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joelluber

City of God (Cidade de Deus) for Brazil


2904929492001949301

This has been in my watchlist for so long because I’ve been waiting for a cinema near me to hopefully do a screening but I might just give in and watch it!


Gluteusmaximus1898

It's on HBO Max


2904929492001949301

I’m UK based and we don’t get HBO Max here, I haven’t seen it join a uk streaming service I don’t think :(


AL1RAF1QU3

i’m pretty sure it’s on itv x for free


2904929492001949301

I can’t see it on itv x but itv x has a really decent selection of films. Thanks for the rec


AL1RAF1QU3

my bad, i’m sure i saw it on there.


ShadowD_

I thought all of hbo max was on now tv?


Abdorption

wait you guys haven’t been pirating this whole time?


2904929492001949301

I pirate sometimes but I’m always skeptical of doing it with films that aren’t all in english as I’ve had experiences where the subtitles mess up


lamjm44

Do you have a VPN?


North_Library3206

>I’ve been waiting for a cinema near me to hopefully do a screening Since you live in the UK I’m gonna guess that this is the Prince Charles Cinema? Or maybe the BFI? Either way us Londoners are lucky as hell that we have classic films cinemas.


Imaginary_Ad_8608

The Garden Cinema in Covent Garden had New York New York the other week. Was sad not to be able to make that.


hoppie204

Ashes and Diamonds - Poland Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives - Thailand Come and See - Russia Taste of Cherry - Iran The Battle of Algiers - Algeria Pather Panchali - India City of God - Brazil The Raid - Indonesia


2904929492001949301

Thanks for the recommendations. Taste of Cherry looks like a film I’d really enjoy!


hoppie204

Hope you enjoy it! I’d also recommend On the Silver Globe for Poland. Although it is incomplete and very weird but so good in a very specific way. Made by Andrej Zulawski the same guy that made the much more famous film: Possession.


dingleberrydarla

All of Kiarostami’s films are top notch. Taste of Cherry is perhaps his 5th or 6th best.


Bargalarkh

Taste of cherry is phenomenal, can watch on Mubi if you have it


GameOverRob

Free month of MUBI if you need it: https://mubi.com/t/ipad/global/-Gp54678


ProfessorPlum1949

love the Uncle Boonmee rec


cdrw1987

Iran - Close-Up Anyway I really like this idea and I know what I'm doing tomorrow, so thanks!


dingleberrydarla

Close Up is phenomenal


2904929492001949301

I wasn’t sure if anyone else had done it before and I was looking at my stats and thought it was a fun way to get recommendations and branch out more this year :)


cdrw1987

I didn't even realize that I could look at the stuff I rated by country, that's awesome!


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2904929492001949301

Yes, it’s in my all time stats which comes with being a pro member


cyber53

Norway - The Worst Person in the World. Does this count as Norway? That's the language and was filmed there, says it was released first in France, but it's one of the countries of origin. \*shrug\* Watch it anyway!


joelluber

I'm sure a lot of movies are released first in France (e.g., Cannes premieres).


2904929492001949301

I’ve had The Worst Person in the world, Reprise and Oslo August 31st in my watchlist for a while as they are all available on mubi but never known what one to watch first. Is it an emotional watch?


greenflamingo1

they all are.


GROBBLEDONGS

I like all of them. I think *Oslo, August 31st* is my favorite but it's brutal. *The Worst Person in the World* is a close second and there are some tough moments but it's a much easier watch. *Reprise* is probably the easiest watch emotionally. I don't think any particular order is better than another, so chronological is a good option.


HejAllihopa

Of course it counts as Norway, it's a Norwegian movie


Ok_Broccoli_4783

You should watch The Innocents also from norway too


igoslowly

it does count


Lizard_Jesus1

No Russia, then Come and See.


2904929492001949301

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film so universally highly rated by everyone I follow. Quickly added to my watchlist


igoslowly

come and see was made when it was the USSR so it won’t show up under russia on the world map


tconnors78

That's why my Russian films weren't showing up! I just watched Amphibian Man and was wondering why my map never changed.


wwwiillll

It randomly seems to oscillate on TMDB between Russia/Belarus and the USSR but you are correct


thg011093

Alternative for Russia: The Return (2003) or Leviathan (2014) by Andrey Zvyagintsev


Drongo17

It's amazing but harrowing. Bit like Schindler's List or something, it just strips your emotions raw.


