Social Realism Movies

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...

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

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...

130k portrays the cold reality of exclusion through the story of an immigrant family.

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

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...

Viveca is 31, divorced, and has a son of 6 years. She and her friend Aud have left the hectic everyday life and moved in with bohemians and artists....

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,...

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...

To save his failing business, an elderly tailor must confront his deep-seated prejudice when he accepts an unusual order: creating a female cosplay...

A wandering homeless man seizes an opportunity.

A young immigrant’s life comes crashing down when he gets a distressing phone call from his home country.

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

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...

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

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...

Walter is a 60-year-old removal man for forced evictions. He recognizes in one of the tenants about to be evicted his estranged son, Jan. In order to...

In the form of a posthumous letter to Storck, using clippings from the original 'Borinage' film, the director paints a personal picture about a...

A social realism / dark comedy drama focused on the lives and struggles of working class youth. After a series of noise complaints, due to Darren's...