Top 18 movies like Gjama

Gjama

“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society.

Gjama is of 0 hour(s) and 9 minute(s). It is Produced By:  . It was released on 2021-10-08. It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

Genres: Documentary

1. Father and Godfather (Gjoleka, djali i Abazit)

Father and Godfather

The events take place in a small Albanian village, around the '30ies. This isolated land, dominated by rituals and patriarchal relationships is the spirit that welcomes the newborn child of Abas. Servet, a co-villager, emigrant in the United States of America comes back in his homeland bringing a new vision and a new mentality, which serves as an inspiration for the 10 years old boy, Gjoleka, the son of Abas. Gjoleka founds himself in between of the ideas of his wild father, Abas and his illuminist godfather, Servet. Gjoleka symbolizes the young generation in the difficult realities that offer small and underdeveloped countries, where the outside world constitutes an irresistible attraction. The movie shows with a deep realism the human relationships, such as love, jalousie, hate, the impossibility to be integrated with another world, making this way a cruel autopsy of the weird society to which, "sometime" we belong.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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2. The United Monster Talent Agency

The United Monster Talent Agency

A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their very own talent agency for their movies.

It has an average vote of 9.1 on TMDB.

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3. Phosphor (Фосфор)

Phosphor

Returning wounded from the war Maksym was overcome by self-doubt, in his physiological state. He is undergoing rehabilitation. He loses contact with his wife. He is tormented by dreams. In one of his dreams Maksym goes to the island to catch a lot of fish, as the paramedic advised him. Maksym takes a boat, net, dynamite from the best man and sails to the island.

It has an average vote of 7.417 on TMDB.

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4. The Three Friends (الأصدقاء الثلاثة)

The Three Friends

Three friends are arrested after committing an accident with their car. After finishing their sentence, they become partners with the owner of a decoration workshop. But he deceives them and spends the money in gambling. They force him to sign a waiver of his workshop but he wants to get it back.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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5. Fien & Teun: Circus op de boerderij (Fien & Teun: Circus op de boerderij)

Fien  & Teun: Circus op de boerderij

Celebrate the best surprise party ever with Fien, Teun and all their animal friends in their brand new cinema film! Once again full of cheerful – well-known and new – songs.

It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.

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6. GCW: Fight Club Houston

GCW: Fight Club Houston

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It has an average vote of 7.636 on TMDB.

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7. Few Good Things

Few Good Things

A short film coinciding with the release of the album "Few Good Things" by Chicago artist Saba.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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8. The Way, My Way

The Way, My Way

Based on the best selling Camino memoir of the same name by Bill Bennett, the film documents one man's journey along the Camino de Santiago, searching for meaning, not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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9. School

School

Kathy Acker talks about being 14, hanging out at the New York Filmmakers Cooperative with Jack Smith, Stan Brakhage, and boyfriend P. Adams Sitney. She speaks to the theft of language, narrative versus myth, and digging herself out of hell. The interview was shot on Halloween night, 1996. The original 45 minute interview is placed inside the video transfer of this 3 minute Super 8 film called School , starring Miss Barbrafisçh.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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10. Broken Trust: Ending Athlete Abuse

Broken Trust: Ending Athlete Abuse

BROKEN TRUST takes an unflinching look at the secret world of sexual and emotional abuse experienced by athletes. Moving beyond attention-grabbing headlines, the film draws on courageous first-hand testimonies from Olympic and national-class athletes and coaches to reveal how victims in the sports world are often isolated and ostracized for speaking out, how parents are pressured to keep silent when confronted by abusive coaches, and how more and more athletes are fighting back to change the system. Broken Trust is a powerful tool for critically examining the systemic and social forces that contribute to the culture of abuse in sports and beyond. Featuring interviews with Jessica Armstrong, Katelyn Ohashi, Craig Maurizi, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Eva Rondansky, John Hoberman, and Pam Boteler.

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11. Change

Change

I was somewhere between the beggining and the end of life. After winter became spring, and summer became fall, and fall winter again. I always knew change would be constant.

It has an average vote of 9.4 on TMDB.

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12. WWE No Mercy 2004

WWE No Mercy 2004

No Mercy was a PPV which took place on October 3, 2004 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was the seventh annual No Mercy event. The event starred wrestlers from the SmackDown! brand. The main event was a Last Ride match, where the objective was to place an opponent in a hearse located on the entrance stage and drive them out of the arena. WWE Champion JBL defended against The Undertaker. Two predominant bouts were featured on the undercard; in respective singles matches, John Cena fought Booker T for the WWE United States Championship, and Kurt Angle fought The Big Show.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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13. Makwayela (Makwayela)

Makwayela

A group of factory workers in post-independence Mozambique performs a ritual of song describing their work in South African gold mines, and decrying the evils of apartheid.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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14. El cuarto de Mona (El cuarto de Mona)

El cuarto de Mona

(El cuarto de Mona)

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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15. The Crooked Road

The Crooked Road

An investigative reporter travels to a small European country with the hope of exposing its dictator's family secrets.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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16. The Order of Myths

The Order of Myths

In 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated... and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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17. Los extraños (Los extraños)

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Five girls spend a hot weekend in a country house in the interior of the province of Formosa. One of them disappears without a trace. Little by little, what promised to be a peaceful afternoon in the countryside turns into a nightmare.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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18. Once More

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Louis is a family man, with a wife and young daughter, who discovers in mid-life that he is gay.

It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.

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