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Use our World Map to find the best films from each country, choose a continent below to explore the best films from each continent, or simply scroll down to see our latest posts featuring films from around the world. Or, if you're up for a challenge, work your way up to the top of our Film Difficulty Rankings to become a World Film expert.
Do you want to leave your job to go meditate in a Buddhist temple surrounded by lush green hills? This film might just be the one for you. In the idyllic setting of Golden Kingdom you’ll follow one junior monk on his path to enlightenment.
From: Myanmar, AsiaContinue reading “Golden Kingdom – Follow the Path to Enlightenment”
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon
Next: Colours of the Mountain, Rabbit Proof Fence, Kundun
If you want to see a great film about life in post-genocide Rwanda then watch Munyurangabo. The production quality isn’t great and there’s a lot of singing that pops up now and then, but the dialogue is simple and waterproof. It doesn’t offer you much at the start, but it slowly reveals more and more as the film progresses until you realise you’re watching a much deeper film than you thought.
From: Rwanda, AfricaContinue reading “Munyurangabo – Post-War Rwanda through the Eyes of Friends”
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon, Buy on Amazon, Tubi, Kanopy
Next: Hotel Rwanda, Look of Silence, Sleepwalking Land
It’s obvious Silent Light is going to be a beautifully shot film once you take in the 10 minute opening. It’s one of the most stunning openings you could see – best saved for the big screen. Whilst the images are stunning, they never feel forced, just like the script, a simple story of a family man having an affair with another woman. It’s depth lies in it’s patience and transparency of the characters who hide nothing from their friends and family, or from us, the audience.
From: Mexico, North AmericaContinue reading “Silent Light – The Emotional Burden of Love”
Watch: Trailer, Buy on Amazon
Next: Ordet, Tree of Life, Y Tu Mama Tambien
If you’re looking for an accessible account of the Cambodian Genocide, this film might be for you. First They Killed My Father depicts life under the horrific Khmer Rouge through the eyes of a 6 year old girl based on the book of the same name. Whilst it’s not as memorable as the book or other films on the subject, it’s the most accessible – it’s easy to watch and it’s on Netflix!
From: Cambodia, AsiaContinue reading “First They Killed My Father – Genocide as Seen by a Child”
Watch: Trailer, Netflix
Next: Hotel Rwanda, Beasts of No Nation, The Missing Picture
If you time traveled back to the life you were living 2 years ago, would you be happy with your former self or do things differently? In Fugue, Alicja returns to her estranged family after losing her memory 2 years before. She’s repulsed by her bougie family, friends, and former life as a devoted mother.
From: Poland, EuropeContinue reading “Fugue – An Estranged Mother Returns to Her Former Life”
Watch: Trailer, Buy on Amazon
Next: Memento, Thelma, Paris, Texas
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