Best Biography movies of 2001

Actors : Ahmad Zaki, Mervat Amin, Muna Zaki, Mokhles El Behiry,
Directors : Mohamed Khan,

The private and public life of Egyptian president Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat.

Actors : Martti Suosalo, Ilkka Koivula, Vexi Salmi, Riitta Salminen,
Directors : Timo Koivusalo,

The life of Irwin Goodman, a Finnish singer.

Actors : Gheorghe Dinica, Radu Beligan, Ioana Ana Macaria, Coca Bloos,
Directors : Lucian Pintilie,

A young journalist interviews a man who was a torturer during the early days of the communist regime in Romania.

Actors : Björn Kjellman, Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath,
Directors : Jan Troell,

Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.

Actors : Anass Behri, Fejria Deliba, Rabia Mokeddem, Amina Annabi,
Directors : Yamina Benguigui,

The story of an immigrant woman struggling against old world traditions. Zouina leaves her homeland with her three children to join her husband in France, where he's been living for the ...

Actors : Marko Tiusanen, Jari Salmi, Karoliina Kudjoi, Margit Lindeman,
Directors : Jari Halonen,

Finland in the 1850's take the first steps towards independence. The Finnish-language authors introduce themselves.

Actors : Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tôru Kazama, Morio Kazama, Yûki Amami,
Directors : Tonkô Horikawa,

Based on the ancient Japanese Tale of Genji. This film is set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her ...

Actors : Ilias Logothetis, Fragiski Moustaki, Lazaros Andreou, Ali Emre Ates,
Directors : Lakis Papastathis,

As Georgios Vizneyos, one of Greece's greatest authors, degenerates in an Athens mental asylum, the tale of another story-teller, his grandfather, begins to emerge through his mad ramblings...

Actors : Peter Horak, Brad Bovee, Chuck Connors,
Directors : Mark Morris,

A daring Czech Judo champion escapes Communism to become a famed Hollywood stuntman. Chuck Connors shows us what kind of guts it takes - to be totally engulfed in flames, to jump off ...

Actors : Paul Ainsley, Alan Altshuld, Nicholas Gonzalez, John C. Hyke,
Directors : Ron Merk,

An adventure story about a young Marco whose ancestor was the descendant of the famous historical Marco Polo, takes an exciting journey to the mythical kingdom of Xanadu. He must travel ...

Actors : Seema Biswas, Nishith Dadhich, Kishore Kadam, Mohan Gokhale,
Directors : Amol Palekar,

Biographical film based on life events and work of visionary Raghunath Dhondo Karve. Film showcases events from his childhood, education, and work done for birth-control, health, and family planning.

Actors : Aira Samulin, Remu Aaltonen, Marja Korhonen, Martti Suosalo,
Directors : Pekka Lehto,

A fictitious biography of Aira Samulin, the goddess of dance and importer of all the international dance crazes to Finland for some fifty years. The life story of this extravagant ever-teen...