Proletarian movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant proletarian movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, crying, political, intellectual and melancholic films and TV shows about / with proletarian, politics, death, family relations, society, boy, murder, arrest, communist and singing plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and History genres shot in France, Italy, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as proletarian: What the Sun Has Seen (2006), The Swissmakers (1978), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), Hardboiled Egg (1997), Class Relations (1984), Naked Childhood (1968), The 13 Roses (2007), Soldiers of Salamina (2003), The Heifer (1985), Butterfly (1999).
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Three strangers living in Silesia - a 12-year-old half-orphan, a musically talented girl and a middle-aged unemployed ex-miner - are all desperate to get money to make their small dreams come true.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, poignant, independent film
Plot:
poverty, small town, unemployment, working class, struggle, social realism, everyday life, child protagonist, dream, empathy, aspiration, slice of life ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, clever, humorous
Plot:
forbidden love, immigration, surveillance, politics, immigrant, police, irony, flower shop, italian immigrant, factory worker, racism, xenophobia ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
switzerland
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, West Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, cult classic, political ...
Plot:
distopia, dystopia, politics, totalitarianism, dystopian future, brainwashing, technology, fascism, totalitarian state, satire, surveillance, political corruption ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1984, near future, 20th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of Piero, from when he was a kid to fatherhood, over the background of the town of Livorno, Tuscany, where the director Virzì was born.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, realistic, humorous, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
youth culture, coming of age, bittersweet, working class, teacher student relationship, dysfunctional family, factory worker, teenage love, oil refinery, blue collar, puberty, proletarian ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
tuscany, europe, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A young man (Christian Heinisch), recently arrived in New York from Europe, becomes swept up in a series of events that are beyond his knowledge or control.
Style:
contemplative, political, black and white, black comedy, masterpiece
Plot:
alienation, ship, young man, communism, woman, family relations, train, labor, class struggle, domination, young woman, 16 year old ...
Time:
year 1984
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge.
Style:
anthology, pretentious, cinema verite
Plot:
childhood, children, adoption, coming of age, boy, foundling, troublemaker, prank, foster parent, little boy, youth, swing ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s. Despite of their innocence, the thirteen were soon executed ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, touching, social, hispanic ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, hopes, injustice, spanish history, social decay, false accusation, woman in danger, danger, dishonesty, society, betrayal, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1938, year 1939 ...
Place:
spain, morocco, catalonia, europe, barcelona ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Professor Lola Sánchez investigates the truth behind the events experienced by Rafael Sánchez Mazas, one of the founders of the Falange Española party, during the Spanish Civil War.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, sincere, political ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, soldier, writer's life, uncover truth, change of heart, lifesaver, society, political unrest, against humanity, writers, spanish history, civil war ...
Time:
year 1938, year 1937, year 1936, year 1939, 21st century
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, basque country, madrid, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A platoon of mismatched republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the saint patron date of the village. In addition to ruining the nationals' celebration they want the animal in order to ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, intellectual, crying
Plot:
spanish civil war, anarchist, soldier, male pubic hair, skinny dipping, male nudity, mutant, platoon, behind enemy lines, republican, military, satire ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1937, year 1938, year 1939 ...
Place:
spain, basque country, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, realistic, political, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
spanish civil war, coming of age, civil war, friendship, children, teacher, childhood, altar boy, spanish history, depression, anarchist, family relations ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1999, 90s, year 1936 ...
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, barcelona, europe, galicia ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Spain, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's ...
Style:
political, social, sad, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, anarchist, anarchism, feminism, spanish history, civil war, rebellion, revolution, radical, female soldier, revolt, strike ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939, year 1936 ...
Place:
barcelona, iberian peninsula, europe, spain, basque country ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The fates of Henry - an American correspondent - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors during the Spanish Civil War.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, crying ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, propaganda, world war two, civil war, saving a life, militia, military, war violence, hiding place, freedom, politics, nazism ...
Time:
1930s, year 1999, year 1937, pre world war two, year 1975 ...
Place:
basque country, spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, morocco ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The movie narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. In 1936 he decides to fight for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, an anti-fascist coalition of liberals, communists and ...
Style:
political, sad, hispanic, philosophical, social ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, politics, revolution, anarchist, working class, civil war, communist, trench warfare, anarchy, socialist, dictator, dictatorship ...
Time:
1930s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1937 ...
Place:
spain, catalonia, barcelona, europe, basque country ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One of them is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts ...
Style:
disturbing, atmospheric, bleak, psychological, dark comedy ...
Plot:
insanity, military, loser, brutality, murder, soldier, infidelity, obsession, adultery, jealousy, humiliation, hearing voices ...
Time:
year 1979, turn of the century, 19th century, 70s, 20th century ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
During a beautiful summer, Ivan, a young Russian arriving in Paris, lives in extreme precariousness. Without money, isolated, deprived of everything, victim of general indifference, even rejected by his Orthodox community, he soon left the big city ...
Style:
homoerotic, psychotronic, multicultural, crying, avant garde ...
Plot:
lgbt, haunted by the past, older man younger man relationship, gay cruising, promiscuous woman, blond boy, gay, immigration, prostitute, gay subtext, immigrant, prostitution ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Style:
epic, political, breathtaking, philosophical, sentimental ...
