East Side Sushi is a US film about a single mother from a Latin American immigrant family who falls in love with Sushi and wants to master the art of preparing it. As far as that topic is concerned, it is a fairly standard story following well-known beats. A middling sort of film, but rather well-made.
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This 25-minute German short film, which has a chiefly Portuguese dialogue, tries to explore the mind-set of long-time refugees who are given the opportunity to confront the past.
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This is a well-made and beautiful-looking film from Brazil, but its premise and story are, unfortunately, highly flawed.
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Reina is a 17-minute Mexican short film by German writer/director Ozan Mermer. Lola, the protagonist, is looking for her 15th birthday, and her fiesta de quinceañera. But before that she will have to navigate her world’s explosive mixture of machismo and sexism.
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The queen of fear in this story is an actress whose self-doubt, disorganised chaos, and mild immaturity result in panic-attacks and self-isolation. This very impressive film is a sort-of slice-of-life drama with the occasional comedic moment emerging from the absurdities of this artist’s life and environment.
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This Uruguayan-Canadian drama about a young woman returning to the country she left as a child is a bit rough around the edges, as many first-time feature-films are, but it displays good directing and cinematography as well as very good leading performances.
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A slow-paced slice-of-life drama from Paraguay that has been very well received internationally.
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This Argentine drama is an unwieldy arthouse film that drove people out of my screening. The film has not much to say but takes an unnecessarily long time to say it. There are very good performances and a number of interesting elements here, but as a whole this film does not work.
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The Other Side of the Street [O Outro Lado da Rua] tells the story of a criminal investigation of sorts, but it really is just the portrait of a lonely and bitter woman who is trapped in her isolated existence. Great performances by the core cast do not really help to make this film as a whole work.
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Centred around a strong and independent female character, Julia and the Fox is an Argentine drama about grief, and about the inability to deal with it.
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