Monthly pick of foreign language films - January 2020
Here are our monthly pick of the foreign language films being released in Britain and Ireland during January 2020.
Friday 3rd January 2020
1800 gramow (12A) Polish
A touching story about the most important human matters: love, loneliness, sacrifice and courage, around the life of Ewa, a woman who works looking for families for orphaned children.
A touching story about the most important human matters: love, loneliness, sacrifice and courage, around the life of Ewa, a woman who works looking for families for orphaned children.
Amanda (15) English, French
24 year old David's serene life in Paris is abruptly fractured by a national tragedy taking the life of his sister. Beyond the shock, and the pain of his loss, David now finds himself alone with his young niece Amanda to care for. With a whole new world of responsibilities and challenges, Amanda and David's lives must go on once the headlines have faded.
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24 year old David's serene life in Paris is abruptly fractured by a national tragedy taking the life of his sister. Beyond the shock, and the pain of his loss, David now finds himself alone with his young niece Amanda to care for. With a whole new world of responsibilities and challenges, Amanda and David's lives must go on once the headlines have faded.
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Futro z misia Polish
The boss of the Podhale mafia is furious, as usual, but this time with good reason. His men stole 120 kilos of marijuana from a police station during a reckless operation. Agents Dzik and Żubr are on the case.
The boss of the Podhale mafia is furious, as usual, but this time with good reason. His men stole 120 kilos of marijuana from a police station during a reckless operation. Agents Dzik and Żubr are on the case.
Friday 10th January 2020
Chhapaak Hindi
The trials and triumphs of Malti, an acid attack survivor. From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing. Chhapaak is the story of the unquashable human spirit.
The trials and triumphs of Malti, an acid attack survivor. From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing. Chhapaak is the story of the unquashable human spirit.
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Hindi
It is based on the life of Tanaji Malusare, a 17th-century Maharashtrian Marathi military leader.
It is based on the life of Tanaji Malusare, a 17th-century Maharashtrian Marathi military leader.
Friday 17th January 2020
Midnight Traveler (15) Arabic, Bulgarian, Persian, Turkish
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
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When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
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Weathering with You (12A) Japanese
A high-school boy who has run away to Tokyo befriends a girl who appears to be able to manipulate the weather.
A high-school boy who has run away to Tokyo befriends a girl who appears to be able to manipulate the weather.
Friday 24th January 2020
No Fathers in Kashmir (15) Urdu
A teenage British Kashmiri, Noor, retraces her roots. She is joined by Majid, a local Kashmiri boy who is more smitten by her exotic foreignness than her obsession to unravel the mysteries of their disappeared fathers. Much against his better judgement, Majid finds himself guiding Noor to a forbidden area in the Indo-Pak border fraught with danger and ghosts of the past. They stumble upon a dark secret that they shouldn't have seen and Majid's worst fears are realised when they are set upon by an army patrol. Being British, Noor is released but Majid is detained for questioning. Having put him into peril, how far is Noor willing to go to have Majid released? And, can love ever be the same again for these two?
A teenage British Kashmiri, Noor, retraces her roots. She is joined by Majid, a local Kashmiri boy who is more smitten by her exotic foreignness than her obsession to unravel the mysteries of their disappeared fathers. Much against his better judgement, Majid finds himself guiding Noor to a forbidden area in the Indo-Pak border fraught with danger and ghosts of the past. They stumble upon a dark secret that they shouldn't have seen and Majid's worst fears are realised when they are set upon by an army patrol. Being British, Noor is released but Majid is detained for questioning. Having put him into peril, how far is Noor willing to go to have Majid released? And, can love ever be the same again for these two?
Panga Hindi
Rooted in the subculture of societal facts #Panga is an emotional roller coaster tale of a middle-class Indian woman; A forgotten kabaddi world champion who catalyzes an inner desire to give a new meaning to her existing role as a wife and mother and takes an ingenious decision to come back to the sport despite the challenges of age stereotypes and a new generation complexities which creates an upheaval in her life as she is torn between family responsibility and love for the sport.
Rooted in the subculture of societal facts #Panga is an emotional roller coaster tale of a middle-class Indian woman; A forgotten kabaddi world champion who catalyzes an inner desire to give a new meaning to her existing role as a wife and mother and takes an ingenious decision to come back to the sport despite the challenges of age stereotypes and a new generation complexities which creates an upheaval in her life as she is torn between family responsibility and love for the sport.
Street Dancer 3D Hindi
A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street dancers.
A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street dancers.