20 movies like Moolaadé, ordered by similarity : Yaaba(1989), Hatred(2016), Tilai(1990), The Return of Martin Guerre(1982), Bandit Queen(1994), November(2017), Zama(2017), Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001), The Circle(2000), Times and Winds(2006), First They Killed My Father(2017), The Story of Qiu Ju(1992) ...
Drama
Senegal|Burkina Faso|Morocco|Tunisia|Cameroon|France
2004
124 Minutes
Fatoumata Coulibaly Maimouna Hélène Diarra Salimata Traoré Aminata Dao
girl villager woman husband inspiring disturbing burkina faso village hut genital mutilation superstition sexism underdog escape 2000s
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.
Drama
Burkina Faso|Switzerland|France|West Germany
1989
90 Minutes
Fatimata Sanga Noufou Ouedraogo Roukietou Barry Adama Ouédraogo Sibidou Ouedraogo Adama Sidibe Rasmane Ouedraogo Assita Ouedraogo Zenabou Ouedraogo Ousmane Sawadogo
elderly woman boy witch villager cousin medicine man endearing engaging solemn africa village desert hut unlikely friendship african culture village life witch hunt ostracized illness rivalry
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When ... See full summary »
War, Drama
Poland
2016
150 Minutes
Michalina Labacz Arkadiusz Jakubik Wasyl Wasylik Adrian Zaremba Izabela Kuna Jacek Braciak Maria Sobocinska Oleksandr Zbarazkyi
young woman young man widower sister father villager dark disturbing emotional gripping intense village poland wedding market world war ii young love ethnic tension war crimes massacre
Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.
Drama
Switzerland|UK|France|Burkina Faso|Germany
1990
81 Minutes
Rasmane Ouedraogo Ina Cissé Roukietou Barry Assane Ouedraogo Sibidou Sidibé Moumouni Ouedraogo Mariam Barry
villager father son fiancé father-in-law second wife melodramatic powerful suspenseful burkina faso village desert africa village life family feud infidelity death penalty on the run love triangle forbidden love
Set in a pre-colonial African past, Tilai is about an illicit love affair and its consequences. Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken ... See full summary »
Drama, History
France
1982
122 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon André Chaumeau Maurice Barrier Stéphane Pean Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Sylvie Meda
wife husband villager magistrate veteran impostor fascinating gripping emotional suspenseful france countryside village courtroom family home impersonation court battles husband/wife relationship con game war aftermath
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Crime, Drama, Biography
India
1994
121 Minutes
Seema Biswas Nirmal Pandey Manoj Bajpayee Rajesh Vivek Govind Namdeo Saurabh Shukla Raghubir Yadav
bandit criminal young girl husband gritty spirited intense india village crime abuse armed conflict class distinctions ambition sexism revenge rise transformation underdog 1980s
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Horror, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA|UK
2017
115 Minutes
Rea Lest Jörgen Liik Arvo Kukumägi Katariina Unt Taavi Eelmaa Heino Kalm Meelis Rämmeld Dieter Laser Jette Loona Hermanis Jaan Tooming Klara Eighorn
baron daughter young woman young man villager somber intense brooding suspenseful disturbing village castle cabin dark arts desperation poverty epidemic survival winter mystery
An ex-C.I.A. operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level C.I.A. officials and the Russian President-elect.
Drama, History
2017
115 Minutes
Daniel Giménez Cacho Lola Dueñas Matheus Nachtergaele Juan Gervasio Minujín Nahuel Cano Daniel Veronese Rafael Spregelburd
officer governor villager boy king bandit amusing endearing bleak disheartening profound south america village house beach wilderness mission duty travel assignment
In the 18th century, a highly-placed servant of the Spanish crown who is obsessed with petty grudges and fantasies plots his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Drama, Romance, History
India
2001
223 Minutes
Aamir Khan Gracy Singh Rachel Shelley Paul Blackthorne Suhasini Mulay Kulbhushan Kharbanda Raghubir Yadav Rajendra Gupta Rajesh Vivek Vallabh Vyas Javed Khan
young man indian british government official villager cricket player governor inspiring spectacular melodramatic amusing india village estate cricket match woods sports colonialism taxes teamwork wager
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
Drama
2000
91 Minutes
Mariam Parvin Almani Nargess Mamizadeh Fareshteh Sadr Orafai Monir Arab Elham Saboktakin Fatemeh Naghavi Mojgan Faramarzi Fereshteh Sadr Orafai Maryiam Palvin Almani Solmaz Panahi
woman friend husband prostitute prisoner pregnant woman suspenseful disheartening profound emotional iran prison hospital street city bus pregnancy prison life iranian society journey
Three Iranian women (Mariam Parvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh, Fareshteh Sadr Orafai) battle oppressive governmental regulations that affect all areas of their lives.
