Magic Realism Movies

A veteran theatre artist who lives for his art 'enters' the world of films. Can the film industry hold on to his inimitable artistry?

It took a hundred queer years for Lola Perla to be finally recognized by a government that never really took notice of the likes of her. But that’s ok...

A young actress rehearsing for a play about human trafficking begins to relive terrifying scenes that may be dreams -- or an alternate reality.

A reflection on love and identity with detours towards magical realism, which winks at the oral tradition of coastal populations and introduces us to...

A 12-year-old girl lives life on the run alongside her father who has Tourette Syndrome. Desperately seeking a normal family life, she befriends a gro...

Kondo, a 30-year old Japanese entrepreneur, wakes up in an unknown beach after a great earthquake. When trying to return to his earlier routine, he me...

On the wake of tragedy, two siblings must navigate through a three-day odyssey across the desert towards the nearest city.

Starring Masahiko Nishimura, "MADO(Window)" is an extremely closed, socially conscious drama based on a true story of the actual court case known as “...

Two teen girls see their long-time friendship crumble from the pressures of adulthood in their last year of high school.

In this coming-of-age-film about self-love, Maya is a girl who has always held a pessimistic view of the rain, reminding her of failed love and other...

No one could ever imagine that one day La Chingada Vieja would fall in love. Because she is always alone, because no one has ever turn to see her, bec...

An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and optimisti...

A young man and an older one meet by happenstance in a local cafe and decide to sit and talk about their points of view on life.

It is described as a magical love story is set against the workings of Grand Central Terminal and the solar phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, which...

Snakes dwell in the grass of East Texas, where a widow forms an unhealthy obsession with someone who seems to be the living embodiment of the Marlboro...

Susana, a 10-year-old girl, lives with her father in a cabin located in the mountains of Veracruz, in the middle of a threatening tranquility. When Su...

In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband.

A kelp-horn-blowing man seems to be deeply drawn to a very particular whale. This is the story of a love triangle between the titular Whale Caller, hi...

Mr. Pye is a missionary whose mission to spread God's love on the tiny English Channel island of Sark faces supernatural setbacks in this comic fantas...

For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the US...