Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, befriends a young girl. Together, they both escape and struggle to get by on scams and petty theft.

Brigade of Death

1985

French

5.9

♡ 5

violence against women

Max Pécas Director

Lucien Jérôme as

Muriel Montossé as

Guy Di Rigo as

Brigitte Lahaie as (as Brigitte Simonin)

When the investigation on a prostitute murder by the Paris vice department derails, one cop will stop at nothing for revenge.

The Plan

2019

Spanish

6.1

♡ 3

violence against women

Polo Menárguez Director

Raúl Arévalo as Andrade

Antonio de la Torre as Paco

Chema del Barco as Ramón

Three friends who have been fired from the company where they worked and are demoralized because of their unemployment status. In these circumstances, they meet to undertake the plan that mentions the title but there is a problem: the car with which they would travel has broken down and the crane must wait.

Black Lake

2020

English

4.2

♡ 6

violence against women

K. Pervaiz Director

K. Pervaiz as Aarya

Aditi Bajpai as Auntie Ayaneh

Ayvianna Snow as The Churail Naseema

Naseema as Young Village Girl

Aarya leaves her family in the city to pursue her passion for the arts. She is gifted a red scarf, and is haunted by a Churail; a demonic and malevolent South Asian Witch.

Menarca

2020

Portuguese

6.0

♡ 1

violence against women

water monster

women fight

Lillah Halla Director

Amanda Dourado as Baubo

Aldo Bueno as Dado

Micheline Lemos as Isabel

Nathally Fonseca as Mel

In a Brazilian village infested with piranhas, Nanã and Mel are fast growing into adolescence as they dream of ways of protecting themselves against a seemingly inescapable violence. When a mysterious body appears tangled in a fisherman's net, they learn what might be their ultimate protection.

Bleeder

1999

Danish

6.8

♡ 9

67%

violence against women

Nicolas Winding Refn Director

Zlatko Buric as Kitjo

Mads Mikkelsen as Lenny

Kim Bodnia as Leo

Rikke Louise Andersson as Louise

Two stories for the price of one: a video store clerk tries to get acquainted with a waitress; a man beats his pregnant wife, unaware that her brother is a violent racist.

Valentine

2001

English

4.9

♡ 42

11%

violence against women

Jamie Blanks Director

Woody Jeffreys as Brian

Denise Richards as Paige Prescott

Noel Fisher as Tulga Gang Member #1

Tamara Prescott as Waitress

Four friends start to receive morbid Valentine cards and realise they are being stalked by someone they had spurned 13 years ago. A masked killer is on the loose and Valentine's day is soon approaching.

Beautiful Creatures

2000

English

5.8

♡ 6

38%

violence against women

Bill Eagles Director

Alex Norton as Det Insp Hepburn

Juliet Cadzow as Mother on Beach

Rachel Weisz as Petula

Iain Glen as Tony

When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.

An Unfinished Life

2005

English

7.0

♡ 47

53%

grandparent grandchild relationship

loss of loved one

Romance

sheriff

violence against women

wyoming, usa

Lasse Hallström Director

Jason Diablo as Customer #1

Robert Redford as Einar Gilkyson

Morgan Freeman as Mitch Bradley

Byron Lucas as Motorcycle Rider

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.

Ichi the Killer

2001

Japanese

6.9

♡ 78

63%

violence against women

yakuza

Takashi Miike Director

Tôru Tezuka as Fujiwara

Tadanobu Asano as Kakihara

Susumu Terajima as Suzuki

Yuki Kazamatsuri as Yakuza Girl

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

The Girls of April

2011

Finnish

5.3

♡ 1

based on novel or book

violence against women

Lauri Törhönen Director

Maria Järvenhelmi as Anna Huttunen

Jasper Pääkkönen as Kyypakkaus

Nina Värikäs as Panimoravintola Koulun tarjoilija

Oula Kitti as Tristanin miesuhri laivalla

Tough Finnish detective Jussi Vares gets hired by a friend at a newspaper to investigate a 15 year old mystery regarding the disappearance of 3 girls.

ID:A

2011

Danish

6.0

♡ 4

39%

Action

amnesia

Thriller

violence against women

Christian E. Christiansen Director

Tuva Novotny as Aliena / Ida

Françoise Lebrun as Isabelle

Carsten Bjørnlund as Martin

Henrik Prip as Ove

A woman wakes up in a river. Wounded and without memory, then races to elude mysterious followers and recover from amnesia.

Enough

2002

English

5.8

♡ 43

22%

husband wife relationship

self-defense

stalking

Thriller

violence against women

violent husband

waitress

Michael Apted Director

Dan Martin as FBI Agent

Brent Sexton as FBI Agent

Bruce French as Homeowner

Janet Carroll as Mrs. Hiller

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

Cargo 200

2007

Russian

7.1

♡ 6

81%

violence against women

Laura Obiols Director

Anzhelika Nevolina as

Dmitriy Kubasov as

Aleksey Serebryakov as Aleksey

Andrey Mokeyev as (as Andrei Mokeyev)

While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse occupied by Alexey, his wife, a Vietnamese laborer, and a stranger who wanders around the farm. When his car is repaired, Artyom leaves, drunk on moonshine, and students Valera and Angelika arrive. After Valera gets drunk, the stranger abducts Angelika.

Cairo Station

1958

Arabic

7.5

♡ 34

100%

top 100 egyptian movies

violence against women

Youssef Chahine Director

Nadia Lutfi as

Farid Shawqi as Abu Siri

Hind Rustum as Hanuma

Youssef Chahine as Qinawi

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.