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Foreign Films New to View November 2025 |
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300 Letters
(Spanish) A sexy, original romantic gay comedy from Argentina. Jero and Tom seemed the perfect couple to their friends as well as to Jero. Both are handsome and successful, with businessman and CrossFit jock Tom involved with cryptocurrencies while Jero is more sensitive and in love with poetry. Their love affair abruptly ends on their first anniversary when Tom abandons Jero and leaves him with only a breakup letter and an "anniversary gift," a box of 299 letters written throughout their relationship as the only explanation. Completely blind-sided, Jero reads through them, and with each confession, reveals a version of Tom he never truly knew, turning their "love story" into something more complicated, shocking and disturbing. A darkly funny, unconventional breakup movie, 300 Letters plays like a romcom in reverse, exploring the messy process of rediscovering yourself after heartbreak.
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African Violet
(Persian) When Fereydoun's children put him in a nursing home, his ex-wife Shokoo takes him to her house although her new husband does not quite approve.
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Aisha's Story
(Arabic) Food is the most precious part of Palestinian heritage." Aisha Azzam and her husband started their family grain mill in Baqa'a refugee camp, Jordan, 35 years ago. She treasures her role in safeguarding culture by milling the grains and herbs essential to Palestinian cuisine. Through food, Aisha traces the story of Palestinian displacement and rebuilding family and community in a refugee camp. Harvesting, milling, cooking, and feasts ground the film's arc of displacement, longing, steadfastness and resistance. In Aisha's words, "Food is what keeps us together as Palestinians.
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Here it's a bed of roses
(Turkish) A lonely business professor's buried writing dream sparks anew with the return of a mysterious old friend. The reunion upends his life, forcing him to confront hidden motives and resurface his desires.
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Kick-off
(Kyrgyz) In a small Kyrgyzstan village where women are bound by tradition, Gazi organizes a women's football tournament to empower them and challenge social taboos. Women of all ages are invited to participate, but the announcement sparks tension, as they must seek their husbands' permission. With no football experience, the women secretly train on the outskirts, away from the men, who are excluded from the event. activist organizes a women's football tournament to challenge these patriarchal traditions. Kick-Off demonstrates how athletics has the power to break taboos, while promoting gender quality in rigidly male-controlled societies.
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Suji & Uri
(Korean) Su Ji, a celebrity psychiatrist, seems to have it all fame, fans, and a relentless schedule that leaves her with barely any sleep. But her perfect life begins to unravel with the arrival of Choi U Ri, a talented and principled new doctor who sees her as selfish and self-centered. What starts as a clash of personalities turns more complicated when scandals threaten Su Ji's carefully curated world. As U Ri begins to understand her pain, their rivalry may transform into something neither of them expected.
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