5 Top Foreign Films On Netflix In August
Five of the Best Foreign Movies to Watch On Netflix This August
Submarines and period dramas, 90s romance and well-crafted animation are some of the things that great foreign films are made of.
This month, you can stream these award winning stories on Netflix that really have something for everyone. You’ll find anything from thrillers to animation and everything in-between.
The Wolf’s Call (2019) is a French action thriller about a nuclear submarine that has to take on the risk of a world-ending situation. One of the agents on board has amazing hearing and becomes a vital resource to the rest of the commanders. The role is played by Reda Kateb whose short film Pitchoune was presented at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. The movie keeps you guessing and is a fun adventure with a great focus on the meaning of being a hero.
Tune in for Love (2019) is a lovely romance set in a Seoul bakery during the 90s. An unlikely pair fall in love at work – he’s just out of juvenile detention and she is a part-time bakery employee. Things are blissful for a while until the Asian financial crisis of 1997 closes down the bakery and ultimately means they need to find jobs away from each other. The film is easy to watch and without a doubt enjoyable, despite its simplicity – just like playing at a Canada casino online.
A Fortunate Man (2018), a Danish period drama, is based on a famous story in Denmark called Lykke-Per (or Lucky Per) by the author Henrik Pontoppidan, who is also a Nobel Prize winner. Per is the son of a strict catholic priest and heads to Copenhagen to start a new life for himself. He loves engineering but at that time (the 1920s), this subject was in conflict with the Christian faith. It’s this enthusiasm for engineering that sees him find his way to a higher social status and among the country’s elite. He wants freedom but the roots of his upbringing are strong.
I Lost My Body (2019) is a Parisian animation that has two storylines. One story follows a Moroccan immigrant who works as a pizza delivery guy. The other story is about his hand, which is no longer part of his body and is going on a trip around Paris. The main theme in this beautiful animation is loneliness and finding your way back – true to the immigrant missing home and also the hand that is isolated from the body. The film enjoyed a premiere at Cannes and was the first-ever animated film to win the Nespresso Grand Prize.
Divines (2016) is set in the poor suburbs of Paris and focuses on the story of a cheeky teenager, Dounia, who is disillusioned with the norms of society and is determined to have more for her life. Her and best friend Maimouna decide to make money by becoming runners for a drug dealer. The desire for freedom and the harshness of poverty are the backdrop for the journey that two friends find themselves on. Divines won a Camera d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival and is director Houda Benyamina’s first feature film.
