The Big Grave

7.6

Gandhi

December 1982 •English

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

7.6

The Last Emperor

October 1987 •English

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

8.0

The Gold Rush

July 1925 •English

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

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Montatorja

November 1970 •Albanian

Hëna, who works in a construction site, falls in love with another worker, Agim.

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Stars Over the River Drin

April 1978 •Albanian

After the foreign specialists leave, engineer Lulëzim is left in charge of building the Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station.

7.2

Of Mice and Men

September 1992 •English

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

6.6

It's a Free World...

September 2007 •English

Angie is a working class woman. After being fired, she decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend, Rose. Taking advantage of the desperation of immigrants, Angie builds a successful business extremely quickly.

6.4

Karanlıkta Uyananlar

January 1964 •Turkish

A group of paint worker can’t take their salary from the fabricator and they go on strike.

4.8

The Road That Has No End

January 1965 •Turkish

The film follows the lives of those who immigrate to the city, leaving their families behind. Ahmet and his friends came to the city with great expectations, but soon confront the difficulties of adjusting to life there. After days of job hunting, they finally find employment in the harbor.

5.3

The Woman of Wrath

September 1984 •Chinese

A woman, married off to an abusive butcher, is overpowered by the twin forces of patriarchy and tradition in Taiwan during circa 1920 to 1945.

6.3

Madonnas

February 2007 •German

A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own five children and forces her mother to take the role of a mother.

2.5

The Track

May 1970 •Albanian

A successful doctor comes into conflict with his friends and family and is slowly driven towards suicide.

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Anna Szabó

December 1949 •Hungarian

A female worker in Socialist Hungary gains the acceptance of her male colleagues.

7.3

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

June 2006 •English

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

7.8

Rocky

November 1976 •English

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

7.9

The Pursuit of Happyness

December 2006 •English

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

6.9

Independence Day

June 1996 •English

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

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Why Are the Drums Rumbling?

February 1969 •Albanian

Katrina and Xhavit, two young volunteers working on the construction of a railroad, fall in love and decide to marry. However, the girl's father does not approve this marriage.

5.5

Out of Step

February 1968 •

A disabled man takes on the system when his pension is tied up in a morass of red tape. His story is revealed on a television program, and the star of the show is admonished for trying to incite the public against the system. The media, the man and the television manager gather to try to talk out the misunderstandings they all experience with the system of slow-moving social injustices. The message of the film also states that the days of media scrutiny and public-opinion feedback are here to stay.

7.2

Still Life

November 2006 •Chinese

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.