Social Realism Movies

The film follows the story of Ellie, a young girl from a violent home. The 9-year-old seems to escape from her harsh reality by spending her days in...

A day in the life of photo model Liv. But it's no ordinary day. She breaks up with her fiance, father and her own empty life as a model, and has to...

When a young couple involved in care proceedings travel across the country to collect a motorbike, their resolve to get their baby back is tested, as...

As a homage to Andrea Arnold, accompanied with music by Rockettothesky, we follow an unnamed Girl as she encounters the physical manifestation of the...

After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it...

After her addicted husband sells their 6-year-old daughter, a mother takes matters into her own hands and sets off on a desperate journey to save her...

Michel wants to go home.

When Naomi refuses to be exploited in her oppressive cleaning job, she must convince her colleagues to stand up and demand their right to be treated...

After an assault on a night out leaves his best friend in hospital, Shaun takes matters into his own hands and sets out to track down the leader of...

Best friends HARDY and MUSH sit waiting. We don't know why or what for, but we know its moody.

A short film centered around young schoolboy Tommy Rogers; alienated by his peers & abused by his step-dad he spends his days caring for his...

After the suicide of a childhood friend, Connor and Liam are reunited by the difficult task of choosing their friends burial clothes.

A social realism / dark comedy drama focused on the lives and struggles of working class youth. After a series of noise complaints, due to Darren's...

As Jordan and his teacher's escalating struggle in their high school class leads to his arrest, the pressures they each bear are revealed.

A day in the lives of a Hamburger couple Jan and Renate. A few days ago they moved to Wilhelmsburg. There they have to build a child's room, but they...

Irpinia follows the journey of young West Indian dreamer Dudley as he makes his way to England in the 1960s. At 24 years old, Dudley boarded a ship...

The man works his farm. He is caked in mud and dirt and apart from the faint noise of his cattle all is silent. He shovels just as he has done every...

An MI5 double agent is forced to stop his brother's gang from committing an insurgency on the British Government. But does the love for his brother...