CORPUS CHRISTI- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “As 20-year-old Daniel is serving time in a youth detention center, he finds God. But after being released on parole, Daniel is unable to enter seminary school because of his violent past — prompting him to pose as a parish priest.”
3/11/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
7/31/20- I enjoyed this unusual movie. Great acting by the main character. TRDB.
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THE WILD GOOSE LAKE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “After killing a cop, small-time crime boss Zhou Zenong finds a large bounty on his head. As he nurses his wounds at an isolated lake, Zhou forms a bond with a hooker sent to help him — but her motives are unclear.”
3/7/20- The critics liked it a lot but audiences didn’t. TRDB.
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THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán has lived in exile from his native Chile for more than 40 years, but the country has never been far from his mind. In the final chapter of his Chilean trilogy, Guzmán turns a meditative lens on the cordillera of the Andes.”
3/1/20- Excellent reviews for this foreign documentary. TRDB.
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FLESH OUT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Verida is a modern girl. She works in a beauty salon, is addicted to social media and hangs out with her friends. Still, she is engaged to a man chosen by her family. Like many girls her age, she is under pressure to gain a substantial amount of weight in a tradition called gavage, in order to reach the voluptuous body considered in Mauritania a sign of great beauty, charm, wealth and social status.”
2/27/20- Uniformly excellent reviews. TRDB.
3/1/20- I just saw this and I liked it– not great but very good and a window into another culture. TRDB.
Add comment February 27th, 2020
YOUNG AHMED- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Living in rural Belgium, Islamic teen Ahmed falls under the sway of his local imam, a political extremist who challenges Ahmed to live a more pious life. But he soon takes his religious teachings too far when he commits a shocking and violent crime.”
2/21/20- Poor reviews with a few really good ones here and there. I’d try it. TRDB.
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I WAS AT HOME, BUT… 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Already devastated by her husband’s death, Astrid suffers more agony when her 13-year-old son, Phillip, disappears for a week. When he returns but refuses to explain his absence, Astrid becomes increasingly shaken by Phillip’s unpredictable behavior.”
2/14/20- Good reviews for this German drama. TRDB.
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THOSE WHO REMAINED- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though 42-year-old doctor Aldo and 16-year-old Klára have survived the Holocaust, the scars remain. When the two Budapest residents meet, a healing father-daughter bond develops — but the innocence of their connection is soon questioned.”
2/11/20- Just 4 reviews so far but they are all excellent. TRDB.
2/16/20- I saw this movie today and thought it was excellent. TRDB.
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AND THEN WE DANCED- 2020- Synopsis by Netflix. “In the conservative domain of Georgian dance, gender roles are rigidly defined. So, when Merab — a dancer training at the National Georgian Ensemble — falls for self-assured newcomer Irakli, Merab finds his world thrown into turmoil.”
2/7/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
8/24/20- I liked this movie. Good story and lots of “Georgian” dancing. TRDB.
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ANTIGONE- 2/7/20. Synopsis by IMDB. “A modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy which falls within a social realism. To the law of men, the young Antigone apposes her own sets of values.”
2/7/20- Excellent drama!! TRDB.
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THE LAST SUPPER- 2020- Synopsis by IMDB. “It’s January 30th 1933 – the day Hitler comes to power – and the German-Jewish family Glickstein comes together for a family dinner.”
1/30/20- I enjoyed this drama from Germany very much. At the Palm Beach Film Festival. TRDB.
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