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C'est pas de l'amour (2013)
, 1h27Directed by Jérôme Cornuau
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about domestic violence
Actors Patrick Catalifo, Marie Guillard, Benjamin Bellecour, Ariane Ascaride, Déborah François, Olivia Brunaux
Laëtitia, jeune mère au foyer, découvre que sa voisine, Hélène, est victime de harcèlement moral et physique de la part de son mari. Devant le déni d'Hélène, Laëtitia va tout faire pour la sauver des violences commises par un homme en apparence charmant.
Like Someone in Love (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about domestic violence, Erotic thriller films
Actors Ryō Kase, Rin Takanashi, Denden
In Tokyo, sociology student Akiko (Rin Takanashi) moonlights as a high-end prostitute. Her jealous boyfriend, Noriaki (Ryō Kase) is suspicious, but does not know about her work.
Yelling To The Sky (2012)
, 1h36Directed by Victoria Mahoney
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about domestic violence, Gangster films
Actors Zoë Naelle Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Antonique Smith, Black Thought, Shareeka Epps, Tim Blake Nelson
The film starts out with quiet, studious, high schooler, Sweetness O'Hara riding her bike with a friend down the street, when neighborhood bully Latonya, her boyfriend, and friends begins picking on her. The boyfriend threatens to take her bike, unless she can beat him in a race to a tree down the street. Sweetness agrees, taking off running. The bully comes up behind her and pushes her to the ground, proceeding to kick her. Sweetness' older, yet pregnant sister, Ola, comes to her rescue, beating up the bully.
Married but Living Single (2012)
Origin Nigeria
Genres Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Funke Akindele, Joseph Benjamin, Joke Silva, Kiki Omeili
The Source (2011)
, 2h15Directed by Radu Mihaileanu
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about domestic violence, Political films, Films about virginity
Actors Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Saleh Bakri, Biyouna, Sabrina Ouazani
Set in a remote village in North Africa, the story does focus on women who go on a sex strike against having to fetch water from a distant well.
Tyrannosaur (2011)
, 1h32Directed by Paddy Considine
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about domestic violence, Rape and revenge films
Actors Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Sian Breckin, Julia Mallam, Sally Carman
One night, unemployed widower Joseph (Peter Mullan) drunkenly kicks his dog Bluey to death. He buries the dog and goes to the post office, where he mocks some Asian workers then throws a brick through the window when they tell him to leave. At the pub, Joseph attacks two young men playing pool one of whom threatened and mocked him. He then hides in a second-hand shop, where employee Hannah (Olivia Colman) offers to pray for him. That night, Joseph goes to his home and is attacked by the men from the post office. The next morning, Joseph wakes up and goes to the shop, where Hannah looks after him. He begins to berate and insult her, before leaving.
The Long Falling (2011)
, 1h45Directed by Martin Provost
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Assassinat, Feminist films, Films about domestic violence
Actors Yolande Moreau, Édith Scob, Pierre Moure, Jan Hammenecker, Laurent Capelluto, Valentijn Dhaenens
Long victim of her husband, violent and alcoholic, Rose Mayer, the Walloon countryside, decided to take their destiny in hand, and kills by crushing it with their car after leaving prison for having crushed a girl with the same car. She joined her son, homosexual, in Brussels, who left the family hell the day of his 16th birthday. But freedom does not erase guilt and family stories are not without contradictions. Rose does find its place in his new life?
A Private Storm (2011)
, 2h10Directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Origin Nigeria
Genres Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Ramsey Nouah, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Ufuoma Ejenobor, John Dumelo
Gina (Omotola Jalade Ekeinde) and Alex (Ramsey Nouah) seem like the ideal couple from the outside, but the urge to always be in control of all aspect of Gina's life is threatening their relationship. Alex abuses her emotionally and physically anytime he sees her getting close to the opposite sex.
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.
Boy Wonder (2010)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Bill Sage, Tracy Middendorf, Zulay Henao, Chuck Cooper, James Russo, John Sharian
A young boy named Sean Donovan lives with his mother and abusive alcoholic father. A carjacker attacks his family one night, which results in his mother's murder. Afterward, his father Terry moves them to a nicer neighborhood.
Reviving Ophelia (2010)
, 1h32Directed by Bobby Roth
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Jane Kaczmarek, Rebecca Williams, Kim Dickens, Peter Outerbridge, Joe Dinicol, Jordan Hudyma
When LeAnne Dunley arrives home from work and catches her daughter Kelli in a sexual act with a classmate, she arranges for Kelli to stay at her sister Marie's home when she is working. Kelli notices that her cousin Elizabeth Jones--Marie's daughter--is in an unhealthy relationship with her boyfriend, Mark. He calls and texts her at an extremely frequent rate, tries to control where she goes and what she wears, and becomes angry when she tries to spend any time with her friends.
The Zombie Farm (2009)
, 1h30Origin 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.
Veruthe Oru Bharya (2008)
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Jayaram, Gopika, Innocent, Niveda Thomas, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Rashin Rahman
Sugunan (Jayaram) is a stereotypical Malayali husband who habitually underestimates his wife Bindu (Gopika) in managing a family. Sugunan wants his wife only to keep house - cook food for him, iron his clothes and clean the house. Bindu does all these and more, but there's never a word of appreciation or a compliment from her husband. He doesn't even acknowledge the work that she is doing without any rest in her life. This often results in quarrels between them, but like any docile Indian wife, Bindu tolerates it for some time.
Heaven on Earth (2008)
, 1h46Directed by Deepa Mehta
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Preity Zinta, Seema Biswas, Yanna McIntosh
Vibrant Chand (Preity Zinta) is a young bride leaving her home in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, for Brampton, Ontario, Canada, where her husband Rocky (Vansh Bhardwaj) and his very traditional family await her arrival. Everything is new and unfamiliar to Chand including the quiet and shy Rocky who she meets for the first time at the Arrivals level of Pearson Airport. Chand approaches her new life and land with equanimity and grace, and at times the wide-eyed optimism of hope—her first snowfall is a tiny miracle of beauty, and the roar of Niagara Falls creates the excitement of new beginnings.
Counterparts (2007)
, 1h36Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Feminist films, Films about domestic violence
Actors Wotan Wilke Möhring, Susanne Bormann, Özgür Özata
Georg Hoffmann est policier, Anne, son épouse, est institutrice. Leurs deux enfants ne vivent plus chez eux. Respectés et appréciés dans leurs milieux professionnels respectifs, ils forment apparemment un couple équilibré. Mais, ce n'est qu'une pure façade : Anne, insatisfaite, est devenue une femme violente qui maltraite son mari. Georg accepte avec résignation cette situation. Déchiré, le couple demeure pourtant uni face à l'adversité…