Social Issues Movies

Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to TOMs Shoes, from adoptions to agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc....

Izi's close to escaping The Kitchen, one of London's last remaining housing estates. But when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard...

The Living Room of the Nation is a documentary film that portrays a number of Finnish living rooms. The film is a story of changes, the inevitable...

After running out of money while backpacking in a tiny, male-dominated town in the Australian outback, two friends resort to a working holiday at the...

The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in 1980s Rome.

Pushed to the breaking point by Simon, her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Alice becomes an unwitting...

When a spate of gruesome killings rocks the countryside in East Jakarta, army officer Soegeng is tasked with clearing up rumours about the...

Luna runs away from home in the middle of the night. In an unexpected encounter with a group of drag queens, she redefines her concept of family.

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their...

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and...

With only his wife by his side, a promising young boxer flees communist Poland to chase his dream of becoming the greatest fighter in history.

In Lopera (Jaén), the ecological transition has turned into a nightmare: centuries-old olive groves are being uprooted to make way for massive...

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

A group of advocates to end homelessness organize an annual tournament for homeless people to compete in a series of football matches known as The...

The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true...

From schools and offices to hospitals and streets, cleaners are working everywhere, tirelessly and modestly. They work hard and keep society running....

A nuanced portrait of a new generation, Dear Thirteen is a cinematic time capsule of coming of age in today’s world. Through the eyes of nine...

Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in...

In a small mining community in Northern Sweden, a group of youngsters about to take the leap in the adult age fight with themselves and the world...