The Family
Aile is a story of Aslan who is the son of a large family, runs a nightclub. An extremely shrewd…
The Insult
Dir. Ziad Doueiri
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court…
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Dir. Marc Rothemund
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement…
Paradise Now
Dir. Hany Abu-Assad
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Central Station
Dir. Walter Salles
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother…
Monsieur Lazhar
Dir. Philippe Falardeau
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic…
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Dir. Ashutosh Gowariker
In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.
The Taste of Others
Dir. Agnès Jaoui
Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine’s tragedy “Berenice” in order to see his niece play a bit…
The Twilight Samurai
Dir. Yoji Yamada
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower…
Salaam Bombay!
Dir. Mira Nair
After destroying his older brother’s motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus…
Days of Glory
Dir. Rachid Bouchareb
1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir…
Pan’s Labyrinth
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather.…
Betty Blue
Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
Betty Blue looks gorgeous. Of course, as an erotic film, there’s the beauty of the female form, but Jean-Jacques Beineix…