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    What are they saying? The thread for foreign films and series

    The last few months I've watched a lot of foreign films. The "did you know this streams" is so large it is hard to wade through and see movies or series, that others recommend.

    Some of the series I've enjoyed

    * Narcos. Both original and Mexico. This is so popular and well known, I assume anyone who would want to watch it, already has
    * Fauda: Israeli based series. What I really enjoy about this is seeing what Palestine, and the West Bank is (most likely) really like.
    * Bordertown: Finnish series with a Sherlock Holmes type protagonist
    *Money Heist: Spanish Oceans 11. First 2 seasons were good, but too many episodes. It should have been condensed into 1 season. Didn't finish S3.
    * The Break: Belgian show with a True Detective vibe

    Good not great series
    * Dark: German. As someone described it to me. Stranger Things crossed with Groundhog Day
    * Nobel: About a Norwegian Special Ops unit. Pretty slowly paced
    * Suburra / Gomorrah: Both are about Italian drug wars. Not great acting in either. Honestly can't recall who or what happens in either. They seem like the same show/

    If you have nothing else to do
    * 3%: Basically the Brazilian Hunger Games with special effects from the 80s
    * Unit 42: Belgian version of CSI


    I know there are others I've watched and can't recall. I will have to go through my Netflix history and see what i'm missing
    Last edited by Art Vandelay; 05-05-2020, 09:16 PM.
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    I saw a few episodes of Money Heist when it first came out and thought it was stupid. I thought 3% was pretty dumb too but watched it for the saudades of Portuguese/Brazil. IMO Dark S1 was entertaining, but I couldn't make it past a few episodes of S2.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Art Vandelay View Post
      Good not great series
      * Dark: German. As someone described it to me. Stranger Things crossed with Groundhog Day
      This doesn't seem like a very accurate description. Personally I would never describe it that way. More like "The Killing" meets "Memento". That's how I would describe it to someone who has seen both of those. Not a perfect description, but it captures the feel of the series and the fact that you have to remember a lot details and keep track of where you are in time to make sense of things.
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      • #4
        If you like endless shoot-em-up automatic weapons battles between an infinite supply of bad guys willing to die like cannon fodder vs an outnumbered band of good and semi-good guys with an infinite supply of ammo, you will like this tribute to the original Assault on Precinct 13.

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        • #5
          The Spy with Sasha Baron Cohen comes to mind. Not subtitled, but produced by a french company and based and shot in foreign countries.

          I have taken a lot to Scandinavian movies lately. A Man Called Ove, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, The Troll Hunter, In Order of Disappearance. And going back to when we were kids and rented weird shows from the local video tape place, Dunderklumpen. Me and my siblings still quote it to each other at times.

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          • #6
            I have rewatched The Gods Must Be Crazy I and II recently as well. I think they hold up pretty well.

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            • #7
              What are they saying? The thread for foreign films and series

              Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
              This doesn't seem like a very accurate description. Personally I would never describe it that way. More like "The Killing" meets "Memento". That's how I would describe it to someone who has seen both of those. Not a perfect description, but it captures the feel of the series and the fact that you have to remember a lot details and keep track of where you are in time to make sense of things.
              Checks old texts. :embarrassed: Memento is one of my all time favorite movies. Not sure where i came up with my made up conversation and used Stranger Things as a comp.
              Last edited by Art Vandelay; 05-05-2020, 10:02 PM.

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              • #8
                Coisa Mais Linda on Netflix was so/so...



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                • #9
                  I just watched “The Platform” which is a Spanish film about a multi level type prison (200+ levels) where a platform of lavish food starts at the first level and works its way down from there. It only stops at each level for like 60 seconds. The occupants change levels randomly every month, so those at the top now may be near the bottom next month. Interesting premise. Pretty gory, but I liked it.
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                  • #10
                    It's been out for a few years, but I really enjoyed Rita on Netflix. It is a Danish comedy/drama series about an edgy school teacher. Pretty funny and at times sincere.

                    Not sure if it counts, since its English-language from Australia, but Please Like Me is also one of my favorites (if you can tolerate some gay stuff). Very funny. About a 20-something guy coming out of the closet and dealing with life. Some sexual content, but it's pretty tame and not the focus. Streams on Hulu.

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                    • #11
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
                        This doesn't seem like a very accurate description. Personally I would never describe it that way. More like "The Killing" meets "Memento". That's how I would describe it to someone who has seen both of those. Not a perfect description, but it captures the feel of the series and the fact that you have to remember a lot details and keep track of where you are in time to make sense of things.
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                        • #13
                          Thread bump as I continue my journey around the virtual word:

                          If you have nothing better to do:

                          * Dark S3- I was ok with how they wrapped things up. Though, hated most of the rest of S3. Only finished it, because I knew it was the last season. Series is a perfect example of an interesting novel idea being stretched waaay too thin. Should have been 2 season at most.

                          * Mossad 101: Israeli series about.... The Mossad. Fun first season, stupid s2. I don't know if there are more seasons or not

                          * Bitter Daises: Spanish series about a possible serial killer. My review: mas o menos

                          * Unauthorized Living: Italian series where the Don develops Alzheimers. The Italians make great cars, but they should leave mob movies and series to the Americans. Quit it after 2 or 3 episodes.


                          Worth your time

                          * Deadwind: Finnish series. Well acted and beautifully shot. Some dumb episodes, but most are very well done

                          * The Mechanism: Brazilian series. Combination of Beautiful Mind and any police series when the rebel cop doesn't play by the rules


                          Highly Recommend:

                          * Trapped- Based in a small town in Iceland. A dismembered body is found and local cop has to figure out what is going. Smart storyline with great acting

                          * The Honorable Woman: I couldn't stand Maggie Gylenhall's British accent, but I'm always a fan of stories set in Israel and Palestine. Especially when some spy espionage is thrown in. A single season series

                          * Zero, Zero, Zero: The best (primarily) foreign series since Narcos. The story of a huge drug shipment that takes place on 4 different continents. The 3 main protagonists (Italian, Mexican, American) all are fantastic. My favorite show of 2020
                          Last edited by Art Vandelay; 09-24-2020, 10:32 AM.

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                          • #14
                            Where are you finding most of these? Assume I don't know what Just Watch or Canistream.it are.
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                            • #15
                              Thanks for write up, I appreciate the recommendations. I really loved DARK, but agreed that that the 3S story line got convoluted and drawn out too far. I will definitely check out Zero, Zero, Zero.
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