2022 Submissions for Best International Feature
Tigers
Ronnie Sandahl · 2021 · Sweden, Italy, Denmark
At the age of 16, football superstar Martin Bengtsson is brought into the big leagues as a player for Inter Milan. As he navigates his new and different life, he must decide where his priorities lie and what he is willing to do in order to succeed.
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Zátopek
With love in your life, anything is possible.
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- Czech Republic, Germany, Finland • 2021
- Director David Ondříček
- Cast Václav Neužil, Martha Issová, James Frecheville, Robert Mikluš, Gabriel Andrews, Sinéad Phelps
- Genre Drama
- Available on Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, Plex Player, Reveel, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Unclenching the Fists
(Разжимая кулаки)
A young woman hopes to leave her family and start a new life, but finds that leaving is harder than she thought.
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- Russia • 2021
- Director Kira Kovalenko
- Cast Milana Aguzarova, Alik Karaev, Soslan Khugaev, Khetag Bibilov, Arsen Khetagurov
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
A Hero
(قهرمان)
A good deed turns a man into a local celebrity, and also raises the suspicions of those closest to him.
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- France, Iran • 2021
- Director Asghar Farhadi
- Cast
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
Clara Sola
The arrival of a new farm worker awakens something within Clara, the villages local mystic.
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- Sweden, Costa Rica, Belgium • 2021
- Director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
- Cast Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Flor María Vargas Chaves
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Worst Person in the World
(Verdens Verste Menneske)
Julie must navigate the troubled waters of her romantic life while struggling to find her career path in contemporary Oslo.
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- Norway • 2021
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Helene Bjørnebye, Vidar Sandem
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Hulu, Apple TV
Casablanca Beats
(Haut et fort)
A group of young people in Casablanca finds a new passion in rapping at their local cultural center.
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- France, Morocco • 2021
- Director Nabil Ayouch
- Cast Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Samah Baricou, Abdelilah Basbousi, Anas Basbousi
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
The Good Boss
(El buen patrón)
A CEO meddles in the lives of his employees in order to prepare for an inspection by a national committee.
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- Spain • 2021
- Director Fernando León de Aranoa
- Cast Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente, Sonia Almarcha, Fernando Albizu
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Showtime, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount+ with Showtime, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Kino Now, Showtime Apple TV Channel, YouTube, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Apple TV
Olga
A Ukrainian gymnast living in Switzerland finds her life changing with the 2013 protests in her home country.
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- France, Switzerland, Ukraine • 2021
- Director Elie Grappe
- Cast Thea Brogli, Nastya Budiashkina, Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio, Tanya Mikhina
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Great Freedom
(Große Freiheit)
A gay Jewish man is sent to prison after World War 2, immediately after being released from a concentration camp.
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- Austria, Germany • 2021
- Director Sebastian Meise
- Cast Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich, Anton von Lucke, Thomas Prenn, Thomas Stecher, Alfred Hartung
- Genre Drama, Romance, War
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI, Apple TV
Drive My Car
(ドライブ・マイ・カー)
A car ride across Japan leads to an unlikely connection between a widowed stage director and his introverted young driver.
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- Japan • 2021
- Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-yeon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV
Lamb
(Dýrið)
An Icelandic couple takes a human-sheep hybrid as their child, with tragic consequences.
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- Iceland, Sweden, Poland • 2021
- Director Valdimar Jóhannsson
- Cast Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Ester Bibi
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Showtime Apple TV Channel, YouTube, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV
Brighton 4th
A father's love transcends borders.
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- Bulgaria, France, Georgia • 2022
- Director Levan Koguashvili
- Cast Levan Tedaishvili, Giorgi Tabidze, Kakhi Kavsadze, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Irakli Kavsadze
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Costa Brava, Lebanon
(كوستا برافا)
A family living in the rural mountainside are threatened by the construction of a new landfill next to their land.
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- • 2022
- Director Mounia Akl
- Cast Nadine Labaki, Saleh Bakri, Nadia Charbel, Ceana Restom, Geana Restom
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV
Leave No Traces
(Żeby nie było śladów)
Jurek is targeted by the Communist government in 1980's Poland for being the only witness to a police sanctioned murder.
