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A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Boesman & Lena (2000), Losing Balance (2009), Alambrista (1978), Tuya's Marriage (2006), The Wide Blue Road (1956), Son of a Lion (2007) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

8.0/10 Drama

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.

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Boesman & Lena (2000)

Boesman & Lena (2000)

5.0/10 Drama

A South African couple (Danny Glover, Angela Bassett) try to overcome personal tragedy within their love/hate relationship.

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Losing Balance (2009)

Losing Balance (2009)

7.0/10 Drama

Jessika, a precocious teenage girl with loving parents and a good-natured older sister, is the center of a slightly eccentric family. A series of small events disrupts their delicately balanced ecosystem. Jessika's father loses his job and becomes bored and despondent, while Jessika's mother reenters the workforce and becomes empowered. These events act as catalysts f...Read all

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Alambrista (1978)

Alambrista (1978)

10.0/10 Drama

Struggling to support his family in Mexico, Roberto (Domingo Ambriz), a young Mexican man, illegally crosses the border to the United States in search of work. Exploited by his American employers, Roberto labors in harsh conditions for insufficient wages and fails to make enough money for his family. Continually on the lookout for immigration raids, Roberto has to maintain a constant vigilance as he travels from town to town, searching for employment.

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Tuya's Marriage (2006)

Tuya's Marriage (2006)

9.5/10 Drama, Romance

Married to and in love with disabled peasant Ba'toer, Tuya (Yu Nan) is forced to divorce him and find a new husband to support both them and their two children when an injury leaves her unable to work. After a series of men refuse to look after Ba'toer, Tuya finds herself torn between wealthy, recently divorced oilman and schoolmate Bao'lier, who promises to provide for her husband's medical care, and her neighbor, Sen'ge, whose wife has recently left him.

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The Wide Blue Road (1956)

The Wide Blue Road (1956)

9.2/10 Romance, Drama

A provincial fisherman (Yves Montand) angers other villagers by using dynamite illegally to expedite his catch.

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Son of a Lion (2007)

Son of a Lion (2007)

8.9/10 Drama, War

A Pakistani boy tests weapons but wishes to go to school.

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Nothing But a Man (1964)

Nothing But a Man (1964)

8.0/10 Drama

A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.

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Kings (2017)

Kings (2017)

1.3/10 Drama

A tough, protective single mother forms an unlikely alliance with the the only white man in her Los Angeles neighborhood in the wake of the 1992 riots.

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Sounder (1972)

Sounder (1972)

7.6/10 Drama

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.

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House of Sand and Fog (2003)

House of Sand and Fog (2003)

7.5/10 Drama, Crime

An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.

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Mudbound (2017)

Mudbound (2017)

7.4/10 Drama, History

Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.

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The Southerner (1945)

The Southerner (1945)

7.1/10 Drama

The life of the poor Tucker family, that worked as cotton pluggers and decided to get their own ground, but nature is against them.

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Ixcanul (2015)

Ixcanul (2015)

7.1/10 Drama

On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old MarĂ­a by her Kaqchikel parents.

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I Capture the Castle (2003)

I Capture the Castle (2003)

6.9/10 Romance, Drama

A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.

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Father (1967)

Father (1967)

10.0/10 Drama

When a young boy contemplates his background and the political ideals of his father, he decides to become his own person.

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Family Life (2017)

Family Life (2017)

6.3/10 Comedy, Drama

A young man spends a few weeks housekeeping for a relatively distant relative and enjoys taking over the comfort of their lives in Santiago. Soon, he meets a cute neighbor and starts pretending for his personal benefit. Great story by Zambra adapted with the filmmakers team. Lightly cringe-worthy humor. The first third is reminiscent of Chacun Cherche son Chat (1996) ...Read all

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Urban Hymn (2015)

Urban Hymn (2015)

5.8/10 Drama, Music

A social worker helps a young female offender who has a remarkable voice recognize her potential.

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