Female Protagonist Movies

What does it mean to be free? The Cocoon explores the feeling of imprisonment experienced by women who try to find freedom – not only in times...

After losing her parents in a car accident, Marina develops a disturbing condition: she is unable to blink. What begins as a seemingly harmless...

Two meek women who are terribly abused by their husbands join forces to avenge their maltreatment. Martial arts give them the power to stand strong...

The lonely routine of Camila changes when a boy shows up at her doorstep, and tries to create a connection with her.

In the wake of a confusing personal loss, a college photography student quietly unravels, finding new ways to connect with the world around her.

A starry-eyed actress with a troubled past faces her harshest critic during an interview gone wrong.

A documentary that proposes a conversation about the way children are praised. While girls are often praised solely for their appearance, boys can...

On the cusp of motherhood, a woman drifts into a vivid daydream, embarking on a nostalgic journey back to her old family home. As she revisits the...

On her last night in town, a shy teenager sneaks out with her best friends to throw caution to the wind and confess her feelings to her longtime...

Helena asks for her subprefecture's secretary to help her clean up the local beaches. The reason is that, a few days earlier, she went to the beach...

A young woman forced by her family to study a major she doesn't want, finds her only escape in her passion for the sky while caught between economic...

A reclusive video editor receives footage of her own death.

I Go Further Under is inspired by the true story of Jane Cooper who, in 1971, at 17 years of age, arrived in Hobart from Melbourne and asked local...

Tormented by a mysterious figure named Belmiro, a young woman goes up on a stage to deliver a monologue about her past and fight against herself.

Amélia begins to sing in her husband's church, Preacher Sérgio, and from then on she becomes aware of her annulment and servitude....

Jenna returns to her job as a Boston 911 emergency dispatcher, where she's still haunted by the death of her teenage brother and the missed call he...

Sarah and Lizzie live for their summers at Blackhawk Farm. This summer, Lizzie will be a counselor, while Sarah is a C.I.T.; this creates some...