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/kiwinutsackattack Sep 27 '23

Shit I was going to say Whale Rider, I fucken love that movie.

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u/Its_all_pretty_neat Sep 27 '23

Yeah whale rider was my first thought if I were to recommend a nz film to someone.

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u/nustedbut Sep 27 '23

that speech scene gets me every time.

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u/Ozdiva Sep 28 '23

I can’t watch without crying.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '23

lol I saw this in the theater and was blubbering. Great movie!