St. Omer - Based on true events, beautifully tragic story about motherhood, being an immigrant, and the French court system.
The Act of Killing - Documentary about the Cambodian genocide acted out by the actual perpetrators of the killings.
Oslo, August 31 - By the director of the worst person in the world, about a down recovering drug addict in the pits of misery
The Turin Horse - A slow journey towards death
EO - Beautifully shot film from the perspective of a saint-like donkey existing in our broken world (for more donkey suffering, see: Au hasard, Balthazar)
Come and See - most anti-war war movie to exist; the internet’s new favorite saddest sad movie
Amour - Love at the end of life
