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

Biography about boxer Jørgen 'Gamle' Hansen.

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 : 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 : Ayelet Zurer, Daniel Rchichev, Robert Gant, Karina Rchichev,
Directors : David Mrnka,

The story of Milada Horáková, democratic pre-WW2 Czech politician first arrested and tried by the Nazis during the War and then the post-war Communist government for her refusal to cease her opposition activity and leave the country.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tom Sizemore, Kelly Owens, Terrell Ransom Jr.,
Directors : Mark Vadik,

A Chance in the World is the unbelievable real life story of Steve, a wounded and broken boy destined to become a man of resilience and vision. From the day he is five-years-old and dropped...

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 : 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 : Jenna Kanell, Ross Thomas, Matthew Fahey, 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 : Luke Bailey, Toby Armour, Martyn Ford, Aarron Lambert,
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 : 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 : 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.

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...