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Paris mon paradis (2010)
, 1h7Origin Burkina faso
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Les mythes sont porteurs de voyages et de migrations. Les Africains viennent encore souvent chercher le « salut » et la fortune en Europe, la tête remplie d’images idylliques de l’eldorado. Mais le « jugement dernier », c’est toujours là-bas, en Afrique, qu’il est donné : il faut réussir et le montrer. La honte guette ceux qui rentreraient les mains vides, sans valider ce mythe, cette image rêvée de Paris. Pourtant, la réalité est sans pitié. La vie des immigrés africains à Paris ressemble parfois à un combat démesuré et le rêve peut tourner à l’enfer. Il faut alors mentir, se mentir aussi parfois.
Crazy Heart (2010)
, 1h51Directed by Scott Cooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Beth Grant, Paul Herman
Otis "Bad" Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a 57-year-old alcoholic singer-songwriter who was once a country music star. He now earns a modest living by singing and playing his guitar at one-night stands, in small town bars, in the southwestern United States. Having a history of failed marriages (four that he admitted to, although a reference is made to a fifth he does not discuss) Blake is without a family. He has a son, aged 28, with whom he has not had contact in 24 years. He is mostly on the road performing, staying in cheap motels and traveling in his old '78 Suburban alone. The film opens with his arrival at a bowling alley for a show.
Another Year (2010)
, 2h9Directed by Mike Leigh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Lesley Manville, Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, David Bradley, Peter Wight, Imelda Staunton
Tom Hepple, a geologist, and Gerri Hepple, a counsellor, are an older married couple who have a comfortable, loving relationship. The film observes them over the course of the four seasons of a year, surrounded by family and friends who mostly suffer some degree of unhappiness. Gerri's friend and colleague, Mary, works as a receptionist at the health centre. She is a middle-aged divorcee seeking a new relationship, and despite telling everyone she is happy, appears desperate and depressed. She often seems to drink too much. The Hepples' only child, Joe, is 30 and unmarried and works as a solicitor giving advice on housing.
Biutiful (2010)
, 2h27Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, La précarité, Films about cancer
Actors Javier Bardem, Nasser Saleh, Eduard Fernández, Martina García, Blanca Portillo, Rubén Ochandiano
Uxbal lives in a shabby apartment in Barcelona with his two young children, Ana and Mateo. He is separated from their mother Marambra, a woman suffering from alcoholism and bipolar disorder. Having grown up an orphan, Uxbal has no family other than his brother Tito, who works in the construction business. Uxbal earns a living by procuring work for illegal immigrants and managing a group of Chinese women producing forged designer goods along with the African street vendors who are selling them. He is able to talk to the dead and is sometimes paid to pass on messages from the recently deceased at wakes and funerals. When he is diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer leaving him with only a few months to live, his world progressively falls apart.
When We Leave (2010)
, 1h59Directed by Feo Aladag
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Feminist films, Films about immigration, La précarité, Films about domestic violence
Actors Sibel Kekilli, Derya Alabora, Tamer Yiğit, Almila Bagriacik, Florian Lukas, Ayla Arslancan
Umay (Sibel Kekilli) lives with her husband Kemal (Ufuk Bayraktar) and son Cem (Nizam Schiller) in the suburbs of Istanbul. Kemal has regular violent outbursts against both his wife and son. Umay’s longing for her home and parents in Berlin finally overwhelms her. She packs up her things and flees her life and marriage in Istanbul.
Machete (2010)
, 1h45Directed by Robert Rodríguez, Ethan Maniquis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité, Children's films
Actors Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodríguez, Jeff Fahey, Lindsay Lohan, Daryl Sabara
The story revolves around Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo), a former Mexican Federal. The film opens in Mexico with Machete and his younger partner on a mission to rescue a kidnapped girl (Mayra J. Leal). During the operation, his partner is killed, the kidnapped girl stabs him before being killed herself, and Machete is betrayed by his corrupt Chief to the powerful drug lord, Rogelio Torrez (Steven Seagal), who kills Machete's wife and implies that he will kill his daughter before leaving him for dead.
Il Sangue verde (2010)
, 57minutesDirected by Andrea Segre
Origin Italie
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
January 2010, Rosarno, Calabria. Widely publicized immigrant riots exposed the unjust and squalid conditions that thousands of African laborers, exploited by an economy controlled by the Calabrian mafia, endure on a daily basis. For a brief moment, the immigrants caught the attention of the Italian public, who responded to these protests with fear and violence. In a few hours, the immigrants in question were "evacuated" from Rosarno and the problem was "resolved." But the faces and the stories of those involved in the riots at Rosarno tell a different story.