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- Poland, Czech Republic, France • 2021
- Director Jan P. Matuszyński
- Cast Tomasz Zietek, Sandra Korzeniak, Jacek Braciak, Agnieszka Grochowska, Robert Więckiewicz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Freevee, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, Plex Player, Apple TV
Prayers for the Stolen
(Noche de fuego)
Three young girls come of age in a small and war-torn town in Mexico.
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- Mexico, Germany, Brazil • 2021
- Director Tatiana Huezo
- Cast Mayra Batalla, Norma Pablo, Olivia Lagunas, Teresa Sánchez, Guillermo Villegas
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
2020 Submissions for Best International Feature
Ága
Milko Lazarov · 2018 · Bulgaria, Germany, France
In a yurt on the snow-covered fields of the north, Nanook and Sedna live following the traditions of their ancestors. When Sedna's health deteriorates, Nanook decides to fulfill her wish. He embarks on a long journey in order to find their daughter Ága, who left the icy tundra long ago.
Available on Vudu, OVID, Kanopy, Klassiki, Apple TV
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Monos
Eight child soldiers on a remote mountain in Latin America watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.
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- Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands • 2019
- Director Alejandro Landes
- Cast Moisés Arias, Julianne Nicholson, Sofia Buenaventura, Karen Quintero, Julian Giraldo, Laura Castrillón
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
The Painted Bird
(Nabarvené ptáče)
A young Jewish boy seeks refuge in the forest during World War II where he encounters many different depraved characters.
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- Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia • 2019
- Director Václav Marhoul
- Cast Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič, Alla Sokolova, Udo Kier, Michaela Doležalová, Stellan Skarsgård
- Genre Drama, History, Horror, Thriller, War
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube, AMC+, Apple TV, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel
The Traitor
(Il traditore)
After trying to leave the mafia for Brazil, Tommaso Buscetta is forced to return to Italy and become an informant.
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- Italy, France, Germany • 2019
- Director Marco Bellocchio
- Cast Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi, Luigi Lo Cascio, Bruno Cariello
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Retablo
Everyone has secrets, no matter how much you think you know them.
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- Peru, Germany, Norway • 2018
- Director Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.
- Cast Amiel Cayo, Junor Bejar, Magaly Solier, Mauro Chuchon, Ubaldo Huamán, Hermelinda Luján
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
Antigone
A modern retelling of Sophocles' historic play where a defiant young immigrant fights the system to save her troubled brother.
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- Canada • 2019
- Director Sophie Deraspe
- Cast Nahéma Ricci, Nour Belkhiria, Rawad El-Zein, Rachida Oussaada, Hakim Brahimi, Paul Doucet
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Adam
(آدم)
Fate comes knocking (and she's pregnant).
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- Morocco, France, Belgium • 2019
- Director Maryam Touzani
- Cast Lubna Azabal, Nisrine Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda, Aziz Hattab, Hasnaa Tamtaoui
- Genre Drama
- Available on VUDU Free, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Apple TV
Papicha
Even war can't stop fashion.
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- France • 2019
- Director Mounia Meddour Gens
- Cast Marwan Zeghbib, Lyna Khoudri, Yasin Houicha, Nadia Kaci, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Plex Player, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Atlantics
(Atlantique)
When one comes back to claim what was left behind, what are the consequences?
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- France, Senegal, Belgium • 2019
- Director Mati Diop
- Cast Ibrahima Traore, Mame Bineta Sane, Aminata Kane
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Corpus Christi
(Boże Ciało)
A reformed criminal poses as a priest and ministers a small-town parish.
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- Poland • 2019
- Director Jan Komasa
- Cast Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Tomasz Ziętek, Barbara Kurzaj, Leszek Lichota
- Genre Drama
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Buoyancy
A teenage Cambodian rice farmer finds himself enslaved on a fish trawling boat after attempting to find work in Thailand.
