Kidnapped (
2023) | IMDb:
7.1
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
Starring:
Enea Sala
,
Leonardo Maltese
,
Paolo Pierobon
,
Fausto Russo Alesi
,
Barbara Ronchi
,
Andrea Gherpelli
Martin Eden (
2019) | IMDb:
7
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.
Starring:
Luca Marinelli
,
Jessica Cressy
,
Vincenzo Nemolato
,
Marco Leonardi
,
Elisabetta Valgoi
,
Pietro Ragusa
White God (
2014) | IMDb:
6.9
13 year old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen, and is devastated when her father sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to save her dog. Failing in his desperate efforts to find his beloved owner, Hagen joins a canine revolt leading a revolution against their human abusers.
Directed by:
Kornél Mundruczó
Yella (
2007) | IMDb:
6.7
A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.
Starring:
Nina Hoss
,
Devid Striesow
,
Hinnerk Schönemann
,
Burghart Klaußner
,
Barbara Auer
,
Christian Redl
Caché (
2005) | IMDb:
7.3
George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.
Starring:
Daniel Auteuil
,
Juliette Binoche
,
Annie Girardot
,
Bernard Le Coq
,
Daniel Duval
,
Maurice Bénichou
Time of the Wolf (
2003) | IMDb:
6.5
When Anna and her family arrive at their holiday home, they find it occupied by strangers. This confrontation is just the beginning of a painful learning process.
Starring:
Isabelle Huppert
,
Patrice Chéreau
,
Brigitte Roüan
,
Daniel Duval
,
Béatrice Dalle
,
Anaïs Demoustier
Directed by:
Michael Haneke
The State I Am In (
2001) | IMDb:
6.9
Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.