PARALLEL MOTHERS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized..”
12/24/21- Excellent reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB.
3/3/22- I liked it very much. TRDB.
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THE HAND OF GOD- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Growing up in the storied city of Naples, Fabietto Schisa sees his life transformed when soccer legend Diego Maradona, in the prime of his career, joins Fabietto’s team and ultimately plays a critical role in his future.”
12/16/21- Very good reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
12/18/21- I hated this movie and fell asleep twice in the first 20 minutes. TRDB.
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DRIVE MY CAR- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production’s premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koji Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke’s late wife.”
11/27/21- Excellent reviews for this Japanese drama. TRDB.
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PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Three young girls on the path to adolescence examine life in a town at war.”
11/20/21- Good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Three young girls on the path to adolescence examine life in a town at war.”
11/19/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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HIVE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “HIVE is a searing drama based on the true story of Fahrije (Yllka Gashi), who, like many of the other women in her patriarchal village, has lived with fading hope and burgeoning grief since her husband went missing during the war in Kosovo. In order to provide for her struggling family, she pulls together the other widows in her community to launch a business selling a local food product. Finding healing and solace in considering a future without their husbands–but their will to begin living independently is met with hostility. The men in the village condemn Fahrije’s efforts to empower herself and the women around her,”
11/5/21- Excellent reviews for this drama from Albania. TRDB.
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ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rival diplomats from North Korea and South Korea become trapped as civil war rages in Mogadishu, Somalia. With no aid from either government, their only shot at survival requires uniting with bitter adversaries to escape.”
10/27/21- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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MEMORY HOUSE- 2020. 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.”
10/21/21- Fair to good reviews for this Brazilian drama. TRDB.
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Centering on a trio of female characters and playing out in vignettes with common themes, this three-part anthology depicts tales about an unforeseen love triangle, a bungled seduction trap and an encounter stemming from a case of mistaken identity.
10/16/21- Excellent reviews for this Japanese drama. TRDB.
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LAMB (2021)- Synopsis by Netflix. “On their remote farm, María and Ingvar share a peaceful life raising sheep — all that’s missing is a child. After finding a newborn in the barn, they agree to raise it as their own, until Ingvar’s brother arrives and upends the family dynamic.”
10/6/21- Very good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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