Drama Movies 2005 List

With Gerard Butler • Andrea Gibb • Emily Mortimer • Sharon Small • Jack McElhone • Mary Riggans • Sean Brown • Jayd Johnson • John Kazek • Katy Murphy • Anna Hepburn • Cal Macaninch • Sophie Main • Anne Marie Timoney • Shona Auerbach • Caroline Wood • Stephen Evans

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day.

With Campbell Scott • Hope Davis • Hunt Lowry • Eamonn Walker • Carroll Ballard • Karen Janszen • John Wells • Mark St. Germain • Carol Flint

Set in the exotic country of South Africa, Duma tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named Duma and an intrepid young boy named Xan (Alexander Michaletos), who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of Southern Africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilds. On his journey, Xan learns that everything always changes, but not love.

With Eytan Fox • Knut Berger • Hanns Zischler • Lior Ashkenazi • Caroline Peters • Gideon Shemer • Carola Regnier • Eyal Rozales • Sivan Sasson • Gal Uchovsky • Amir Harel

A hit man for Mossad is given the mission to track down the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex Nazi officer, who might be still alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister. He wants to convince her to come back to Germany for their Fathers birthday party. The two men set out on an extended tour of the country during which, Axel's frank and open attitude challenges Eyal's rigid, clichéd values. Their friendship grows until he learns of Axel's homosexuality. With this final straw he leaves. To finish his mission Eyal has to go to Germany. He meets Axel once more and succeeds in being invited to the family party where secrets will be revealed.

With Bai Ling • Alexa L. Fogel • Kristy Wu • Bertha Bay-Sa Pan • Joseph Infantolino • Oren Moverman • Kieu Chinh • Will Yun Lee

Three generations of Chinese women attempt to reconcile the cultural chasm between their traditional heritage and the everyday influences of life in America. Finding herself pregnant, career girl Kim was forced into an unhappy marriage in the late 70s. But Kim decided to flee, leaving her infant daughter in her mother's care. Now, year's later, she returns to find her independent daughter Genie involved in a relationship with black DJ Michael, causing controversy.