IMDB: 8.0/10

During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.

IMDB: 7.6/10

Alex, who's homeless and addicted to alcohol, and Michèle, who's losing her sight, form a relationship while sleeping rough on Paris's Pont-Neuf bridge.

IMDB: 7.6/10

A conscientious factory worker becomes embroiled in political activism after accidentally cutting off his finger while working a machine.

IMDB: 7.2/10

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.