Movies like White Material
If White Material's mix of rebellion, africa and female protagonist stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what White Material's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Beau Travail
2000 · Directed by Claire Denis · 93 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Claire Denis · With Michel Subor and Nicolas Duvauchelle · Also a French drama
Foreign Legion officer Galoup recalls his once glorious life, training troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, until the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain,…
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Dalida
2017 · Directed by Lisa Azuelos · 124 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Nicolas Duvauchelle · Also a French drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Based on the true story of acclaimed music icon "Dalida" born in Cairo, who gained celebrity in the 50s, singing in French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Italian, playing in awarded Youssef Chahine's picture "Le…
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Directed by Francis Lawrence · 146 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: rebellion, female protagonist · From the same decade (2010s)
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the…
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019 · Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · 113 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: africa · From the same decade (2010s)
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
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Breathe
2014 · Directed by Mélanie Laurent · 91 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Charlie, a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, but when Sarah tires of Charlie and looks for a new friend, their relationship takes an ominous turn.
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Declaration of War
2011 · Directed by Valérie Donzelli · 100 min7.0
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make a baby. A love story and the founding of a home like millions of others.
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A United Kingdom
2016 · Directed by Amma Asante · 111 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: africa · From the same decade (2010s)
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British…