Posts filed under 'Foreign'
FARHA- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Farha is a 14 year old girl who lives in a small village in Palestine, 1948. Girls her age are traditionally married off or spoken for yet Farha wants to continue her education despite traditions and the restrictions of schooling in her village for boys only. Inseparable from her best friend Farida, who lives in the city but who spends weekends in the village, Farha dreams of joining her at a school in the city.”
12/4/22- Just 3 reviews noted and they are very good. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
December 4th, 2022
BANTU MAMA- 11/23/22. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A French woman of African descent manages to escape after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She finds shelter in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo, where she is taken in by a group of children. By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she will see her destiny change inexorably.”
11/23/22- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 23rd, 2022
EO- 2022- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune randomly turn his luck into disaster and his despair into unexpected bliss.”
11/18/22- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 18th, 2022
A COUPLE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Married for 36 years, Leo and Sophie Tolstoï have 13 children. Loosely drawn from her diary and their letters to each other, Sophie monologues about the joys and struggles of their life together.”
11/16/22- Just 1 review and it is poor. TRDB.
November 16th, 2022
THE BOX- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Teenager Hatzín travels from Mexico City to collect the remains of his father, found in a communal grave in Northern Mexico. But a casual encounter with a seemingly familiar man introduces both doubt and hope around the truth.”
11/16/22- Very good reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB.
November 16th, 2022
YOU RESEMBLE ME- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “YOU RESEMBLE ME tells the true story of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, a woman who was falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber. Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris.”
11/6/22- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 6th, 2022
ONODA: 10,000 NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line : no suicide, stay alive whatever happens, the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines where the Americans are about to land, his role will be to wage a guerilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender soon after, Onoda 10.000 days later.”
10/9/22- Very good reviews for this Japanese drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, drama. foreign
October 9th, 2022
PETROV’S FLU- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Petrovs are an average family living in the peaceful city of Yekaterinburg in post-Soviet Russia. They follow their daily regimens with quiet consistency, but beneath this layer of the ordinary, things turn out to be quite extraordinary. Petrov lives his life in a parallel comic universe, breaking out of the mundane to do everything from abducting children as a humanoid alien, to lining up Russian aristocrats against a wall and shooting them down. Petrov has been dealing with the flu, but goes about his regular life, often getting drunk and spending the night out. His wife, Petrova, is a librarian by day and a superhero.”
9/24/22- The critics liked this movie but audiences did not. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
September 24th, 2022
HOLD ME TIGHT- 2021. Synopsis by RT. “In Hold Me Tight, Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Bergman Island) gives another riveting performance as Clarisse, a woman on the run from her family for reasons that aren’t immediately clear.”
9/12/22- Mostly fair to good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
September 12th, 2022
PETER VON KANT- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Peter Von Kant, a successful, famous director, lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir Break into the world of cinema.”
9/5/22- Fair to good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 5th, 2022
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