Social Injustice Movies

Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome...

While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of...

A young man’s quest for truth and justice interwines with a plane crash mystery, uncovering a sinister plot that propels his desire to be heard...

From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois,...

A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but...

UJANG (12/M) is memorizing Pancasila (Indonesia’s state ideology) all night, accompanied by his MOTHER (30/F) and FATHER (35/M), for his school...

Shiva, a fresher at VAC College, is forced to stand up against the students' union president and a group of gangsters who have made the college...

Raka, a court security officer, and his pregnant wife, Nina, celebrate her success in passing the bar exam. But their joyous celebration is shattered...

Tatsuya Kawakami's mother becomes a member of a religious group after her husband commits suicide, and makes a large donation to the organization....

A young man grapples with his past in care when he's faced with a life-changing responsibility

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human...

After the sudden loss of their father, a pair of siblings Laila and Raga are compelled to retell his passing to each family member, each holding on...

Starting in 1970s Hokkaido, the film charts the moral descent of Detective Moroboshi over three decades, the young cop quickly gets a bit too cozy...

When suspicious bruising is found on Lisa's son, Bobby, she is forced to confront her own childhood trauma to prevent him from being taken by a...

After police kill her fiancé on their wedding day, a heartbroken mother of two fights through the devastating aftershock of a shocking...

Botchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his first teaching assignment - never anticipating what awaits him. He must contend with students who spy on...

An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually...

In an invisible territory at the margins of society, at the border between anarchy and illegality, lives a wounded community that is trying to...