Amnesty (2011)
83 min | Drama
Conjugal visits unite two strangers visiting a prison to meet their incarcerated spouses. During these visits, Elsa and Spetim find the companionship missing from their lives. But a ... See full summary »
Director: Bujar Alimani | Stars: Luli Bitri, Karafil Shena, Todi Llupi, Mirela Naska
Votes: 219
32. The Kite (2003)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel. She is given in marriage to her cousin on the other side of the border. As Lamia crosses the... See full summary »
Director: Randa Chahal Sabag | Stars: Flavia Bechara, Maher Bsaibes, Randa Asmar, Renée Dick
Votes: 763
33. Everyday Is a Holiday (2009)
87 min | Drama
It's Independence Day in Lebanon: three women who've never met before are on the same bus heading to visit a prison situated in a remote area of the country. Traveling through an arid ... See full summary »
Director: Dima El-Horr | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Manal Khader, Raia Haidar, Fadi Abi Samra
Votes: 100
34. What's a Human Anyway? (2004)
128 min | Comedy
In an apartment building where neighbors, friends, and family are living in close quarters, three male protagonists encounter three phases of manhood in Turkish society. Directors Reha ... See full summary »
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Turgay Aydin, Arzu Bazman, Ali Düsenkalkar, Köksal Engür
Votes: 3,239
35. Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005)
99 min | Adventure, Drama
A road movie about a German man who went to the Northeast of Brazil in 1942 to sell Aspirin.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: João Miguel, Peter Ketnath, Madalena Accioly, Jeane Alves
Votes: 2,971
36. Getting Home (2007)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.
Director: Yang Zhang | Stars: Benshan Zhao, Qiwen Hong, Dandan Song, Degang Guo
Votes: 1,806
37. Three Days to Eternity (2007)
TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Ambar and her cousin Yusuf get drunk, miss a flight, and decide to drive to the family wedding they are in danger of missing. They encounter bizarre people along the way while avoiding the sexual tension growing between them.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Bowie Budianto, Tutie Kirana, Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nicholas Saputra
Votes: 405
38. A Wonderful Night in Split (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
During last two hours of the year, the three stories are happening in the dark and deserted streets of coastal town of Split, separated from the wild New Year's Eve parties.
Director: Arsen A. Ostojic | Stars: Dino Dvornik, Mladen Vulic, Coolio, Michael Klesic
Votes: 1,653
39. Ramchand Pakistani (2008)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
A 7 year old Pakistani boy and his father belonging to the untouchable Hindu caste accidentally cross the border and spend years in an Indian jail while the mother on the other side doesn't know what has happened to them.
Director: Mehreen Jabbar | Stars: Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqi, Syed Fazal Hussain, Hassan Niazi
Votes: 1,261
40. The Sacred Family (2005)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
While vacationing with his family, a man develops some attraction for his son's girlfriend.
Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Sergio Hernández, Coca Guazzini, Néstor Cantillana, Patricia López
Votes: 463
41. The Bet Collector (2006)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
In this starkly realistic narrative, director Jeffrey Jeturian presents a captivating portrait of a once-proud woman, haunted by memories of a dead son and hounded by the police, and her fragile and lonely life as a "kurador".
Director: Jeffrey Jeturian | Stars: Gina Pareño, Fonz Deza, Nanding Josef, Soliman Cruz
Votes: 195
42. Kilometre Zero (2005)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.
Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Nazmi Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belçim Bilgin, Ehmed Qeladizeni
Votes: 481
43. I Am from Titov Veles (2007)
102 min | Drama
Three sisters living in an ancient city known for its toxic lead factory strive to break free from their past and get something more out of life in this darkly comic family drama. In a ... See full summary »
Director: Teona Strugar Mitevska | Stars: Labina Mitevska, Ana Kostovska, Nikolina Kujaca, Xhevdet Jashari
Votes: 610
44. Soul of Sand (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: 95
45. Max and Mona (2004)
98 min | Drama
Max Bua leaves his country life behind in hopes of becoming a doctor in Johannesburg, though the big city has different plans for him.
Director: Teddy Mattera | Stars: Mpho Lovinga, Jerry Mofokeng, Percy Matsemela, Thumi Melamu
Votes: 145
46. Women's Prison (2002)
106 min | Drama
Spanning 18 years in an Iranian women's prison, this follows two women: the new prison warden, a tough as nails devout Muslim who has served in the army on the Iraqi front, and a young ... See full summary »
Director: Manijeh Hekmat | Stars: Roya Nonahali, Roya Taymourian, Pegah Ahangarani, Golab Adineh
Votes: 966
47. Adrift (2009)
Unrated | 110 min | Drama
A young newlywed couple in Hanoi begin to experiment with their sexual desires.
Director: Bui Thac Chuyên | Stars: Thi Hai Yen Do, Linh-Dan Pham, Duy Khoa Nguyen, Johnny Tri Nguyen
Votes: 310
48. Before We Fall in Love Again (2006)
99 min | Drama
One day Chang's wife Ling Yue went to work and never returns. She left no message of whatever kind or clues. A man named Tong shows up and claims to be Ling Yue's lover and is looking for ... See full summary »
Director: James Lee | Stars: Chee Keong Chye, Len Siew Mee, Pete Teo
Votes: 43
49. Bad Day to Go Fishing (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
A flamboyant impresario and an ageing ex-wrestling champion arrive in a small town, offering a hefty award to the local challenger. In fact, the promoter wants to rinse the spectators for every penny. But, is this a good day to go fishing?
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Gary Piquer, Jouko Ahola, Antonella Costa, César Troncoso
Votes: 1,259
50. My Tehran for Sale (2009)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
Marzieh is a young female actress living in Tehran. The authorities ban her theatre work and, like all young people in Iran, she is forced to lead a secret life in order to express herself ... See full summary »
Director: Granaz Moussavi | Stars: Marzieh Vafamehr, Amir Chegini, Asha Mehrabi, Mobina Karimi
Votes: 1,696