East Palace West Palace - (1998)

In China, homosexuality isn't illegal, but homosexuals are routinely persecuted by police and arrested for "hooliganism". The film focuses on a young gay writer A-Lan who, being attracted ...

Boot Polish - (1958)

Preteen brother and sister, abandoned by their father to care of an abusive prostitute aunt, survive life in an Indian squatters' camp, aided by a friendly cripple, by learning to shine shoes instead of begging.

Mai Ratima - (2013)

Unemployed and hopeless, Soo-young witnesses a Thai woman named Mai Ratima in danger and helps her out. Having come to Korea through international marriage, Mai is physically and ...

0.5 Mm - (2014)

Sawa Yamagishi (Sakura Ando) worked as a nursing-care helper. The family of an old man asked Sawa to sleep with him, which led her to eventually lose her job and house. Now, she has nowhere...

Ode to Joy 

A Chinese drama about five women who live on the 22nd floor of an apartment complex in Shanghai called Ode To Joy. An Di (Liu Tao) is an incredibly successful though somewhat antisocial and...

Arthur Newman - (2013)

A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.

The Visitor - (2008)

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

La Terra Trema - (1957)

In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.

Elephant Walk - (1954)

Chingaari - (2006)

In the village of Rangpur, District of Badlapur, India, lives Narainda, who has been the Postmaster for the last over 35 years. He has patiently awaited the arrival of an assistant so that ...