Pizzaconanana

Wild Tales - Argentina


2904929492001949301

I recognise a couple of the actors from Pedro Almodóvar films and it’s available for me on mubi so I’ll definitely give this a try!


JimicahP

- The Lure (Poland) - The Raid (Indonesia) - Big Bad Wolves (Israel) - Shutter (Thailand) - Saloum (Senegal)


2904929492001949301

Is the A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night the 2014 one? It’s the only one that comes up for me but it says USA


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2904929492001949301

It still looks worth a watch though. I’ve added it to my watchlist :)


SpideyFan914

A lot of "Iranian" films were made elsewhere because Iran has strict censorship laws. I'm guessing they wouldn't approve of the lesbianism in Girl Walks Home (or am I confusing it with a different vampire movie?) Under the Shadow is another one that's set in Iran and has Iranian filmmakers, but was produced by UK and shot... I forget where but somewhere else. Waaaay too critical of the Iranian government to be made there.


Nerdanese

no india??? what type of movies do you like? satyajit ray is great (charulata is my favorite movie by him), but ive heard good things about gangs of wassepur, sholay is an old but good movie. mirch masala is also good


2904929492001949301

Not yet! I always grew up loving film but got out of the habit of watching them for a few years then during covid lockdowns I rekindled my love for film and have just been rewatching my old favourites and working through the filmographies of those directors. I’m really open to any type of film. I’ll have a look into those. Thank you :)


sar_u

Some from south - Mathilukal, Thoovanamthumbikal, Hey Ram. Some from north - Charulata, Maqbool, Ugly.


sevenpasos

Monos - Colombia


2904929492001949301

just spent a few minutes trying to figure out why I recognised the lead and realised it’s from hannah montana 😭 added to my list though!


Helpful_Day_8007

I can’t really tell if Czechia is checked off on the map so forgive me if it is, but the Czech new wave of the 60s is one of my favourite Eras Daisies - Vera Chytilová (1966) Closely Watched Trains - Jirí Menzel (1966) The Cremator - Juraz Herz (1969)


wwwiillll

Unfortunately those are tagged as Czechoslovakia which doesn't fill in Czechia or Slovakia on the map. It's kindof annoying that Letterboxd chooses to represent the world like this when historical films just seem to hover in a void somewhere as if they don't have a geographic connection as well


2904929492001949301

It’s checked off but The Cremator looks like something I’d really enjoy, thanks!


danielgullett

I'm a big fan of Panel Story and Something Different from Chytilova as well


emonbzr

If you haven't checked out Indian films yet, you should definitely start looking into them. India is a gold mine of great movies. So many cultures and languages make for such a diverse cinematic landscape. I can give you some recommendations: Movies by Satyajit Ray, my favorites are The Apu Trilogy, which consists of Pather Panchali, Aporajito and Apur Sansar; Charulata; Devi; Nayak; Mahanagar. Most of these are available on Criterion as well. Movies by Ritwik Ghatak: Meghe Dhaka Tara, Subarna Rekha, Komal Gandhar. Also available on Criterion, thanks to Martin Scorsese. Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2, which is a duology of Gangster movies. A modern Classic. Super Deluxe, a movie about different lives intersecting through unlikely events. Nayakan, another great gangster movie. Hey Ram, a movie about the Hindu-Muslim communal riots post Indian independence and the assassination of Gandhi. Check out any of these that seem interesting to you. If you like any one movie particularly, then I can give you some more recs based on that. Enjoy your journey!


