#ForeignFilmsMatter
This is a list of 50+ non-English-language films that I think must be distributed in the United States (and possibly English-speaking Canada) by some independent/art-house/foreign/documentary/short film specialty distribution company, curated by me, Camse. The list is a combination of narrative feature films and documentaries.
Although most of the films in this list are foreign-language productions, three English-language films: the 2019 Aboriginal Australian horror anthology Dark Place, the 2016 New Zealand psychological drama The Rehearsal and Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald's 2010 Hard Core Logo sequel are included, as they have yet to get distribution by a company in the United States.
Also check out my essay regarding my reflections and thoughts on the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nwwy3tbqczstLmcYBAYdpEwIr8tTDtmSn1qeTcO-O40/
Coming soon:
Dark Blossom (2021, Denmark, Frigge Fri, D, Danish dialogue)
F = Feature film
D = Documentary
Although most of the films in this list are foreign-language productions, three English-language films: the 2019 Aboriginal Australian horror anthology Dark Place, the 2016 New Zealand psychological drama The Rehearsal and Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald's 2010 Hard Core Logo sequel are included, as they have yet to get distribution by a company in the United States.
Also check out my essay regarding my reflections and thoughts on the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nwwy3tbqczstLmcYBAYdpEwIr8tTDtmSn1qeTcO-O40/
Coming soon:
Dark Blossom (2021, Denmark, Frigge Fri, D, Danish dialogue)
F = Feature film
D = Documentary
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- DirectorIsmail BasbethStarsTara BasroRatu AnanditaCornelio SunnyA dreamy, absurdist fantasy film based on Indonesian legends. Asa is the daughter of a seer. To escape her mother's clutches, she lives hidden in a forest. One day, she is collected by a dog, who turns out to be a man sent by her mother.Indonesia (Indonesian dialogue)
F - DirectorMichel FrancoStarsEmma SuárezAna Valeria BecerrilEnrique ArrizonA pregnant 17-year-old decides to keep her condition to herself, enjoying a calm life in Puerto Vallarta. But, why on earth hadn't the inexperienced mother-to-be sought for assistance earlier? Can a mere child raise a kid on her own?Mexico (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorNino ZhvaniaStarsEka ChavleishviliArchil KikodzeGuga KotetishviliThree middle aged friends, a criminal, a painter, and an actor with badly arranged lives reunited to hit the road in a search for new assemblies, joys, and sorrows.Georgia (Georgian dialogue)
F - DirectorAdilkhan YerzhanovStarsAibek KudabayevNurbek MukushevTolganay TalgatA new mayor comes to the remote village Karatas. A very strange illness reins over here. However somebody is used to live with it and says this is a simple flu.Kazakhstan (Kazakh and Russian dialogue)
F - DirectorJet LeycoStarsAmante PulidoLance RaymundoShielbert ManuelThe routine of the quaint rural town of Matangtubig is broken with the discovery of a girl's remains, defiled in an open grass field, another girl, missing. Claims for justice and a search ensues, the national media turns its attention, as the town is put on trial for the secrets it keeps, a local fisherman struggles with his conscience to admitting as witness. The townsfolk become entities for decency and sham, attempting to divert attention, the town put up its yearly festival by the lake, unknowing of a sleeping evil that has come to claim them.Philippines (Filipino and Tagalog dialogue)
F - DirectorRebecca ZlotowskiStarsTahar RahimLéa SeydouxOlivier GourmetGary, an unskilled young man, lands a job as a decontamination sub-contractor at a nuclear power plant in the lower valley of the Rhone. Inducted into the workforce by supervisor Gilles and veteran Toni, Gary discovers that radiation contamination is not just a risk factor but an everyday hazard. At the same time, he begins an illicit affair with Karole, the fiancée of Toni.France (French dialogue)
F - DirectorSekou TraoréStarsMaimouna N'DiayeFargass AssandéAbidine DioariIn an African country plagued by civil war, a young idealistic lawyer is officially assigned to defend a rebel accused of war crimes.Burkina Faso (Mooré/Mossi and French dialogue)
- DirectorAntonio LukichStarsAndriy LidagovskiyIrma VitovskaIryna OstrovskaA sound engineer tries to record the song of a rare bird that dwells in the Ukrainian mountains.Ukraine (Ukrainian and English dialogue)
F - DirectorAhmad AbdallaStarsKarim KassemMona HalaSherief El DesoukyThree people had to live together for one night.Egypt (Arabic and English dialogue)
F - DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsBruce McDonaldCare FailureJulian RichingsBruce the filmmaker returns to his documentary roots by following a troubled singer.Canada (sequel to 1996's Hard Core Logo) (English dialogue)
