International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (>70 min)
by bart-the-lover | created - 17 Mar 2020 | updated - 17 Mar 2020 | PublicThe website lists 72 titles longer than 70 minutes. https://www.idfa.nl/en/collection/free
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2. Shunte Ki Pao! (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Rebuilding homes and lives after disaster strikes in Bangladesh.
Director: Kamar Ahmad Simon
Votes: 86
3. Bilal (2008)
92 min | Documentary
Story of a little boy living with blind parents.
Director: Sourav Sarangi
Votes: 41
4. Cecilia (2015)
83 min | Documentary
Cecilia is an investigative documentary that sheds light on the growing problem of child labour trafficking in India through its central characters - a 54 year old housekeeper and her ... See full summary »
Director: Pankaj Johar | Stars: Cecilia, Pankaj Johar, Rishi Kant, Kailash Satyarthi
Votes: 30
5. Checks and Balances (2015)
97 min | Documentary
Malek puts his camera at the service of El Watan, a prestigious publication in an unstable democracy. This is a telling of the encounters that take place at the paper, and a reflection on freedom of the press.
Director: Malek Bensmaïl
Votes: 20
6. The Chinese Mayor (2015)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama, News
DATONG follows the life and work of a controversial Chinese Communist Mayor GENG YANBO to tell the story about how he takes a radical reform to demolish 140,000 households and relocate half... See full summary »
Director: Hao Zhou | Stars: Li Fu, Ma Suying, Geng Yangbo, Song Yuhua
Votes: 871
7. The City of Photographers (2006)
80 min | Documentary
A film about the fearless photographers and photojournalists who documented strikes, demonstrations, protests etc during the Chilean military regime of Augusto Pinochet, sometimes risking their very lives.
Director: Sebastián Moreno | Stars: Verónica De Negri, José Durán, Paz Errázuriz, Julia Garrido
Votes: 191
8. Kruispost (2007 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary
Cross Aid Post is a documentary about a general practice in Amsterdam's red light district, where doctors voluntarily provide medical care for people without health insurance, mostly illegal immigrants and homeless people.
Directors: Maria Mok, Meral Uslu
Votes: 6
9. Dead Man Walking (2006)
85 min | Documentary
In September 2004, Himzo Muratovic returned from the dead. Himzo turned up in a taxi in his Bosnian Muslim village, 12 years after he disappeared at the height of the Serb terror. His ... See full summary »
Director: Petar Oreskovic
Votes: 28
10. Querida Mara, cartas de un viaje por la Patagonia (2009)
110 min | Documentary
A group of shearers goes through the Pampas territory living its rigorous routine, in each of its small gestures a picture of a life relegated and at the same time luminous is released.
Director: Carlos Echeverría
Votes: 16
11. Demons in Paradise (2017)
94 min | Documentary
Sri Lanka 1983, Jude Ratman is five years old. On a red train, he flees the massacre of the Tamils instigated by the liberal majoritarian government. Now a filmmaker, he takes the same ... See full summary »
Director: Jude Ratnam
Votes: 64
12. The Devil's Lair (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Braam is a gang leader torn between securing the future of his young family while guiding his men through a deadly drug war turf. What choices will he make?
Director: Riaan Hendricks
Votes: 25
13. Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary about real divorce cases in Iran's tribunals.
Directors: Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Votes: 554
14. Estamira (2004)
121 min | Documentary
Documentary about Estamira, a 63-year-old woman who's been working for over 20 years at a landfill in Rio de Janeiro. Schizophrenic, but very charismatic, she's the leader of a small ... See full summary »
Director: Marcos Prado | Star: Estamira
Votes: 746
15. Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History, News
'Fordson' follows a high school football team from Dearborn, Michigan as it prepares for its big cross-town rivalry game during the last ten days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The ... See full summary »
Director: Rashid Ghazi | Stars: Bilal Abu-Omarah, Hussein Ajami, Mustapha Bazzi, Fouad Zaban
Votes: 117
16. Four Horsemen (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, News
The modern day Four Horsemen continue to ride roughshod over the people who can least afford it. Crises are converging when governments, religion and mainstream economists have stalled. 23 ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Ashcroft | Stars: Dominic Frisby, Gillian Tett, Lawrence Wilkerson, David Morgan
Votes: 2,919
17. Golub: Late Works Are the Catastrophes (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
The work and times of American artist, Leon Golubfrom 1985 to his death in 2004, taking us from images of interrogations and torture to the ironies and dark humor of old-age. Over-sized ... See full summary »
Directors: Jerry Blumenthal, Gordon Quinn
Votes: 26
18. Happily Ever After (IV) (2016)
71 min | Documentary, Romance
An unrelenting personal report of a faltering relationship in the aftermath of Egypt's Arab Spring.
