World Movies
India: Monsoon Wedding (2001)
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, an event planner who is in love, and relatives from around the world all prepare for an arranged marriage in India.
Ireland: Waking Ned (1998)
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money by pretending that he is still alive.
New Zealand: Whale Rider (2002)
A twelve-year-old Maori girl who wants to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather Koro believes that this is a role reserved for males only.
Wales: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain (1995)
When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.
Scotland: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2003)
Harbour and his suicidal brother Wilbur inherit their father's used bookstore in their native Glasgow. Their lives become entangled with Alice and her daughter Mary after the two women visit the shop.
Jamaica: Cool Runnings (1993)
Based on the true story of the first Jamaican bobsled team trying to make it to the winter Olympics.
(descriptions partly based on IMBd and Wikipedia)
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