Disabilities
Living with 'disability' is a reality for many of us, yet seldom are disabled members of society seen on the big screen. Breakthrough hits like 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'My Left Foot' and 'Children of a Lesser God' illustrate the rich depth of experience and valuable stories that should be and are being told. From the bizarre ('Freaks') to the inspiring ('Mask') from the sweet ('Mozart and the Whale') to the tough as nails ('Murderball').
Adam (2008)
8/10
Director: Max Mayer
Starring: Amy Irving, Mark Linn-Baker, Peter Gallagher, Rose Byrne, Hugh Dancy, Frankie Fa...
A delightful, romantic story about two strangers in search of an extraordinary connection. Adam (Hugh Dancy) is a brilliant but awkward astronomy buff... Read more
Seraphine (2008)
7.4/10
Director: Martin Provost
Starring: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent, Genevieve Mnich, Nico Rogner, Franco...
Frenchwoman Seraphine de Senlis, lived from 1864 to 1942. A shepherdess and housekeeper, in her private hours she painted incredible floral arrangemen... Read more
Chocolate (2008)
7/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee...
From the director of 'Ong Bak' comes another martial arts extravaganza, and this time the ass-kicker is an autistic girl, the product of an illicit re... Read more
Dark Floors (2008)
4.5/10
Director: Pete Riski
Starring: Lordi , Skye Bennett, Noah Huntley, Dominique McElligott, Leon Herbert, Ronald P...
When the concerned father of an autistic girl decides to remove his daughter from the hospital where she is being treated, their escape is unexpectedl... Read more
Rain of the Children (2008)
6.9/10
Director: Vincent Ward
Starring: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Taungaroa Emile, Vincent Ward, Miriama Rangi
While still a film student in the late 1970s, Vincent Ward made a documentary called 'In Spring One Plants Alone' about an elderly Tuhoe woman called... Read more
Rocket Science (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Starring: Nicholas D'Agosto, Reece Thompson, Denis O'Hare, Margo Martindale, Anna Kendrick
'Rocket Science' follows the life of fifteen year-old Hal, an awkward kid with a stutter who wants to rise from obscurity and become an unlikely hero... Read more
Chuck Close (2007)
9.1/10
Director: Marion Cajori
Starring: Chuck Close
'Chuck Close' is an astounding portrait of the life and work of a man who has reinvented portraiture and triumphed in the face of adversity. When a de... Read more
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
8/10
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric, Max von Sydow, Niels Arestrup, Patrick Ches...
Based on the best-selling memoir of the same name, this is the remarkable true story of Jean Dominic Bauby, wealthy playboy and editor of the French '... Read more
King of California (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Mike Cahill
Starring: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber
Recently released from a mental institution, Charlie (Michael Douglas) is reunited with his estranged teenage daughter, Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood) who... Read more
Ben X (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Nic Balthazar
Starring: Greg Timmermans, Marijke Pinoy, Laura Verlinden, Pol Goossen, Titus De Voogdt
Ben suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, a type of autism that makes communicating with people difficult. But in the virtual world of online gaming he re... Read more