Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 305

Colobane Express

1999

Colobane Express

1999
8
Public vans provide the traditional and sole means of city transportation in Dakar, Senegal. In a frenzy of activity, from the outskirts to downtown, people from all walks of life as well as fruits, vegetables, chickens, etc. are transported daily in these public vans.
In Case of Emergency

2020

In Case of Emergency

2020
In Case of Emergency paints a startling picture of our ERs stretched to the breaking point and exposes the extent of our nation’s broken safety net. All of our country’s biggest public health challenges—from COVID-19 to the opioid crisis to gun violence to lack of insurance—collide in emergency departments. Nearly half of all medical care in the U.S. is delivered in ERs and nurses are on the frontlines, addressing our physical and emotional needs before sending us back out into the world. In Case of Emergency follows emergency nurses across the U.S, shedding light on their efforts to help break a sometimes-vicious cycle for patients under their care.
The Star Prince

1918

The Star Prince

1918
5.5
The Star Prince has fallen to Earth and because of his cruelty towards a beggar, he is turned into a grotesque pauper. He goes on a quest to find his mother, meeting a wicked witch and princess on his way. He falls in love with the princess, but an evil dwarf tries to force the princess to marry him. The Star Prince rescues the princess and is thus turned back into his original form and marries the beautiful princess.
The Other World

2001

The Other World

2001
3.4
Yasmine and Rachid, two young Parisians children of Algerian immigrants, are in love and live a quiet life in France. One day, Rachid disappears and Yasmine learns that he is in Algeria. She decides to follow him, in that country that she does not know, that is filled with violence. As she travels looking for Rachid, she falls deeper into the horror of a country where nothing seems normal, another world, where death is ever present.
Flame

1996

Flame

1996
5
The 1970s in the former Rhodesia, today Zimbabwe: The native people is going against the white suppressors. As the war reaches the most distant villages as well the two friends Florence and Nyasha join the fighters and assume new names: Flame and Liberty. But the war is not as easy as they thought...
Taking Father Home

2005

Taking Father Home

2005
5
A 17 year old boy from a village in the Sechuan province leaves for the big city looking for his father, who left 6 years before and has not been heard of since. The fact that his mother still receives money his father does nothing to tame his anger. He his not looking for a warm reunion, it is unconcealed revenge that drives him. Totally lost, he roams the big city with his basket of ducks on his back...
The Cathedral

2006

The Cathedral

2006
The Cathedral is a lyrical narration set in the beautiful and unusual setting of Port-Louis, capital of Mauritius. Lina, a young woman in search of her identity interacts daily with friends and family in a carefree happy manner that will be challenged when one day her dancing catches the eye of a photographer… The Cathedrale is based on a short story written by Ananda Devi.
Misfit

2013

Misfit

2013
A prostitute wakes up to find she has been abducted and struggles to bond with her captors and plot her escape.
Sold

2019

Sold

2019
A film about friendship and the occasional loneliness.
Disonancia

2024

Disonancia

2024
Alana (25, Spanish) has completed the musical record she developed during the time allowed by her job. She seeks to share her excitement with Rai (28, Peruvian), but work-related issues stemming from her immigrant status overshadow everything else. Their unequal opportunities and privileges are clear.
Happy End?!

2015

Happy End?!

2015
4.1
Lucca is in the middle of her A-level exams, heading for a career as a high-flying lawyer when she is mistakenly accused of criminal damage and sentenced to community service in a hospice. There she meets Valerie who is determined to carry out the last wishes of her friend Herma, despite Hermas son who is only interested in his inheritance. Lucca helps Valerie to kidnap Hermas ashes and they begin a journey which turns Luccas ideas and values upside down.
The 11th Hour

2025

The 11th Hour

2025
A young boy scrambles to get to his destination on time.
A Film About Couples

2021

A Film About Couples

2021
When a couple of filmmakers decide to shoot a documentary about couples in love, problems and tensions between the two force them to question their own relationship and the meaning of cinema.
Our Hearts Beat Like War

2020

Our Hearts Beat Like War

2020
6.5
A boy’s delightful fantasy world collides with the harsh, grown-up realities he discovers at the refugee-aid centre where his mother works.
Shaman

1978

Shaman

1978
5
Brujo is an exploration of shamanism and curing among the Mazatec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico, and among two groups of Maya Indians in southern Mexico and Guatemala.
Beyond The Gates

2019

Beyond The Gates

2019
Beyond the Gates explores the controversial push for public access to the beaches along Hollister Ranch in Goleta, California. The film highlights the ranchers' concerns about opening their private property while also stressing members of the public's desire to exercise their state right to coastal access. As legislation moves forward regarding public access at Hollister Ranch, California cities must explore perspectives on all sides of the issue.
The Other Kids

2016

The Other Kids

2016
Director Chris Brown creates a hybrid of fiction and non-fiction in which he collaborates with real high school seniors to tell their personal stories. The result is a portrait of six teens on the threshold of adulthood and how each is dealing with his or her impending future.
Ashkan, the Charmed Ring and Other Stories

2009

Ashkan, the Charmed Ring and Other Stories

2009
5.5
Two blind jewel thieves, a young man who can’t succeed at killing himself, a love-struck police officer and two female morgue attendants find their lives interconnected when an unusual fish is set free and a charmed ring is moved.
A Life without Words

2011

A Life without Words

2011
5.5
In rural Nicaragua, Dulce Maria and her brother Francisco are Deaf adults who know no language at all--spoken, written or signed--until Tomasa, a Deaf sign-language teacher, arrives determined to teach them their first words.
Voice of the Voiceless

2013

Voice of the Voiceless

2013
4.2
The story of Olga, a young deaf woman from Central America, receives what appears to be a scholarship to a faith-based sign language school located in Brooklyn, New York.