Some films have the power to make us think about psychological and existential issues. Engaging plots and controversial subjects stir something within us and this can cause hours of reflection on life.
We have selected a list of 9 films that have already been released or are still going to premiere in 2016, which could easily be analyzed by psychologists and which will make you reflect for a long time:
The Danish girl
This film is based on the true story of the first person in the world to undergo sex reassignment surgery. What happens when we look inside ourselves and discover someone totally different from who we are? Watch this inspiring film and feel how this kind of questioning can reveal dormant truths.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
At the end of May, a film will premiere where the famous Alice returns to Wonderland. The Mad Hatter is still there and he's going to help her fight a new villain. It's a story to get lost in the fantasy world and discover that not everything that is surreal doesn't necessarily exist.
Nise – The Heart of Madness
In this Spanish film, Dr. Nise proposes a new type of treatment for people suffering from schizophrenia. Even without the support of her peers, she begins to discover how art and love can change the lives of her patients.
The suffragettes
In the United Kingdom at the beginning of the XNUMXth century, women still did not have the same rights as men, such as the power to vote. A feminist group decides to change history and show the world the importance and value of women in society.
Ex Machina
A young man accidentally ends up being part of an experiment involving a robot with highly advanced artificial intelligence. The knowledge of this machine is so advanced, that it begins to make the young man to become fond of it and to question the real intentions of this experiment.
The Language of the Heart
A nun sympathizes with the plight of a girl who was born blind and deaf, and begins to teach her how to express herself. An inspiring film that shows the importance of never giving up on anyone's potential, no matter how hard the difficulties.
love for law
Two women fall in love and discover the value of true love, but one of them is terminally ill. The challenges of a relationship that goes through such a situation can be harder than accepting the impending separation of the two.
She Comes Back on Thursday
A seniors relationship may look simple from afar, but that simplicity can hide all the complexities that exist, and how they can affect family and close people. A national film that runs away from the ordinary, but shows extremely human problems.
The Tiger's Neighborhood
In this story, young people from the periphery show us how hope and crime come into conflict with the desires of those who grew up without any privileges in life.
Text written by Ricardo Sturk from the Eu Sem Fronteiras Team.
