Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Foreign New Releases this week!

Ixcanul • Fatima • The Innocents • Man Called Ove
Man Called Ove - The film was nominated for six awards, winning two, at the 51st Guldbagge Awards in 2016. It is nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Makeup and Hairstyling categories at the 89th Academy Awards. IMDb page and trailer
Ixcanul - is a 2015 Guatemalan drama film, a debut written and directed by Jayro Bustamante. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. IMDb page and trailer

Fatima - is a 2015 French drama film directed by Philippe Faucon. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Prix Louis-Delluc for Best Film in December 2015. It received four nominations at the 41st César Awards and won Best Film, Most Promising Actress and Best Adaptation. IMDb page

The Innocents - is a 2016 French film directed by Anne Fontaine, which features Lou de Laâge, Agata Kulesza, Agata Buzek and Vincent Macaigne in its cast. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, and Best Actress at the Seattle Film Critics Awards, & Seattle International Film Festival. The film won Best Film at the Valladolid International Film Festival. IMDb page and trailer