Films_on_Women

Films_on_Women

Films on Women

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Historically in film, the roles of female characters are restricted and female protagonists were rare. This has changed over the years, and we now have a significant amount of films with female protagonists. Enjoy the selection of films on women from all around the world!

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Film Still "Sorry Not Sorry"

Sorry Not Sorry

Julia Thelin 2019 898 Min

Feride is on her way home from a party when …

Film Still "You Are Overreacting"

You Are Overreacting

Karina Paciorkowska 2018 4 Min

What is the place of women in our contemporary reality? …

Film Still "Three Centimetres"

Three Centimetres

Lara Zeidan 2018 9 Min

Four Lebanese girls go on a Ferris wheel ride to …

Film Still "My Gay Sister"

My Gay Sister

Lia Hietala 2017 15 Min

Majken has known that she is a lesbian since she …

Film Still "Woman Who Acts"

Woman Who Acts

Toshiyuki Teruya 2020 18 Min

Akira is an old man with little time left to …

Film Still "Juck"

Juck

Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, Ulrika Bandeira 2018 18 Min

Juck (literally Hump) is the dance group that made its …

Film Still "Wild Nights with Emily"

Wild Nights with Emily

Madeleine Olnek 2018 84 Min

This film is about Emily Dickinson’s life as a writer, …

Film Still "Of Girls and Horses"

Of Girls and Horses

Monika Treut 2014 82 Min

Alex is 16, a misfit, a drop-out, a failure. She …

Film Still "The Summer of Sangaile"

The Summer of Sangaile

Alanté Kavaïté 2014 88 Min

17 year-old Sangaïlé, is fascinated by stunt planes. Afraid of …

Film Still "Sister my Sister"

Sister my Sister

Nancy Meckler 1994 89 Min

Thriller based on a real murder which took place in …

Film Still "Rafiki"

Rafiki

Wanuri Kahiu 2018 83 Min

“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and …

Film Still "Princess Cyd"

Princess Cyd

Stephen Cone 2017 97 Min

PRINCESS CYD follows 16-year-old athlete Cyd Loughlin (Jessie Pinnick) while …

Film Still "Oma & Bella"

Oma & Bella

Alexa Karolinski 2012 75 Min

Oma & Bella is an intimate glimpse into the world …

Film Still "Nina"

Nina

Olga Chajdas 2018 130 Min

After twenty years, Nina’s marriage to Wojtek is going nowhere, …

Film Still "My father is coming"

My father is coming

Monika Treut 1999 86 Min

Vicky works as a waitress and dreams of stardom, but …

Film Still "The Misandrists"

The Misandrists

Bruce LaBruce 2017 91 Min

The Misandrists refers to a secret cell of feminist terrorists …

Film Still "Knife + Heart"

Knife + Heart

Yann Gonzalez 2018 102 Min

In the heart of the demonic Paris of the late …

Film Still "Aren't You Happy?"

Aren't You Happy?

Susanne Heinrich 2019 80 Min

A girl roams through the city looking for a place …

Film Still "Red Cow"

Red Cow

Tsivia Barkai Yacov 2018 90 Min

Benny’s hair is as red as the fur of her …

Film Still "Lollipop Monster"

Lollipop Monster

Ziska Riemann 2011 96 Min

Two girls, Ari and Oona, dream of breaking free. The …

Film Still "Virgin Machine"

Virgin Machine

Monika Treut 1988 84 Min

Dorothee, a would-be writer and journalist, leaves Germany for the …

Film Still "Gunpowder Heart"

Gunpowder Heart

Camila Urrutia 2019 86 Min

Claudia and Maria have fallen in love. They live in …

Film Still "Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death"

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death

Stefan Haupt 2002 98 Min

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross is arguably the world’s most reknowned expert on …

Film Still "A Date for Mad Mary"

A Date for Mad Mary

Darren Thornton 2016 82 Min

'Mad’ Mary McArdle returns to Drogheda after a short spell …

Film Still "Dyke Hard"

Dyke Hard

Bitte Andersson 2014 94 Min

Dyke Hard is a lesbian action comedy musical feature film …

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