Best Biography movies of 2009

Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen(2009)

Actors : Barbara Sukowa, Hannah Herzsprung, Lena Stolze, Heino Ferch,
Directors : Margarethe von Trotta,

The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run ...

Creation(2009)

Actors : Jennifer Connelly, Guy Henry, Ian Kelly, Paul Bettany,
Directors : Jon Amiel,

Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.

My One and Only(2009)

Actors : Mark Rendall, Kevin Bacon, Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman,
Directors : Richard Loncraine,

An unusual road trip movie about a mother driving her two sons from New York to Pittsburgh to St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.

Poltory komnaty ili Sentimentalnoe puteshestvie na Rodinu(2009)

Actors : Alisa Freyndlikh, Sergey Yurskiy, Grigoriy Dityatkovskiy, Artyom Smola,
Directors : Andrey Khrzhanovskiy,

A semi-fictional account of the life of Nobel-Prize-winning Russian poet Josif Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.

Bai yin di guo(2009)

Actors : Lei Hao, Aaron Kwok, Tielin Zhang, Jin Chai,
Directors : Christina Yao,

In 1899, a carefree young man must prepare to take over his family's Chinese banking empire.

Lula, o Filho do Brasil(2009)

Actors : Cleo Pires, Glória Pires, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Juliana Baroni,

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politician in Brazil's history.

The Countess(2009)

Actors : Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, Anamaria Marinca, William Hurt,
Directors : Julie Delpy,

A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.

Van Diemen's Land(2009)

Actors : Thomas M. Wright, Arthur Angel, Oscar Redding, Paul Ashcroft,
Directors : Jonathan auf der Heide,

The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia's most notorious convict. In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment,...

White Lightnin'(2009)

Actors : Wallace Merck, Stephanie Astalos-Jones, Muse Watson, Carrie Fisher,
Directors : Dominic Murphy,

Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was...

Rööperi(2009)

Actors : Samuli Edelmann, Pihla Viitala, Kari Hietalahti, Peter Franzén,
Directors : Aleksi Mäkelä,

Professional criminals in Finland from 1966 to 1979.

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja(2009)

Actors : Manoj K. Jayan, Mammootty, Sarath Kumar, Mohanlal,
Directors : T. Hariharan,

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a 2009 Malayalam historical drama film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century.

Made in Hungaria(2009)

Actors : Tünde Kiss, Titánia Valentin, Iván Fenyö, Tamás Szabó Kimmel,
Directors : Gergely Fonyó,

In 1963 in Communist controlled Hungary, Miki, a young musician, returns after living in America and tries to win back his old flame Vera who has taken up with a musician rival of his named Röné who is also a part-time thief on the side.

Harishchandrachi Factory(2009)

Actors : Vibhawari Deshpande, Nandu Madhav, Atharva Karve, Mohit Gokhale,
Directors : Paresh Mokashi,

In 1913 India's cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalke's efforts to make Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first feature-length B&W silent film.

Besouro(2009)

Actors : Aílton Carmo, Jéssica Barbosa, Flávio Rocha, Irandhir Santos,
Directors : João Daniel Tikhomiroff,

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.

Everyman's War(2009)

Actors : Cole Carson, Lauren Bair, Sean McGrath, Michael J. Prosser,
Directors : Thad T. Smith,

The true story of Don Smith's heroic experience at the Battle of the Bulge while with the 94th Infantry.

SM-rechter(2009)

Actors : Sofia Ferri, Axel Daeseleire, Gene Bervoets, Veerle Dobbelaere,
Directors : Erik Lamens,

In 1997, the Belgian public was in shock when judge Koen A. was convicted for the S&M relationship with his wife. Although their life was destroyed by the verdict, Koen and his wife Magda ...

Jean Charles(2009)

Actors : Marek Oravec, Selton Mello, Bruno Bilotta, Renu Setna,
Directors : Henrique Goldman,

The tragic true story of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent Brazilian shot dead by British police in 2005 at the height of the London terrorist alerts.

Zen(2009)

Actors : Kengo Kôra, Kankurô Nakamura, Ryushin Tei, Yuki Uchida,
Directors : Banmei Takahashi,

'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to China and settle as a ...

Soeur Sourire(2009)

Actors : Sandrine Blancke, Cécile De France, Chris Lomme, Marie Kremer,
Directors : Stijn Coninx,

A biography of the Belgian nun Jeannine Deckers, who became a popular singer in the early 1960s and struggled with the contradiction between the church and her true self.

Mein Kampf(2009)

Actors : Götz George, Tom Schilling, Anna Unterberger, Bernd Birkhahn,
Directors : Urs Odermatt,

The young, despotic and untalented artist Adolf Hitler comes to Vienna to study art. He befriends the Jew Schlomo Herzl working on a novel with the title "Mein Kampf". Hitler is rejected by...