TinyAirBoy

RRR from India


HappinessPanda

Indian movies - 3 Idiots - RRR - Lagaan - Gangubai Kathiawadi - My Name is Khan - Drishyam


Lazer_Mermaid

RRR - India An absolute blast of a movie


Severe-Experience333

If OP is looking for more than just some cheap thrills than they should rather watch the Apu trilogy or Gangs of Wassepur. RRR is the equivalent of a mainstream blockbuster...there are better movies that stand the test of time. Especially Satayjit Ray movies...they are high art.


elponchez

From South America The wolf house- Chile (2018) Bacurau- Brazil (2019) History of the occult- Argentina (2020) There is no need to thank me btw


thg011093

Vietnam: When the Tenth Month Comes (1984) Philippines: Manila in the Claws of Light (1975) Bhutan: Lunana - A Yak in the Classroom (2019) Iceland: Woman at War (2018) Netherlands: Black Book (2006)


Sumatrantiger1

Is this a feature with a paid membership in letterboxd or did you make this in another app,


2904929492001949301

It’s in my all time stats which comes with being a pro member


0aguywithglasses0

Theeb (Jordan) Timbuktu (Mauritania)


PenProfessional6986

Poland - kieslowski


YourMomTheNurse

Wadjda (2012) from Saudi Arabia.


NeoTeabagger

Relatos Salvajes - Argentina


AlienSamuraiXXV

'Clara Sola' & 'The Awakening of the Ants'. Both films are from Costa Rica.


wussabee50

India- Duvidha, RRR, 3 Idiots, Yeh Jawaani hai Deewani Chad- Lingui the Sacred Bonds Senegal- Black Girl Iran- Taste of Cherry Trinidad & Tobago- Bazodee (warning- this is not actually a good movie, but I thought I’d better throw in a movie from my country, one of our only movies actually, since you’re likely to never hear about one otherwise). Side note, I really wish the map were more accurate. I have countries highlighted that I’ve never seen a movie from just cause it was filmed there or the country financed it. And Russian films made in the Russian parts of the former USSR should count for Russia imo.


GROBBLEDONGS

I've given all of these 4+ stars. List is in order of recommendation * [Tropical Malady](https://boxd.it/3XnRKx) (2004) from Thailand: https://letterboxd.com/grobbledongs/film/tropical-malady/ * [Land of Ashes](https://boxd.it/lZWG) (2019) from Costa Rica: https://letterboxd.com/grobbledongs/film/land-of-ashes/ * [Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem](https://boxd.it/87Lo) (2014) from Israel * [Ida](https://boxd.it/6fRg) (2013) from Poland * [Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts](https://boxd.it/gazQ) (2017) from Indonesia * [Monos](https://boxd.it/eJGe) from Colombia * [Retablo](https://boxd.it/i1HK) (2017) from Peru * [I Am not a Witch](https://boxd.it/g1yY) (2017) from Zambia * [As I Open My Eyes](https://boxd.it/c38q) (2015) from Tunisia * [The Club](https://boxd.it/amQC) (2015) from Chile * [Solaris](https://letterboxd.com/grobbledongs/film/solaris/) (1972) from USSR: https://letterboxd.com/grobbledongs/film/solaris/


wwwiillll

I haven't seen anyone mention Egypt yet so I'll throw a few of my favourites. Netflix actually has a really good selection of Egyptian Golden Era cinema (50s-60s) Cairo Station is a very stylish noire film set in Cairo train station. It's up there with the best of American noire of the same era imo I also enjoyed more traditional dramas of the era, The Blazing Sun is by the same director as Cairo Station. It also features an extremely young Omar Sharif in his first film role! The Land is another good one by the same guy but in the 1970s, it has camel police 🐫🚨😁


loopyspoopy

Bro, you gotta get on Russia. *Brother* if you like action flicks. *Viy* if you're down for some goofy technicolor fantasy. *Russian Ark* if you want to be blown away by some wild technical bullshit. And *Cargo 200* if you want terrible sleeps for the next week. Edit: ugh, apparently letterboxd doesn't log USSR as Russia, so *Viy* isn't gonna change your map.


loopyspoopy

Oh shit, no Norway. Pathfinder (1987)


camelgoth

Ooh ok! \-Taste of Cherry, Cow (Iran) \-Cairo Station, Kit Kat (Egypt) \-Trances (Morocco) \-The Music Room, Pather Panchali (India) \-143 Sahara Street (Algeria) \-Saloum (Senegal) \-Rams (Iceland) \-Corsage (Hungary) \-Zerzura (Niger)


AKAJKYT

Cairo Station from Egypt.


