LOS ULTIMOS FRIKIS- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A feature-length documentary about Cuba’s legendary heavy metal band, ZEUS, and their 30-year fight to be heard.”
9/19/21- Good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE MAD WOMAN’S BALL- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A committed woman and a tormented nurse prepare to attend a famous ball at a neurological clinic in the 19th century.”
9/18/21- Good reviews. TRDB.
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LITTLE GIRL- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Born into a boy’s body but identifying as a girl since learning to talk, 8-year-old Sasha faces a host of challenges growing up in a provincial French town. This moving documentary follows her family’s struggle to have Sasha accepted for who she is.”
9/18/21- Great reviews for this foreign documentary. TRDB.
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AZOR- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Swiss banker Yvan De Wiel travels to Argentina to pick up the pieces after his partner suddenly disappears, he finds a sinister landscape in which the country’s elite are in cahoots with the murderous military junta.”
9/11/21- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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MEMORY HOUSE- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “After migrating for work from his home in northern Brazil to a former Austrian colony in the south, Cristovam has his soul crushed by racism. But when he finds an abandoned home full of objects reminiscent of his roots, he begins a transformation.”
9/4/21- Good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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WHO YOU THINK I AM- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Concerned that her lover, Ludo, may be cheating on her, 50-year-old teacher Claire creates a phony online identity using a pretty young woman’s photo as bait. Instead, Claire attracts Ludo’s 29-year-old assistant, Alex, who instantly becomes smitten.”
8/31/21- Fairly good reviews for this French drama/comedy starring Juliette Binoche. TRDB.
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EMA- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “After adopting troubled young Polo, married couple Ema and Gastón return him to the orphanage when the boy sets fire to their home, seriously injuring Ema’s sister. But the guilt-ridden Ema soon devises a secret plan to reclaim Polo.”
8/14/21- Very good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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DAYS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Seeking therapy for his chronic pain, middle-aged Kang travels to Bangkok, where he hires young masseur Non for a full body massage. Though the two solitary men lead markedly different lives, they find a special — if brief — connection.”
8/14/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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FAUNA- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Luisa and Gabino visit their parents in a mining town in the north of Mexico. Their father’s only interest in them is sparked by Luisa’s actor boyfriend when he acts out the role of a narco kingpin. ”
8/1/21- Very good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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THE YEAR OF THE DISCOVERY- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1992, when the Olympics and the Expo at last presented Spain as an emerging new democracy, the de-industrialisation policies were met with riots in the southern town of Cartagena. The locals remember those days.”
7/31/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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