Posts with the tag 'drama'
LET IT BE MORNING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “LET IT BE MORNING is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother’s wedding forcing him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding finishes, with no explanation, Sami’s hometown is put under a military blockade lockdown by Israeli soldiers. When chaos erupts overnight amongst the villagers stuck behind the wall due to the blockade, Sami is cut off from the outside world and trapped in an unexpected situation. As he deals with questions about his own identity and hidden secrets are revealed.”
2/4/23- Excellent reviews for this Arabic comedy/drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
February 4th, 2023
NO BEARS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “NO BEARS portrays two parallel love stories. In both, the lovers are troubled by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition and the mechanics of power.”
1/31/2023- Excellent reviews for this drama in Persian. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 31st, 2023
CAIRO CONSPIRACY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival in Cairo, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite.”
1/31/23- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 31st, 2023
THE MAN IN THE BASEMENT- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After a Jewish couple (Jérémie Renier and The Artist’s Bérénice Bejo) sells their basement to a former history teacher (The Intouchables’ François Cluzet), they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the buyer befriends their naïve teenage daughter.”
1/28/23- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 28th, 2023
CLOSE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont’s second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.”
1/28/23- Excellent critical reviews and fair audience ones. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 28th, 2023
REMEMBER THIS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a virtuoso solo performance, Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn (NOMADLAND, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, LINCOLN) portrays Jan Karski in this genre-defying true story of a reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness. After surviving the devastation of the Blitzkrieg, Karski swears allegiance to the Polish Underground and risks his life to carry the first eyewitness reports of war-torn Poland to the Western world, and ultimately, the Oval Office.”
1/28/23- Just 3 reviews– 2 up and 1 down. TRDB.
Tags: drama, history
January 28th, 2023
KOMPROMAT- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Based on incredible true events, Jérome Salle’s gripping new espionage thriller depicts the remarkable story of a French public servant who unwittingly finds himself in conflict with one of the modern era’s most powerful and dangerous forces: Russia’s FSB.”
1/28/223- Fair reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 28th, 2023
NOSTALGIA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After living 40 years abroad, Felice returns to Naples and discovers again places and codes of the city, facing a past that eats him away.”
1/28/23- Fair to good reviews by the critics including some excellent ones. Audience reviews were weak. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 28th, 2023
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.”
1/26/23- Excellent reviews for this re-make. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 26th, 2023
MISSING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When her mother (Nia Long) disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s (Storm Reid) search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late.”
1/20/23- Fairly good reviews. TRDB
Tags: drama, drama/mystery
January 20th, 2023
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