In a rural village in Thailand, Mak is sent to fight in a war and leaves his pregnant wife, Nak. Mak is injured and barely survives. He returns home to his doting wife and child, or so he thinks.

My Father's Glory

1990

French

7.6

♡ 5

100%

parent child relationship

Yves Robert Director

Louis Lalanne as

Victor Garrivier as le curé de la Treille

Maxime Lombard as Monsieur Arnaud

René Loyon as Monsieur Besson

Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.

Slim Susie

2003

Swedish

6.9

♡ 6

87%

Ulf Malmros Director

Kjell Bergqvist as Billy Davidsson

Olle Wirenhed as Konsumägaren Ralf

Michael Nyqvist as Mörka Rösten

Tuva Novotny as Smala Sussie

When Erik, a Stockholm urbanite, learns that his beauty-queen sister, Susie, is missing, he goes to their country roots to look for her. But after talking to the eccentric locals -- including a shy video store clerk and a corrupt police officer -- Erik finds a woman who is not at all like the girl he left behind. Award-winning director Ulf Malmros helms this black comedy infused with hipster flair.

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

2019

Dzongkha

7.5

♡ 5

98%

himalaya mountain range

remote village

rural area

teacher

Pawo Choyning Dorji Director

Ugyen Norbu Lhendup as Michen Pem Zam

Pem Zam as Pem Zam

Kelden Lhamo Gurung as Saldon

Sherab Dorji as Ugyen Dorji

A teacher, in search of inspiration, travels to the most remote school in the world, where he ends up realizing how important his job is and appreciating the value of yak dung.

Jonathan

2016

German

6.4

♡ 6

40%

Piotr J. Lewandowski Director

Julia Koschitz as Anka

André Hennicke as Burghardt

Jannis Niewöhner as Jonathan

Thomas Sarbacher as Ron

A young man struggles with the pressure of caring for his terminally ill father while trying to unlock a secret that his father seems determined to keep from him. The story takes another dramatic turn when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered.

Honeyland

2019

Turkish

8.0

♡ 45

100%

Tamara Kotevska Director

Gamze Sam as Self Ali Sam

Ali Sam as Self

Alit Sam as Self

Veli Sam as Self

When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.

Ghosts of Darkness

2017

English

4.6

♡ 2

paranormal investigation

possession

rural area

David Ryan Keith Director

Liam Matheson as Big Beard

Michael Koltes as Jack Donavan

Lisa Cameron as Laura Johnson

Lisa Livingstone as Rebecca Donavan

Two paranormal investigators are unexpectedly thrown together in the hope of solving a 100 year mystery. Locked for three nights in a house with a dark and unsettling past, the two investigators must put their differences to one side and work together. They soon discover the myths and stories are nothing compared to what actually resides within the eerie walls of Richwood Manor. Scepticism and showmanship are soon put to one side when the two investigators realise there is more at stake than just their professional reputation. For once they have stumbled onto the real thing, but this time it's their own lives at stake.

Red Sorghum

1988

Chinese

7.3

♡ 14

85%

83%

1940s

Action

based on novel or book

distillery

Drama

History

japanese occupation of china

Yimou Zhang Director

Yimou Zhang as

Hongguang Wang as Li Gong

Li Gong as Wo Nainai

Wen Jiang as Wo Yeye

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

The Wind Will Carry Us

1999

Persian

♡ 37

97%

Abbas Kiarostami Director

Masoameh Salimi as

Ali Reza Naderi as

Frangis Rahsepar as

Masood Mansouri as

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.

The Tree

2010

English

6.5

♡ 18

72%

Julie Bertuccelli Director

Charlotte Gainsbourg as Dawn

Marton Csokas as George

Penne Hackforth-Jones as Mrs Johnson

Morgana Davies as Simone

The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate struck blindly, taking the life of Peter, the father, leaving his grief-stricken wife Dawn alone with their four children. Among them, eight-year-old Simone denies this reality. She is persuaded that her father still lives in the giant fig tree growing near their house and speaks to her through its leaves. But the tree becomes more and more invasive and threatens the house. It must be felled. Of course, Simone won't allow it.

