THE TSUGUA DIARIES- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Crista, Carloto and João are building an airy greenhouse for butterflies in the garden. The three of them share household routines, day after day… and they are not the only ones.”
5/29/22- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A mother toils to save money to build a road in a mountainous Himalayan village to take her son to physiotherapy. Yet her husband, who believes that a shamanic ritual is the remedy, stands in her way.”
5/21/22- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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DOWNTON ABBEY- 2022- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess’ newly inherited villa.”
5/18/22- Fair to good reviews– none great! TRDB.
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HAPPENING- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing.”
5/9/22- Excellent reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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HUMAN FACTORS- 2022, Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “To escape tensions at the advertising agency they own, a couple and their kids go away to their seaside vacation home.”
5/9/22- Fair reviews for this German drama. TRDB.
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BAD ROADS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Four short stories are set along the roads of Donbass during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of just what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. But in this world, where tomorrow may never come, not everyone is defenseless and miserable.”
5/1/22- Good reviews for this drama from Ukraine. TRDB.
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AFRICA- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When retired 68 year-old Meir discovers that his 30 years of planning the annual village celebration have been summarily discarded and the job has been given to inexperienced local teens instead, the ground beneath his feet begins to give way. In his effort to restore a sense of meaning and vitality, Meir begins to rebel against the inevitable: the betrayal of his physical body, the growing distance from his children, and the loss of relevance.
5/1/22- Fair to good reviews for this Israeli movie. TRDB.
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VORTEX- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A retired psychiatrist with dementia and a struggling author with a heart condition live their final days together in an apartment.”
5/1/22- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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HIT THE ROAD- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” It follows a family of four — two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old — as they drive across the Iranian countryside.”
4/26/22- Sounds really good and I’l try to see this Iranian road trip. TRDB.
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PETITE MAMAN- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse.”
4/24/22- Great reviews from the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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