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The Zombie Farm
The Zombie Farm (2009)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about families, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Films about domestic violence, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Khotan Fernández Tapajos

Ana Maria, a battered wife, seeks help from a local spiritualist, Roque. Impressed with Roque's community service and advocacy for women, a filmmaker, Pilar Franco, offers to make a documentary about him. Roque, however, is a fake and can offer Ana Maria little help beyond advice to leave her abusive relationship; Pilar is disgusted and denounces him as a con man. In desperation, Ana Maria turns to Luna, a voodoo priestess, who warns her that her husband, Antonio, will be changed by the dark magic. To Ana Maria's surprise, Antonio is transformed into a mindless slave. Unsure what to do, Ana Maria returns to Roque and seeks his help once again. Roque and Pilar team up to help Ana Maria discover what happened to Antonio. Together, they learn that Luna is creating slave labor out of the immigrant community now that her supply of illegal immigrants has dried up. These zombies are put to work on Luna's farm and mindlessly follow her orders, including the murder of her enemies. A mix of Haitian voodoo and undead ghoul, the zombies are nearly impossible to destroy. Eventually, a botched spell destroys the zombies and Luna is killed. Roque and Pilar, who have come to respect each other, decide to work together to help the community.
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son (1934)
, 1h42
Directed by Luis Trenker, Werner Klingler
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Luis Trenker, Maria Andergast, Marian Marsh, Paul Henckels, F. W. Schröder-Schrom, Eduard Köck

Tonio Feuersinger, le fils téméraire d'une vieille famille de paysans, a une vie routinière dans le Tyrol du Sud. Lors de la cérémonie après une course de ski, qu'il a gagnée avec deux camarades de son village, il rencontre un millionnaire américain, qui lui donne le trophée, et sa fille Lilian. Le père voit le masque du Roi des Douze jours et souhaite l'acheter. Mais comme il n'est pas à vendre, il en commande une copie. Lilian engage Tonio et son ami Jörg à une ascension du sommet. Au cours de l'ascension d'une crête abrupte, la neige tombe soudainement. Tonio se met à l'abri, Lilian et Jörg d'un autre. Tonio et Lilian s'en sortent, mais Jörg meurt. En raison de cet accident, Lilian et son père s'en vont. Tonio veut maintenant connaître le "grand monde" incarné par Lilian, loin de l'étroitesse supposée de l'isolement de la montagne. Il se moque des habitants et quitte le village et son amie Barbl.
Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey
Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey (1980)
, 1h52
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Antônio Fagundes, Louise Cardoso

Japan, 1908. Motivated by poverty in the country and few job prospects, many Japanese have emigrated in search of opportunities. As the emigration company only accepted family groups who had at least a couple, Yamada (Jiro Kawarazaki) and Kobayashi (Keniti Kaneko) who were brothers, see as solution that Yamada would marry Titoe (Kyoko Tsukamoto), who was only 16 years old. Yamada and Titoe had just met and, along with a cousin, they depart to Brazil. After 52 days of travel they finally arrive in Brazil where they will work in Santa Rosa farm, in São Paulo, where the coffee expansion was intense. But they stumble upon a foreman who handles hostile settlers, demanding to work to exhaustion. In addition they are stolen by the owners of the farm, only being treated with respect by other settlers and by Tonho (Antônio Fagundes), the counter of the farm.
Lookin' Italian
Lookin' Italian (1994)
, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Jay Acovone, Matt LeBlanc, Denise Richards, Lou Rawls, John LaMotta, Ralph Manza

Vinny Pallazzo (Jay Acovone) is a retired gangster who has left the mafia after a disastrous incident. Now working as a clerk in a dusty bookshop of Los Angeles, he has to look after his young, reckless nephew Anthony (Matt LeBlanc), who lives fast, spending his time between seducing girls at the bookshop, dancing in nightclubs and playing poker games with friends. Vinny tries to do everything so that Anthony doesn't cross paths with mafia and gang wars, as he is afraid that his brash and hot-blooded nephew might end up like his father - dead. But that may be a lot more difficult than it sounds, especially after Anthony's girlfriend is brutally killed with another friend of his, by a gang. Anthony wants then to be avenged, especially after learning the truth about his father.
The Ambassador
The Ambassador (2005)
, 56minutes
Themes Films about immigration, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships

