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Foreign Spotlight
Movies and television from around the world.
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MANDARIN
Chatrapati Shasan
Starring: Santosh Juvekar, Makrand Deshpande, Kishore Kadam Amar is transformed when his professor makes him realize the real ideals of the warrior king. Amar then strives to educate villagers and goes against a politician who wants to erect Maharaja’s statue to meet his political agenda. UNK 125 min. (2019) Action DVD 13610328 $28.99
Didi’s Dreams
Starring: Dee Hsu, Kim Scar, Chi-ling Lin In this one-of-a-kind fantasy comedy, Didi is an aspiring actress trying to prove herself to her superstar sister. This film is in Mandarin with English subtitles. UNK 91 min. (2017) Comedy DVD 13816998 $18.74
FRENCH
10 Days with Dad
Starring: Aure Atika, Franck Dubosc, Alice David Antoine is the head of HR at a big company. When his wife decides to go on holiday and leave him with the responsibility of their four kids, he knows it will be easy. But Antoine has underestimated the mess that it can be. UNK 104 min. (2020) Comedy DVD 13914033 $26.99
Night Shift
Starring: Omar Sy, Gregory Gadebois, Virginie Efira Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport, where he will be forced onto a plane and sent back to his homeland. But when they find out the truth, they have to make a difficult choice. UNK 98 min. (2020) Drama DVD 13823484 $26.99
RUSSIAN
Welcome to Chechnya
A group of activists risk all to confront ongoing anti-LGBTQ programs raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. A remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity, and a group of people confronting evil. UNK 107 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13790961 $29.99
AK-47 Kalashnikov
Starring: Yuriy Borisov, Artur Smolyaninov, Olga Lerman Wounded as tank driver in 1941 during WWII, Kalashnikov sees the latest Soviet machine gun fail. As he’s also an inventor, he starts looking for improvements and in 1947 ends up with the AK-47 assault rifle. UNK 100 min. (2020) Action DVD 13794008 $24.99
- South China Morning Post Soulmate
Starring: Dongyu Zhou, Sichun Ma Two women who have been friends for decades must now determine how their real selves fit into the modern world. UNK 110 min. (2016) Drama
Fera Feri Hera Feri (Indian)
Starring: Karan Bhanushali, Rajdev Brahmbhatt, Kuldeep Gor Mr. Hasmukhlaal has two wives who don’t know about the existence of one another. He fakes his death for one family and stays with the other. His step-children come in touch with each other and decide to meet. UNK 140 min. (2018) Comedy DVD 13610329 $28.99
Fukushima 50
(Japanese)
Starring: Koichi Sato, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ken Watanabe Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. UNK 121 min. (2020) Drama Available April 13
Identifying
Features (Spanish)
Starring: David Illescas, Mercedes Hernandez, Juan Jesus Varela A mother travels across Mexico in search for her son who authorities say died while trying to cross the border into the United States. UNK 94 min. (2021) Drama Available March 23
DVD 13898282 $19.99
My Prince Edward (Cantonese)
Starring: Stephy Tang, Hee Ching Paw, Pak Hon Chu Since Edward’s proposal, she has been pushed beyond her limits by unaffordable housing, archaic customs, intrusive in-laws, and a mainlander she’s supposed to be divorced from out of a sham marriage that solved her coming-of-age hardship. UNK 93 min. (2019) Drama DVD 13725492 $24.99