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- Australia • 2019
- Director Rodd Rathjen
- Cast Sarm Heng, Thanawut Kasro, Mony Rous, Saichia Wongwirot, Yothin Udomsanti
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
The Mover
(Tēvs nakts)
A Latvian alcohol smuggler and his wife decide to hide and rescue Jews from the Riga ghetto.
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- Latvia • 2018
- Director Dāvis Sīmanis Jr.
- Cast Artūrs Skrastiņš, Ilze Blauberga, Matīss Kipļuks, Mihails Karasikovs, Toms Treinis
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Chai Flicks, Kanopy, Tubi TV
The Delegation
(Delegacioni)
The Albanian government releases a political prisoner so that he can testify in favor of those who imprisoned him.
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- Albania, France, Greece • 2018
- Director Bujar Alimani
- Cast Viktor Zhusti, Xhevdet Ferri, Ndriçim Xhepa, Richard Sammel, Kasem Hoxha
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, Tubi TV
Heroic Losers
(La odisea de los giles)
A group of small town residents in Argentina conspire to infiltrate an underground vault and retrieve their stolen investments.
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- Argentina, Spain • 2019
- Director Sebastián Borensztein
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Chino Darín, Verónica Llinás, Daniel Aráoz, Carlos Belloso
- Genre Comedy, Thriller
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV
Tu me manques
Jorge travels from Bolivia to New York after his son Gabriel's death to confront Gabriel's boyfriend Sebastian.
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- Bolivia, United States • 2019
- Director Rodrigo Bellott
- Cast Rossy de Palma, Rick Cosnett, Oscar Martínez, Ana Asensio, Dominic Colón
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, YouTube, Here TV, Apple TV
Zana
A woman deals with the trauma of war while trying to appease her family's' wishes and have a child.
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- Kosovo, Albania, United States • 2019
- Director Antoneta Kastrati
- Cast Adriana Matoshi, Astrit Kabashi, Mensur Safqiu, Çun Lajçi, Bislim Muçaj
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Freevee, Amazon Video, Filmzie, Plex, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Popflick, Plex Player
2019 Submissions for Best International Feature
Winter Flies
Olmo Omerzu · 2018 · Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland
Mischievously self-assured fourteen-year-old Mára and eccentric Heduš set out by car into the frozen wastes of the Czech Republic in search of adventure. A road movie about the elusive bond of boyhood friendship and the irrepressible desire to experience something, even if you don't exactly know what.
Available on Freevee, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, Klassiki, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
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Family First
(Chien de garde)
JP works for his uncle's drug cartel alongside his brother in Verdun, a borough of Montreal.
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Sophie Dupuis
- Cast Jean-Simon Leduc, Théodore Pellerin, Maude Guérin, Claudel Laberge, Paul Ahmarani, Marjo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, IndieFlix
Euthanizer
(Armomurhaaja)
A poignant story of strong morality in the darkest of circumstances.
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- Finland • 2017
- Director Teemu Nikki
- Cast Matti Onnismaa, Jari Virman, Hannamaija Nikander, Heikki Nousiainen, Pihla Penttinen, Jouko Puolanto
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, Plex Player, fuboTV, Apple TV
Memoir of War
(La Douleur)
Evoking the spirit and voice of Marguerite Duras, this drama dives into the world of Resistance fighters during the German occupation.
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- France, Belgium, Switzerland • 2017
- Director Emmanuel Finkiel
- Cast Mélanie Thierry, Benoît Magimel, Benjamin Biolay, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Emmanuel Bourdieu, Anne-Lise Heimburger
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Crackle, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Namme
(ნამე)
Only the young can carry on the traditions of the old.
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- Georgia • 2018
- Director Zaza Khalvashi
- Cast Mariska Diasamidze, Roin Surmanidze, Ramaz Bolkvadze, Ednar Bolkvadze, Aleko Abashidze
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Klassiki
Cold War
(Zimna wojna)
Two performers find and lose love in Cold War Poland — only to find it again years later.
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- Poland, United Kingdom, France • 2018
- Director Paweł Pawlikowski
- Cast Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Freevee
Girl
A transgender 15-year-old girl dreams of becoming a ballerina.
