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Old 10th May 2021, 15:40   #76
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Wild Tales, 2014, Spanish movie from Argentina

It is a collection of 6 unrelated short stories with a runtime of ~20min for each short. Before watching the movie I wondered how much story can be told in just 20min. A lot apparently! Each story tries to better the previous one and I was taken for a wild ride. My favorite story is the one involving a rich dad trying to protect his son from a hit-and-run case.
Highly recommended!
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WhoAmI : 4 / 5

A wonderful thriller about a fictional story of the life of a bunch of individuals hiding behind the alias of computer hackers with a flavor of Mr.Robot and Fight Club thrown in. The movie is nicely paced and especially turns interesting in the second half. Netflix has these gems of movies in other languages that get hidden in the catalog - one really needs to dig deep to find such good ones.

Language: German with english subtitles

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Hope (Korean) - 2013

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A nice heart warming movie. Watch it for their acting, especially the little girl. Am starting to like the lead actor's (Sol Kyung) movies. The last 3 were brilliant (No Mercy, Cold Eyes, Memoir of a Murderer).

Rating - 4/5

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Burning (2018, Korean)

I have come across this link which has 100 greatest Korean films: https://www.koreanscreen.com/100-gre...n-films-100-51

Burning is at #1 and ahead of Memories of Murder!

P.S: It is a slow burn.
Thanks for the link. I noticed Burning is available on Prime. Will try to watch it over this weekend.

My personal favorite is A Tale of Two Sisters (at #16). This is one of my most recommended horror movie !
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WhoAmI : 4 / 5
Thanks for this recommendation and +1 for the review. A very good watch if you are in the mood for a fast paced whodunit movie.
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Riders of justice - Danish

Rotten tomatoes has to say this : "A darkly humorous revenge thriller with satisfying depth and a dash of savory quirk, Riders of Justice makes another compelling case for Mads Mikkelsen as an all-purpose leading man"

And I agree fully with their observation. Very good movie.

Where to watch: https://www.ridersofjustice.com/watch-at-home/

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Just finished watching. Good movie indeed. One may be reminded of the French noir 'Irreversible' near the end. Loved the character of Otto.

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Riders of justice - Danish

Rotten tomatoes has to say this : "A darkly humorous revenge thriller with satisfying depth and a dash of savory quirk, Riders of Justice makes another compelling case for Mads Mikkelsen as an all-purpose leading man"

And I agree fully with their observation. Very good movie.

Where to watch: https://www.ridersofjustice.com/watch-at-home/

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Watched Another Round, a Danish film that won the Oscar for Best Int'l Film this year.



A movie based on a hypothesis by a psychiatrist that humans are better when they have a certain non-0 BAC (blood alcohol content), and all the chaos that ensues when four middle-aged school teachers indulge in it.

3.5/5
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Forgotten, 2017, Korean

It's a nice little psychological thriller. Not a great flick that you will remember for a long time but a decent watch. Keeps you engaged for the most part.
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The African Doctor

Available on Netflix, this is a very simple sweet story about discrimination, perseverance and human emotions.

4/5.
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Good movie indeed. The climax song will be stuck in your head for a long time. :-)
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Oh! My Gran - Korean

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Synopsis - Set in the peaceful town of Geumsan. Bo-Mi gets into an hit-and-run accident. The witnesses of the accident are Bo-Mi's grandmother Moon-Hee and her dog Aengja, but Moon-Hee has Alzheimer's disease.

Reasonable watch. Loved the granny (Have seen her in few other movies as well) and the lead actor.

Rating - 3/5

My First Client - Korean

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Synopsis - A rookie lawyer blinded by success, meets a 10 year old girl as his first client, who insists she killed her younger brother.

Stumbled upon this movie after seeing the pretty high google and IMDb rating. The little girl was amazing. She deserves an award for it. Pretty violent at times (nature of the movie is set in such a way). Based on a true story and sad to hear the stats at the end of the movie.

Rating - 4/5

Recalled - Korean

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Synopsis - Disturbing visions about chilling accidents. Post-traumatic memory loss. And a woman's desperate fight to uncover the truth about her past

Starts off like any other thriller movie (predictable) but then gets really interesting or rather unpredictable. Easily lands in my list of top 10 Korean movies.

Rating - 4.5/5

The Soul-Mate - Korean

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Not disclosing the synopsis here as it might spoil the viewing experience. Nothing special but watch it without reading it. Predictable story and can be found in many movies but it was a good watch.

Rating - 3.5/5

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Oh! My Gran - Korean



My First Client - Korean



The Soul-Mate - Korean

Rating - 3.5/5
Hello,
Are these movies available on Amazon/Netflix India?
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Are these movies available on Amazon/Netflix India?
Nope. Watched in a 3rd party streaming provider. Don't think it's a legitimate one but at the same time it's not a blacklisted streaming provider.
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Nope. Watched in a 3rd party streaming provider. Don't think it's a legitimate one but at the same time it's not a blacklisted streaming provider.
Sadly, there is no other option to watch world cinema. PVR releases foreign language films couple of weeks before and after the Oscars but most of them tend to be artsy films or those made purely for film appreciation. I still watch all of them in theatre
The last foreign film I watched in theatre (before Parasite) is a Japanese film called Shoplifters. It's a story of a shoplifting family without a moral compass takes in a little girl who is found outside their house. It's a slow drama and may not be everyone's cup of tea.


I will try to cover at least Recalled & My First Client this weekend. Thanks for the recco!
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