Monthly pick of foreign language films - November 2019
Here are our monthly pick of the foreign language films being released in Britain and Ireland during November 2019.
Friday 1st November 2019
Campo Portuguese
CAMPO presents a reflection on the mundane and the transcendental in Europe's largest military base where troops train fictional missions, astronomy aficionados observe the stars and a boy plays the piano for the wild deer lurking in the dark.
CAMPO presents a reflection on the mundane and the transcendental in Europe's largest military base where troops train fictional missions, astronomy aficionados observe the stars and a boy plays the piano for the wild deer lurking in the dark.
Daaka (12A) Punjabi,Hindi
Punjabi language action comedy in which two hapless buffoons attempt a bank robbery in order to help raise money for a sick child's treatment.
Punjabi language action comedy in which two hapless buffoons attempt a bank robbery in order to help raise money for a sick child's treatment.
Ujda Chaman (12A) Hindi
Ujda Chaman is about a 30 -year-old bachelor Chaman Kohli, a Hindi lecturer with Premature Balding and in quest of a beautiful wife. After facing several rejections as a prospective groom because of his baldness, Chaman hits rock bottom when an astrologer gives him a deadline to find himself a wife or remain a celibate forever. This leads Chaman on a Funny and emotional roller coaster ride of self-discovery and acceptance.
Ujda Chaman is about a 30 -year-old bachelor Chaman Kohli, a Hindi lecturer with Premature Balding and in quest of a beautiful wife. After facing several rejections as a prospective groom because of his baldness, Chaman hits rock bottom when an astrologer gives him a deadline to find himself a wife or remain a celibate forever. This leads Chaman on a Funny and emotional roller coaster ride of self-discovery and acceptance.
Sunday 3rd November 2019
Text (18) Russian
Ilya Goryunov has spent seven years in prison on false charges of drug trafficking. When Ilya is free he realizes that the old life that he yearned for is no more. Although he did not intend to take revenge on the man who sent him to prison, now there is no other way out.
Ilya Goryunov has spent seven years in prison on false charges of drug trafficking. When Ilya is free he realizes that the old life that he yearned for is no more. Although he did not intend to take revenge on the man who sent him to prison, now there is no other way out.
Thursday 7th November 2019
My Polish Honeymoon French
Anna and Adam, a young couple from Paris with Polish Jewish origins, leave for the first time of their lives in Poland. They were invited to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the destruction of the birth village community of Adam's grandfather. If Adam is not very excited about this trip, Anna is excited to discover the land that is also her grandmother's. Finally - from what little she knows. Here they are, looking for their origins in a journey full of surprises, during which they will not find exactly what they came for .
Anna and Adam, a young couple from Paris with Polish Jewish origins, leave for the first time of their lives in Poland. They were invited to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the destruction of the birth village community of Adam's grandfather. If Adam is not very excited about this trip, Anna is excited to discover the land that is also her grandmother's. Finally - from what little she knows. Here they are, looking for their origins in a journey full of surprises, during which they will not find exactly what they came for .
Friday 8th November 2019
Meeting Gorbachev (PG) Russian
From a humble upbringing in a small village to General Secretary of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev brought about drastic changes that helped end the Cold War, bring down the Berlin Wall, and revolutionise politics in his home country and around the world. Now 87 and battling illness, the visionary Gorbachev has mellowed and slowed down. Still, gently but resolutely, he is pushing towards his goals. Told through a series of interviews between Werner Herzog and Mikhail Gorbachev, and entwined with unforgettable archive footage, MEETING GORBACHEV reminds us of the momentous and unforeseeable way the world can be changed.
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From a humble upbringing in a small village to General Secretary of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev brought about drastic changes that helped end the Cold War, bring down the Berlin Wall, and revolutionise politics in his home country and around the world. Now 87 and battling illness, the visionary Gorbachev has mellowed and slowed down. Still, gently but resolutely, he is pushing towards his goals. Told through a series of interviews between Werner Herzog and Mikhail Gorbachev, and entwined with unforgettable archive footage, MEETING GORBACHEV reminds us of the momentous and unforeseeable way the world can be changed.