The film examines the career of John Negroponte, focusing primarily on his time as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras in the early 1980s. It brings to light the militaristic aspects of his service in the region in relation to the Reagan Doctrine. Interviews with numerous Central American human rights activists point to Negroponte’s alleged complicity in war crimes not only in his nation of diplomatic assignment, but also in neighboring El Salvador as a part of the Salvadoran Civil War and in Nicaragua as an aid to the Contras. The documentary covers forced disappearance as part of this involvement including the disappearance of 179 Hondurans and specific examples such as the case of Father James Carney, whose brother is interviewed. The film also contains interviews with former U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Jack R. Binns, Negroponte’s predecessor; indigenous Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchú, and Salvadoran bishop Medardo Gomez.
First Snowfall
First Snowfall (2013)
, 1h44
Directed by Andrea Segre
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Jean-Christophe Folly, Anita Caprioli, Giuseppe Battiston, Roberto Citran

Le Togolais Dani émigre en Italie et va vivre près de Pergine, dans la vallée des Mochènes. Là, il établit un lien fort avec les habitants du lieu, en particulier avec le petit Michele Fongher.
Papa was not a Rolling Stone
Papa was not a Rolling Stone (2014)
, 1h39
Directed by Sylvie Ohayon
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, La banlieue française, Dance films, Films about children, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Doria Achour, Aure Atika, Marc Lavoine, Sylvie Testud, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Pascale Arbillot

Dans les années 80, Stéphanie grandit à la Courneuve auprès d'une mère absente et d'un beau-père brutal. Très vite, elle décide de se sortir de son quotidien morose. Grâce à l'amour de sa grand-mère, à ses lectures, sa passion pour la danse et pour Jean-Jacques Goldman, elle se débat dans cette cité colorée où l'amitié est primordiale. Un jour, elle le sait, Stéphanie quittera la cité pour mener la vie dont elle a toujours rêvé. Le film raconte l'histoire de cet envol.
The Great Man
The Great Man (2014)
, 1h47
Directed by Sarah Leonor
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes French war films, Films about immigration
Actors Jérémie Rénier, Jean-Yves Ruf, Miglen Mirtchev, Michel Klein, Sava Lolov, Guillaume Verdier

Deux amis, Markov, réfugié tchéchène, et Hamilton, légionnaires en Afghanistan, tombent dans une embuscade ; Hamilton est gravement blessé et sauvé par Markov mais ce dernier commet une faute militaire qui lui fait perdre l'obtention de la nationalité française. Retourné à la vie civile, Markov, sans papiers et sans emploi récupère Khadji, son fils âgé de 11 ans qui était confié à des réfugiés illégaux. Hamilton, soigné en France, a obtenu une carte d'identité française, il la prête à Markov pour qu'il puisse trouver un emploi et s'occuper de son fils, mais brusquement il disparait. C'est Hamilton qui va devoir gérer la situation délicate de Khadji.
Spaghetti House
Spaghetti House (1982)

Directed by Giulio Paradisi
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Nino Manfredi, Leo Gullotta, Rita Tushingham, Rudolph Walker, Gino Pernice, Derek Martin

In an attempted armed robbery of an Italian restaurant in London, the staff members are taken hostage by three gunmen. The police besiege the building, but in the meantime an unexpected solidarity among hostages and criminals is born.
Gorbaciof
Gorbaciof (2010)

Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Toni Servillo, Gaetano Bruno, Yang Mi

Marino Pacileo is a solitary man living in the Vasto area of Naples, a multiethnic suburb close to the train station. He is nicknamed "Gorbaciof" as, like the Soviet leader, has a port-wine stain on his forehead. He is a cashier in the prison at Poggioreale, using his job as a means of funding his gambling addiction. He plays poker in a makeshift gambling house at the back of a Chinese restaurant, and here he meets Lila, daughter of the restaurant's owner. Gorbaciof is fascinated by Lila, whom he starts stalking; and Lila finds herself attracted to this strange man who rescued her from two violent teenagers. In spite of the language barrier (Lila doesn't speak Italian), they start seeing each other.
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind (1983)
, 1h38
Directed by Neri Parenti
Genres Comedy
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about immigration
Actors Lino Banfi, Paolo Villaggio, Milly Carlucci, Jacques Herlin, Pippo Santonastaso, Marina Confalone

First segment: Nicola Calore, an Apulian mason who emigrated in Switzerland, faces the visit of his niece Rosina who believes that he has become wealthy.
The Loser Takes All
The Loser Takes All (2002)
, 2h
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about television, Transport films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Road movies
Actors Maro Mavri

The story revolves around five characters: a fortysomething, the "Man," who has memories from the "years of cholera;" an alcoholic woman, Odetti, who goes by the pseudonym of "Madame Raspberry;" a Senegalese striper named Mandali; the "Little Guy," a guitar player and music lover; and Elsa, the protagonist's ex-girlfriend who is now a barwoman. The characters meet in order to fulfill their longstanding dream: leaving the city for an exotic island on a journey of no return. Thus they get involved with the dark world of the night.