#ForeignFilmsMatter: Volume 3
More non-English-language narrative & documentary feature films that need distribution in the United States and (English) Canada.
F = Narrative feature film
D = Documentary
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Nwwy3tbqczstLmcYBAYdpEwIr8tTDtmSn1qeTcO-O40/
Coming soon:
Sophie's World (2021, South Korea, Korean, Lee Jea-han)
Boney Piles (Ukraine, Ukrainian, Taras Tomenko)
F = Narrative feature film
D = Documentary
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Nwwy3tbqczstLmcYBAYdpEwIr8tTDtmSn1qeTcO-O40/
Coming soon:
Sophie's World (2021, South Korea, Korean, Lee Jea-han)
Boney Piles (Ukraine, Ukrainian, Taras Tomenko)
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- DirectorFrédérick PelletierStarsIssaka SawadogoChloé BourgeoisYassine FadelA serious accident occurs on board the Diego Star, a dilapidated Russian cargo ship. Traore, a mechanic from the Ivory Coast, is unfairly blamed for it. The ship is towed to the nearest shipyard for repairs. In the interim, crew members find shelter with the inhabitants of the small local village. Far from everyone he loves and knows, Traore is engulfed by the Quebec winter.Canada (French and English dialogue)
F - DirectorGabriela PichlerStarsZahraa AldoujailiYara AliadotterFredrik DahlA sleepy Swedish province hopes to lure a discount store chain by hiring a pompous commercial director to document their town's worthiness, but two bright, brash high school girls from immigrant families use their cellphones and selfie sticks to tell the real story.Sweden (Romanian, German, Serbian, Swedish, English, Arabic, Tamil, Kurdish and Bosnian dialogue)
F - DirectorAmy JephtaStarsVinette EbrahimJoey RasdienMortimer WilliamsAn aging matriarch aims to bring together her fractured, dysfunctional family over Eid-al-Fitr to break the news about her new romance.South Africa (Afrikaans and English dialogue)
F - DirectorUgis OlteStarsIgors SelegovskisInga TropaRihards SniegsAn uptight rafting instructor loses his clients to the dank waters and dark forests of a river valley pregnant with the paranormal. Bound by the roots of their pagan past and submerged in unconscious passions: do they want to be saved?Latvia (Latvian dialogue)
F - DirectorMarija ZidarAn 18-year-old girl is killed in a bitter family feud in the Albanian highlands. Her bereaved father is torn by the pressures from a local bishop and an NGO chairman from the capital, not only to forgive the imprisoned killer and his family, as a Christian, but to reconcile with them - as the age-old tribal code, Kanun, once required. A poignant and insightful account of a patriarchal society caught between a lingering past and a precarious present.Kosovo (Albanian dialogue)
F - DirectorFilip ColovicDirector's intimate story about the loss of his younger brother, who was brutally killed in a fight in front of one of Belgrade's riverside bars. Through this one and several similar incidents, where people lost their lives without any reason, the director searches for the roots of violence and hate in our society. Recipe for Hate is a documentary about the process of creating and spreading hate, and how we, as a society, have easily complied with the violence that surrounds us.Serbia (Serbian dialogue)
D - DirectorSanti AmodeoStarsÁfrica de la CruzPaula DíazOlga NavalónAna adores her friend Corrales, a magnetic and dazzling classmate, who fantasizes about taking her own life.Spain (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorShariff KorverStarsJoes BrauersSpencer BogaertTobias KerslootAfter the sudden disappearance of their superior, three young soldiers are left to guard a military vehicle by themselves. As their situation and the scorching desert heat renders them increasingly disconnected from reality, an encounter with a local boy escalates into a fight that will mark their lives forever.Netherlands (Dutch and English dialogue)
F - DirectorKyoshi SugitaStarsChika ArakiSaho ItoTakenori KanekoIt is based on an expressive portrait of a young woman's interior world through suggestive action rather than psychology.Japan (Japanese dialogue)
F - DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsAlyssa ChiaGingle WangYi-Wen ChenWhile quarantining, the relationship between a mother and daughter takes an unexpected turn.Taiwan (Mandarin dialogue)
F - DirectorWonhee JungStarsAna KimIna, the main character of DOOM DOOM, is a young single mom. Ina's mother, who is mentally unstable, also lives with her. Ina feels guilty because, unable to raise her baby to a Christian couple she knows. Ina's current life is hard and dark. But the film doesn't shed light on Ina's past; it does not deal with how she became a single mom. Rather, the film captures silently and carefully how Ina, once an outstanding DJ with unique skills, restores her territory and tries to become both a responsible mother and good daughter. DOOM DOOM is a movie of will, a woman's narrative of positivity, a warm family healing drama, and a confident youth rehabilitation drama.South Korea (Korean dialogue)