_davidakadaud_

Lebanon (2008) for Israel


Wolver8ne

Turtles Can Fly (Iraq)


DoubleSeee

UAE - Contagion Iceland - Lamb


deadgreensquirrel

Argentina - The Headless Woman Senegal - Atlantics


damefaggiesmith

I’m terrible at geography so apologies if any of these are countries you have already Joyland (Pakistan), Atlantics (Senegal), Honeyland (Macedonia), Quo Vadis Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Three Colors White and Red (Poland and Switzerland respectively)


danielgullett

Central Station


SpideyFan914

La Llorona, Guatemala Shutter, Thailand This Is Not a Film, Iran Taxi, Iran The Salesman, Iran A Separation, Iran Iran has a lot of good movies haha... This is a cool exercise by the way.


Matter_Crazy

Pahuna: The Little Visitors Story is based in Nepal but was produced by an Indian company.


Hairy-Ad-3370

stalker - russia


tayspekcoldkeane

- Ixcanul (Guatemala) - The Dependent (Argentina)


GeorgeTheWalrus

EO


Interesting-Tax-7394

Directions - Bulgaria


Arrokoth-

Himala (1982) - Philippines (iTunes in the Philippines has a subbed version, that’s very much the only way to watch Himala with English subtitles afaik)


agdtinman

Baraka will knock out another 100 or so.


zendettuh

Touki Bouki from Senegal


zieminski

The Hater from Poland, a savvy thriller about how information spreads online.


anonymous0aquarius

Russia- stalker


yakotrick

I see your uk based, they are showing joyland (Pakistan) in many local theatres now. I saw it yesterday, blew me away.


Nwabudike_J_Morgan

There's a whole series of movies about Madagascar if you like cartoons and/or zoo animals.


igorrto2

Ivan Vasilievich Changes His Profession (1973) for Russia


varg_sant

Utama (Bolivia)


jjsf93

El secreto de sus ojos from Argentina


SeanGonzo

“La Ciénaga” by Lucrecia Martel from Argentina


footballbagels

Central Station - Brazil


Itchy_Brain8594

Virus:32 from Argentina-Uruguay


mikeri99

**Norway:** *King of Devil’s Island (2010)*


H3MK3

the netherlands : erik or the small book of insects


emailunavailable

Sputnik (Russia) Offside (Iran) Wadjda (Saudi-Arabia) The Burning Sea (Norway)


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Ida from Poland


awlawall

Who Killed Captain Alex - Uganda https://youtu.be/KEoGrbKAyKE


ceilingofplankton

The Land (1969) - Egypt Out Of Life (1991) - Lebanon Close-Up (1990) - Iran The Unknown Saint (2019) - Morocco


ContemplativeNomad7

India. I watch films from almost every country and I consider films from Kerala ( a small state in India ) to be among the best in terms of quality, writing and performances. The language is Malayalam. Just give it a try and appreciate the magic of cinema. Recommendations for a start: Joji. Ee ma yau. Kumbalangi Nights. Jallikattu. Maheshinte Prathikaram.


Varyline

India could only be one: RRR.


noobrdt31

Nanpakal Nerath Mayakkam (2023) - India


MxrcoOlivxres

[Papita, Mani, Toston](https://youtu.be/K4NFjKaGFxk) for Venezuela


Temporary_Chemical19

Gangs of Wasseypur from India


Yoda200799

Do you need pro to see this?


Willing_Wrap5195

Where is the Friend’s House, Iran


monkeymountain

Noi the Albino (Nói albinói) from Iceland


AlbusMumblecore

Poland - Cold War Thailand - something from Apichatpong Weerasethakul Georgia - Mandariinid


sanan4ever

Khuda ka lia from Pakistan


mynamenospaces

Touki Bouki for Senegal Zama for Argentina


drunk_portuguese

I don't actually know many Portuguese movies by memory but A Gaiola Dourada is the one that always comes up. It's a comedy about a family of portuguese people living in France. Portugal is very very closely related to France due to massive immigration waves that happened a few decades ago. It's a very very genuine movie with pretty much an all Portuguese cast of famous actors.


