Monthly pick of foreign language films - January 2022
Here are our monthly pick of the foreign language films being released in Britain and Ireland during January 2022.
Friday 7th January 2022
A Hero (12A) Persian
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.
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Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.
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Friday 14th January 2022
Ascension (15) Mandarin
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
Thursday 20th January 2022
About Some Meaningless Events Arabic
In search of a subject for their film, a group of directors ask passers-by about their expectations of Moroccan cinema in the streets and bars of Casablanca.
In search of a subject for their film, a group of directors ask passers-by about their expectations of Moroccan cinema in the streets and bars of Casablanca.
Friday 21st January 2022
Memory Box (15) French
The lives of three women are connected by a box that resurfaces containing notebooks, photographs and audiotapes.
The lives of three women are connected by a box that resurfaces containing notebooks, photographs and audiotapes.
Radiograph of a Family French
"Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran -he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding.
"Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran -he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding.
Wednesday 26th January 2022
Liborio Spanish
Liborio disappears in a hurricane. One day he returns speaking as a prophet, curing the sick and congregates many followers deep in the mountains. The local powers confront him only to see him vanish, until he decides to confront his deepest fears and battles the invading US Marines.
Liborio disappears in a hurricane. One day he returns speaking as a prophet, curing the sick and congregates many followers deep in the mountains. The local powers confront him only to see him vanish, until he decides to confront his deepest fears and battles the invading US Marines.
Friday 28th January 2022
Parallel Mothers (15) Spanish
Two women, and soon to be single mothers - Janis and Ana - meet in a hospital ward where they are waiting to give birth. This chance encounter will create a close link between the two.
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Two women, and soon to be single mothers - Janis and Ana - meet in a hospital ward where they are waiting to give birth. This chance encounter will create a close link between the two.
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Taming the Garden Georgian
Documentary follows trees that are transported, at great expense and inconvenience, from the coast of the Republic of Georgia to the private garden of that country's former prime minister.
Documentary follows trees that are transported, at great expense and inconvenience, from the coast of the Republic of Georgia to the private garden of that country's former prime minister.