F - DirectorSongyeol ParkStarsHyangra WonSongyeol ParkSeo ChulA young couple is having a hard time because of their poor circumstances. They are both desperately searching for work, but that is not easy, either. Meanwhile, the husband is about to lose the camera he has lent to his acquaintance, and the wife is cornered after borrowing private loans to take care of the household. Under the circumstances, something ugly will likely happen or come to a dead-end, but the film deals with this predicament with a completely unexpected attitude and wit. The couple's conversation, facial expressions, movements, and postures, as well as the illumination and density of the screen that captures them, simultaneously create bizarre humor and lonesome emotions, absorbing the audience. Hot in Day, Cold at Night is a rare moral comedy that comforts the daily lives of poverty with a strange touch of laughter. In the last scene, the husband's helpless giving up finally moves us.South Korea (Korean dialogue)
F - DirectorDukjoong KimStarsJi-Seok HongJunhyung KimHye-In MunSung-hee, working as an assistant to disabled persons, visits the newly assigned house of Hyeon-mok. Hyeon-mok's mother, whom Sung-hee is to take care of, is a severely disabled person, lying in bed 24 hours, unconscious. Sung-hee anticipates an easy day at work.South Korea (Korean dialogue)
F - DirectorRoyston TanStarsJames ChoongA sound recordist visits 24 places as a spectral observer after his death, going on a journey that transcends time, space, cinema, and living. Boom mic in hand, he brings us to a diverse set of characters and settings, at times darkly humorous yet always suffused with a patient tranquility.Singapore (Mandarin, English, Malay and Bengali dialogue)
F - DirectorPascal TagnatiStarsJean-Christophe FollyCédric AppiettoJérémy AlbertiCross-section of life in a Corsican village where tradition is revered, observing the locals throughout one summer.France (French and Corsican dialogue)
F - DirectorMarcel BarrenaStarsEduard FernándezDani RoviraAnna CastilloThe incredible story about a few good men who risked their own life to save many others. The movie is set on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean sea.Spain/Greece (Spanish, Greek, English, Catalan and Arabic dialogue)
F - DirectorEmanuel ParvuStarsSerban PavluAna IndricauTudor Cucu-DumitrescuMagda offers her necklace to a sick child. Her father is certain she is lying, and when she proves her innocence, he is incapable of admitting he was wrong. Their relationship is broken and past decisions have irreversible consequences.Romania (Romanian dialogue)
F - DirectorIván FundStarsMara BestelliAlfredo CastroJeremias KuharoLess than a year ago, Greta's son mysteriously disappeared by the sea. As she and her husband Bruno are struggling with grief, her friend Sina travels to the coast to help them sell their summer beach house. While they are packing everything up and getting ready to move out, Bruno claims to have seen something that confirms the locals' rumors: the appearance of a strange shape coming from the sea.Argentina (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorIker ElorrietaStarsFalco CaboUsúe ÁlvarezJaime AdalidAfter his mother's death, Nikolas, autistic and obsessed by the radio, moves to the coast, determined to demonstrate his independence.Spain (Spanish dialogue)
F - DirectorKwon Min-pyoHan-Sol SeoStarsPark So-JungHan Song-heeKang Suk-Won4 girls take on journey for the search of the end of the World requested as a summer vacation photo extra curricular home work. They opined and journeyed together for their own summer reminescences.South Korea (Korean dialogue)
F - DirectorBee Thiam TanStarsYaoGuat Kian GohJalyn HanAh Bee goes on a comedic odyssey through Tiong Bahru Social Club, a data-driven project to create the happiest neighborhood in the world. Little by little, his encounters with the neighborhood's residents reveal the absurdity of life.Singapore (Cantonese, Tamil, Mandarin, English and Malay dialogue)
F - DirectorMarie KreutzerStarsAndreas KiendlAndrea WenzlEmily CoxThey never expected Kyra to turn up again. The two brothers and their sister, brought together when their father dies, are stunned by the appearance of their sister. Kyra suddenly vanished over twenty years ago during the breakup of the hippie commune where they were all born. She is like a stranger to them now... but when she discovers that her very existence has been kept secret, she starts to uncover old mysteries. And soon all the brothers and sisters find themselves unearthing the roots of their childhood memories they had suppressed in order to survive. In her debut feature film Marie Kreutzer embarks upon an intriguing and disturbing journey into the past, a gripping study of belonging and solitude, bonds and freedom.Austria (German dialogue)
F - DirectorCho Kyung-hunStarsMoon Nam-sookYe-ji comes across mysterious water that enables her to lose weight and reshape her appearance. She finds her life is more in danger the more she desires to be beautiful.South Korea (Korean dialogue)
F - DirectorOle GiæverStarsOle GiæverMarte Magnusdotter SolemA filmmaker observes his place in the universe from his balcony in an Oslo suburb. He looks back at his upbringing and ponders a fundamental question: How did I get here?Norway (Norwegian dialogue)
D - DirectorKatarzyna RoslaniecStarsAnna KarczmarczykDagmara KrasowskaDominika GwitShopping malls are today's places of creating desires with the best jewelry, clothes and shoes. Unaffordable to young girls who decide to "work" to get themselves sponsors for new items.Poland (Polish dialogue)
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