The 30 Best Foreign Language Movies of 2023


10 My Heart Puppy (멍뭉이 | Meongmongi)

Meongmongi

Min-soo’s fiancee suddenly admits that she is allergic to dogs. Now the guy’s best friend, the golden retriever Rooney, needs a new family. With the help of his cousin and social media, Min-soo starts looking for a new home for Rooney.

Director: Kim Joo-hwan
Writer:
Kim Joo-hwan
Starring:
Yoo Yeon-seok, Cha Tae-hyeon, Jeong In-seon
Country:
South Korea
Box office:
$1 664 000

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9 The Book of Wonders (La chambre des merveilles)

La chambre des merveilles

A mother finds the diary of her sons which has “10 things to do before the end of the world” after he has fallen into a coma. She started doing one by one in a hope that her son will see how beautiful life is and that he must come back.

Director: Lisa Azuelos
Writers:
Juliette Sales, Julien Sandrel, Fabien Suarez
Starring:
Alexandra Lamy, Muriel Robin, Hugo Questel
Country:
France
Box office:
$4 331 000

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8 Princes of the Desert (Zodi & Tehu, frères du désert)

Zodi & Tehu, frères du désert

Zodi, a young nomad of 12, discovers an orphaned baby camel in the desert. He takes it in, feeds it, names it Tehu and becomes its best friend. Zodi learns from a veterinarian, Julia, that Tehu is an exceptional runner and can bring in a lot of money for his tribe. But the qualities of his young camel make Tarek, the local poacher, envious. To avoid Tehu being sold, Zodi decides to run away and cross the Sahara. On this journey, Zodi confronts Tarek, survives a sandstorm and crosses the salt sea with the ultimate goal of entering Tehu in the world’s largest camel race in Abu Dhabi. With Julia’s help, Zodi will strive to make his dream come true, make Tehu a champion and save his tribe.

Director: Eric Barbier
Writers:
Jennifer Devoldere, Eric Barbier
Starring:
Yassir Drief, Alexandra Lamy, Youssef Hajdi
Country:
France
Box office:
$1 680 000

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7 The Three Musketeers – Part I: D’Artagnan (Les trois mousquetaires: D’Artagnan)

Les trois mousquetaires: D'Artagnan

D’Artagnan, a spirited young boy, is left for dead after trying to save a young woman from being kidnapped. When he arrives in Paris, he tries by all means to find his attackers. He is unaware that his quest will lead him to the heart of a real war where the future of France is at stake. Allied with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King with a dangerous temerity, D’Artagnan faces the dark machinations of the Cardinal of Richelieu. But it is when he falls madly in love with Constance Bonacieux, the Queen’s confidante, that d’Artagnan truly puts himself in danger. For it is this passion that leads him into the wake of the one who becomes his mortal enemy: Milady de Winter.

Director: Martin Bourboulon
Writers:
Mathieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière, Alexandre Dumas
Starring:
François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris
Country:
France, Germany, Spain, Belgium
Budget:
€36 000 000
Box office:
$32 416 000

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6 Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute)

Anatomie d'une chute

The story begins when Samuel is found dead in the snow outside the isolated chalet where he lived with his wife Sandra, a German writer, and their partially-sighted 11-year-old son Daniel. An investigation leads to a conclusion of “suspicious death”: it’s impossible to know for sure whether he took his own life or was killed. Sandra is indicted, and we follow her trial which pulls the couple’s relationship apart. Daniel is caught in the middle: between the trial and their home life, doubts take their toll on the mother-son relationship.

Director: Justine Triet
Writers:
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Starring:
Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner
Country:
France
Box office:
$36 051 000

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5 Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラマイナスワン | Gojira Mainasu Wan)

Gojira Mainasu Wan

Feeling as if he unfairly cheated death too many times, Shikishima, a surviving Kamikaze pilot, is attacked on Odo Island along with many war plane engineers by a gargantuan monster. After the engineers die because of Shikishima failing to distract the monster, an overwhelming amount of guilt weighs on him, especially after a homeless woman and a baby move into his home when he returns. Shikishima, now on a personal mission, teams up with a large group of veterans to finally take down the monster known as Godzilla.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writer:
Takashi Yamazaki
Starring:
Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando
Country:
Japan
Budget:
$15 000 000
Box office:
$115 857 000

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4 Sugar and Stars (À la belle étoile)

À la belle étoile

Since he was a kid, Yazid has one big passion, pastry making. Raised between foster homes and group homes, the young man will try to make his dream come true: to work with the greatest pastry chefs and become the best.

Director: Sébastien Tulard
Writers:
Cédric Ido, Yazid Ichemrahen
Starring:
Riadh Belaïche, Loubna Abidar, Marwan Amesker
Country:
France
Box office:
$945 000

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3 The First Day of My Life (Il primo giorno della mia vita)

Il primo giorno della mia vita

The movie tells the story of four people with different life experiences who all fall into a low point in their lives. And at this moment, a mysterious person appeared and told them: in the next week, they will have the opportunity to be reborn, and the story of how their lives will change after being reborn.

Director: Paolo Genovese
Writers:
Isabella Aguillar, Paolo Costella, Rolando Ravello
Starring:
Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Margherita Buy
Country:
Italy
Box office:
$2 810 000

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2 Hachiko (忠犬八公 | Zhong quan ba gong)

Zhong quan ba gong

The touching story about a loyal dog who waited for the return of his owner in front of a train station for ten years, even after his owner’s death.

Director: Xu Ang
Writers:
Zhang Hansi, Xu Ang, Li Liangwen
Starring:
Feng Xiaogang, Huang Xiong, Da Huang
Country:
China
Box office:
$42 463 000

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1 The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか | Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka)

Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer:
Hayao Miyazaki
Starring:
Soma Santoki, Aimyon, Keiko Takeshita
Country:
Japan
Box office:
$294 244 000

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