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Friday 15th November 2019
Gabriel Portuguese
Gabriel, a young cape-verdean fighter, travels to Portugal to find his father, a former boxing champion. In this pursuit, Gabriel discovers the past of his father and learns that his future lays upon the decision to enter a dangerous combat.
Gabriel, a young cape-verdean fighter, travels to Portugal to find his father, a former boxing champion. In this pursuit, Gabriel discovers the past of his father and learns that his future lays upon the decision to enter a dangerous combat.
Someone, Somewhere (12) French
Rémy, a young Parisian with an unskilled job, lives alone in his apartment. Mélanie, a young she-Parisian who works in scientific research, lives alone in her apartment. Two solitudes, two depressive moods living in close proximity but strange to each other. Shall the twains ever meet?
Rémy, a young Parisian with an unskilled job, lives alone in his apartment. Mélanie, a young she-Parisian who works in scientific research, lives alone in her apartment. Two solitudes, two depressive moods living in close proximity but strange to each other. Shall the twains ever meet?
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (15) Japanese
After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su (Don Lee) finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok (Kim Moo Yul) to catch the sadistic killer simply known as "K".
After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su (Don Lee) finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok (Kim Moo Yul) to catch the sadistic killer simply known as "K".
Friday 22nd November 2019
Heimat Is A Space In Time (Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit) German
In this immersive film essay, master documentary filmmaker Thomas Heise dives into four generations of his own family archives to trace the profound cultural and political upheaval of Germany's last century.
In this immersive film essay, master documentary filmmaker Thomas Heise dives into four generations of his own family archives to trace the profound cultural and political upheaval of Germany's last century.
I Lost My Body (J'ai perdu mon corps) French
In a Parisian laboratory, a severed hand escapes its unhappy fate and sets out to reconnect with its body. During a hair-raising escapade across the city, the extremity fends off pigeons and rats alike to reunite with pizza boy Naoufel. Its memories of Naoufel and his love for librarian Gabrielle may provide answers about what caused the hand's separation, and a poetic backdrop for a possible reunion between the three. Based on Guillaume Laurant's novel "Happy Hand."
In a Parisian laboratory, a severed hand escapes its unhappy fate and sets out to reconnect with its body. During a hair-raising escapade across the city, the extremity fends off pigeons and rats alike to reunite with pizza boy Naoufel. Its memories of Naoufel and his love for librarian Gabrielle may provide answers about what caused the hand's separation, and a poetic backdrop for a possible reunion between the three. Based on Guillaume Laurant's novel "Happy Hand."
La Belle Epoque (15) French
Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down on the day when Antoine, a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him a new kind of attraction: mixing theatrical artifices and historical reconstruction, this company offers his clients a chance to dive back into the era of their choice. Victor then chose to relive the most memorable week of his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, he met the great love .
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Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down on the day when Antoine, a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him a new kind of attraction: mixing theatrical artifices and historical reconstruction, this company offers his clients a chance to dive back into the era of their choice. Victor then chose to relive the most memorable week of his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, he met the great love .
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Permission Persian
Afrooz is the captain of the women's futsal team in Iran. After 11 years of hard work, her dream comes true: Iran is in the final of the Asian Nations Cup. But when she embarks for Malaysia, she learns that her husband forbids her to leave the territory. In Iran, a woman needs her husband's permission to travel.
Afrooz is the captain of the women's futsal team in Iran. After 11 years of hard work, her dream comes true: Iran is in the final of the Asian Nations Cup. But when she embarks for Malaysia, she learns that her husband forbids her to leave the territory. In Iran, a woman needs her husband's permission to travel.
Friday 29th November 2019
Atlantics (Atlantique) Wolof
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
Promare (12A) Japanese
A futuristic firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world.
A futuristic firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world.