Movies and TvShows featuring "cultural-identity" theme.
Álex, disappointed in love, sends an angry voice message to his boyfriend but accidentally sends it to Bruno instead. This mistake leads them to meet, and what starts as a date becomes something more significant.
After the 1999 premiere of the first Matrix movie, it became a pop culture phenomenon. A special documentary about the Matrix saga and its prophetic aspects.
A daughter struggles to talk to her father, who is also a son.
It tells the story of a Saudi family with limited income, consisting of Yarub and his sister Asrar and their grandfather. The family goes through strange adventures. Yarub is destined to face Al-Harith, who seeks to destroy the world, but Yarub does not know his fate.
Shinjuku Triad Society follows the story of a detective investigating a series of brutal crimes in the criminal underworld of Shinjuku. He is drawn into a dangerous web of corruption and violence as he uncovers a plot involving organ trade and a powerful triad society. The film explores themes of power, loyalty, and the dark side of urban life.
EUROPA – The Last Battle is a multiple episode historical documentary which begins by showing the unseen side of World War I, and World War II, going through modern history until it reaches the current day. This documentary gives an overview of how Europe has been shaped in modern history. In it, you will find the secret history, where you will find the real causes of the events. Watch this documentary and uncover the real root causes of World War II. It will take you on an epic timeline that will transport you back in time and lead you on the journey through the Bolshevik Revolution, the communist attempts to take over Germany; hyperinflation during the Weimar Republic, widespread unemployment and misery, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, World War I & II – all the way to the modern world. It presents the true historical events that lead to this world catastrophe known as the second world war, as well as the aftermath.
Exploring some of the world's most isolated and iconic tropical islands.
Patrick Batista, a retired arm wrestling champion, lives as a stock broker with a deep hatred towards the brazillian contemporary and classic culture. After murdering people based on their personal taste and cultural profile, Patrick has to maintain his honest and highly regarded image from his secretary and a lunatic detective.
Junction 48 follows the life of a young Palestinian rapper and his struggle to find freedom and maintain his cultural identity in a society dominated by racial conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A documentary about the makers of saké, traditional Japanese rice wine, and the challenges they face in preserving their craft amidst modern societal demands.
Charlie escapes the Armenian genocide as a boy and goes to the United States. As an adult, he returns to Armenia and is arrested. From his prison cell, he watches an Armenian couple, experiencing their culture and finding solace in their lives.
Ina, an introverted 11-year-old immigrant, finds herself captivated by Petra, a new classmate coming from the same country as her. Faced with the newcomer’s indifference towards her, Ina embarks on a desperate quest for connection in a world oscillating between dream and reality.
The history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director's father Sofu Teshigahara worked as the grand master of the school.
This feature-length documentary chronicles the Sundance ceremony brought to Eastern Canada by William Nevin of the Elsipogtog First Nation of the Mi'kmaq. Nevin learned from Elder Keith Chiefmoon of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta. Under the July sky, participants in the Sundance ceremony go four days without food or water. Then they will pierce the flesh of their chests in an offering to the Creator. This event marks a transmission of culture and a link to the warrior traditions of the past.
THE ARYANS is Mo Asumang's personal journey into the madness of racism during which she meets German neo-Nazis, the US leading racist, the notorious Tom Metzger and Ku Klux Klan members in the alarming twilight of the Midwest. In The ARYANS Mo questions the completely wrong interpretation of "Aryanism" - a phenomenon of the tall, blond and blue-eyed master race.
Kang Aries and Kang Oca are two cultural observers of Kujang who try to provide a justification perspective on the Kujang Philosophy made by one of the blacksmiths named Abah Jajang, where the general public often considers that Kujang is a sharp weapon. The two of them "Kang Aris & Kang Oca" entered the realm of the trial to defend the essence of Kujang, so as not to be considered misunderstood by the general public.
No Hard Feelings is a coming-of-age drama that follows Parvis, a gay Iranian refugee living in Germany. Parvis finds himself navigating his dual identity as he embraces his new home while grappling with issues of love, family, and cultural identity. As Parvis becomes involved in a community service program at a refugee center, he meets Amon, an Iranian immigrant who captures his heart. Their relationship forces Parvis to confront his past and make difficult choices about his future. With a backdrop of small-town milieu, the film explores themes of queer identity, sibling relationships, and the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers.
Tokyo Phoenix is a documentary film that explores the rich history of Tokyo, from its early days as Edo to its destruction during World War II and eventual rebirth as a modern metropolis. The film delves into key events such as the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the city's transformation in preparation for the Olympic Games. Tokyo Phoenix showcases the resilience and spirit of the people of Tokyo as they rebuild and rise from the ashes.
At a critical moment in the history of the written word, as humanity’s archives migrate to the cloud, one filmmaker goes on a journey around the globe to better understand how she can preserve her own Romanian and Armenian heritage, as well as our collective memory. Blending the intellectual with the poetic, she embarks on a personal quest with universal resonance, navigating the continuum between paper and digital—and reminding us that human knowledge is above all an affair of the soul and the spirit.