Here are some new titles recently added to the library DVD collection. The titles showcased are in Farsi, Finnish and Georgian. Check out some of our new World movies titles. Stay inspired and informed and make sure these movies are on your watchlist this summer!
World Movie Collections – Farsi
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don’t go as planned.
A group of friends spend their vacation on the shore of the Caspian Sea in Iran. Sepideh, who is organizing everything, has decided to include Elly, hoping that she will be interested in Ahmad, who is recently divorced. The vacation is spent in high spirits until Elly suddenly disappears.
“A generation searching for freedom… Marzieh is a young actress living in Tehran. The authorities ban her theatre work and, like many young people in Iran, she is forced to lead a secret life in order to express herself artistically. At an underground rave, she meets Iranian born Saman, now an Australian citizen, who offers her a way out of her country and the possibility of living without fear. Shot entirely on location in Tehran, My Tehran for sale tells the story of modern day Iranian youth struggling for cultural freedom and is the first Iranian/Australian feature film collaboration”–Container.
World Movie Collections – Finnish
What horror lies between the cracks of a picture-perfect family? In this film, 12 yo gymnast, Tinja is desperate to please her image-obsessed mother and fit into her carefully manicured life. One day Tinja brings a strange egg home and nurtures it until it hatches. The creature that emerges becomes her closest friend and a living nightmare, plunging Tinja into a twisted reality that her mother refuses to see. Every frame of Hatching is a masterpiece of suspense and twisted beauty – and these chilling scenes will stay with you long after the film has ended.
The Other Side of Hope follows the fortunes of Khaled, a young man who has travelled to Helsinki from his home in Syria to seek asylum. For first-time visitors, Finland’s capital city can be a strange and confusing place. But help is out there for those who know where to find it. Aki Kaurismaki returns with another hilarious and poignant portrayal of society that extends far beyond Finnish borders with its beautiful insight and universal appeal.
Juha (Pekka Strang), has lost his wife in a drowning accident. After years of feeling numb and unable to connect with people, he develops an unexpected but powerful connection with a dominatrix named Mona (Krista Kosonen, Blade Runner 2049) His dangerous addiction to suffocation is reciprocated by Mona leading them both down a wild and crazy path towards emotional enlightenment. Dogs Don’t Wear Pants is a darkly humorous story of loss, love and the sweet pain of being.
World Movie Collections – Georgian
“Mother-of-one Yana is the wife of a Jehovah’s Witness leader in a remote mountainside village in Georgia. Ostracised in a predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christian country, their isolated community is under attack from an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, and with her husband away, Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of the world around her. Meanwhile, the intrusion of a local detective in her home has dramatic and devastating consequences…”–Container.