Directors: Ayman El Amir, Nada Riyadh
Votes: 15
19. Corazón de fabrica (2008)
129 min | Documentary
The life of workers of a ceramic factory in their fight to stop the deaths and accidents in the work place
Directors: Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina
Votes: 21
20. Hissein Habre, A Chadian Tragedy (2016)
82 min | Documentary
In 2013 former Chadian dictator Hissein Habré's arrest in Senegal marked the end of a long combat for the survivors of his regime . Accompanied by the Chairman of the Association of the ... See full summary »
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Stars: Hissène Habré, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Votes: 188
21. Human (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 263 min | Documentary
A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Luis Cancu, Atman, Berthony, Bruno
Votes: 8,832
22. Hybrid (2000)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography
The life story of Milford Beeghly: Iowa farmer, early developer of hybrid seed corn, husband, father, grandfather.
Director: Monteith McCollum | Star: Milford Beeghly
Votes: 151 | Gross: $0.16M
23. Soy Cuba, O Mamute Siberiano (2004)
90 min | Documentary
This film examines the creation and exhibition of the propaganda film I Am Cuba, a Soviet/Cuban collaboration unknown in the West until the 1990s.
Director: Vicente Ferraz | Stars: Othon Bastos, Alexander Calzatti, Fidel Castro, Luz María Collazo
Votes: 419
24. An Insignificant Man (2016)
96 min | Documentary, Thriller
A non-fiction drama chronicling the most outrageous political debut in the largest democracy in the world, "An Insignificant Man" follows Arvind Kejriwal and his insurgent party as they look to shake up Indian politics while struggling to keep their own idealism alive.
Directors: Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla | Stars: Arvind Kejriwal, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Prashant Bhushan, Shiela Dikshit
Votes: 2,266
25. The Last Station (2012)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary film about old age that is set in nursing homes. Under the contemplative eye of the camera, the life and moments some old people face in their last stage are portrayed in an ... See full summary »
Directors: Cristian Soto, Catalina Vergara
Votes: 15
26. Little Voices (2010)
85 min | Documentary, Animation, Drama
This animated documentary about the vision of the Colombia war by displaced children using their original drawings and their testimonies.
Directors: Jairo Eduardo Carrillo, Oscar Andrade
Votes: 148
29. María lionza: Aliento de Orquídeas (2007)
82 min | Documentary
The story of an indigenous princess abducted by an anaconda is the starting point of this documentary that reflects on the myth and cult of María Lionza, always in transformation since ... See full summary »
Director: John Petrizzelli
30. Um Ghayeb: Mother of the Unborn (2014)
84 min | Documentary, Drama
The absolute truth lies in the notions of life and death...fertility indeed is the miracle of creation. But does it answer the question of happiness, or is it just an illusion? In a ... See full summary »
Director: Nadine Salib
Votes: 32
31. The Night Watchman (2011)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
From dusk to dawn Martin watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico's most notorious Drug Lords.
Director: Natalia Almada
Votes: 111
32. On the Way to School (2008)
81 min | Documentary, Drama
One year in the life of a Turkish teacher, teaching the Turkish language to Kurdish children in a remote village in Turkey. The children can't speak Turkish, the teacher can't speak Kurdish... See full summary »
Directors: Özgür Dogan, Orhan Eskiköy | Stars: Emre Aydin, Rojda Huz, Vehip Huz, Zulkuf Huz
Votes: 3,133
33. La otra copa (2006)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
For the first in time in Argentina sends a team to the 2004 Homeless World Cup in Sweden. These few months of training and play will change their lives forever.
Director: Damián Cukierkorn
Votes: 7
34. Please Remember Me (2015)
78 min | Documentary
87-year-old Alzheimer's patient Lou has forgotten everyone but her husband Feng, who has been her only caretaker for the past 10 years. Yet after a medical check-up, Feng was diagnosed with... See full summary »
Director: Qing Zhao | Stars: Shuzheng Feng, Lou Weifang
Votes: 28
35. Rafea: Solar Mama (2012)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
Rafea is a Bedouin woman who lives with her four daughters in one of Jordan's poorest desert villages on the Iraqi border. She is given a chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot ... See full summary »
Directors: Mona Eldaief, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Rafea Anad, Bunker Roy, Raouf Dabbas, Alian Anad
Votes: 141
37. Rudyland (2001)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary
A humorous, agit-prop look at the controversial mayoralty of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Directors: Matthew Carnahan, John Philp | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Jesse Malin
Votes: 41
38. Runaway (2001)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
Runaway follows the stories of five young girls who arrive at a refuge in Iran's capital city Tehran, having run away from abusive or neglectful families.
