Director: Robert Zemeckis Language: English Country: USA Life is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get. Forrest Gump is the story of an incredibly kind and gentle person who is also what some people might call “mildly … Continue reading
Director: Manish Jha Language: Hindi Country: India A Hell Created By Men? The film examines the impact of female foeticide and female infanticide on the gender balance, and consequently the stability and attitudes of society. Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women … Continue reading
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008) Director: Uli Edel Language: German, English Country: Germany The children of the Nazi generation vowed fascism would never rule their world again. A look at Germany’s terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized … Continue reading
Cidade de Deus (2002) Director: Fernando Meirelles Language: Portuguese Country: Brazil If you run you’re dead… if you stay, you’re dead again. Based on true events and characters who live in the overlooked and poverty stricken slums in the shadows … Continue reading
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Language: Spanish
Country: Mexico
Amores Perros (2000)
what is love? love’s a bitch.
A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life’s harsh realities, all in the name of love.
Amores Perros Photo Gallery
Awards
BAFTA Awards – Best Foreign Film
Cannes Film Festival – Best Feature, Critics Week Grand Prize
AFI Fest – Best Feature Film
ALMA Awards – Outstanding Foreign Film
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards – Best Foreign Film
Bogota Film Festival – Best Film, Best Director
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards – Best Foreign Language Film
Chicago International Film Festival – Best Film, Best Actor
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize – Best Foreign Language Film
Edinburgh International Film Festival – New Director’s Award
Havana Film Festival – Best First Work
London Critics Circle Film Awards – Director of the Year
Tokyo International Film Festival – Best Director
Amores Perros Trailer
La battaglia di Algeri (1966)
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Language: French, Italian
Country: Italy, Algeria
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
The Battle of Algiers reconstructs the events that occurred in the capital city of French Algeria between November 1954 and December 1957, during the Algerian War of Independence.
The Battle of Algiers Photo Gallery
Awards
BAFTA Awards – UN Award
Kinema Junpo Awards – Best Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion
In 2010, the film was ranked #6 in Empire magazines “The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema”
The Battle of Algiers Trailer
Kekexili (2004)
Director: Chuan Lu
Language: Mandarin, Tibetan
Country: China
Mountain Patrol (2004)
One man will risk everything to save innocence
The Tibetan Mountain Patrol, a self-sponsored outcast regimen established to eliminate illegal slaughtering of endangered Tibetan Antelopes by impoverished local and out-of-province peasants, intimately engages with a half-Tibetan journalist from Beijing in a desolate depiction of human nature in the outskirts of Kekexili.
Mountain Patrol Photo Gallery
Awards
Golden Horse Film Festival – Best Picture, Best Cinematography
Golden Rooster Awards – Best Film
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Asian Film
Huabiao Film Awards – Outstanding Film, Outstanding Director
Mountain Patrol Trailer
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Language: English
Country: United States
21 Grams
How much does life weigh?
They say we all lose 21 grams at the exact moment of our death… everyone. The weight of a stack of nickels. The weight of a chocolate bar. The weight of a hummingbird…
21 Grams Photo Gallery
Awards
Florida Film Critics – Best Actor, Best Actress
World Soundtrack Awards – Discovery of the Year (Gustavo Santaolalla)
Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director
21 Grams Trailer
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Language: German, English
Country: West Germany
Das Boot
When the hunters become the hunted
The story is told from the viewpoint of Lt. Werner (Herbert Grönemeyer), who has been assigned as a war correspondent on the German submarine U-96 in October 1941.
Das Boot Photo Gallery
Awards
Bavarian Film Award – Best Cinematography, Best Director
Golden Reel Award – Best Sound Editing
National Board of Review – Top Foreign Film
Das Boot Trailer
Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001)
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Language: French, Russian
Country: France
Amélie
One person can change your life forever
Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.
Amélie Photo Gallery
Awards
Amanda Awards – Best Foreign Feature Film
BAFTA Awards – Best Screenplay ( Original ), Best Production Design
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards – Best Foreign Language Film
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards – Best Foreign Language Film
Czech Lions – Best Foreign Language Film
César Awards – Best Director, Best Film, Best Music Written for a Film ( Yann Tiersen ), Best Production Design ( Aline Bonetto )
Empire Awards – Best Actress ( Audrey Tautou )
Amélie Trailer
No Borders 