Social Realism Movies

Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what come...

A social realism / dark comedy drama focused on the lives and struggles of working class youth. After a series of noise complaints, due to Darren's ni...

As a homage to Andrea Arnold, accompanied with music by Rockettothesky, we follow an unnamed Girl as she encounters the physical manifestation of the...

A wandering homeless man seizes an opportunity.

Michel wants to go home.

Following the death of her mother, terminally ill Aubrey tracks down her estranged father, Doug, an Irish-folk musician playing in a pub. After reveal...

A family of young 'chavs' and their mother unleash their anger in a clash over a parking space.

Based on real stories, using both actors and non-actors, and filmed on location in Dublin, A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton (1971) is a rare examp...

The film follows the story of Ellie, a young girl from a violent home. The 9-year-old seems to escape from her harsh reality by spending her days in t...

A young immigrant’s life comes crashing down when he gets a distressing phone call from his home country.

After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it difficult...

Best friends HARDY and MUSH sit waiting. We don't know why or what for, but we know its moody.

Irpinia follows the journey of young West Indian dreamer Dudley as he makes his way to England in the 1960s. At 24 years old, Dudley boarded a ship na...

In a modern world in which the events of Shakespeare’s stories are a reality a group of laborers knock off for lunch and react to the events of the wo...

A short film centered around young schoolboy Tommy Rogers; alienated by his peers & abused by his step-dad he spends his days caring for his alcoholic...

When Naomi refuses to be exploited in her oppressive cleaning job, she must convince her colleagues to stand up and demand their right to be treated l...