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    Holler 2020 POSTER

    Holler

    2020

    English

    6.2

    12

    92%

    74%

    Action

    based on short film

    coming of age

    Drama

    high school graduation

    poverty

    rural

    woman director

    Nicole Riegel Nicole Riegel Director Austin Amelio Austin Amelio as Hark Becky Ann Baker Becky Ann Baker as Linda Pamela Adlon Pamela Adlon as Rhonda Jessica Barden Jessica Barden as Ruth
    In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are drying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing valuable metal from the once thriving factories by night. With her goal in sight, Ruth finds that the ultimate cost of an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for, and she soon finds herself torn between a promising future and the family she would leave behind.
    La bocca del lupo 2009 POSTER

    La bocca del lupo

    2009

    Italian

    6.7

    4

    100%

    78%

    Action

    Documentary

    poverty

    Romance

    Pietro Marcello Pietro Marcello Director Domenico Fertini Domenico Fertini as Self Claudio Coppola Claudio Coppola as Self Roberto Polloni Roberto Polloni as Self Michela Jugovich Michela Jugovich as Self
    Upon his release from prison, an ex-convict returns to his beloved city of Genoa, and to his lover.
    Jimmy's Hall 2014 POSTER

    Jimmy's Hall

    2014

    English

    6.7

    10

    78%

    61%

    1930s

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    ireland

    poverty

    Ken Loach Ken Loach Director Andrew Scott Andrew Scott as Father Seamus Jim Norton Jim Norton as Father Sheridan Niko El Santo Zavero Niko El Santo Zavero as Jailor Denise Gough Denise Gough as Tess
    Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
    Gebo and the Shadow 2012 POSTER

    Gebo and the Shadow

    2012

    French

    6.4

    2

    100%

    51%

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    honor

    poverty

    Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira Director Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau as Candidinha Luís Miguel Cintra Luís Miguel Cintra as Chamiço Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale as Doroteia Michael Lonsdale Michael Lonsdale as Gebo
    Despite his age and general weariness, Gebo keeps on working as an accountant to provide for his family. He lives with his wife, Doroteia, and his daughter-in-law, Sofia, but it is the absence of João, son and husband, that worries them.Gebo seems to be hiding something, especially to Doroteia, who is anxiously waiting to see her son again. Sofia is also waiting for her husband to come home, and yet she fears him. All of a sudden, João arrives and everything changes.
    Three Songs for Benazir 2021 POSTER

    Three Songs for Benazir

    2021

    Pashto

    6.3

    4

    61%

    61%

    Action

    afghanistan

    Documentary

    poor

    poverty

    young love

    Elizabeth Mirzaei Elizabeth Mirzaei Director Essam Ferris Essam Ferris as Shaista's Father Kamihejazi Kamihejazi as Singer
    The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
    El Lute: Run for Your Life 1987 POSTER

    El Lute: Run for Your Life

    1987

    Spanish

    6.6

    2

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    poverty

    prison escape

    robbery

    rural area

    shack

    Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Director Rafael Hernández Rafael Hernández as Guardia Civil en tren Manuel de Blas Manuel de Blas as Policía Daniel Medrán Daniel Medrán as Preso Luis Barbero Luis Barbero as Sacerdote
    In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
    Primrose Path 1940 POSTER

    Primrose Path

    1940

    English

    6.8

    4

    67%

    67%

    Action

    alcoholism

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    marriage

    Music

    Mystery

    poverty

    prostitution

    Romance

    Gregory La Cava Gregory La Cava Director Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Benny - Man in Diner Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as Bluebell Manager Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Man in Diner Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle Policeman
    Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.
    The Sun's Burial 1960 POSTER

    The Sun's Burial

    1960

    Japanese

    6.9

    3

    60%

    78%

    Crime

    Drama

    japanese new wave

    osaka, japan

    post war japan

    poverty

    prostitution

    youth gang

    Nagisa Ôshima Nagisa Ôshima Director Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Gang member Isao Sasaki Isao Sasaki as New gang member Takeshi Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa as Shin, leader of gang Ichirô Nagai Ichirô Nagai as The 'lance'
    In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
    As I Lay Dying 2013 POSTER

    As I Lay Dying

    2013

    English

    5.3

    11

    37%

    36%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    burial

    Drama

    mississippi

    poverty

    rural area

    southern usa

    James Franco James Franco Director Jim Parrack Jim Parrack as Cash James Franco James Franco as Darl Bundren Logan Marshall-Green Logan Marshall-Green as Jewel Jesse Heiman Jesse Heiman as Jody
    Strife and disaster befall a poor Mississippi family during a two-day trip by horse and wagon to bury their deceased matriarch.
    People of the Po Valley 1947 POSTER

    People of the Po Valley

    1947

    Italian

    6.7

    10

    83%

    Action

    barge

    Documentary

    italy

    poverty

    river barge

    short

    short film

    Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni Director
    A documentary short detailing the life of Italians living on the Po River in the 1940s.
    Rapiña 1975 POSTER

    Rapiña

    1975

    Spanish

    7.3

    5

    Adventure

    airplane crash

    betrayal

    Crime

    Drama

    greed

    neighbor

    poverty

    Thriller

    Carlos Enrique Taboada Carlos Enrique Taboada Director David Povall David Povall as Maestro de escuela Manuel Dondé Manuel Dondé as Papá de Porfidio Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López Tarso as Porfirio Rosenda Monteros Rosenda Monteros as Rita
    Two humble indigenous woodcutters discover the wreckage of a plane that has crashed at the top of the mountains and decide to steal the belongings of all the occupants killed in the accident.
    Jacir 2022 POSTER

