Racial Intolerance
The degradation and maltreatment of people based on their ethnicity or skin colour has plagued the human condition since we first began travelling around the globe. This category includes films and documentaries that explore the consequences of ignorance and intolerance from the large scale horrors of political oppression and genocide ('Rabbit Proof Fence', 'Sometimes in April'), to the personal prejudices that inhibit our growth and development ('American History X', 'Crash').
Journey from the Fall (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Ham Tran
Starring: Kieu Chinh, Diem Lien, Long Nguyen, Nguyen Thai Nguyen, Khanh Doan
A poignant and realistic drama, set after the Americans left war-torn Saigon, depicting a side of the Vietnam War seldom seen - the affect on the Viet... Read more
Jungle Fever (1991)
6.5/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee
This stirring and thought-provoking drama is about a love affair that crosses over racial, ethnic, cultural and geographic boundary lines and re-estab... Read more
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
7.9/10
Director: George C Wolfe
Starring: S Epatha Merkerson, Julie Benz, Robert A Bradley, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Kathlee...
Based on a one-man show by Ruben Santiago-Hudson (played by Hill Harper) this is the inspiring story of Nanny Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson) a big-heart... Read more
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Neil LaBute
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Ron Glass, Justin Chambers,...
Newlyweds Chris and Lisa are excited to be moving into the exclusive gated community of Lakeview Terrace, but they soon discover their neighbour, L.A.... Read more
Lemon Tree (2008)
7.4/10
Director: Eran Riklis
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Doron Tavory, Ali Suliman, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Tarik Kopty
Widow Salma Zidane lives on the Palestinian West Bank, in a small house surrounded by lemon trees that her great grandparents planted. Unfortunately,... Read more
Life of Jesus (1997)
7.1/10
Director: Bruno Dumont
Starring: Kader Chaatouf, David Douche
Far from the religious biopic its title implies, this powerful French drama follows the slacker-like existence of 20-year-old epileptic, Freddy, who s... Read more
Love + Hate ( Love and Hate ) (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Dominic Savage
Starring: Samina Awan, Mohammed Rafique, Nichola Burley, Wasim Zakir, Tom Hudson, Tracy Br...
Uncompromising and passionate, this modern day 'Romeo and Juliet' charts the story of two young people from conflicting backgrounds who fall hopelessl... Read more
Love and Dance (2006)
4.9/10
Director: Eitan Anner
Starring: Vladimir Volov, Avi Kushnir, Oksana Korostyshevskaya, Valeria Voevodin, Jenya Do...
Just on the cusp of puberty, Chen is also caught between two cultures. Equally attuned to his beautiful Russian mother's love of culture and the arts,... Read more
Lumumba (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Raoul Peck
Starring: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas
When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old, self-educated Patrice Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the n... Read more
Malcolm X (1992)
7.7/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall
Spike Lee's three-hour epic tale of the life and times of the small-time crook from Harlem turned revolutionary civil rights activist has Denzel Washi... Read more