TORI AND LOKITA
TORI AND LOKITA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A friendship develops between two young people after they are exiled in Belgium.”
3/25/2023- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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Posts with the tag 'Foreign'
WILDFLOWER
WILDFLOWER- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two reunited Irish sisters uncover secrets from their mother’s past.”
3/19/23- Excellent reviews for this movie from Ireland. TRDB.
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SANSON AND ME
SANSON AND ME- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in rural California and Mexico’s Pacific coast, this documentary is a portrait of the unlikely friendship of two Mexican migrants, told within the frame of the dramatic clash between systemic forces and personal choices that envelop young, incarcerated men of color in America.”
3/7/23- Very good reviews for this documentary from Mexico. TRDB.
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THE FORGER
THE FORGER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Berlin, 1940. Cioma Schönhaus (Louis Hofmann, star of the hit Neflix series Dark) is a young Jewish man who won’t let anyone take away his zest for life, especially not the Nazis. Since the best hiding spots are in plain sight, Cioma audaciously adopts the identity of a marine officer to escape being deported like his family before him.”
3/6/23- Fair reviews for this German historical drama. TRDB.
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A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS
A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As the war in Eastern Ukraine takes a heavy toll on poor families living near the frontline, a small group of strong-willed social workers work tirelessly in a special kind of orphanage to create an almost magical safe space for kids to live in while the state decide the future fate of the child and family.”
2/25/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences for this Russian movie. TRDB.
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A RADIANT GIRL
A RADIANT GIRL- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Paris, summer 1942. Irene (Rebecca Marder) is a 19-year-old aspiring actress without a care in the world. Her family watches her discover friends, new love and a passion for the theater, all the while without her realizing that time is running out. Legendary French actress Sandrine Kiberlain makes her directorial debut with this allegorical coming-of-age drama set in Nazi-occupied France.”
2/19/23- Good to excellent reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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LONESOME
LONESOME- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two young men make a connection neither of them expects or knows how to navigate. Casey, a young man from the countryside running from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in the big smoke of Sydney. When he meets Tib, a young city lad, struggling with his own scars of isolation, there’s chemistry, not only sexually but also emotionally as both men find something they have been missing.”
2/19/23- Excellent reviews for this Australian drama. TRDB.
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CINEMA SABAYA
CINEMA SABAYA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A group of Arab and Jewish women attend a video workshop at a small town community center run by Rona (Dana Ivgy, Zero Motivation), a young filmmaker from Tel Aviv, who teaches them to document their lives. As each student shares footage from her home life with the others, their beliefs and preconceptions are challenged and barriers are broken down.”
2/12/23- Most reviews are very good and some are excellent. TRDB.
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THE BLUE CAFTAN
THE BLUE CAFTAN- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man. Morocco’s official entry for Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards.”
2/12/23- Excellent reviews for this Arabic movie. TRDB.
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THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC
THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Internationally acclaimed at Venice, Berlin, SXSW and beyond, writer-director Teemu Nikki’s darkly humorous Finnish romance becomes a cinematically unusual action-thriller, empathetically shot from the shallow-focus perspective of a character (and real-life actor) who is blind and unable to walk. The brightest moments in movie lover Jaakko’s day are shared on the phone with Sirpa, the woman he loves even though they’ve never met in person. When Sirpa gets difficult news, Jaako decides he must go to her immediately.”
2/4/23- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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