Movies and TvShows featuring "cross-cultural" theme.

Twins Simon and Jeanne travel to the Middle East following their mother's death to uncover their family's past. Through a series of flashbacks, the movie tells the story of their mother Nawal, who was impregnated by a refugee and faced numerous challenges during the Lebanese Civil War. Nawal joins a radical organization, becomes a prisoner, and gives birth to twins. Upon her death, Nawal's will requests that her children find their father and lost brother. Simon initially refuses, but Jeanne continues the search and eventually uncovers the truth.

Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings.

Dark Matter is a movie that explores the story of a foreign student who seeks revenge and competition in the field of cosmology. It delves into the themes of reality versus fantasy, cross-cultural experiences, and the pursuit of truth. The protagonist's journey is filled with depression, envy, and the pressures of academic life. The movie takes a closer look at the universe, theories, and the precision required in the field of cosmology. It also touches upon themes like the American Dream, simulation, and the impact of water and fire in the storyline.

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them is a romantic comedy that explores the complexities of relationships and cultural differences. The story follows the lives of two best friends, with a focus on their experiences with love, marriage, and family. The film humorously depicts the challenges and mishaps that arise in their relationships, while also shedding light on the importance of understanding and accepting each other's differences.

Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been "lost." A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counter-plots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.

Growing Up Smith is a nostalgic and humorous coming-of-age story set in the 1970s. It follows the journey of Smith, an Indian-American boy, as he tries to balance the expectations of his strict family with his desire to assimilate into American culture.

Arranged is a heartwarming comedy-drama about the unique friendship between Rochel, a young Orthodox Jewish woman, and Nasira, a young Muslim woman. Despite their different backgrounds and beliefs, Rochel and Nasira form a close bond as they navigate the challenges of arranged marriages and cultural expectations.

Sirens in the Aegean is a hilarious comedy set on a Greek island. It follows a group of soldiers and political refugees who find themselves in a series of crazy and unexpected situations, including an escalated goat-chasing incident, a local blockbuster movie production, and encounters with Turkish military. With a weed-smoking castaway and a cross-cultural love affair, this film is a rollercoaster ride of chaos and laughter.

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.

A slice of bi-cultural life in New Zealand - Hindu and Kiwi served up in the wine country environment of Hawke's Bay. The story revolves around the various cultural differences and serious matters of those differences being exposed and examined, mostly with a sense of humour. The Kiwis are introduced to various Hindu social conventions such as `mother in law rules' and the visiting Hindus are introduced to outspoken children, all while the Kiwi wife is about to have it out with the arrogant Hindu mother-in-law.

In 'East Side Sushi,' Juana, a Mexican-American single mother, aspires to become a sushi chef despite societal and cultural challenges. She defies expectations and finds her passion in the sushi bar, ultimately bringing her cross-cultural cooking skills to a Japanese restaurant.

Thomas Arslan's second feature film and part of his Berlin-trilogy is a slow-paced milieu study of German-Turkish youth in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The film depicts the every day life, domestic conflicts, dreams and disappointments of three siblings and their aimless, meandering strolls through the Kreuzberg district.

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life.

Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of exploration, encounter and exploitation.

A young man who wants to become a professional dancer falls in love with a gypsy girl and gets in conflict with her totally different cultural background. But love can overcome these differences..

A group of Africans clandestinely reaches the coast of southern Spain. Among them is Alou, a 28 years old Senegalese. As all his belongings are stolen while in Almsería, he has no choice but to engage in street vending. His only pleasure are the letters he writes to his family to tell the vicissitudes of his Spanish adventure.

Car clubs in East LA provide the background for gang rivalry and a blossoming romance between Beto (Fernando Allende in his first English-speaking role) and the blonde newcomer to the neighborhood, Kim (Dawn Dunlap)

With issues of his own, an ex-army officer-turned-lawyer defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby.

Liliane, a provincial nurse in her peaceful fifties, must cope with the accidental death of her son in China. She decides to fly there in order to repatriate the body. This mourning journey will soon turn out to be a trip of discovery of her son whom she didn't see for years and a trip to make a fresh start through the insight of a new culture.

25-year-old Karri is stuck with his life: days at a job as a guard at a shopping mall, nights out with his friends. Then Karri meets Caasha, a Somali girl about his age.