1. To Kill a Tiger
Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
2. Bloodhound (Chienne de rouge)
A woman wakes up with the urge to film blood. In Paris, her city, she meets a blood conveyor, a transplant doctor, a chimaera… And she remembers a trial she followed a long time ago: the contaminated blood trial. Yamina Zoutat has constructed a moving quest about transmission, drawing on the hidden matter from which our bodies are made.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
3. L'hypothèse démocratique – Une histoire basque (L'hypothèse démocratique – Une histoire basque)
"The Democratic Hypothesis - A Basque Story" offers for the first time a perceptive account of the political egress from the last and oldest armed conflict in Western Europe. Acteurs, victims and peace negotiators plunge us into the history of a people who, in the face of violence, were able to invent a new path and act on their own destiny. Open to the world, when the Basque choose emancipation, they enlighten all the peoples and territories in struggle.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
4. Half Heaven
Kizito, a self righteous, legalist preacher is mandated to take a one month soul winning trip to Mboko, a dreaded and godless ghetto, to validate his eligibility for ordination. He is rescued and aided by an infamous prostitute, Bisona who houses him for as long as he carries his assignment. This unlawful combination breeds a rare type of chemistry that eventually sparks to love. He later discovers Mboko means much more to him than just an assignment destination.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
5. Embrace
Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
6. The Mother of All Lies (كذب أبيض)
On a handmade set re-creating her Casablanca neighborhood, a young Moroccan filmmaker enlists family and friends to help unearth the troubling lies built into her childhood.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
7. Maria Montessori (La Nouvelle femme)
Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
8. Untold: Malice at the Palace
Key figures from an infamous 2004 incident between players and fans at an NBA game in Michigan discuss the fight, its fallout, and its lasting legacy.
It has an average vote of 7.121 on TMDB.
9. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
It has an average vote of 7.426 on TMDB.
10. Stranger Than Paradise
A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.
It has an average vote of 7.158 on TMDB.
11. Nine
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.
It has an average vote of 5.519 on TMDB.
12. The Promised Land (Bastarden)
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
It has an average vote of 7.683 on TMDB.
13. Faithfully Yours (Faithfully Yours)
Using each other as alibis, two friends sneak off to indulge in secret affairs — but their elaborate web of lies unravels when one of them goes missing.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
14. The Goldman Case (Le Procès Goldman)
In 1976, the second trial of Pierre Goldman, a far-left activist suspected of killing two pharmacists during a robbery gone wrong, was held. The case mobilized many media figures.
It has an average vote of 6.971 on TMDB.
15. The Summit of the Gods (Le Sommet des dieux)
A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
It has an average vote of 7.843 on TMDB.
16. A Real Job (Un métier sérieux)
Benjamin is a PhD student without scholarship support. Under the pressure of his parents, and in need of money, he becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without training nor experience, and facing a declining public educational system, he discovers how tough this job can be. Hopefully, his supportive and committed colleagues will lead him to take a fresh look at the profession.
It has an average vote of 6.339 on TMDB.
17. House (ハウス)
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
18. How to Have Sex
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.
It has an average vote of 6.423 on TMDB.
19. The Old Oak
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
It has an average vote of 7.241 on TMDB.
20. Kidnapped (Rapito)
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
It has an average vote of 7.45 on TMDB.
