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Crystal Swan (2018)
Хрусталь WikiData IMDb TMDB
Darya Zhuk actor: Alina Nasibullina / Ivan Mulin …
other title: Crystal swan / Le Cygne de cristal …
Minsk, Belarus, 1996. Velya, an aspiring DJ, wants to move to Chicago to make her dreams come true, but bureaucracy, a phone line and the human condition will put obstacles in her way that will be difficult to avoid.
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The Peasants (2023)
Chłopi
Hugh Welchman / DK Welchman actor: Kamila Urzędowska / Robert Gulaczyk …
other title: La nostra terra / Das Flüstern der Felder …
Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.
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Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1996)
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Jonas Mekas actor: Pola Chapelle / Peter Kubelka …
Jonas Mekas weaves an elegiac diary film from his 1971–72 return to Lithuania, chronicling a visit to his birthplace of Semeniškiai after decades in exile. Blending personal memory with documentary observation, the film becomes both a portrait of homecoming and a meditation on displacement, family, and the passage of time.
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The Message (1976)
Al-risâlah WikiData IMDb TMDB
Moustapha Akkad actor: Abdallah Ghaith / Ali Ahmed Salem …
other title: Le Message / Al-risâlah …
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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The Perfect Candidate (2020)
المرشحة المثالية WikiData IMDb TMDB
Haifaa al-Mansour actor: Mila Alzahrani / Nora Al Awadh …
other title: La candidata ideale / Maryam - den perfekte kandidat …
A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.
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Wadjda (2012)
Das Mädchen Wadjda
Haifaa al-Mansour actor: Reem Abdullah / Waad Mohammed …
other title: La bicicletta verde / Den grønne cykel …
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Quran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
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Turtles Can Fly (2005)
کیسەڵەکانیش دەفڕن
Bahman Ghobadi actor: Soran Ebrahim / Avaz Latif …
other title: As Tartarugas Também Voam / Schildkröten können fliegen …
Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.
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If Only I Could Hibernate (2024)
Баавгай болохсон WikiData IMDb TMDB
Zoljargal Purevdash actor: Battsooj Uurtsaikh / Nominjiguur Tsend …
other title: Se solo fossi un orso / Wenn ich doch nur Winterschlaf halten könnte …
Ulzii, a teenager from a poor neighborhood in Ulaanbaatar, is determined to win a sciences-physics competition to get a scholarship. His illiterate mother finds a job in the countryside, leaving him and his brother and sister in the middle of winter. Ulzii wanders around at night looking for things to burn for heat while preparing for the national competition.
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The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005)
Шар нохойн там
Byambasuren Davaa actor: Batchuluun Urjindorj / Buyandulam Daramdadi …
other title: Il cane giallo della Mongolia / Die Höhle des gelben Hundes …
The little nomad girl, Nansal, finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend - against all rejections of her parents. A story about a Mongolian family of nomads - their traditional way of life and the rising call of the City.
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The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003)
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel IMDb TMDB
Byambasuren Davaa / Luigi Falorni actor: Janchiv Ayurzana / Chimed Ohin …
other title: La storia del cammello che piange / Historien Om Den Grædende Kamel …
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.
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Manakamana (2013)
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Pacho Velez / Stephanie Spray actor: Chabbi Lal Gandharba / Amish Gandharba …
2013 film
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A River Called Titas (1973)
তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম
Ritwik Ghatak actor: Rosy Afsary / Kabori Sarwar …
other title: Ein Fluß namens Titash / La Rivière Titash …
An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of a fishing community living by the River Titas in Bangladesh after the Partition of India in 1947.
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The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
মেঘে ঢাকা তারা
Ritwik Ghatak actor: Supriya Choudhury / Anil Chatterjee …
other title: La stella nascosta / Etoile cachée …
A selfless young woman, the daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.
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Nina Wu (2019)
灼人秘密 IMDb TMDB
Midi Z actor: Wu Ke-Xi / Vivian Sung …
other title: 灼人秘密
After years toiling in bit-parts, an actress finally gets her break with a leading role in a spy thriller. The part is challenging, not least because it calls for explicit sex scenes, and the director is often hard on her. But both the industry and the press think the results are sensationally good.
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Furie (2019)
Hai Phượng
Le Van Kiet actor: Veronica Ngo / Phan Thanh Nhien …
other title: Hai Phượng / 二凤 …
When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.
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The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
Mùa hè chiều thẳng đứng
Trần Anh Hùng actor: Trần Nữ Yên Khê / Lê Khanh …
other title: Solstizio d'estate / Em Pleno Verão …
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
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Bamako (2006)
Bamako
Abderrahmane Sissako actor: Aïssa Maïga / Tiécoura Traoré …
other title: Das Weltgericht von Bamako
Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster, representatives of African society bring an action against international financial institutions. The trial takes place in Bamako, in the yard of a house, among its inhabitants.
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