Best Biography movies of 2017

Actors : Sello Motloung, Peter Paul Muller, Antoinette Louw, Sean Venter,
Directors : Jean van de Velde,

In apartheid-ruled South Africa, a renowned lawyer struggles to hide his secret affiliation to the nation's chief resistance movement - as he takes on defending a group of its arrested members, including its leader, Nelson Mandela.

Actors : Rami Malek, Charlie Hunnam, Eve Hewson, Tommy Flanagan,
Directors : Michael Noer,

A prisoner detained on a remote island plots his escape. A remake of the 1973 film 'Papillon'.

Actors : Mykola Bereza, Oleg Shulga, Igor Koltovskyy, Lubov Tyshchenko,
Directors : Zaza Buadze,

1947. Commander of UPA (or The Ukrainian Insurgent Army) Danylo Chervonyi gets into the terrible slaughter of Stalin's prison-camp Gulag, where he must go through hell and inhumane prison ...

Actors : Moon Choi, Soo-Jang Baek, Je-hoon Lee, Min Jin-Woong,
Directors : Joon-ik Lee,

Life of a upcoming Korean patriot Park Yeol, who formed the anarchist organization "Black Wave" during the Japanese colonial period and attempted the assassination of the Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito.

Actors : Lene Maria Christensen, Arnold Oceng, Kristian Fjord, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard,
Directors : Mikkel Serup,

Biography about boxer Jørgen 'Gamle' Hansen.

Actors : Dimitris Papadopoulos, Vasilis Tsikaras, Leonidas Kakouris, Maria Androutsou,
Directors : Vasilis Tsikaras,

Captain Mihos Floros returns to Samarina to gather more men and lead them to the besieged by the Ottomans, Missolonghi, in order to assist the fight of the resistance at General Makris' ...

Actors : Dana Ashbrook, Andrea Londo, Tobin Bell, Jaime King,
Directors : Drew Pollins,

After being physically attacked by his loving wife Carmen, a series of unsettling incidents lead her husband Pat to question just what is happening to her. It's only when Carmen can't find ...

Actors : Adrienne Barbeau, John Savage, Tobin Bell, Randy Shelly,
Directors : Don E. FauntLeRoy,

A dramatic thriller where a a haunted teen endures a terrifying exorcism in the hopes of unlocking shocking secrets about the church and his family.

Actors : Mateus Ward, Alexandra Bard, Casey Bond, Jamie McShane,
Directors : Justin Ward,

Based on the book, "The Meanest Man in Texas" is the true story of Clyde Thompson. In 1928, near Cisco, Texas, a young Clyde finds himself in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in the ...

Actors : Marianne Mills, Monica Ramon, Cody Mullins, Scott Butler,
Directors : Cody Mullins,

This film takes a glimpse at moments in Dean's life that may have possibly shaped his personality and rebellious nature. It shows his passion for the art of acting as well as the struggles ...

Actors : Fred Bailey, Jack Anawak, Mary Buscemi, Seth Burke,
Directors : Miranda de Pencier,

In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse.

Actors : Jenna Keefner, Matthew Rosvally, G.R. Claveria, Kelci C. Magel,
Directors : Matthew Rosvally,

Delve into the minds of serial killers Leonard Lake and Charlie Ng with this horrifying found footage film, spanning the 1983-1984 killing spree that shocked California and the nation.

Actors : Aaron Altaras, Alice Dwyer, Max Mauff, Ruby O. Fee,
Directors : Claus Räfle,

Four young Jews survive the Third Reich in the middle of Berlin by living so recklessly that they become "invisible."

Actors : Jiamei Feng, En Bai, Shigeo Kobayashi, Ziming He,

Based on the true battle.August 31st,1937.The Kuomintang Commander Yao Ziqing was ordered to protect Baoshan County.The Japanese army used land,sea and air forces to attack Yao's troops and...

Actors : Drew Gulak, 'Sick' Nick Mondo, Rory Gulak,
Directors : Matthew T. Burns,

Ten years after his retirement, 'death-match' wrestler Nick Mondo is distressed to find a new generation mimicking his former self destructive antics. Based on a true story

Actors : Welile Nzuza, Jafta Mamabolo, Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema,
Directors : Mandla Dube,

Solomon Mahlangu is a Mamelodi township schoolboy-hawker who, after the events of June 16th joins the military wing of the ANC to fight against the brutal oppression of the Apartheid regime...

Actors : Luke Bailey, Toby Armour, Aarron Lambert, Martyn Ford,
Directors : Leon Mitchell,

Aarron Lambert is a controversial man that provokes the system and inspires the public. A cinematic documentary following the struggles and successes of a voice that must be heard from childhood through to adult life.

Actors : Jenna Kanell, Matthew Fahey, Ross Thomas, Caleb Emery,
Directors : Tamlin Hall,

A timeless tale of a 17-year-old, Holden Layfield, who fights to keep his mental illness a secret at all costs. Based on a true story.

Actors : Sophia Mitri Schloss, Katherine Moennig, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sara Coates,
Directors : S.J. Chiro,

Based on a true story, Lane is a 13-year-old girl coming of age on a Northern California commune in the 1970s. While Lane enjoys the freedom of living off-the-grid with her mother and ...

Actors : Pihla Viitala, Vili Saarela, Malla Malmivaara, Antti Luusuaniemi,
Directors : Visa Koiso-Kanttila,

Two Finnish boys battle adolescence and family troubles. Meanwhile, their homes are being encroached upon by inevitable urban development.