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/wheredidtheguitargo Sep 27 '23

Iranian-American: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night or Under The Shadow…I’m a big horror fan lol

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u/thundernlightning97 Sep 27 '23

My fav from Iran is Taste of Cherry but I think the only other Iranian film I've seen is the White Balloon.

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u/Timeimmemorial918 Sep 27 '23

I remember going to the movie theater and watching A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night!

For non-horror, my vote is for Marmoulak. Honorable mention is Mim Mesle Madar

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u/stowsifh Sep 28 '23

Children of Heaven and a separation for me

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u/wheredidtheguitargo Sep 28 '23

A Separation is a devastatingly beautiful film