Loneliness Movies

The elderly first-class prosecutor Khalid Aliyarov loses his wife before retirement. For a 65-year-old man, this event becomes a serious life crisis....

Down on his luck and recently divorced, Paulo has begun driving a cab around Rio, hoping he’ll make enough to send his ex money to support...

Tam, an introvert, finds solace in his unlikely friendship with the optimistic Kimhan by the sea, but as they grow close, their future together...

The life of a darkroom developer at a boutique photo lab takes a paranoid turn when she becomes involved with a mysterious stranger with a dark...

This short animation film is based on a Tove Jansson picture book. It tells of the little knytt (“knytt” is a non-existing word...

Félix finds a young man lying unconscious on the beach and realizes he has scales on his back. Félix takes him home and takes care of...

Two strangers quietly struggle to navigate their changing identities as the summer draws to a close.

Aussie boys of Asian descent candidly discuss their status as a "minority within a minority".

On a trip to the Aegean, Maria D., who lives withdrawn and is shy of people, is confronted with the impressions of an archaic culture. Fascinated by...

A woman who has sacrificed everything for her family meets a man who makes her reassess her life

A young mother returns to her village after a hospital stay and is forced to deal with an emotionally distant husband and her own simmering guilt.

Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows...

A contemporary high school girl hears voices and sees visions like Joan of Arc. She is torn between her commitment to a long-lost first love and her...

Inspired by Lovecraft's "The Outsider", this short follows a lonely child who longs for human touch. Will he finally be held?

This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909.

Khao Niao, a young girl, is left at her relatives' house by her mother. Although she is surrounded by familiar faces, she still feels very lonely and...

A pandemic, a time of hard lockdown, when contact with other people is severely limited. The most common means of communication are online...

In Tokyo, lonely patrons pay to sleep ("soine") with someone. Massage, cuddle, sleep… for comfort and nothing more than the warm embrace of...

A middle aged Aboriginal woman lives on her own in the community. Trapped in routine, Grace is determined to remain lonely and bored as punishment...