Quo Vadis, Aida? (
2021) | IMDb:
8
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?
Starring:
Jasna Đuričić
,
Izudin Bajrović
,
Boris Ler
,
Dino Bajrović
,
Johan Heldenbergh
,
Raymond Thiry
Directed by:
Jasmila Žbanić
Domino (
2019) | IMDb:
4.5
Seeking justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member, a Copenhagen police officer finds himself caught in a cat and mouse game with a duplicitous CIA agent who is using the killer as a pawn to trap other ISIS members.
Starring:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
,
Carice van Houten
,
Guy Pearce
,
Ériq Ebouaney
,
Mohammed Azaay
,
Younes Bachir
Brimstone (
2016) | IMDb:
7
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
Starring:
Guy Pearce
,
Dakota Fanning
,
Carice van Houten
,
Kit Harington
,
Emilia Jones
,
Paul Anderson
Winter in Wartime (
2008) | IMDb:
7
During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, who, as mayor, works to prevent escalations in the village.
Starring:
Martijn Lakemeier
,
Melody Klaver
,
Yorick van Wageningen
,
Jamie Campbell Bower
,
Raymond Thiry
,
Anneke Blok
Manderlay (
2005) | IMDb:
7.2
In 1933, after leaving Dogville, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave being punished at a cotton farm called Manderlay. Officially, slavery is illegal and Grace stands up against the farmers. She stays with some gangsters in Manderlay and tries to influence the situation. But when harvest time comes, Grace sees the social and economic reality of Manderlay.
Starring:
Bryce Dallas Howard
,
Isaach De Bankolé
,
Danny Glover
,
Willem Dafoe
,
Michaël Abiteboul
,
Lauren Bacall
Dogville (
2003) | IMDb:
8
When beautiful young Grace arrives in the isolated township of Dogville, the small community agrees to hide her from a gang of ruthless gangsters, and, in return, Grace agrees to do odd jobs for the townspeople.
Starring:
Nicole Kidman
,
Harriet Andersson
,
Lauren Bacall
,
Jean-Marc Barr
,
Paul Bettany
,
Blair Brown
Dancer in the Dark (
2000) | IMDb:
7.9
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life's troubles – even if just for a moment – by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.