When the Light Breaks
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When the Light Breaks

It was the first time for me to watch Icelandic movie. When the Light Breaks is only 82 minutes long, which talks about the grief of a group of young people after their (boy)friend died in an explosion in a tunnel, when he (Diddi) was heading to the airport flying west to break up with his current girlfriend, Klana, so that he can continue his relationship with another girl he really loves, Una.

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Parthenope (film)
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Parthenope (film)

If you watch the trailer of Parthenope, you may think that it's just a very typical film talking about a beautiful girl who has comparative advantages and popularity in society. The movie, in fact, is about humanity from the point of view of the girl's life.

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Four Mothers
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Four Mothers

Four Mothers is an Irish movie about an author called Edward who recently published a fiction about two men reflecting some current social structures. His publisher wants to arrange him for a book tour in the US.

The comedy movie also reveals some social phenomena that I can think of.

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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl was a movie watched December last year. It’s a story which begins with the body of Shula's uncle Fred found by Shula, who is a girl from a middle-class family (living in a big house, having her own Benz car as well as international social connections), bringing about the issues of unfair male-dominated societies and traditions in Zambia.

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On Falling
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On Falling

Watched a movie called On Falling. A 104-minute movie about a Portuguese woman who comes to Scotland, UK alone and works in a warehouse, reflecting real life of many immigrants.

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