Monthly pick of foreign language films - November 2023
Here are our monthly pick of the foreign language films being released in Britain during November 2023.
Friday 3rd November 2023
It Remains (18) Cantonese
Themes of grief and guilt resonate throughout this nightmarish and hallucinatory Hong Kong chiller, as a group of friends become trapped on an island that hides a terrible and violent secret which threatens their sanity.
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Themes of grief and guilt resonate throughout this nightmarish and hallucinatory Hong Kong chiller, as a group of friends become trapped on an island that hides a terrible and violent secret which threatens their sanity.
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On the Adamant (PG) French
Nicolas Philibert's Golden Bear-winning documentary ON THE ADAMANT is an affirming portrait of a floating day-care centre for people with psychiatric problems.
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Nicolas Philibert's Golden Bear-winning documentary ON THE ADAMANT is an affirming portrait of a floating day-care centre for people with psychiatric problems.
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Friday 10th November 2023
A Forgotten Man (15) German
May 1945: After the surrender of Nazi Germany, Heinrich Zwygart, Swiss ambassador in Berlin, is ordered back home. Soon he gets caught up in past decisions. He got through the war, will he survive the peace?
May 1945: After the surrender of Nazi Germany, Heinrich Zwygart, Swiss ambassador in Berlin, is ordered back home. Soon he gets caught up in past decisions. He got through the war, will he survive the peace?
Anatomy of a Fall (15) French,English,German
In this Palme d'Or-winning psychological thriller, a celebrated writer is put on trial when her husband falls to his death from their secluded chalet. What starts as a murder investigation soon becomes a gripping journey into the depths of a destructive marriage.
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In this Palme d'Or-winning psychological thriller, a celebrated writer is put on trial when her husband falls to his death from their secluded chalet. What starts as a murder investigation soon becomes a gripping journey into the depths of a destructive marriage.
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My Heavenly City (15) English,Mandarin
Three interconnected stories about the ordinary lives of Taiwanese people living in New York City.
Three interconnected stories about the ordinary lives of Taiwanese people living in New York City.
The Eternal Memory (12A) Spanish
Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.
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Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.
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Wednesday 15th November 2023
Queens of the Qing Dynasty English,Mandarin,Russian
A suicidal teen develops a rapport with the student from Shanghai assigned to watch her in the hospital. A nightly exchange of secrets, text messages, and possessions expands the boundaries of the relationship and alters inner chemistry.
A suicidal teen develops a rapport with the student from Shanghai assigned to watch her in the hospital. A nightly exchange of secrets, text messages, and possessions expands the boundaries of the relationship and alters inner chemistry.
Friday 17th November 2023
Driving Madeleine (15) French
Madeleine, leaves small suburban to join a nursing home, on the other side of Paris. Charles, a taxi driver, comes to pick her and in no hurry to reach, she asks him to go through places of the capital, which have counted in her life.
Madeleine, leaves small suburban to join a nursing home, on the other side of Paris. Charles, a taxi driver, comes to pick her and in no hurry to reach, she asks him to go through places of the capital, which have counted in her life.
Friday 24th November 2023
Lost in the Night (18) Spanish
Emiliano lives in a small mining town in Mexico. Motivated by a deep sense of justice, he searches for those responsible for the disappearance of his activist mother who was standing up for local jobs against an international mining company. Receiving no help from the police or judicial system, he finds a clue that leads him to the wealthy Aldama Family, where he meets a famous artist, his celebrity wife and their beautiful daughter. It's not long before he has a job at their home and becomes determined to uncover the secrets beneath the surface.
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Emiliano lives in a small mining town in Mexico. Motivated by a deep sense of justice, he searches for those responsible for the disappearance of his activist mother who was standing up for local jobs against an international mining company. Receiving no help from the police or judicial system, he finds a clue that leads him to the wealthy Aldama Family, where he meets a famous artist, his celebrity wife and their beautiful daughter. It's not long before he has a job at their home and becomes determined to uncover the secrets beneath the surface.
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Times Still Turns the Pages Cantonese
Believe it or not, childhood traumas are real, and it keeps haunting us over time, but we are the only ones who can save ourselves. High school teacher Cheng looks back to his repressed childhood memories, as he finds an anonymous suicide note in his classroom. While at the same time he is facing a series of family problems, he strives hard to prevent the tragedy from happening. Produced by renowned director Derek Yee, Nick Cheuk's directorial debut interrogates generational traumas in nuclear families through addressing student suicide tragedies in Hong Kong in recent years.
Believe it or not, childhood traumas are real, and it keeps haunting us over time, but we are the only ones who can save ourselves. High school teacher Cheng looks back to his repressed childhood memories, as he finds an anonymous suicide note in his classroom. While at the same time he is facing a series of family problems, he strives hard to prevent the tragedy from happening. Produced by renowned director Derek Yee, Nick Cheuk's directorial debut interrogates generational traumas in nuclear families through addressing student suicide tragedies in Hong Kong in recent years.