Posts with the tag 'drama'
PERSIAN LESSONS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in occupied France in 1942, Persian Lessons follows Gilles (Nahuel Pe?rez Biscayart), a Belgian Jew, who narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he’s Persian, not Jewish. While the lie temporarily saves him, Gilles is then assigned the extraordinary task of teaching Farsi, a language he doesn’t know, to Koch (Lars Eidinger), the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over.”
6/6/23- Fair reviews. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
June 7th, 2023
REALITY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “On a Saturday afternoon, in June 2017, Reality Winner, a 25-year-old in cut-off jeans, is confronted at her Georgia home by the FBI. A cryptic conversation begins and Reality’s life quickly begins to unravel.”
6/3/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 3rd, 2023
CONCERNED CITIZEN- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A dark comedy about gentrification in which a socially progressive man’s attempt to improve his Tel Aviv neighborhood goes unexpectedly awry. A satirical parable about the insidious ways in which privilege can unleash prejudice within.”
6/3/23- Very good reviews for this drama from Israel. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 3rd, 2023
FALCON LAKE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl.”
6/3/23- Excellent reviews. TRDB
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 3rd, 2023
PAST LIVES- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.”Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.” TRDB.
6/3/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and good ones by audiences as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 3rd, 2023
ROISE & FRANK- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Grief-stricken Róise lost her husband, Frank, two years ago. Her son, Alan, worries about her but the arrival of a mysterious dog seems to bring happiness to her life once more. Róise soon comes to believe that the dog is, in fact, Frank reincarnated. He has come back to be with her again… and to coach the local sports team.”
6/2/23- Excellent reviews for this Scottish drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 2nd, 2023
UNCLENCHING THE FISTS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ada is stuck. Living in a dead-end industrial town in North Ossetia, she is caught in the tight grip of the men in her life. But when her older brother returns home and her domineering father suddenly falls ill, Ada finally sees a possible path to freedom.”
5/26/23- Fairly good reviews for this Russian drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 26th, 2023
WILL-O’-THE-WISP- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. The encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade, opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men immersed in love and desire, and the will to change the status quo.”
5/26/23- Excellent reviews for this Portuguese drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 26th, 2023
THE WIND & THE RECKONING- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “1893. The Hawaiian Kingdom has been overthrown by a Western power just as an outbreak of leprosy engulfs the tropical paradise. The new government orders all Native Hawaiians suspected of having the foreign disease banished permanently to a remote colony on the island of Moloka’i that is known as ‘the island of the living grave’. When a local cowboy named Ko’olau (Jason Scott Lee) and his young son Kalei (Kahiau Perreira) contract the dreaded disease, they refuse to allow their family to be separated, sparking an armed clash with brutal white island authorities.”
5/26/23- Excellent reviews from audiences– none yet from critics. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 26th, 2023
GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After having her identity stolen online, Diana Dent leaves her family and goes on a road trip with her son’s pregnant girlfriend to track down the perpetrators. The mismatched travel companions form an unexpected bond as they concede to the hardships of their own lives, and their hunt for answers becomes a surreal journey of self-discovery and empowerment.”
5/22/23- Fair reviews but, as many of you know, I love road trip movies and I would see this one. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 22nd, 2023
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