Plot:
politics, communism, journalism, russian revolution, revolutionary, biopic, writers, love story, reporter, infidelity, cold war, train ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, year 1917, year 1981, 20th century ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, st. petersburg russia, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century.
Style:
epic, controversial, compassionate, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fascism, politics, world war two, italian history, friendship, revolution, class struggle, communism, peasant, socialist, sex, brutality ...
Time:
1900s, 1940s, 1920s, 1930s, 1910s ...
Place:
italy, paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Three strong-willed sisters face tough choices.
Style:
political thriller, suspense, independent film
Plot:
political corruption, sibling rivalry, three sisters, sibling relationship, treachery, insurrection, ruthlessness, agriculture, insanity, land grab, police officer, death of friend ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Chakameh who has lost both her husband and child in a car accident meets a guy who recently been released from prison. While she is under pressure from the lawyers to compromise with the arrested driver, the guy told her his story of why getting ...
Style:
beautiful
Plot:
taboo, chess, social problems, law, rain, hired killer, photography, killing, writers, proletarian, mirror, elementary school ...
Place:
iran, tehran iran
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A story and friendship of five wealthy and successful women Georgia, Chloe, Stella, Charley, and the newest in the group Ina. The four older women take Ina under their wing as they teach her the "rules" in their "secret" world. ...
Style:
light, entertaining, feel good, humorous, crying ...
Plot:
paranoia, mistress, love triangle, husband wife relationship, deception, betrayal, jealousy, feud, friendship between girls, group of friends, political intrigue, politics ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Michele is the leader of the Italian communist party and a professional water polo player. On this day he's just lost his memory following a (very stupid) car accident. So he has to discover the intricacies of his life again, and he does so ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
memory loss, swimming, surrealism, swimmer, circus, television, satire, politics, character study, identity crisis, political satire, metaphor ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Sweden
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A group of Spanish refugees try to organize protests from France. Their network is under constant threat by the police and some of them have recently been arrested. The main character (played by Yves Montand) dedicated his whole life to the battle ...
Style:
political, political thriller, anthology, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot:
civil war, espionage, spy, protest, spanish civil war, female nudity, revolution, passion, terrorist, spanish history, secret mission, nude girl ...
Time:
60s, year 1966, year 1965
Place:
france, paris france, spain, basque country, rome italy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman dies. Her husband summons their sons: from Rome, Raffaele, a judge facing a political case for which he risks assassination; from Naples, the religious and ideological Rocco, a counselor at a ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
chess, peasant, terrorism, mafia, death, funeral, family relations, hopes, farm, social worker, estrangement, family problems ...
Time:
year 1981, 20th century, 80s
Place:
italy, europe, naples italy, germany, southern italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Style:
biblical, christian film, spiritual, black and white, art house ...
Plot:
christianity, religion, jesus, gender bending, faith, bible, catholic, biopic, christian, jesus christ, religious, god ...
Time:
biblical epic, 1st century, ancient times, 60s, 70s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, palestine, southern italy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, Uruguay
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a clinic with Nelda, a progressive nun. Into this idealistic ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
village life, anarchist, peasant, spaniard, migration, exile, professor, nun, family relations, coming of age, idealism, farm ...
Time:
year 1992, 70s, 90s
Place:
argentina, latin america, madrid, spain, paris france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A day in Athens, Arizona, as teens and twenty-somethings navigate life without a compass. Jimmy has gambling debts and sees a chance to steal and sell a dead-man's stash of drugs. The corpse's cousin smells a rat. Jessica, who is ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense, independent film, crying ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, eviction, life is a bitch, crime gone awry, juvenile delinquency, kids in trouble, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage life, drug dealing, vengeance ...
Place:
arizona, usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
World Chess Champion Akiva Liebskind (Michel Piccoli) faces his former pupil Pavius Fromm (Alexandre Arbatt), who defected to the West from the Soviet Union five years earlier, for the World Chess Championship in Geneva, Switzerland. The tension and ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
chess, prodigy, politics, rivalry, contests and competitions, state affairs, kgb, moral dilemma, cold war, professor, mathematician, scientist ...
Time:
80s
Place:
switzerland, ussr, moscow russia, israel, geneva switzerland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.
Style:
dark comedy, clever, humorous, black comedy, biting ...
Plot:
satire, politics, dark humor, farce, communism, communist, insanity, male nudity, violence, brutality, murder, redheaded woman ...
Time:
80s, year 1996, 60s, 70s, 20th century ...
Place:
australia, russia, latvia, ussr, soviet union ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Yugoslavia, Italy, West Germany, USA, France, Croatia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for the Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river ...
Style:
epic, exciting, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, partisan, battles, military, war, holocaust, freedom, world war, machine gun, tank, revolutionary war, judaism ...
Time:
1940s, year 1969, year 1939, year 1944, year 1945 ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, croatia, bosnia, europe, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
Style:
neorealism, realistic, serious, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, poverty, unemployment, robbery, life is a bitch, family relations, italian neorealism, criminal heroes, downfall, dishonesty, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 1961, 60s, post world war two, 1950s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, tokyo, japan
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