citizenship

12 movies and shows

Telling Lies in America

Sat, 02 Aug 1997

A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.

Bryan, an unassuming pet photographer has action and adventure thrust upon him when he is forced to wed Masha, a Croatian crime lord's daughter, and she is subsequently kidnapped while on their honeymoon in a tropical paradise.

Sweet Land

Fri, 21 Oct 2005

Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.

Come Live with Me

Fri, 31 Jan 1941

Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Wed, 22 Apr 1998

Tasmania, 1954: Slovenian migrant Melita abandons her husband and young daughter, Sonja. Sonja's distraught father perseveres with his new life in a new country, but he is soon crushed into an alcoholic despair, and Sonja herself abandons him at the earliest opportunity. Now, nearly 20 years later, a single and pregnant Sonja returns to Tasmania's highlands and to her father in an attempt to put the pieces of her life back together.

The Swissmakers

Fri, 03 Nov 1978

This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married couple are quickly accepted, but the dancer's life offers some objections. However, since the younger policeman has fallen in love with her, there is a chance that she, too, will win Swiss citizenship.

America; I Too

Mon, 06 Mar 2017

Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.

The Hearing

Thu, 25 Jan 2024

Four rejected asylum seekers relive the hearing on their reasons for fleeing their home countries, shedding light on the core of the asylum procedure. Will the interviewees be able to describe their traumatic experiences in a way that satisfies the official criteria?

Noch lange keine Lipizzaner

Thu, 02 Oct 2025

Candidats pour du beur ?

Mon, 04 Jun 2012

Gets Good Light

Sat, 12 Dec 2020

A luxury condo begins serving as an alluring open house by day, but by night becomes a brief refuge for a family targeted by immigration enforcement.

À vous de juger

Tue, 01 Oct 2019

Each year, every French citizen has a one in 1,300 chance of receiving a summons to jury service from the Ministry of Justice. Ten former jurors recall being selected, hearing evidence, deliberating, and reaching a verdict: an examination of our society’s civil duty to pass judgement on the most serious cases.