D (docufiction/mockumentary) - DirectorLorenz SuterStarsNicolas BatthyanyJeanne DevosMarina GuerriniDriven by strange desire a loner is fatally attracted to two sisters. A Neo Noir.Switzerland (Schweizerdeutsch, German and English dialogue)
F - DirectorMario MartoneStarsMarianna FontanaReinout Scholten van AschatAntonio FollettoWith Italy about to go to war in 1914, this is the story of the encounter between a goatherd called Lucia, the commune of young Northern Europeans led by Seybu and the town's young doctor on the unique island of Capri.Italy (Italian, Neapolitan, English, French, German and Russian dialogue)
F - DirectorDamjan KozoleStarsPia ZemljicJernej SugmanMarko MandicOne night, a high-profile attorney is found on the pavement along a main road through Ljubljana. He is barely conscious, lying in a pool of blood, and covered in dog bites. Doctors at the medical center fight to keep him alive while his wife, in shock, confronts her deepest fears. During the course of this night she will break every moral standard she has stood up for in her life.Slovenia (Slovene dialogue)
F - DirectorAlison MacleanStarsMichelle NyJames RollestonElla EdwardFirst-year acting student Stanley mines his girlfriend's family scandal as material for the end-of-year show at drama school. The result is a moral minefield.New Zealand (English dialogue)
F - DirectorDane KomljenStarsBoban KaludjerBoris IsakovicDane KomljenIn an abandoned bungalow complex two man have made themselves a peaceful haven. Although the relationship between them is unclear, the unexpected arrival of the third man is going to disrupt their little utopia.Serbia (Serbian dialogue)
F - DirectorDamjan KozoleStarsUrsa MenartLiza MarijinaJurij DrevensekHalf-sisters from a small coastal town who were never that close are forced by circumstance to share a flat in Ljubljana.Slovenia (Slovene and Albanian dialogue)
F - DirectorMartti HeldeStarsRea LestReimo SagorKaido VeermäeFilm with three parts, two characters and one obsession: to prevent the past from taking over.Estonia (Estonian dialogue)
F - DirectorCamila UrrutiaStarsAndrea HenryVanessa HernándezMauricio GonzálezTwo girlfriends try find a way to cope with the trauma of sexual violence.Guatemala (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorFrançois VallaStarsJérémie DuvallJules PélissierLola Le LannInspired by a true story, Achille, a handsome Parisian teenager from a wealthy family, is the victim of a violent assault. He is sent to his aunt's, Brigitte for a vacation by the sea to rebuild. There he meets an angry young man, Brian who works for the golf club. From their confrontation will spring their true nature, from their struggle will be born a killer.France (French dialogue)
F - DirectorSharofat ArabovaStarsSherali AbdulkajsovIso AbdurashidovVakhob DustovMore than 50 years back in a stony set of a remote mountainous village somewhere in Tajikistan the lovers called Shams and Mekhri traveled. Mekhri pulled by a transient eclipse broke an oath of marital faithfulness that overnight transformed Sham's existence into a farcical puppet show, leading to a murder of his spouse. Unable to take the burden of the committed sin, Shams chose the path of repentance trying to cleanse his fault by serving people that's followed by the meeting with his own "Ego".Tajikistan (Tajik dialogue)
F - DirectorJens JonssonStarsJerry JohanssonHampus JohanssonGeorgi StaykovRille, an ostracized and bullied teenager, who only excels in the ping pong room, descends into a life-and-death struggle with his younger, more popular brother when the truth about their father surfaces during their spring break.Sweden (Swedish dialogue)
F - DirectorJorge Thielen ArmandStarsJosé Dolores LópezAdrializ LópezMarley AlvillaresA vivid and intimate account of the Venezuelan crisis told through the real-life struggle of a young father trying to save his family from the demolition of their home.Venezuela (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorJorge Thielen ArmandStarsJorge Thielen HedderichJuan Luis Escriban LottCarlos MedinaTo escape the crisis in Venezuela, and his alcoholism, a man retreats into the jungle and meets old friends. But their former happiness is transformed into evil intentions by the lure of gold.Venezuela (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorIsaki LacuestaStarsFrancisco José Gómez RomeroIsrael Gómez RomeroÓscar RodríguezIsra and Cheíto are two brothers who have gone their separate ways. When Isra comes out of prison and Cheíto's long mission in the navy comes to an end, they both return to the isle of San Fernando, their hometown. The brothers' reunion will refresh the memory of their father's violent death while they were still little, while the need for restoring and making it up with each other will bring them back together.Spain (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorIsaki LacuestaStarsIsrael Gómez RomeroFrancisco José Gómez RomeroJesús Olvera MotaA documentary/fiction mix inspired by the flamenco singer Camarón.Spain (Spanish and Japanese dialogue)
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