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Tag: immigration

  • Swallowtail Butterfly

    The struggles of a group of outcasts living in “Yentown”, in an alternate-future Japan.

  • Short Sharp Shock

    Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark world of mafia bosses and deals gone wrong.

  • Bend It Like Beckham

    Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

  • In America

    A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell’s Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

  • Ae Fond Kiss…

    A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.

  • A Day Without a Mexican

    When a mysterious fog surrounds the boundaries of California, there is a communication breakdown and all the Mexicans disappear, affecting the economy and the state stops working missing the Mexican workers and dwellers.

  • Princesses

    Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye’s xenophobic co-workers.

  • Live and Become

    In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.

  • The Visitor

    A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

  • Gran Torino

    Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski’s prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.