    Jacir

    2022

    English

    6.7

    2

    100%

    100%

    Drama

    independence

    memphis, tennessee

    Music

    politics

    poverty

    refugee

    social injustice

    Waheed AlQawasmi Waheed AlQawasmi Director Mark Jeffrey Miller Mark Jeffrey Miller as Agent Simmons Maz Siam Maz Siam as Jacir's Father Lorraine Bracco Lorraine Bracco as Meryl Jonathan Stoddard Jonathan Stoddard as Officer Austin
    A glance at the divided U.S. political system through the eyes of a young Syrian refugee on the streets of Memphis, TN, as he faces the harsh realities of chasing the American dream.
    Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets 2000 POSTER

    Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

    2000

    French

    7.3

    6

    73%

    85%

    casablanca

    casablanca, morocco

    Crime

    Drama

    glue sniffing

    homelessness

    morocco

    poverty

    Nabil Ayouch Nabil Ayouch Director Saïd Taghmaoui Saïd Taghmaoui as Dib Abdelkader Lofti Abdelkader Lofti as Hardware store owner Mohamed Majd Mohamed Majd as The fisherman Hicham Ibrahimi Hicham Ibrahimi as The sailor
    Ali, Kwita, Omar and Boubker are street kids. The daily dose of glue sniffing represents their only escape from reality. Since they left Dib and his gang, they have been living on the portside of Casablanca. They live in constant fear of Dib's revenge. Ali wants to become a sailor - when he was living with his mother, a prostitute, he used to listen to a fairy tale about the sailor who discovered the miracle island with two suns. Instead of finding his island in the dream, Ali and his friends are confronted with Dib's gang. Matters are getting serious.
    Sorry to Bother You 2018 POSTER

    Sorry to Bother You

    2018

    English

    6.9

    75

    93%

    70%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    oakland, california

    poverty

    satire

    Sci-Fi

    slavery

    surrealism

    telemarketer

    Boots Riley Boots Riley Director Tessa Thompson Tessa Thompson as Detroit Lily James Lily James as Detroit's White British Voice Kate Berlant Kate Berlant as Diana DeBauchery Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker as First Equisapien / Demarius
    In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
    Shoplifters 2018 POSTER

    Shoplifters

    2018

    Japanese

    7.9

    111

    99%

    91%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    family drama

    family relationships

    japan

    poverty

    secret

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    Hirokazu Koreeda Hirokazu Koreeda Director Yûki Yamada Yûki Yamada as Moemi Katayama Moemi Katayama as Katsuya Maiguma Katsuya Maiguma as Kengo Kôra Kengo Kôra as Takumi Maezono
    In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
    Pigs and Battleships 1961 POSTER

    Pigs and Battleships

    1961

    Japanese

    7.4

    8

    87%

    87%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    japan

    post war japan

    poverty

    prostitution

    Romance

    u.s. navy

    yakuza

    Shôhei Imamura Shôhei Imamura Director Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Himori Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Kan'ichi Takeshi Katô Takeshi Katô as Ohachi Kotoe Hatsui Kotoe Hatsui as Wife, Tsune
    In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
    The Immigrant 1917 POSTER

    The Immigrant

    1917

    English

    7.5

    23

    89%

    89%

    Action

    card game

    Comedy

    Drama

    immigrant

    new york city

    poverty

    Romance

    slapstick

    slapstick comedy

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Frank J. Coleman Frank J. Coleman as Bearded cheating gambler / Restaurant owner Eric Campbell Eric Campbell as Head Waiter Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as Immigrant Edna Purviance Edna Purviance as Immigrant
    A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
    Food and Shelter 2015 POSTER

    Food and Shelter

    2015

    Spanish

    6.7

    1

    Drama

    poverty

    single mother

    Juan Miguel del Castillo Juan Miguel del Castillo Director Vidal Sancho Vidal Sancho as Ejecutivo Limpieza Mariana Cordero Mariana Cordero as María Manuel Tallafé Manuel Tallafé as Nacho Natalia de Molina Natalia de Molina as Rocío
    A single mother struggles to pay the rent and put food on the table for her 10 year old son.
    Coco Chanel 2008 POSTER

    Coco Chanel

    2008

    English

    6.8

    3

    67%

    67%

    19th century

    20th century

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    poverty

    rags to riches

    Christian Duguay Christian Duguay Director Carla Cassola Carla Cassola as Madre Superiora Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell as Marc Bouchier Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine as Old Coco Chanel Marc Fiorini Marc Fiorini as Pawn Shop Dealer
    Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and collections. The audience is taken backwards in time to the woman's upbringing in an orphanage, and traces her path to ubiquity as it winds through poverty, wars, doomed romances, and rather glamorous betrayals.
    Cyclo 1995 POSTER

    Cyclo

    1995

    Vietnamese

    7.1

    5

    82%

    85%

    bicycle

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    drugs

    poverty

    saigon

    slaughterhouse

    Anh Hung Tran Anh Hung Tran Director Nhu Quynh Nguyen Nhu Quynh Nguyen as Madam Tony Chiu Wai Leung Tony Chiu Wai Leung as Poet Nu Yên-Khê Tran Nu Yên-Khê Tran as Sister Hoang Phuc Nguyen Hoang Phuc Nguyen as Tooth
    Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and grandfather in the mean streets of the city lead to petty crime on behalf of a mysterious Madame from whom he rents his cyclo.
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