World Cinema

Top-rated documentaries from the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania take us on a journey into the world we live in.

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Behind Forgotten Eyes

USA, South Korea, Japan During WWII over 200,000 Korean women were forcefully used as sexual slaves by the Japanese army...now they demand to be heard.
Constantine’s Sword

USA Based on James Carroll’s best-selling book, Constantine’s Sword is a politically explosive documentary delving into the mingling of religion and violence.
The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories

Bulgaria Director Andrey Paounov, of Georgi and the Butterflies, tells the epic story of Belene: a tale of ideologies, mass murder, guilt, hope for redemption and mosquitoes.
The Real Shaolin

China/USA The Real Shaolin follows the story of two Chinese and two Westerners who hope to become Kung Fu warriors at Shaolin Temple in China.
Apology of an Economic Hit Man

Greece In front of an angry audience in Latin America, a North American decided to tell the truth, regardless of the risks for his family and his life.

Suddenly, Last Winter

Italy A couple, Gustav and Luca, engage in discussions with people on the street, politicians and religious leaders about the discrimination against gays and lesbians in Italy.
All White in Barking

UK All White in Barking probes the attitudes of Barking’s white residents toward their new neighbours, characterised by unexamined (and often comic) prejudices.
Sea Point Days

South Africa Sea Point Days is an unusual and impressionistic record of life at Cape Town’s Sea Point Promenade.
Hair India

Italy The journey of a young Indian woman’s hair donated to the Temple; sold and converted into hair extensions in Italy; and returned to India to satisfy a career woman.