Best films based on true stories to watch on CinemaWorld now
Needle Park Baby follows kids of drug-addicted parents, while Kill Pinochet tracks down assassins as they plot to kill a dictator. Here are the best films based on true stories to watch on CinemaWorld
Jul 31, 2024
Movies based on true stories to watch on CinemaWorld
Films reflect the times we live in and borrow ideas liberally from the people and places around us. But certain incidents and real stories are so striking that they demand a film be made on them. These films could take a wide-angle view of historical events that left a lasting impact, or zoom into a particular community, family, or person, and narrate their tales. Movies such as Needle Park Baby follow children of heroin-addicted parents, while Kill Pinochet tracks down three unlikely assassins as they try to bring down a dictator. On that note, check out the best films based on true stories to watch on CinemaWorld right away. These movies are also available on OTTplay Premium.
Top films based on true stories to binge-watch on CinemaWorld
Needle Park Baby (2020)
Director: Pierre Monnard
Cast: Luna Mwezi, Sarah Spale, Jerry Hoffmann
Language: Swiss German
Mia is all of 11 years old, but she is left lonely and struggling as her mother is highly addicted to heroin. The little girl then turns to an imaginary friend and takes solace in this fantasy world she created for herself. She also meets other children who are also grappling with their wretched childhoods in this small town in Zurich. This poetic film, based on Michelle Halbneer's autobiography, deserves your attention.
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Kill Pinochet (2020)
Director: Juan Ignacio Sabatini
Cast: Daniela Ramírez, Cristián Carvajal, Juan Martín Gravina
Language: Spanish
This Spanish crime thriller delves into the tyrannical world of Augusto Pinochet, the dictator of Chile. But three people decide to take up arms and eliminate the dictator and save the country. A PE teacher, psychologist and a woman from the slum plot to strike on a fateful Sunday in 1986. The film narrates the actual events of the attempted assassination.
The Violin Teacher (2015)
Director: Sérgio Machado
Cast: Lázaro Ramos, Kaique de Jesus, Elzio Vieira
Language: Portuguese
Laerte is a gifted violinist but fails to make it to a popular Orchestra in Brazil. He then has no choice but to teach the students at a public school in a slum. However, he bonds with his students over time. But life throws another challenge at him and he now has to make a difficult choice. This inspiring movie is based on a true story.
Birth Of A Champion (2021)
Director: Hannu Salonen
Cast: Samuel Finzi, Misel Maticevic
Language: German
This sports drama follows a fiery teenager from Germany, who only has one mission in life - to play tennis and be the best. His life changes after coach Günther Bosch spots his talent and trains him to become the Wimbledon champion and tennis legend Boris Becker, admired by the world. Birth of a Champion on CinemaWorld deserves your attention.
The Deep (2012)
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Language: Icelandic
This Icelandic film, based on a real incident, follows the events after a fishing boat sinks and only one of the fishermen manages to survive. After struggling in the icy waters of the ocean for several hours, he makes it to land but is shocked to realise that it is in fact a lava field.
Difret (2014)
Director: Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Cast: Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere
Language: Amharic
This Ethiopian film portrays the ordeal of Hirut, who in a bid to escape from her kidnappers, picks up a rifle and fires. But accidentally kills her would-be-husband. The 14-year-old finds herself in the dock and a young lawyer from the city decides to defend her, unmindful of the repercussions it might have on her professional and personal life.
Erased (2018)
Directors: Miha Mazzini, Dusan Joksimovic
Cast: Judita Frankovic, Sebastian Cavazza
Language: Slovenian, Serbian
Do we not exist, if there are no legal documents to prove our existence? Erased, which is based on a true story, seeks to provide an answer to this grave question through the story of Ana, whose file is suddenly found to be missing from the computer network. The young mother now has to fight against the system to keep her newborn baby and prove her identity.
A Dose Of Happiness (2019)
Director: Yana Titova
Cast: Valentina Karoleva, Dimitar Nikolov
Language: Bulgarian
Yet another true story of a young woman who ends up in an early marriage as she chases happiness. But Vesala, who now has a little daughter, finds that her marriage is failing. The film follows her journey as she tries to find her way through life amid the many obstacles, especially the challenges of drug abuse.
Carte Blanche (2015)
Director: Arkadiusz Jakubik
Cast: Andrzej Chyra, Eliza Rycembel
Language: Polish
Kacper is a history teacher at a high school but he is struggling with progressive blindness. However, the charismatic teacher hides his ailment as he strives to fulfill his academic tasks. This award-winning film that portrays his unconventional yet hilarious methods makes for an engaging watch .
Khutulun: The Wrestling Princess
Directors: S Baasanjargal, Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren
Language: Mongolian
Cast: Altantur Altanjargal, Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren, Rentsenbat Batkhishig
Based on the true story of the legendary Princess Khutulun, this film portrays the life of one of the fiercest warriors in the Mongol Empire. Princess Khutulun, a descendant of Genghis Khan, goes on an epic mission after an assassin steals the sacred Golden Sutra.
Lucky Girl (2022)
Director: Marysia Nikitiuk
Cast: Ksenia Khyzhniak, Marysia Nikitiuk
Language: Ukrainian
Nina Sokil is a reigning TV star but her world comes crashing down after she is diagnosed with a deadly bone cancer. But Nina is determined not to let her career be derailed by a health concern and she does everything in her power to conceal her health issues and continue working
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