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Song Without A Name – Plight of a Pregnant Indigenous Woman in Peru

Song Without A Name Film Difficulty Ranking: 3

Song Without a Name is a tragedy on many levels. Most immediately, there’s Georgina’s personal tragedy. Then there’s the tragedy of Peru in the 1980’s – oppressed by a military state. And in the background, there’s the tragedy of Peru’s indigenous population, that is being left behind. Song Without A Name is a brilliantly made black and white drama of one indigenous woman’s experience in a turbulent 1980’s Peru.

From: Peru, South America
Watch: Trailer, FilmMovement
Next: Dark Skull, El Dorado XXI, Roma

Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story – Down With the Patriarchy

Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story Film Difficulty Ranking: 2

Why Watch Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story?

If you like ‘real’ stories and storytelling
To see how entrenched the patriarchy can be (and is)
It’s an entertaining watch, because of it’s brilliant use of melodrama

From: Egypt, Africa
Watch: Trailer, Mubi, Prime Video, JustWatch
Next: After the Battle, The Insult, Saudi Runaway

Hyenas – Infinite Wealth vs. Saving Your Neighbor

Hyenas Film Difficulty Ranking: 4

In Djibril Diop Mambety’s Hyenas, a former outcast returns to her African village a rich woman after being kicked out three decades earlier for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The town fawns over her wealth and rolls out the complete ceremony to welcome her home. However, she has other plans. She promises infinite wealth to the impoverished town and it’s residents in exchange for the execution of Dramaan, a local shopkeeper and the man who fathered her child without owning up. Will the community betray their beloved shopkeeper for wealth?

For more analysis check out Layla Gaye’s review of the film and it’s satirical criticism of neocolonialism and the corrupting power of wealth on a society’s morality.

From: Senegal, Africa
Watch: Trailer, JustWatch, Kanopy
Next: Bamako, Black Girl, Rashomon

The Black Pin – Gentrification in a Small Montenegrin Village

The Black Pin Film Difficulty Ranking: 2

Why Watch The Black Pin?

If you like films set in quaint rural villages
To see how gentrification affects small rural towns around the world
For classic friendly dry humor

From: Montenegro, Europe
Watch: Trailer, IMDb
Next: Underground, The Flying Circus, Cosy Dens

Angel on the Right – A Hot Head Returns Home

Angel on the Right Film Difficulty Ranking: 3

Why Watch Angel on the Right?

To visit a rural Tajik town far away from centralized control
If you like films that star hot headed men
For a surprise appearance of magical realism

From: Tajikistan, Asia
Watch: Trailer, Amazon Prime, JustWatch
Next: Redemption, White Sun, Witnesses