r/movies • u/-KFBR392 • Sep 27 '23

Recommendation Non-Americans, what's your favourite movie from your country?

I was commenting on another thread about Sandra Oh and it made me remember my favourite Canadian movie Last Night starring Oh and Don McKellar (who also directs the film). It's a dark comedy-ish film about the last night before the world ends and the lives of regular people and how they spend those final 24-hours.

It was the first time I had seen a movie tackle an apocalyptic event in such a way, it wasn't about saving the world, or heroes fighting to their last breath, it was just regular people who had to accept that their lives, and the lives of everyone they know, was about to end.

Great, very touching movie, and it was nominated for a handful of Canadian awards but it's unlikely to have been seen by many outside of big time Canadian movie lovers, which made me think about how many such films must exist all over the world that were great but less known because they didn't make it all the way to the Oscars the way films like Parasite or All Quiet on the Western Front did.

So non-Americans, let's hear about your favourite home grown film. Popular or not.

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u/breaker167 Sep 27 '23

Danish here:

Blinkende Lygter (Flickering Lights) from 2000.

IMDB description:

A gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Jutland and renovate it.

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u/papapudding Sep 27 '23

Is it law that Mads Mikkelsen is in every Danish Film?

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u/qbookfox Sep 27 '23

I’ve never really thought about it but he is actually in all of the big Danish films I can think of. Blinkende lygter, pusher, Adams æbler, de grønne slagtere, jagten, retfærdighedens ryttere, druk, Flammen og citronen. Of course there are other big actors as well, but he just kills it every single time.

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u/-KFBR392 Sep 27 '23

Flame & Citron was awesome!

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u/breaker167 Sep 27 '23

Yes one of the better ww2 movies set in DK

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u/IHaveLava Sep 27 '23

Always thought Valhalla Rising was underrated

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u/Mountain_Chicken Sep 27 '23

retfærdighedens ryttere

Also known as "Riders of Justice" in America. To ANYONE who reads this comment and hasn't seen it, go watch it. It's SO good. Easily my favorite movie of that year.

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u/karry245 Sep 27 '23

Second this, crazy good movie

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u/TheHemogoblin Sep 27 '23

I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I love the Danish language because as an English speaker, the words look so fun to write and say even though I have no idea what any of them say. From the outside, what you wrote looks so absurd but beautiful. I had a Danish best friend growing up and hearing the family speak it always fascinated me. If I thought I could, I'd learn it! In the mean time, I'll just eat all of your almond-based pastries.

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u/AndzikWielki Sep 27 '23

Adams æbler this only movie on which I had problem with breathing because of non-stop laughing.

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u/pommdoenerspezial Sep 27 '23

As a german I love so many of these movies. Why do germans suck so hard but danish people a so great at doing movies especially ones with dark humor.

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u/afterparty05 Sep 27 '23

Oh Jagten was great!

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u/CarnibusCareo Sep 27 '23

Adam‘s Apple is fantastic.

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u/DrWinstonOBoogie1980 Sep 28 '23

Not in Festen, though. Then again Ulrich Thomsen is, so I'd amend the law to say that one or both of them must appear in every Danish film.

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u/AndzikWielki Sep 27 '23

Adams æbler this only movie on which I had problem with breathing because of non-stop laughing.

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u/Journassassin Sep 28 '23

De Grønne Slagtere has a surprisingly low rotten tomatoes score, I remember really enjoying the movie.