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HERE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Here follows Stefan, a Romanian construction worker living in Brussels who is about to return home to visit his mother, and maybe stay… longer. Using the leftovers from his fridge, he cooks up a big pot of soup and begins handing it out as farewell gifts to friends and family. But while waiting for his car to be fixed, he meets Shuxiu, a Belgian-Chinese woman preparing a doctorate on mosses.”
2/11/24- Excellent reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
February 11th, 2024
THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. Carla tries to mediate between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students, but is relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system.”
2/8/24- Excellent reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. From Germany. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
February 8th, 2024
SKIN DEEP- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Seeking a retreat where they can salvage their struggling relationship, young couple Leyla (Mala Emde) and Tristan (Jonas Dassler) travel to a remote island at the invitation of Leyla’s childhood friend Stella, where it soon becomes clear that what the island offers is more mysterious than a simple vacation. Leyla and Tristan join another couple in a ritual to exchange bodies and see the world through the eyes of someone else — a chance to find themselves or, for some of them, a chance at escape.”
2/7/24- Excellent reviews for this German drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, drama. foreign
February 7th, 2024
ANATOMY OF A FALL- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.”
2/4/24- Excellent reviews by the critics and by audiences as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
February 4th, 2024
FITTING IN- 20224. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A coming-of-age “traumedy” that follows 16-year-old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler) who is unexpectedly diagnosed with a reproductive condition, MRKH syndrome. The diagnosis upends her plans to have sex, her presumptions about womanhood and sexuality, her relationship with her mother (Emily Hampshire), and most importantly, herself.”
2/3/24- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 3rd, 2024
DISCO BOY- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After a painful journey through Europe, Alex, the Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France and clings to a confused hope of a European identity. Jomo, the Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge to continue across borders, bodies, life and death.”
2/3/24- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 3rd, 2024
THE PROMISED LAND- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 18th century Denmark, Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) — a proud, ambitious, but impoverished war hero — sets out to tame a vast, uninhabitable land on which seemingly nothing can grow. He seeks to start farming crops, build a colony in the name of the King, and gain a noble title for himself.”
2/3/24- Excellent reviews for this drama from Denmark. TRDB.
Tags: drama, drama. foreign
February 3rd, 2024
THE ZONE OF INTEREST-2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.”
2/1/24- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair reviews from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama/foreign
February 1st, 2024
THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP- 1/31/24. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “On January 25, 1985, dozens of the biggest names in music convened at a studio in Los Angeles, checked their egos at the door and recorded a song to benefit African famine relief that would alter global pop culture history. The Greatest Night in Pop chronicles the massive undertaking to assemble the world’s most impressive supergroup in a world before cell phones and email. That group of artists — led by the song’s co-writers and two of the most significant musicians of the 20th century — Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie — came from different worlds but united to record “We Are the World.”
1/31/24- Excellent reviews by all for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 31st, 2024
SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Lost on the dreary Oregon coast, Fran finds solace in her cubicle, listening to the constant hum of officemates and occasionally daydreaming to pass the time. She is ghosting through life, unable to pop her bubble of isolation, when a friendly new coworker, Robert, persistently tries to connect with her.”
1/29/2024- Fair reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 29th, 2024
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