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Foreign Films Coming Soon February 2023 |
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Dachra
(Arabic) A young journalism student and her friends become trapped in an isolated village while trying to solve a gruesome criminal case that is over 25 years old.
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Hospital Playlist
(Korean) The story of doctors and nurses working at Yulje Medical Center focuses on five doctors who have been friends since they entered medical school in 1999.
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Adventures Italian Style
(Italian) 1989: a few weeks before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Pago, Rice and Bibi, three young men from Cesena, visit East-Europe in search of adventure. This journey will change their life forever.
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Hunt
(Korean) A spy movie based in the '80s National Security Planning.
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Memories of my father
(Spanish) It dramatizes the true life story of Héctor Abad Gómez, a renowned Colombian doctor and human rights activist in corrupt and chaotic 1970s Medellín, Colombia. A devoted father, Abad Gómez adored his children and fought against oppression and social inequality at great sacrifice to himself and his family. Colombia's official submission for the 93rd Academy Awards, the film is a stylish and beautifully shot portrait of a man who dedicated his life to helping others.
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Skies of Lenanon
(Arabic) In the 1950s, a young woman leaves the Swiss mountains for the shores of Beirut, where she falls in love with a quirky astrophysicist. The pair live in bliss until the civil war threatens their peaceful existence.
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The tale of King Crab
(Italian) Luciano is a wandering outcast in a remote, late nineteenth-century Italian village. His life becomes undone by alcohol, forbidden love, and a bitter conflict with the prince of the region over the right of passage through an ancient gateway. When the quarrel escalates, Luciano is exiled to the distant Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego where, with the help of ruthless gold-diggers, he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way toward redemption. However, in these barren lands, only greed and insanity can prevail.
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The Penthouse: War in Life
(Korean) The drama is the story of a woman who strives to achieve her goal of entering high society by becoming the 'queen' in the 100th floor penthouse in Gangnam, which is the pinnacle of success in her eyes. It also tells the story of women who will do anything in order to protect themselves. Shim Soo Ryun was born into wealth. She is now an elegant woman of the upper class and she is like the queen of the Penthouse Apartment. Her husband is Joo Dan Tae. He is successful in business and real estate. Meanwhile, Chun Seo Jin was born into a wealthy family. She is arrogant. Her husband is Ha Yoon Chul. He is a chief surgeon at a general hospital and an ambitious man. Oh Yoon Hee comes from a poor family background. She works hard for her children's success. She wants to belong to the upper class for her children.
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Utama
(Spanish) In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living a tranquil life for years. While he takes their small herd of llamas out to graze, she keeps house and walks for miles with the other local women to fetch precious water. When an uncommonly long drought threatens everything they know, Virginio and Sisa must decide whether to stay and maintain their traditional way of life or admit defeat and move in with family members in the city. Their dilemma is precipitated by the arrival of their grandson Clever, who comes to visit with news. The three of them must face, each in their own way, the effects of a changing environment, the importance of tradition, and the meaning of life itself.
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The Velvet Queen
(French) In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the exceptionally elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. Through their journey in the Tibetan peaks, inhabited by invisible presences, the two men ponder humankind's place amongst the magnificent creatures and glorious landscapes they encounter along the way.
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