Movies and TvShows featuring "studying-abroad" theme.

Persepolis is a powerful and poignant animated film that tells the story of Marjane, a young Iranian girl coming of age during the Islamic Revolution. As she grows up in Tehran, she witnesses the changes in her country and the impact they have on her family and herself. From her childhood dreams of revolution to her experiences as a teenager studying abroad, Persepolis explores themes of identity, freedom, and the complex relationship between Iran and the West.

A high school student named Kururugi finds herself falling in love with her teacher, Sakurai. While dealing with her unrequited love, Kururugi must navigate through the complexities of relationships, school life, and her own emotions.

White Teeth is a TV mini-series that follows the lives of two friends, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, and their families in the diverse and multicultural neighborhood of North-West London. The story explores themes of race, religion, identity, and the complexities of multiculturalism, as the characters navigate their personal struggles and challenges.

French Postcards is a coming-of-age comedy drama that follows a group of American students as they study abroad in France. The film explores themes of love, friendship, and cultural clashes as the students navigate their way through new experiences in a foreign country.

First Position follows young ballet dancers from different backgrounds as they compete in the Youth America Grand Prix, hoping to secure a place in a prestigious dance company. The film touches on themes such as ambition, talent, and the challenges faced by aspiring dancers.

Jitters is a coming-of-age drama set in Manchester, England. The film follows a gay teenager as he navigates his way through a summer of self-discovery, searching for his biological father. Along the way, he deals with teen angst, peer pressure, and the ups and downs of first love.

In Honest (2000), a female thief finds herself in an awkward situation while undressing and stripping. She gets caught up in a series of events involving taking off her shirt and pants, walking barefoot on the street, and even being naked in public. Along the way, she encounters wet clothes, Bob Dylan music, studying abroad, and the contrasting worlds of West End and East End London. With a working-class background and disguised as a man, she forms a unique bond with a widower and gets involved in the underground scene, tripping her way through a theft on the subway and stolen goods. Throughout the movie, the theme of sister-sister relationship and a robbery perpetrated by a Rhodes scholar is explored. Wrapped in a towel, both the main character and a man find themselves in a psychedelic journey filled with the dynamics of three sisters in London, England. The movie also delves into the complexities of male-female relationships.

Where We Belong (2019) is a drama movie set in Thailand and Finland, telling the story of a girl who studies abroad and her intense friendship with her female best friend. As they navigate the challenges of growing up and leaving home, their relationship takes a dark twist, causing them to question their feelings for each other.

Sommaren 85 follows a small-town teenage girl and her experiences with her single mother, a gay man, and three generations of their family. Along the way, the protagonist explores her bookworm nature, encounters a psychiatric hospital, deals with a sexless marriage, dreams of studying abroad, embraces her anglophile tendencies, and navigates the complexities of a triple-f-rated mother-daughter relationship.

The Keaton family embarks on a European vacation where they encounter cultural differences, stolen clothes, and awkward encounters. Along the way, they learn valuable lessons about family relationships and the importance of embracing new experiences.

A woman travels to Greece to study abroad and ends up immersing herself in the hippie culture of the 1970s. She learns the values of free love, peace, and living in commune with like-minded individuals. Along the way, she encounters various adventures and challenges that shape her understanding of life and relationships.

A drama centered around a wealthy French family that faces bankruptcy and struggles to maintain their privileged lifestyle.

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite, with big American dreams, settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.