Drongo17

Kenya - Supa Modo (20018) You will be incredibly happy but cry like a baby


oncearunner

*A Hero* - Iran *Touki Bouki* - Senegal *Gangs of Wasseypur* - India *Cold War* - Poland or *Three Colors: Blue* if you count that (Polish director and partially Polish produced, but shot in France in French) *News From Home* - Belgium (it's a little pixelated and I can't tell whether Netherlands and Belgium are marked or not) *The Worst Person in the World*- Norway I assume you've seen USSR films, but no proper Russian ones, but if not then pick something from Tarkovsky, Kalatozov, Klimov, or Vertov


Dewsus_Christ

Joachim Trier and any of the oslo trilogy films.


elscro

Stalker - Russia, Estonia, or Tajikistan


TiagoCanavarro1

-The Secret in their Eyes (2009) is a really good thriller. -Son of the Bride (2001). If you are not that much into thrillers, this one is a nice drama/comedy. Both movies are from Argentina.


Kerriesoep

Netherlands-Borgman


junhogay

Philippines - kakabakaba ka ba? (1980)


TorukClyto

Ema from Chile


Big_Exercise6388

Great freedom, funny games- Austria


Littlefinger1Luv

The Class (2007) - Estonia


xxdryan

Monos (Colombia)


unkellGRGA

Troll Hunter (Norway) RRR (India) City of God (Brazil Shutter (Thailand)


Groot-Groot

how do I see my map?


idkmanjustcallmejohn

Pathaan (2023), Chak de India (2007), Kal ho na ho (2003), Darr (1993) from India


Ok_Broccoli_4783

Spoorloos from the netherlands


mezmerized__

November - Estonia. Weird trippy folk horror


catboyerik

Jagten


MrGeorge08

Who Killed Captain Alex for Uganda.


getgoods

Iceland - [Echo (2019)](https://boxd.it/lqQe)


-Leonos

From Poland - Kieślowski's filmography, Diabeł, Ashes and Diamonds, Cold War, The Hourglass Sanatorium, The Noose, O-bi, O-ba: The End Of Civilization


clicheteenager

Atlantics - Senegal


mates301

We have a pretty similar map, I have a few more countries filled in but often that’s just because they coproduced some movies. Off the top of my head, Official Competition (2021) is coproduced by Argentina, and it’s really good. Also, just curious, what have you seen from Czech Republic?


virginia_pine

Remington and the curse of the zombadings, Philippines


MakkusuSolos

City of god come and see


punktape

Bacurau from Brasil Medianeras from Argentina


Effective_Problem242

El secreto de tus ojos (Argentina)


19dcore

corpus christi (boże ciało) - poland


starmanshkr

Mukhsin - Malaysia


motion1picturesYT

Camera Buff (Poland)


unclearsteak

Norway: - Force Majeure (2014) - Rare Exports (2010) if you’re in a bit of a Christmas mood - The Painter and the Thief (2020) if you want a neat doc


pissraccoon

Here's a list I made for Bulgarian movies: [Bulgarian classics](https://boxd.it/gsb9Y) Two favourites of mine that aren't on this list are: Warm - Топло (Toplo) Vacation with kids - С деца на море (S deca na more) And an honourable mention: Bulgar: the movie (Българ: филмът) You can find almost all of the movies from the list for free on the internet, but I'm not sure about subtitles. Theres this site - [gledam.bg](http://gledam.bg) that has most of the movies from the list, if not all of them, with English subtitles for pretty cheap. I'm also working on subtitles for a few movies that are already on YouTube. A film from this year I recommend is "Vasil", it's a Spanish/Bulgarian production and I personally enjoyed it alot, but the majority of today's Bulgarian movies are sadly not very good...


vkctata

Tunisia : Silences of the palace. ​ You can check my world tour here : https://letterboxd.com/vkctata/list/touring-talkies-movies-from-around-the-world/


Immortanguy09

Come and see- Russia/soviet union