Social Realism Movies

Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by...

The film is a retelling the story of actor Francis Perrin and his autistic child. Séverine and Christophe are young loving parents. Very...

In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that due to privatisation, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty...

Using verite conventions, a young couple with a baby and a child are worn away by the monotony of their lives.

Best friends HARDY and MUSH sit waiting. We don't know why or what for, but we know its moody.

Under the neon lights of the prostitution area in Ostend's Hazegras district, local residents struggle with their small and big problems. Loneliness...

After her addicted husband sells their 6-year-old daughter, a mother takes matters into her own hands and sets off on a desperate journey to save her...

A short film centered around young schoolboy Tommy Rogers; alienated by his peers & abused by his step-dad he spends his days caring for his...

A young woman working as a rider is forced to make a dangerous delivery that will put her life at risk during a night filled with urgent personal...

A British Falklands Conflict veteran struggles to reintegrate into civilian life as a “welcome home” party exposes the hidden costs of...

This incredibly disturbing story follows the exploitation of an apprentice butcher, Hermógenes, and his trial after he murders his boss in...

Shun and Nagisa first meet and fall in love during their first year of high school. While Shun is graduating from university, Nagisa tells him that...

A widowed father must secure a death certificate to bury his daughter, only to learn that without proof she was ever born, the law leaves him no...

On a northern English estate, a teenager quietly overwhelmed by responsibility at home begins to find hope through the support of a local youth...

The film follows the story of Ellie, a young girl from a violent home. The 9-year-old seems to escape from her harsh reality by spending her days in...

The story of a young mother with a failed marriage behind her, who fights daily for her dream to open a hair salon, challenging her fate in an effort...

From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois,...

Claudio is a construction worker living in the outskirts of Rome. He's happily married and his wife is pregnant with their third child. However, a...

After a night out, a young woman chooses to walk home alone, turning an ordinary journey into a tense confrontation with the fear many women...

Tinskani mourns the death of his friend and mentor, Salvador. His partner, Citlali, urges him to attend the funeral with her, but Tinskani is haunted...