This animated version of Victor Hugo’s novel about a hunchback & a gypsy in medieval Paris emphasizes the theme of reaching out to outcasts.
A Hidden Life (2019)
The story of how Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter refused to salute Hitler or serve in the army, resulting in his martyrdom.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
In 1905 Russia Tevye the Jewish milkman talks with God about wealth, struggles with 3 of his daughters over choice of a spouse, & suffers the indignity of exile during a pogrom.
Paul, an Apostle of Christ (2018)
During the Neronian persecution in Rome, Luke visits the imprisoned Paul while church leaders Aquila & Priscilla debate whether to stay or leave.
Silence (2016)
An exceptional film! Click the image to read my entire review.
The Boxtrolls (2014)
A fantasy about a boy raised by boxtrolls, this animated film shows how the powerful demonize a group & stir up the public to persecute those at the bottom.
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
Fresh from prison Percy comes to a small town to work at a grill and changes for the better everyone around her. But her past wound still haunts her.