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- Belgium, Netherlands • 2018
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Chris Thys, Nele Hardiman
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Burning
(버닝)
Jongsu's solitude is interrupted when he runs into a childhood neighbor and her enigmatic friend.
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- Korea • 2018
- Director Lee Chang-dong
- Cast Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jun Jong-seo, Kim Soo-kyung, Choi Seung-ho, Moon Sung-keun
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Hoopla, Vudu, AsianCrush, Kanopy, Netflix, Peacock Premium, YouTube, Apple TV
The Guilty
(Den skyldige)
A cop, who can't leave his office, must --- somehow ---- solve a convoluted kidnapping case.
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- Denmark • 2018
- Director Gustav Möller
- Cast Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen
- Genre Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, YouTube, FlixFling, Plex Player, fuboTV, Apple TV
El Angel
(El Ángel)
When teenage thief Carlitos meets Ramon at school, the two embark on a journey of discovery, love, and crime.
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- Argentina, Spain • 2018
- Director Luis Ortega
- Cast Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Mercedes Morán, Daniel Fanego, Luis Gnecco, Cecilia Roth
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Vudu, Dekkoo, VUDU Free, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Plex Player, fuboTV
Yellow Is Forbidden
Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei works towards becoming a guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
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- New Zealand, China, France • 2018
- Director Pietra Brettkelly
- Cast Guo Pei, Wendi Murdoch, Philip Treacy, Jack Tsao
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Freevee, Amazon Video, Flix Premiere, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Popflick, Plex Player
Roma
A meditative portrait of a domestic worker's journey through adversity in turbulent 1970s Mexico City.
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- Mexico, United States • 2018
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Heiresses
(Las herederas)
After her girlfriend is imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality.
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- Paraguay, Germany, Uruguay • 2018
- Director Marcelo Martinessi
- Cast Ana Brun, Margarita Irún, Ana Ivanova, Nilda Gonzalez, María Martins, Alicia Guerra
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Border
(Gräns)
Sense something beautiful.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2018
- Director Ali Abbasi
- Cast Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Sten Ljunggren, Ann Petrén, Rakel Wärmländer, Viktor Åkerblom-Nilsson
- Genre Thriller, Fantasy, Romance, Drama
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
(Yo no me llamo Rubén Blades)
An intimate journey across his 50-year career provides insight into the mind of Latin American salsa icon Ruben Blades.
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- Panama, Argentina, Colombia • 2018
- Director Abner Benaim
- Cast Sting, Rubén Blades, Paul Simon, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Residente
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy, Apple TV
Birds of Passage
(Pájaros de verano)
Generations of tradition. Consumed by greed.
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- Colombia, Denmark, Mexico • 2018
- Director Cristina Gallego
- Cast Carmiña Martínez, Natalia Reyes, Jhon Narváez, Greider Meza
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV, Vudu, Crackle, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Plex, Plex Player
2018 Submissions for Best International Feature
Summer 1993
Carla Simón · 2017 · Spain
After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the rustic Catalan countryside. Thrust into a new, shockingly different lifestyle, Frida finds it hard to move past the death of her mother and embrace her new life.
Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex, Plex Player
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Thelma
Sometimes the most terrifying discovery is who you really are.
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- Norway, France, Denmark • 2017
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Grethe Eltervåg, Ian Twedmark
- Genre Romance, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Viaplay, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
The Divine Order
(Die göttliche Ordnung)
The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about, and Nora’s life isn't effected either – until she starts to publicly fight for women’s suffrage, which the men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.
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- Switzerland • 2017
- Director Petra Biondina Volpe
- Cast Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Marta Zoffoli, Bettina Stucky, Rachel Braunschweig, Sibylle Brunner
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Line
(Čiara)
Criminal smugglers on the Slovak-Ukrainian border must reconsider their future when new political borders threaten the business.
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- Slovakia, Ukraine • 2017
- Director Peter Bebjak
- Cast Tomáš Maštalír, Zuzana Fialová, Andrej Hryc, Jevgenij Libezňuk
- Genre Crime, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, VUDU Free, Filmzie, Freevee, Plex, Plex Player
A Taxi Driver
(택시운전사)
The incredible true story of a South Korean taxi driver who became the most unlikely of heroes.