Beyond (2010)
, 1h32Directed by Pernilla August
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Tehilla Blad, Outi Mäenpää, Ville Virtanen, Minna Haapkylä
Submarino (2010)
, 1h50Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Jakob Cedergren, Peter Plaugborg, Patricia Schumann, Dar Salim
The story of two brothers who lose track of each other after an unstable childhood until they meet up again in prison is the focus of former ‘Dogme’ director Thomas Vinterberg’s film based on a book by Jonas T. Bengtsson, a Danish novelist celebrated for his unflinching realism. The film’s title refers to a method of torture known as ‘submarino’ in which the target’s head is held under water to just before the point of drowning.
My Father's Guests (2010)
, 1h40Directed by Anne Le Ny
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Michel Aumont, Valérie Benguigui, Olivier Rabourdin, Raphaël Personnaz
Lucien Paumelle, médecin retraité, est un militant de longue date (Résistance, droit à l'avortement). Par conviction, il décide d'héberger une clandestine et sa fille, venant de Moldavie. Seulement, les rapports entre Tatiana et Lucien Paumelle ne sont pas forcément bien vus par ses enfants, Babette et Arnaud.
The Arrivals (2010)
, 1h53Directed by Patrice Chagnard, Claudine Bories
Origin France
Genres Drama, Documentary, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Ce documentaire a été tourné entre mai et octobre 2008 au centre CAFDA (Coordination de l'accueil des familles demandeuses d'asile) de Paris 20e et montre les conditions d'accueil des demandeurs d'asile en France.
Morgen (2010)
, 1h40Directed by Marian Crișan
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Szabolcs Hajdu, Levente Molnar
Nelu, a man in his forties, works as a security guard in a local supermarket in the Romanian border town of Salonta. His life is uneventful: fishing at dawn, work during the day, and home with his wife in the evening. They live alone in the outskirts of the town and their main problem is repairing the old roof of their farmhouse. One morning, while fishing, Nelu meets a Turkish man trying to evade capture by the border guards. Nelu takes the stranger, desperate for help, to the farmhouse, gives him some dry clothes, food and shelter, although he doesn’t really know how to help him cross the border. When his wife discovers the foreigner living in the cellar she insists he get rid of him, but he does not report the stranger to the authorities and puts him to work on his dilapidated farm. The Turkish man keeps insisting Nelu take all his money and help him reach Germany. Eventually, Nelu takes the money and promises he will help him cross the border the next day, reassuring him with the one word he knows in German: "morgen" ("tomorrow").
, 1h45Directed by John Kent Harrison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Winona Ryder, Barry Pepper, Kristi Angus, John Bourgeois, Rosemary Dunsmore, Ellen Dubin
In 1914, Lois Burnham, a college-educated woman from an affluent family, met and fell in love with Bill Wilson, a young man of modest means. They married in 1918, and after his return from World War I, the two set out to build a life together. While Lois worked as a nurse, Bill struggled to find his niche. Lois believed that Bill was destined for greatness, and despite his increasing reliance on alcohol, she showered him with love and support. Eventually, Lois persuaded a friend’s husband to hire Bill at his financial firm. By 1927, Bill was working on Wall Street and the couple was living a luxurious lifestyle. But despite Lois’s valiant efforts to control his drinking, Bill’s alcoholism spiraled out of control. Soon his job, their lifestyle and their dreams were all gone.
One for the Road (2009)
, 1h47Directed by Philippe Godeau
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors François Cluzet, Mélanie Thierry, Michel Vuillermoz, Anne Consigny, Eric Naggar, Marilyne Canto
Hervé (François Cluzet), patron d'une agence de presse, souffre de sa dépendance envers l'alcool, qui affecte sa vie familiale et professionnelle. Pour s'en sortir, il accepte d'entrer dans une clinique isolée spécialisée dans la désintoxication. La cure s'avère très difficile pour Hervé. Là il noue une amitié avec Magali, une très jeune patiente de la clinique. Avec une attitude quasi paternaliste pour elle, il tente de l'aider à se sauver, mais se confronte ainsi à ses propres démons. Tandis que Magali s'enfonce dans ses conduites d'auto-destruction, Hervé guérit progressivement de sa dépendance.
In the Electric Mist (2009)
, 1h42Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Ghost films, Serial killer films, Political films
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Steenburgen, Levon Helm
Iberia Parish's Sheriff Detective Dave Robicheaux (Tommy Lee Jones) is investigating the murder of a young woman and has a chance encounter with a pair of Hollywood stars, Elrod Sykes (Peter Sarsgaard) and his girlfriend Kelly Drummond (Kelly Macdonald). They are in the small town to make a Civil War film.