Incendies - Denis Villeneuve [2010]

 

Incendies [2010]

Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.

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La Cérémonie - Claude Chabrol [1995]

 

A Judgment in Stone [1995] 

A newly hired maid for a rich countryside family befriends a post-office clerk who encourages her to rebel against her employers.

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The Bad Sleep Well - Akira Kurosawa [1960]

 

The Bad Sleep Well [1960]

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.

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Qiu Ju da guan si - Yimou Zhang [1992]

 

The Story of Qiu Ju [1992]

A peasant woman seeks justice after the headman of her village has kicked her husband in the groin.

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Three of Us - Avinash Arun [2022]

 

Three of Us [2022]

A delicate thread of emotions about love, loss, healing, awareness and liberation.

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Taki no shiraito - Kenji Mizoguchi [1933]

 

The Water Magician [1933] 

The tragic tale of a woman who despite doing good where she can gets punished by society.

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Saikaku ichidai onna - Kenji Mizoguchi [1952]

 

The Life of Oharu [1952]

Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.

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