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Foreign Films New to View December 2022 |
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BACKSTROM SERIES 2
(Swedish) Master detective Evert Bäckström is in peak form. He is still making tabloid headlines with his ability to solve murders quickly and efficiently - and arrogantly. But when his rival, celebrity lawyer Tomas Eriksson, is murdered, it proves difficult not to let emotions interfere in the investigation. The evidence points in multiple directions, and before long, more dead bodies are found. The motive connecting the murders seems to be an old music box from Russia, depicting the storybook character Pinocchio, worth 300 million kronor.
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The Roundup
(Korean) Featuring international action star Don Lee, the film follows two South Korean detectives who are sent to Vietnam to extradite a suspect. They soon uncover a series of connected murders and crimes against tourists, and vow to bring down the criminals responsible. This bone-crushing, record-setting box office hit is sure to entertain audiences with adrenaline-pumping action.
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HOLD ME TIGHT
(French) Vicky Krieps gives another riveting performance as Clarisse, a woman on the run from her family for reasons that aren't immediately clear. Widely renowned as one of France's great contemporary actors but less well-known in North America for his equally impressive work behind the camera, Mathieu Amalric's sixth feature as director is his most ambitious to date. This virtuosic, daringly fluid portrait of a woman in crisis alternates between Clarisse's adventures on the road and scenes of her abandoned husband Marc as he struggles to take care of their children at home. Amalric's film keeps viewers uncertain as to the reality of what they're seeing until the final moments of this moving, unpredictable, and richly rewarding family drama.
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BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE
(French) Sara is a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle.
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CYBORG SHE
(Japanese) A lonesome college student, Jiro, is spending his 20th birthday alone when suddenly, a beautiful girl turns up. The few hours that he spends with her are the most incredible moments of his life and Jiro is overwhelmed by his good fortune in meeting her. But his happiness does not last long as she disappears as suddenly as she appeared. A year later, on his 21st birthday, Jiro runs into her again at the same restaurant, where she saves him and countless others from a crazy assassin. She looks the same, but this time she is somehow different. It is the beginning of a relationship that would change his life forever.
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MOON, 66 QUESTIONS
(Greek) After years of distance, Artemis has to get back to Athens due to her father's frail state of health. Discovering her father's well-kept secret allows Artemis to understand her father in a way she was not able before, and therefore love him truly for the first time.
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14 PHERE
(Hindi) The story centers around Sanjay and Aditi, two lovers from different backgrounds who hatch a plan to get married since they are unable to convince their conservative parents of the same.
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BIG WHITE DUEL
(Mandarin) Big White Duel focuses on the politics behind the healthcare industry in Hong Kong. It centers on Dr. Yeung, the deputy director of Ming Shing North Hospital. He proposes a plan to change the hospital's bureaucratic model completely but meets opposition from Dr. Tong, head of the hospital's cardiology department. Tong believed that Yeung's proposed changes could affect the poor's accessibility to healthcare.
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