When most of the Hollywood is busy in making superhero shit and Bollywood remaking same old bullshit It is high time we look beyond these two industries and explore world cinema too.
So here is a list of best of cinema from around the world with one great movie from one country.
(1)A Separation (Iran)
This intriguing and stunning drama is perhaps the most important Iranian film which caught world attention. It is rather a character study than a movie about a fractured relationship between a couple and people caught between religion, class, faith, and morality giving you a peek into Iranian social structure.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
(2)Wild Tales (Argentina)
Wild tales is a breathtaking black comedy anthology film composed of six standalone shorts consolidated with a common theme of vengeance and violence.
Watch this one to know how wild situations can be, trust me you won’t believe what your eyes will see.
(3)Mommy (Canada)
This drama concerns a mother with a sometimes-violent teenage son, struggling to control his behavior. Perhaps this shows the most complicated mother-son relationship after Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Gertrude.
Be prepared for an emotional breakdown.
(4)Amores Perros (Mexico)
This unbelievably outstanding film is an anthology film, containing three distinct stories which are connected by a car accident in Mexico City.
(5) Babel (International production)
The multi-narrative drama portrays multiple stories taking place in Morocco, Japan, Mexico and the U.S. The movie is depressing, stunning and disturbing at times. It also stars Brad Pitt and kate Blanchett.
(6) Mustang (Turkey – international)
This film is set in a remote Turkish village and depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society.
This movie shows how often women are deprived of their basic rights.
(7) Brotherhood of War (South Korea)
If you could ever look beyond war films made by Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s list), you will see how incredible this South Korean war film is.
This war film concerns two brothers who are forced to fight a war in South Korea aginst Communist North Korea. This film will haunt you for days.
(8) Atonement (Britain)
You’ve probably seen this one already, if not please do. This film contains one of the most epic scenes of cinema ever. Specially for those who are a sucker for romance.
“When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a friend, in jealousy she does something that will change the course of all their lives forever.”
(9)City of God (Brazil)
This is a stunning hood film related to the war on drugs and loosely based on real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro.
(10) Wadjda (Saudi Arabia)
When India is suffering from censorship in cinema be it “lipstick under my burka” or “Haramkhor” concerning women sexuality. It will seem unlikely but Saudi Arabian directors are successfully dealing with such issues.It also won numerous awards at film festivals around the world.
Watch this movie to get a peek inside Muslims countries and how often women suffer to ensure their rights and fight social prosecution.
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