Drama
2006
111 Minutes
Ozkan Ozen Ali Bey Kayali Elit Iscan Taner Birsel
villager young boy young girl teacher religious person solemn emotional dreamy turkey school family home village mountain mountain life friendship gender roles father/son relationship childhood growing up sacrifice
Biography, Drama, History
Cambodia|USA
2017
136 Minutes
Sareum Srey Moch Phoeung Kompheak Sveng Socheata Tharoth Sam
young girl soldier author village elder cambodian boy gripping inspiring incredible uplifting cambodia village jungle cultural revolution culture war discovery escape love sacrifice 1970s
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
Drama
China|Hong Kong
1992
100 Minutes
Gong Li Lei Laosheng Liu Peiqi Yang Liuchun Zhu Qanqing Cui Luowen Yang Huiqin Wang Jianfa Lin Zi
peasant pregnant woman villager husband wife bureaucrat moving powerful gutsy spirited china countryside big city city vs. country injustice corruption husband/wife relationship quest underdog sacrifice
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of ... See full summary »
Drama
Peru|Spain
2006
103 Minutes
Magaly Solier Yiliana Chong Melvin Quijada Carlos J. de la Torre Juan Ubaldo Huamán Vicento Llauca Trejo
girl villager geologist father mayor sister dark intense peru andes mountains village festival catholicism tradition sin love interest religion beliefs growing up forbidden love
14-year-old Madeinusa comes of age during the Easter festivities of her tiny, isolated village.
Drama, Comedy
India
2018
140 Minutes
welder young woman young man husband wife inspiring incredible powerful india village city house biography husband/wife relationship women's issues women's rights love quest pursuit 2010s
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Adventure, Drama
Germany
2000
106 Minutes
Ken Duken Regula Grauwiller Gregor Torzs Max Herbrechter Frank Giering Erhan Emre Alexander Hörbe Antje Westermann Gerhard Garbers Monika Hackermann Rainer Werner
mountain climber doctor friend adventurer disabled person man intense touching inspiring sad emotional positive mountain hospital village accident mountain climbing paralysis living with disability depression
Three jailers, a wheelchaired man and a mentally handicapped girl climb a mountain in the alps along with their supervisors.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2010
82 Minutes
Wunmi Mosaku Isaach De Bankolé Igal Naor Nyokabi Gethaiga Nasser Memarzia Selva Rasalingam Amaar Sardharwalla Jameel Sardharwalla
girl slave family member soldier englishwoman child brooding dark emotional sudan village london house car street slavery hope desperation family fitting in
A thriller set in London's slave trade and centered on a woman's fight for freedom.
Comedy, Drama
India
2005
180 Minutes
Samita Bangargi Harsh Chhaya Aditya Lakhia Madhavan Akhilendra Mishra Satish Shah Raj Zutshi Shikha Shalu Varma
villager brother sister father-in-law in-law young woman hilarious lighthearted hysterical madcap india village house bungalow united kingdom restaurant marriage marriage of convenience marrying for money immigration
A small-town cook moves to London to earn a living, but from his employer's sudden death to the immigration officials on his trail, plans soon go sour.
Drama
UK
1948
96 Minutes
young man young woman villager gambler murderer emotional melodramatic intense suspenseful touching farm country road countryside village prison false accusations murder affair suicide divorce
In 17th. century England, Jassy is believed a witch because she has sometimes visions of approaching disasters. When Barney Hatton, an impoverished gentry whose gambling father has lost the... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
India
1991
175 Minutes
orphan boyfriend girlfriend villager husband wife emotional heartwarming moving touching india pakistan orphanage valley village accident memory loss star-crossed lovers love quest
Orphan Chander Prakash is employed as a menial laborer in a timber mart; he meets with wealthy Chandni only to fall in love with her and the marriage is arranged with the blessings of ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2012
80 Minutes
Florian Brückner Mathias Kellner Maximilian Brückner Johanna Bittenbinder Heinz Josef Braun Nina Proll Jürgen Tonkel Siegfried Terpoorten Marie Leuenberger
uncle man activist brother girlfriend brooding profound amusing melodramatic inspiring bavaria village nuclear safety coma environment journey brother relationship metamorphosis quest discovery
Three brothers are finding her way home after a disastrous accident of her uncle in their childhood.