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Kamchatka
Kamchatka: primarily the 2002 Argentine-Spanish drama by Marcelo Piñeyro about a family hiding from Argentina's 1976 dictatorship, seen through ten-year-old Harry; also a 2013 Polish film, documentaries, and a Catalan theatre company.
Kandahar (سفر قندهار) (2001 film)
Kandahar (Safar-e Ghandehar, سفر قندهار) is Mohsen Makhmalbaf's 2001 Iranian semi-documentary about an Afghan-Canadian journalist crossing Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to save her suicidal sister; Cannes 2001 Ecumenical Prize winner.
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (可可西里) is a 2004 Chinese drama film directed by Lu Chuan, based on the true story of volunteer patrols fighting Tibetan antelope poachers in the 1990s.
L'Enfant
L'Enfant (The Child) is a 2005 Belgian-French drama by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Jérémie Renier and Déborah François, about a petty thief who sells his newborn son; it won the 2005 Cannes Palme d'Or, their second after Rosetta.
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga (The Swamp), 2001 Argentine drama, Lucrecia Martel's debut feature about two families decaying at a Salta finca; Alfred Bauer Award at Berlin, Sundance screenplay prize, landmark of New Argentine Cinema.
La Vida Mancha
La Vida Mancha (Life Marks) is a 2003 Spanish drama by Enrique Urbizu, written by Michel Gaztambide, starring José Coronado, Zay Nuba, and Juan Sanz; the middle film of his noir trilogy, released 9 May 2003.
Lantana (2001 film)
Lantana (2001) is an Australian psychological mystery drama by Ray Lawrence, adapted by Andrew Bovell from his play Speaking in Tongues, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, and Barbara Hershey; it won seven AFI Awards including Best Film.
Marathon (말아톤) (2005 film)
Marathon (말아톤) is a 2005 South Korean drama film directed by Chung Yoon-chul, starring Cho Seung-woo as an autistic young man who trains for a marathon with his mother and a reluctant coach.
Memoirs of a Geisha (film)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005 film), Rob Marshall's adaptation of Arthur Golden's novel, starring Ziyi Zhang as Sayuri; won 3 of 6 Oscars, drew criticism for casting Chinese actresses as geisha and was titled Sayuri in Japan.
Men of Honor
Men of Honor is a 2000 American biographical drama directed by George Tillman Jr., with Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carl Brashear and Robert De Niro as his instructor.
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress (Sennen Joyū, 千年女優) is Satoshi Kon's 2001 Madhouse anime about retired star Chiyoko Fujiwara; 87 minutes, Murai screenplay, Hirasawa music, Media Arts Festival Grand Prize, DreamWorks worldwide release.
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American comedy-drama directed by Mike Newell, starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Wellesley students and teachers.
Mondays in the Sun
Mondays in the Sun (Los lunes al sol) is a 2002 Spanish social drama by Fernando León de Aranoa about unemployed shipyard workers in Vigo, starring Javier Bardem; it won the San Sebastián Golden Shell and five Goyas.
Moolaadé
Moolaadé (2004) is Ousmane Sembène's final feature, a Senegal-led co-production in Bambara and French about Collé Ardo, who invokes the customary right of asylum to protect four girls from ritual genital cutting; it won the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2004.
Nina (2004 film)
Nina (2004) is Heitor Dhalia's Brazilian feature debut, a free adaptation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment set in São Paulo, starring Guta Stresser as an illustrator driven toward crime by her landlady.
North Country (film)
North Country (2005) is a Warner Bros. drama directed by Niki Caro, starring Charlize Theron as Josey Aimes; a fictionalized account of Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., the first US sexual harassment class action, based on the book Class Action.
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) is Caroline Link's 2001 German drama, adapted from Stefanie Zweig's autobiographical novel, about a Jewish family fleeing 1938 Nazi Germany for a Kenyan farm; it won the 2003 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Painted Fire
Painted Fire (취화선, Chihwaseon) is Im Kwon-taek's 2002 Korean biographical drama about painter Jang Seung-up (Ohwon), starring Choi Min-sik; it shared Cannes 2002 Best Director and won Blue Dragon Best Film.
Paradise Now (الجنة الآن)
Paradise Now (الجنة الآن) is a 2005 Palestinian drama by Hany Abu-Assad, co-written with Bero Beyer, following two Nablus mechanics recruited for a Tel Aviv suicide bombing; it won the 2006 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and was Oscar-nominated.
Peacock (孔雀) (2005 film)
Peacock (孔雀) is Gu Changwei's 2005 directorial debut, written by Li Qiang, about three siblings in 1970s Anyang, Henan. It won the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix at the 55th Berlinale and earned about 10 million RMB in China.
Public Toilet (화장실 어디에요?) (2002 film)
Public Toilet (화장실, 어디에요?; Renmin gongche) is Fruit Chan's 2002 South Korea–Japan–Hong Kong co-production drama about young people seeking miracle cures, shot on digital video across Beijing, Pusan, Hong Kong, New York, and India.
Robinson's Crusoe
Robinson's Crusoe is a 2003 Taiwanese drama directed by Lin Cheng-sheng, starring Leon Dai, about a realtor who dreams of starting over on a private Caribbean island.
Samaritan Girl (사마리아)
Samaritan Girl (사마리아, Samaria) is Kim Ki-duk's 2004 South Korean drama about two schoolgirls in prostitution and a detective father, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 54th Berlinale.
Standby
Stand-by (Standby) is a 2000 French drama by Roch Stéphanik starring Dominique Blanc as a woman abandoned at Orly airport who stays and turns to prostitution; it won the 2001 César for Best Actress and the Prix Cyril Collard.
Sunflower (2005 film)
Sunflower (向日葵, Xiang ri kui) is Zhang Yang's 2005 Mandarin family drama about a Beijing father-son conflict across 1976, 1987, and 1999, starring Sun Haiying and Joan Chen, a San Sebastián Best Director winner.
Tale of Cinema (극장전)
Tale of Cinema (극장전, Geuk jang jeon) is a 2005 South Korean drama by Hong Sang-soo, his sixth feature and first self-produced film. Its two-part, film-within-a-film structure about a suicide pact and an obsessive filmmaker screened in Competition at Cannes 2005.
Ten (ده) (2002 film)
Ten (ده) is Abbas Kiarostami's 2002 Iranian docufiction, premiered at Cannes and Palme d'Or-nominated, shot with two dashboard cameras as a Tehran woman driver (Mania Akbari) holds ten conversations about women's lives; later banned in Iran and disputed by its lead actress.
The Aviator (2004 film)
The Aviator is a 2004 American biographical drama directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes and Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, and winning 5 Oscars.
The Best of Times (美丽时光)
The Best of Times (美麗時光) is Chang Tso-chi's 2002 Taiwanese crime drama about two 19-year-old cousins turned gang debt collectors and fugitives; it competed at Venice and won the 39th Golden Horse Best Feature Film.
The Circle (دایره) (2000 film)
The Circle (دایره, Dayereh) is Jafar Panahi's 2000 Iranian drama about women trapped in Tehran's restrictions, told in a circular relay structure over one day. It won the Golden Lion at Venice 2000 but is banned in Iran.