Monthly pick of foreign language films - August 2020
Here are our monthly pick of the foreign language films being released in Britain and Ireland during August 2020.
Friday 7th August 2020
Papicha French
Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage through the public space. While a frenzied hunt for women unveiled is launched, Nedjma, a young student passionate about fashion, is determined to federate the girls of her campus to organize a fashion show braving all the forbidden.
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Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage through the public space. While a frenzied hunt for women unveiled is launched, Nedjma, a young student passionate about fashion, is determined to federate the girls of her campus to organize a fashion show braving all the forbidden.
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Friday 14th August 2020
Pinocchio (PG) Italian
Live-action adaptation of the classic story of a wooden puppet named Pinocchio who comes to life.
Live-action adaptation of the classic story of a wooden puppet named Pinocchio who comes to life.
Sputnik (15) Russian
At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander's mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him.
At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander's mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him.
Friday 21st August 2020
Socrates Portuguese
After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of Sao Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of Sao Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.