HIT THE ROAD- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” It follows a family of four — two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old — as they drive across the Iranian countryside.”
4/26/22- Sounds really good and I’l try to see this Iranian road trip. TRDB.
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PETITE MAMAN- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse.”
4/24/22- Great reviews from the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE TALE OF KING CRAB- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “L.uciano is a wandering outcast in a remote, late 19th-century Italian village. His life becomes undone by alcohol, forbidden love, and a bitter conflict with the prince of the region over the right of passage through an ancient gateway.”
4/16/22- Very good reviews for this drama from Italy. TRDB.
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PARIS, 13th DISTRICT- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy — they’re friends, sometimes lovers and often both.”
4/14/22- Sounds strange but it got good reviews. TRDB.
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THE GIRL AND THE SPIDER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As her roommate Lisa prepares to move out of their apartment, Mara contemplates the end of an era. Furniture is moved, walls painted, cupboards built. Amid all the hustle and bustle, secret longings and desires come to the surface and coalesce around the roommates as well as around Lisa’s mother Astrid.”
4/11/22- Very good reviews for this drama from Germany. TRDB.
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DONBASS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine, mid-2010s: a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by Russian-separatist gangs. In the Donbass, war is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth, and hatred is declared to be love. Life is suffused with fear and suspicion. What is real and what is fake news? Called “a darkly satirical omnibus of scathing vignettes” by the Washington Post, DONBASS serves as a crucial interpretation of the Russo-Ukrainian war, but the film is not, ultimately, a tale of one region or one conflict.”
4/10/2022. Good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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ALINE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “For Aline Dieu, nothing in the world matters more than music, family and love. Her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star.”
4/6/22- Fair reviews for this drama/biography. TRDB.
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GAGARINE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Teenager Youri (gifted newcomer Alseni Bathily) has lived his whole life in the tight-knit community of Gagarine, even being named after the famed Russian cosmonaut who inaugurated it in 1963. From the heights of his apartment, the science wiz dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his home are leaked, Youri joins the resistance, embarking on a mission to save Gagarine.”
4/4/22- Excellent reviews!! TRDB.
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THE ROSE MAKER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Eve is one of France’s greatest artisanal horticulturalists, but her rose business is business facing imminent bankruptcy or liquidation. When her secretary hires three inexperienced ex-convicts, they must team up to rescue the business in this verdant comedy.”
4/4/22- Excellent reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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NITRAM- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Nitram (Caleb Landry-Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the Mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in. That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis).”
4/3/22- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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