Movies Similar to Bright Spring Days

Roma(2004)

Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of loyalty and the intimate relationship with his mother, Roma.

Reparation(2022)

Two semi-studious students living in 'Korea-Town' are interrupted & intrigued by the actions of a girl in a nearby building, witnessed via CCTV, whilst each trying to come to terms with important subjects in their university projects [one Korean related: the Sewol ferry tragedy, and one British: the Grenfell tower incident], as well as their own life challenges in this claustrophobic tragicomedy of alienation, helping hands & secretive students. Is all really what it seems?

nor any memories of the turning backs(2025)

[poem_body_memory_voice] None of them belong to each other. All of them belong to themselves. A layered accumulation —___- a poetic exercise on relating*_on_love, migration, and mourning.

Stationed At Home(2025)

On a clear and frigid Christmas Eve in 1998, in a small, forgotten city, a solitary taxi driver on the graveyard shift breathlessly awaits the sight of the International Space Station. As the hours count down, a parade of offbeat misfits derail his plans, propelling the story to its exhilarating climax. In this poetic, hilarious and often absurd tale, complete strangers discover unexpected unity and a newfound understanding of their place among the stars.

Count to 100(2004)

A teenage boy and his mother are on the run. The father is violent and has a history of beating up his wife. They manage to get away from him and drive far away, until they arrive in a small town where they settle down. They rent a house from a nice man and soon they forget everything that has happened in the past, until the boy begins to have bad dreams of his father.

Boura Hatabaksa(2022)

A mother's unconditional love and care for her son and family is well portrayed in the film in a very sensitive way.

Salt of This Sea(2008)

Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather's savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. However, she soon finds that her simple plan is a complicated undertaking — one that takes her further from her comfort zone than she'd imagined.

Felipe Rey(2025)

Felipe Rey is over 40 years old and still lives with his mother, Nora. The strange bond between mother and son will be tested as soon as Felipe invites Lucy, a janitor from his work, over for dinner.

Night Working(2017)

Lin, a migrant female worker from Cambodia, and Yeon-hee, a Korean, are friends who work together at a factory at night. One day, the two will go to the sea together for the weekend. However, the factory manager only forces Lin to work overtime on the weekend, while Lin finds out that Yeon-hee is leaving Korea for Australia soon.

Girassol sem Sol(2022)

My Afternoons with Margueritte(2010)

An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.

Saffron Kingdom(2025)

After her husband is abducted in Kashmir, a traumatised woman flees to the United States with her young son to rebuild their lives.

Union(2002)

Bhet is a Marathi movie released in 2002. Chandrakant Kulkarni has directed the movie & produced it along with Nitin Patil. Movie plot is based on a mother-son who reunite against all odds & how egos are defeated by emotions and feelings.

Rise and Shine

A heartfelt, emotional story about loss, grief, and the bond between a mother and son.

Bastard(2019)

Natig a 16 year - old teenager can’t accept the shame of his family any longer and joins the military tryouts in an attempt to break away from his life in a small village.

See You Once Again(2015)

It was the time when thousands of families left Hong Kong to look for a ‘better future’. After almost 20 years of separation, here comes the reunion dinner for a father and his daughter. The awkward distance between the two make them seem like strangers, but deep in their hearts hide their missing for each other. Memories intertwined with the present, both of them know that what really matters is your beloved ones are all well.

Sometime, Sometime(2023)

Zi Kien and his mother Ah Lin only have each other in their lives until one day, Ah Lin starts dating Mr. Lee. Zi Kien feels his place in his mother's life is threatened, and he starts to change himself. This is a story about a mother and son who care too much about each other, yet pretend not to.

Xiao Wei(2024)

The Red Dress(2024)

In Japan, a Filipina migrant is chosen by a haunted dress to be its new owner and is manipulated into hunting down the murderer of the previous owner.

The Day When Phoenix Flowers Blossomed(2021)

A mother ran into a monster on her way home. She was dragged into a surreal world, where she discovered her son's suppressed inner side. As she slowly discovered the truth, a tragedy was also foreshadowed.