Movies Similar to The Quail: The Tale of a Boy Who Asks

Missed(2007)

Will is shocked when he's told that his colleague Emma has died while on holiday. He's even more surprised when he sees her walking past the window of the café in which he's sitting the next day.

The Best Bride(2008)

A man loses his wife. A woman finds her husband. A mother sees her children.

Ανατολικά της Εδέν(1985)

A Menina que Nunca Viu o Mar(2022)

Iara, a girl who is about to come of age, dreams of seeing the ocean, but lives in Rio Grande do Norte's countryside with her mother, a woman who's dreams were swallowed by the waves and who fears of losing her daughter.

Honeymoon(2023)

Sandra is travelling with Fay, helping her take the bus out of the country. A transphobic attack leaves them both stranded in the middle of nowhere. A sensitive and vibrant response to intolerance in the form of a gritty and realistic road movie.

Cherry Blossoms in March(2024)

In this mother-daughter story, a young woman explores her own mortality through art and poetry as her terminal illness holds her back from a normal life.

Nimic(2020)

A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.

Wuthering Heights

As Cathy Linton nears death, she finds herself in a loop of memories while coming to terms with the truth of the world she’s lived and loved in.

Hell(2011)

In the course of one afternoon, Raphael's paradise turns into a spiral of guilt and paranoia.

A Ferret Called Mickey(2003)

Eight year old Paulie is happiest when dressing-up in his mother’s high heels and having tea parties in the garden. His father however would prefer him to be involved in more ‘manly’ pursuits and decides to take action. It is left to Mickey, a ferret with the cutest nose and the sharpest teeth, to sort out the men from the boys.

End-O(2019)

Jaq is a typical young woman, navigating the foibles of life, love and endometriosis.

Duck Daze(2019)

Johnina seeks revenge on her childhood abuser and the community that enabled him, with the help of a duck.

The Licensed Fool(2023)

A travelling court jester, known as The Licensed Fool, begins to unravel when he learns of a sinister motive behind him being hired for an upcoming performance.

Memoirs of a Geeza(2019)

A top lad recollects fights, friends and painting his toenails with his dad.

The Lamb(2019)

Three kids spend the summer days the usual way: hanging out, snapchatting... and playing with their newly discovered pet.

(SHn(y)o͞of)(2019)

Bill and Tonya Martin don't speak English anymore. This is the story of Martinese.

I Am Mackenzie(2019)

Caught among toxic masculinity, a sequin dress and a teenage crush, a teen skater, growing up in rural Texas, will have sex for the first time in the back of their dad’s truck.

Rain, Rain, Run Away(2019)

Left to her own devices during an August heatwave, a seven-year-old wild child and her companion have an adventure filled with squirt guns, cicadas and rain dances.

Reckless(2013)

An uncompromising and controversial short set in the Scandinavian suburbia on the hottest day of the summer. A sister reluctantly babysits her little brother. Two young boys catch her attention, and she makes a crucial decision.

American Eid(2021)

Ameena, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, wakes up on Eid to find out that she has to go to school. Homesick and heartbroken, she goes on a mission to make Eid a public-school holiday, and in the process, reconnects with her older sister, and embraces her new home, while her new home embraces her.