Rural Life Movies

  • 2026
    RUSSIA

    RUSSIA

    RUSSIA

    02026HD

    Shot on a single roll of Super 8mm film, with no editing or retakes, RUSSIA follows a poor young man from the Egyptian countryside as he confronts a...

    RUSSIA
  • 2009
    My Child

    My Child

    My Child

    62009HD

    harming drama set in a rural area of post-war Iran. This heartwarming story follows a thoughtful young woman who serves as a leader to the community...

    My Child
  • 2016
    Decorosa

    Decorosa

    Decorosa

    102016HD

    Decorosa keeps a skeleton costume in her bedroom closet, between her nightgowns. It is what love is.

    Decorosa
  • 2026
    Parléaz, Mon Village

    Parléaz, Mon Village

    Parléaz, Mon Village

    02026HD

    Maurice, who emigrated in the early 20th century to France from Parléaz, a small village in the Aosta Valley, returns as a spirit to his...

    Parléaz, Mon Village
  • 2008
    Praise of the Distance

    Praise of the Distance

    Praise of the Distance

    02008HD

    Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. A year in the life of A Fonsagrada, a rural region whose inhabitants live both near and far from urban...

    Praise of the Distance
  • 2022
    Return

    Return

    Return

    22022HD

    Juan, a worker goes to visit his mother after a long time working but his sister prevent him from seeing her. When he discovers the state in which...

    Return
  • 2020
    Under the Cold Stars

    Under the Cold Stars

    Under the Cold Stars

    7.82020HD

    Set in the mountains of northeast Italy, this film may be considered an observational documentary about rural life. Although this is undeniably the...

    Under the Cold Stars
  • 2025
    After The Rain

    After The Rain

    After The Rain

    02025HD

    The film follows 94-year-old Nežka as she navigates loneliness, the loss of those she loves, and the quiet emptiness of everyday life. Her faith...

    After The Rain
  • 1970
    The Waiting Room

    The Waiting Room

    The Waiting Room

    01970HD

    In this speculative documentary, present-day Nation borders have collapsed into vast privatized housing complexes. Epitomizing advanced...

    The Waiting Room
  • 2020
    Renaixem

    Renaixem

    Renaixem

    02020HD

    Renaixem
  • 2008
    When The Landscape Is Quiet Again

    When The Landscape Is Quiet Again

    When The Landscape Is Quiet Again

    02008HD

    Former governor Arthur A. Link has become virtually a mythic figure in the North Dakota consciousness. Art Link was governor of North Dakota during...

    When The Landscape Is Quiet Again
  • 1970
    Rulos

    Rulos

    Rulos

    01970HD

    Rulos
  • 2025
    Into Hibernation

    Into Hibernation

    Into Hibernation

    02025HD

    As winter approaches and the seasonal drought hits his small business, Massimo - a lifelong farmer living with his 90-year-old mother on Villa...

    Into Hibernation
  • 1988
    Ranch Album

    Ranch Album

    Ranch Album

    01988HD

    Ranch Album depicts real cowboy life and rough country ranching in Northern Arizona season by season, revealing a sense of spirit and culture that...

    Ranch Album
  • 2026
    Between the scenes, between the voices. Unseen footage of the future sound of Slovakia.

    Between the scenes, between the voices. Unseen footage of the future sound of Slovakia.

    Between the scenes, between the voices. Unseen footage of the future sound of Slovakia.

    02026HD

    In 2024, during an artistic residency at Periférne Centrá (Dúbravica, Slovakia), Cristian Estrella filmed the folkumentary...

    Between the scenes, between the voices. Unseen footage of the future sound of Slovakia.
  • 1938
    Horse Transport

    Horse Transport

    Horse Transport

    01938HD

    portrait of one aspect of rural life

    Horse Transport
  • 2020
    Behind Time, Time Comes

    Behind Time, Time Comes

    Behind Time, Time Comes

    02020HD

    “Behind time, time comes” interlaced with folk songs, narrates the rhythms of rural life, where time and its weight, shape and define the...

    Behind Time, Time Comes
  • 2024
    Le Père, le Maire et les Saints

    Le Père, le Maire et les Saints

    Le Père, le Maire et les Saints

    02024HD

    Le Père, le Maire et les Saints
  • 2020
    Fortuity

    Fortuity

    Fortuity

    02020HD

    Yahya, a village youth makes a great effort to improve his family life. A decision that will make him pay a heavy price.

    Fortuity
  • 2019
    Coisa de Mulheres

    Coisa de Mulheres

    Coisa de Mulheres

    02019HD

    On a visit to Cacinheira, a small town in rural Portugal, a grandmother and the women around her kill and pluck the ducks raised over the previous...

    Coisa de Mulheres