There is a really excellent Danish movie called "After the Wedding." It was nominated for best foreign oscar but lost to another great movie, "The Lives of Others." I hate spoilers of any kind, so I'll keep a summary of the movie fairly brief.
The movie is centered around a man named Jacob who runs an orphanage in India who is facing large financial problems. Suddenly a wealthy donor appears from Jacob's home in Denmark who offers to bail them out, but demands that Jacob must come back to his home country to receive the money. Jacob leaves much to his frustration at missing one of the orphan's birthdays and returns home to Denmark where he realizes that the wife of his potential benefactor is his old girlfriend from years ago.
Without spoiling everything, the movie is very focused on identity and belonging. Jacob is confronted with the issue of where he best belongs whether in the foreign third world country or back in Denmark with people who need him there. The acting is really superb, the cinematography is great, and the whole thing is very excellent. If this sounds at all like the kind of thing for you, I'd say watch it. Netflix has it streaming, so you can always check it out there.
Here's the trailer, but it does the movie no justice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lKCRdGXCeM
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