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 "Scheme Birds"

Scheme Birds

Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin 2019 90 Min
Scrappy Scottish teenager Gemma has never backed down from a …
Film Still "Diagnosis"

Diagnosis

Ewa Podgórska 2018 78 Min
"Diagnosis" is a journey into the depths of subconscious of …
Film Still "Easy Lessons"

Easy Lessons

Dorottya Zurbó 2018 78 Min
Kafia is 17 years old. Two years ago, she fled …
Film Still "Before Father Gets Back"

Before Father Gets Back

Mari Gulbiani 2018 75 Min
In a darkened classroom, the white cracked walls serve as …
Film Still "Streetkids United II - The Girls From Rio"

Streetkids United II - The Girls From Rio

María Clara 2015 77 Min
The Brazilian girls' football team is followed as they prepare …
Film Still "A Growing Thing"

A Growing Thing

Sarah Gross 2019 92 Min
With only a 5th grade education, Jabulile Ndaba, a tall …
Film Still "Alone"

Alone

Otakar Faifr 2017 63 Min
Luba Skořepová has spent the past several years in solitude, …
Film Still "Patision Avenue"

Patision Avenue

Thanasis Neofotistos 2018 12 Min
Yanni’s mum is running late to an audition as a …
Film Still "Kati Kati"

Kati Kati

Mbithi Masya 2016 75 Min
When Kaleche wakes up in the middle of the wilderness, …
Film Still "Unlikely Heroes"

Unlikely Heroes

Peter Luisi 2014 94 Min
One woman, 11 asylum seekers, and just a few days …
Film Still "Hilda"

Hilda

Andrés Clariond Rangel 2014 88 Min
Susana Le Marchand, 63, a lonely housewife ignored by her …
Film Still "Home Care"

Home Care

Slávek Horák 2015 92 Min
A woman‘s journey through middle-age, emotional crisis, and self discovery …
Film Still "Hortensia"

Hortensia

Diego Lublinsky, Álvaro Urtizberea 2015 90 Min
Happiness is closer than you think It‘s December when Hortensia‘s …
Film Still "THE OTHER HALF OF THE SKY: STORIES OF CHINESE BUSINESS WOMEN"

THE OTHER HALF OF THE SKY: STORIES OF CHINESE BUSINESS WOMEN

Patrik Soergel 2016 80 Min
They are four of the most successful businesswomen in China: …
Film Still "Arlette. Courage is a Muscle."

Arlette. Courage is a Muscle.

Florian Hoffmann 2015 52 Min
A journey from Africa to Berlin turns into an unexpected …
Film Still "17"

17

Widad Shafakoj 2017 74 Min
The film follows the Jordanian under-17 women’s football team as …
Film Still "The Deer in Me"

The Deer in Me

Kenji Tabuchi 2012 15 Min
Asuka, a new actress who lives in Tokyo visits Aka …
Film Still "Girls' War"

Girls' War

Mylene Sauloy 2016 52 Min
Hundreds of women come from Paris to Kobani, from Turkish …
Film Still "Trouble"

Trouble

Penelope Buitenhuis 1993 87 Min
Berlin at the beginning of the 1990s. Thousands of young …
Film Still "The Amazing Catfish"

The Amazing Catfish

Claudia Sainte-Luce 2013 87 Min
Claudia, a lonely young woman, works in a supermarket. One …
Film Still "Violeta Went to Heaven"

Violeta Went to Heaven

Andrés Wood 2011 110 Min
A portrait of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra …
Film Still "Suzanne"

Suzanne

Katell Quillévéré 2013 90 Min
A single mother in adolescence, Suzanne lives with her father …
Film Still "My Skinny Sister"

My Skinny Sister

Sanna Lenken 2014 94 Min
12-year-old Stella is in the midst of puberty. She struggles …
Film Still "Don't Look at Me That Way"

Don't Look at Me That Way

Uisenma Borchu 2015 88 Min
Hedi is the new neighbor of Iva, who raises her …
Film Still "Much Loved"

Much Loved

Nabil Ayouch 2015 104 Min
Noha, Randa, Soukaina, Hlima - just some of the women …
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