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- Korea • 2017
- Director Jang Hoon
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Hyuk-kwon, Ko Chang-seok
- Genre Action, Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Kocowa, Rakuten Viki, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Freevee, Kanopy
The Wound
(Inxeba)
Some stories can't be retold.
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- South Africa, Germany, Netherlands • 2017
- Director John Trengove
- Cast Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini, Thobani Mseleni, Gamelihle Bovana
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
On Body and Soul
(Testről és lélekről)
Two introverts who discover they share the same dreams try to recreate them in real life.
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- Hungary • 2017
- Director Ildikó Enyedi
- Cast Alexandra Borbély, Morcsányi Géza, Réka Tenki, Nagy Ervin, Zoltán Schneider, Tamás Jordán
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Hochelaga, Land of Souls
(Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes)
The opening of a sinkhole leads to an archeological exploration into Quebec's past and its people.
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- Canada • 2017
- Director François Girard
- Cast Samian, Raoul Max Trujillo, Vincent Perez, Siân Phillips, Sébastien Ricard, Emmanuel Schwartz
- Genre Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Freevee, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video
The Space Between
After caring for his ailing father in Italy, Marco finds new joy in Olivia, a spirited Australian chasing her dreams.
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- Italy, Australia • 2017
- Director Ruth Borgobello
- Cast Flavio Parenti, Maeve Dermody, Lino Guanciale, Fulvio Falzarano, Giancarlo Previati
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee
Zama
An officer must find a way to escape from South America in this film based on the 1956 novel.
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- Argentina, Brazil, Spain • 2017
- Director Lucrecia Martel
- Cast Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín, Nahuel Cano, Mariana Nunes
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Gold Seekers
(Los buscadores)
When Manu’s grandfather gifts him an old book, he discovers what appears to be a treasure map hidden inside.
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- Paraguay • 2017
- Director Juan Carlos Maneglia
- Cast Tomás Arredondo, Christian Ferreira, Mario Toñánez, Cecilia Torres, Sandra Sanabria
- Genre Adventure
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
In the Fade
(Aus dem Nichts)
A woman seeks justice for the death of her husband and son.
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- Germany, France • 2017
- Director Fatih Akin
- Cast Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, Johannes Krisch, Ulrich Brandhoff, Hanna Hilsdorf
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, DistroTV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Félicité
A nightclub singer must support her son after he suffers a grave accident.
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- France, Belgium, Senegal • 2017
- Director Alain Gomis
- Cast Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Gaetan Claudia, Papi Mpaka, Nadine Ndebo, Elbas Manuana
- Genre Music, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU Free, Kanopy
First They Killed My Father
A 5-year-old girl becomes a child soldier during the terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge.
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- Cambodia, United States • 2017
- Director Angelina Jolie
- Cast Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata, Mun Kimhak, Heng Dara, Khoun Sothea
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Happy End
Don't believe the title.
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- France, Austria, Germany • 2017
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin, Toby Jones, Franz Rogowski
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu
The Train of Salt and Sugar
(Comboio de Sal e Açucar)
Stories of love and war unfold on the dangerous train that connects Nampula and Malawi.
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- Portugal, Mozambique, France • 2016
- Director Licínio Azevedo
- Cast Matamba Joaquim, Melanie de Vales Rafael, Thiago Justino, Mário Mabjaia
- Genre Adventure, Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Video
2017 Submissions for Best International Feature
Toni Erdmann
Maren Ade · 2016 · Germany, Austria, Monaco
In this absurdist tale of father-daughter estrangement, Winfried visits his daughter, Ines, in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. He believes that her workaholic ways have cost her her sense of humor, so Winfried decides to create an alter-ego, Toni, designed to lift his daughter's spirits…
Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
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The Salesman
(فروشنده)
Emad and Rana move into a new flat, but an incident with the previous tenant dramatically changes their life.