Aftermath

2012

Polish

7.3

♡ 4

Wladyslaw Pasikowski Director

Hanna Kossowska as

Ireneusz Czop as Franciszek Kalina

Jan Jurewicz as Grzelak

Etl Szyc as Participant of a trip from Israel

Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.

Happy as Lazzaro

2018

Italian

7.5

♡ 24

91%

Alice Rohrwacher Director

Alba Rohrwacher as Antonia

Agnese Graziani as Antonia bambina

David Bennent as Ingegnere svizzero

Alessandro Genovesi as Maresciallo

Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world.

The Run of the Country

1995

English

6.2

♡ 4

50%

78%

based on novel or book

strained relationship

village

Peter Yates Director

Victoria Smurfit as Annagh

Dearbhla Molloy as Danny's Mother

Anthony Brophy as Prunty

Joan Sheehy as Widdy McGinn

An Irish lad who fled from his oppressive, widowed father falls for a girl from an affluent family.

My Girl

2003

Thai

7.9

♡ 5

93%

Adisorn Trisirikasem Director

Aphichan Chaleumchainuwong as Dtee

Chaleumpol Tikumpornteerawong as Jack

Wongsakorn Rassamitat as Jeab's father

Yok Teeranitayatarn as Manoj

Jeab, a young man working in Bangkok, receives word that his childhood sweetheart, Noi-Naa is to be married. While driving back to his hometown, the memories from his childhood come flooding back.

The Messengers

2007

English

5.3

♡ 47

11%

Oxide Pang Chun Director

John Corbett as Burwell

Kristen Stewart as Jess

Tatiana Maslany as Lindsay Rollins

Dylan McDermott as Roy

When the Solomons trade in the craziness of big-city life for the quiet of a North Dakota farm, little do they expect the nightmare that follows. Soon after arriving, teenage Jess (Kristen Stewart) and her younger brother see terrifying apparitions and endure attacks from a supernatural source. Jess must warn her disbelieving family before it is too late to save them.

The Suffering

2016

English

4.5

♡ 5

26%

Robert Hamilton Director

Reed Peltier as Child

Regen Wilson as Driver

Nick Apostolides as Henry Dawles

Lee Hamilton as Mrs. Gates

A man fights for his sanity when he finds himself trapped on a rural farm inhabited by sinister beings overseen by a mysterious caretaker.

Tremors

1990

English

7.2

♡ 120

89%

Ron Underwood Director

Michael Gross as Burt Gummer

Fred Ward as Earl Bassett

Reba McEntire as Heather Gummer

Kevin Bacon as Valentine McKee

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

The Beast of Bray Road

2005

English

4.2

♡ 3

28%

Leigh Scott Director

Steven C. Miller as Brad Willson / Bar Patron

Joel Hebner as Creature / Ray Loubes

Berna Roberts as Gina Germaine

Andrew Lauer as Jack Berka

Based on actual accounts of werewolf sightings in Walworth County, Wisconsin, the film follows a local sheriff who is finally forced to accept that a string of horrifying deaths is linked to a predator which possesses DNA of both man and wolf.

King Jack

2015

English

6.9

♡ 7

94%

Felix Thompson Director

Jacob Berger as Background

Chloe Levine as Holly

Charlie Plummer as Jack

Christian Madsen as Tom

Growing up in a rural town filled with violent delinquents, Jack has learned to do what it takes to survive, despite having an oblivious mother and no father. After his aunt falls ill and a younger cousin comes to stay with him, the hardened 15-year-old discovers the importance of friendship, family, and looking for happiness even in the most desolate of circumstances.

My Summer in Provence

2013

French

6.6

♡ 4

48%

Rose Bosch Director

Anna Galiena as Irène

Aure Atika as Magali

Jean Reno as Paul

Tom Leeb as Tiago

In the wake of their parent's separation, three siblings spend the summer in the south of France with their estranged Grandfather. In less than 24 hours, a clash of generations has occurred between the teenagers and the old man. During this turbulent summer, both generations will be transformed by one another.

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The Wind Will Carry Us

The Tree

Aftermath

Happy as Lazzaro

The Run of the Country

My Girl

The Messengers

The Suffering

Tremors

The Beast of Bray Road

King Jack

My Summer in Provence