Directors: Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Votes: 77
39. Salata baladi (2007)
105 min | Documentary
Nadia Kamel is an Egyptian with Jews, Muslims and Christians in her family. Her documentary uses her multicultural ancestry to examine Egyptian history and identity.
Director: Nadia Kamel
Votes: 43
40. Sea Point Days (2008)
94 min | Documentary
Lying on the coast of Cape Town - South Africa's most segregated city - there is one public space where everyone does seem to come together: the Sea Point Promenade and Municipal Pools. Set... See full summary »
Director: Francois Verster
Votes: 39
41. Intimidades de Shakespeare y Víctor Hugo (2008)
83 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller
My grandmother??s lodging house situated at the corner of Shakespeare and Victor Hugo streets in Mexico City. When I was ten years old I met one of them. His name was Jorge Riosse. My grand... See full summary »
Director: Yulene Olaizola | Stars: Regina Cardo, Florencia Vega Moctezuma
Votes: 278
42. Demsala dawi: Sewaxan (2009)
92 min | Documentary
Director: Kazim Öz | Stars: Aga Erel, Ayse Erel, Dilara Erel, Emine Erel
Votes: 79
43. The Siren of Faso Fani (2015)
90 min | Documentary
After it was shut down in 2001, the Faso Fani textile factory in Koudougou, Burkina Faso's third-largest city, was left to rot. It probably figures in the World Bank and IMF archives as one... See full summary »
Director: Michel K. Zongo
Votes: 15
44. Splinters (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Sport
Splinters is the first feature-length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea. In the 1980s an intrepid Australian pilot left... See full summary »
Director: Adam Pesce
Votes: 202
45. Story of a Beautiful Country (2004)
72 min | Documentary
A road movie that explores post-apartheid South Africa.
Director: Khalo Matabane
Votes: 14
46. Story of a Day (2009)
89 min | Documentary
Director: Rosana Matecki | Stars: Familia Avendaño, Familia Epiayu, Familia Gimu, Familia Guerrero
47. Street Fight (2005)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
Director: Marshall Curry | Stars: Jen Bluestein, Cory Booker, Bill Bradley, Chris Christie
Votes: 2,117
48. Strike a Rock (2017)
87 min | Documentary
After a massacre shakes the foundations of their poverty stricken mining community, Marikana, two grandmothers rise up out of their homes and lead their community in a historic fight ... See full summary »
Director: Aliki Saragas
Votes: 8
50. Mur (2004)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A meditation on the separation fence in Israel-Palestine that imprisons one people while enclosing the other.
Director: Simone Bitton
Votes: 285
51. La cuerda floja (2009)
80 min | Documentary
Circus Aztlán, which performs in the villages around Mexico City, is made up of the members of just one family. They each have their own act: there is a clown-cum-ringmaster, a trapeze act,... See full summary »
Director: Nuria Ibañez
Votes: 53
52. Ukrainian Sheriffs (2015)
85 min | Documentary
A tragicomic portrait of a two-man team of sheriffs in a remote Ukrainian village disturbed by everyday incidents and political developments.
Director: Roman Bondarchuk
Votes: 430
53. Unidad 25 (2008)
93 min | Documentary
Unit 25 is an observational documentary which follows the process of Simon Pedro's adaptation and indoctrination to the religious regime which is tried to be imposed upon him as a kind of ... See full summary »
Director: Alejo Hoijman
Votes: 14
54. El velo de Berta (2005)
73 min | Documentary
Director: Esteban Larraín | Stars: Segundo Cáceres, Berta Quintremán, Hilda Riquelme
55. When Hari Got Married (2013)
75 min | Documentary, Family
When Hari, a small-town taxi driver, has an arranged marriage to a girl he has never met, the result is an intimate and humorous look at the changes taking place in India as modernity and globalization meet age-old traditions and customs.
Directors: Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam
Votes: 178
56. Where the Condors Fly (2012)
90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
The Chilean director Carlos Klein accompanies the emergence of acclaimed Russian director Victor Kossakovsky's new film 'Long Live the Antipodes', in which he explores the relationship ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Klein
Votes: 34
57. Who Will Be a Gurkha (2012)
Documentary
This documentary observes Nepalese youth participating in the recruitment process of the British Gurkha Regiment. Attracted by high pay, they take part so as to become soldiers.
Director: Kesang Tseten
Votes: 39
58. Z32 (2008)
81 min | Documentary
An Israeli soldier describes his participation in covert revenge operations against Palestinians.
Director: Avi Mograbi
Votes: 162
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