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- Iran, France • 2016
- Director Asghar Farhadi
- Cast Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati, Mehdi Koushki, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Freevee
The Idol
(يا طير الطاير)
From a ragtag band to performing in front of thousands, the life of famous "Arab Idol" singer Mohammed Assaf is explored.
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- Occupied Palestinian Territory, United Kingdom, Qatar • 2015
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Kais Attalah, Hiba Attalah, Ahmad Qasem, Abdel Kareem Barakeh
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on OVID, Shahid VIP, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now
Tonio
Two parents face an unimaginable loss.
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- Netherlands • 2016
- Director Paula van der Oest
- Cast Pierre Bokma, Chris Peters, Rifka Lodeizen, Stefanie van Leersum, Beppie Melissen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Land of Mine
(Under sandet)
They survived World War II, now they must survive the cleanup.
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- Denmark, Germany • 2015
- Director Martin Zandvliet
- Cast Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Laura Bro, Louis Hofmann
- Genre Drama, History, Thriller, War
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
My Life as a Zucchini
(Ma vie de courgette)
A stop-motion tale of loss, friendship, and young love.
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- Switzerland, France • 2016
- Director Claude Barras
- Cast Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Visaranai
(விசாரணை)
Four innocent immigrants in Andhra Pradesh are picked up by the police, becoming pawns in a vicious political game.
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- India • 2016
- Director Vetrimaaran
- Cast Dinesh Ravi, Samuthirakani, Kishore, Anandhi, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Alva Vasu
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Julieta
This is my life --- it is for you.
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- Spain • 2016
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta, Darío Grandinetti, Michelle Jenner
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Very Big Shot
(Film Kteer Kbeer)
A dark comedy about brothers running a drug-dealing business out of their takeout pizzeria.
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- Lebanon, Qatar • 2015
- Director Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya
- Cast Alain Saadeh, Tarek Yaacoub, Wissam Fares, Fouad Yammine, Alexandra Kahwagi
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pantaflix
Fire at Sea
(Fuocoammare)
More than 17,000 people were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last 15 years...
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- Italy, France • 2016
- Director Gianfranco Rosi
- Cast Samuele Pucillo, Mattias Cucina, Samuele Caruana, Pietro Bartolo, Giuseppe Fragapane
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Sealed Cargo
(Carga Sellada)
A Bolivian policeman is charged with transporting toxic waste across the border, but unforeseen mishaps threaten to foil his plans.
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- Bolivia • 2015
- Director Julia Vargas Weise
- Cast Luis Bredow, Gustavo Cubero, Pakriti Maduro, Daniela Lema
- Genre Drama
- Available on Vudu, Filmzie, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, IndieFlix, Plex Player, Cineverse
A Man Called Ove
(En man som heter Ove)
When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
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- Sweden • 2015
- Director Hannes Holm
- Cast Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Viaplay, Hoopla, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
(Hymyilevä mies)
Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing, but there's a problem - he's fallen in love with Raija.
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- Finland, Sweden, Germany • 2016
- Director Juho Kuosmanen
- Cast Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola, Eero Milonoff, Joanna Haartti, Joonas Saartamo
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu
Apprentice
A young correctional officer must face past trauma and ethical challenges as he bonds with the prison's chief executioner.
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- Singapore, Germany, France • 2016
- Director Boo Junfeng
- Cast Fir Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su, Mastura Ahmad, Boon Pin Koh, Nickson Cheng
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy
Paradise
(Рай)
The paths of a French resistance fighter, a French-Nazi collaborator, and a German SS officer cross inextricably during WWII.
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- Russia, Germany • 2016
- Director Andrei Konchalovsky
- Cast Yuliya Vysotskaya, Philippe Duquesne, Viktor Sukhorukov, Vera Voronkova, Jakob Diehl, Christian Clauss
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Barakah Meets Barakah
(بركة يقابل بركة)
A laid-back civil servant and a wealthy video blogger struggle to make it as a modern couple amid strict Saudi social conventions.
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- Saudi Arabia • 2016
- Director Mahmoud Sabbagh
- Cast Hisham Fageeh, Fatima Al-Banawi, Sami Hifny, Khairia Nazmi, Abdulmajeed Al-Ruhaidi
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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