The channel "Storyline: Global Village" offers a wide range of films that show life and stories from different parts of the world. Discover moving stories that show the similarities and differences in our globally networked community.
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A Dark, Dark Man
Crime, Drama
2019
16+
In a stark portrayal of corruption in the Kazakh steppes, young policeman Bekzat is torn between loyalty and decency.
Beyond the Horizon
Drama
2020
1h.33min
12
The Sutter family can no longer earn a living from their Swiss mountain farm in the 1970s. A family catastrophe is brewing.
YT
Drama, Comedy
2021
1h.42min
16+
A crazy anthology from Yakutia consisting of seven funny, dramatic and complex stories about the relationships of families, neighbors and relatives.
The Dust of Modern Life
Documentary, Independent
2021
1h.21min
16+
To honor the archaic lifestyles of his ancestors and to preserve tradition, Liêm spends several days each year in the Vietnamese jungle.
Les Enfants Terribles
Documentary, Independent
2021
1h.33min
16+
Incredibly close and emotional, the film tells the stories of emancipation, love and struggle within a Turkish family.
The Postman's White Nights
Drama
2014
1h.37min
16+
Quiet drama about the Russian soul, corruption and the postman from Lake Kenozero in northern Russia.
The One Man Village
Documentary, Independent
2008
1h.25min
16+
The merciless fighting between militias in the region around Mount Lebanon ended in reprisals against civilians.
MansFeld
Documentary
2013
1h.38min
6 FSK
A magical film about the mysteries of childhood and an old custom: In the village of MANSFELD, the ritual banishment of the old takes place every year
Bloody Milk
Drama, Comedy
2017
1h.27min
16+
A dairy farmer and his sister, who is a veterinarian, get into a conflict over how to deal with a dangerous cattle disease.
Sow the Wind
Drama
2020
1h.32min
16+
A young Italian student of agriculture wants to save her family's olive trees from pollution, parasite infestation, and corruption.
Dark Dreamer
Drama, Thriller
2020
1h.33min
12 FSK
A grieving teenage girl is drawn to the young man blamed for her brother's death.
Fire Will Come
Drama
2019
1h.26min
16+
The strange loner Amador was blamed for a devastating forest fire. After serving his prison sentence, he is now no longer welcome in his village.
Reported Missing
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller
2012
1h.27min
12 FSK
A reactor safety engineer follows the trail of his disappearing daughter through the Kafkaesque West German province.
Mama
Drama
2020
2h.13min
16+
In the meditative quiet of a small Chinese village, 12-year-old Xiaoxian experiences three deaths and two births in seven days.
Thing I Don't Get
Drama, Independent
2018
1h.11min
6 FSK
Growing up in a rural idyll on his father's farm, teenager Johannes searches for his place in life.
Light as Feathers
Drama
2018
1h.26min
16+
This impressive debut from Dutch filmmaker Rosanne Pel examines manipulative sexual abuse among teenagers from the perpetrator’s point of view.
As I Am
Drama
2020
2h.5min
16+
Set in the rolling hills of the English countryside, Philophobia by Guy Davies takes a fresh look at the high school film genre.
Seducing Doctor Lewis
Classics
2003
1h.49min
0 FSK
To convince an investor to build a factory in their remote village in northern Canada, the villagers first have to find a company doctor.
Honeygiver Among the Dogs
Crime
2016
2h.16min
16+
Buddhist noir: In Buthan the undercover police officer Kinley investigates the disappearance of a Buddhist abbess, who is known as "the demon".
Naked Animals
Drama
2020
1h.24min
12 FSK
Lost in the German province and searching for stability, 5 young people find each other and live by their own rules.
Humanity
Classics
1999
2h.22min
16 FSK
A brutal sex crime reveals the monstrous nature of humans, while a police officer must preserve his humanity.
Nakom
Drama, Independent
2016
1h.30min
16+
After his father’s sudden death, Iddrisu, a talented medical student, returns to his home village of northern Ghana.
The Cursed Ones
Drama
2015
1h.41min
16+
A disillusioned reporter and an idealistic young pastor, fight to free a girl accused of witchcraft from the clutches of a superstitious village in the ...
The Bookshop
Drama
2017
1h.53min
16+
England, 1959. A woman decides to open a bookshop, despite protests from the local population.
Kati Kati
Drama, Independent
2016
1h.15min
6 FSK
Atmospheric Kenyan drama about Kaleche, who wakes up in a village of the dead.
Anishoara
Drama
2016
1h.44min
16
During the melon harvest in the rolling green hills of Moldova, 15-year-old Anishoara experiences the overwhelming feeling of first love.
Gutland
Drama, Independent
2017
1h.47min
16 FSK
Early one summer morning a man, with a secret stashed away in a duffel bag, emerges from the forest. In a nearby village he asks around for work.
The Eremites
Drama, Independent
2016
1h.50min
12 FSK
With the onset of the mountain winter, Albert has to decide between preserving old ways of life on the mountain or new perspectives in the valley.
Bright Night
Horror, Independent
2014
1h.23min
12 FSK
A German Mumblecore mystery and pyschodrama about two couples, a polyamorous relationship, and nightmarish reality shifts.
Ciao Ciao
Comedy
2017
1h.23min
16+
This Chinese comedy sheds light on village life and the social changes that Chinese society is undergoing.
Pyromaniac
Drama, Thriller
2016
1h.38min
12 FSK
A firebug is wreaking havoc in a small Norwegian community - the culprit must come from among them.
We Are the Tide
Independent, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2016
1h.24min
6 FSK
15 years ago off the coast of Windholm the sea disappeared and with it, all the children. Since then, the losses hang like a curse over the region.
Submarine
Comedy, Love & Sex
2010
1h.36min
12 FSK
In this quiet comedy in the style of Wes Anderson, a 15-year-old Welshman navigates the shoals of first love like a sailor through reefs.
Queen of Niendorf
Kids & Family
2017
1h.7min
0 FSK
In this celebration of childhood, a 10-year-old girl struggles to find her place in a 'boys' world.
The Ground Beneath Their Feet
Drama
2007
20min
16+
Just like Lützerath, Erkelenz and Hambach, the village in this film has to make way for open-cast mining. But one man refuses to leave.
Chances
Independent, Thriller
2014
1h.34min
16+
A love story about two troubled souls from a small town in northern Nevada. CHANCES won the Golden Reel Award.