The Best Foreign Language Movies 2022


20 Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades)

Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades

Bardo is an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience set against the intimate and moving journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit. The folly of his memories and fears have decided to pierce through the present, filling his everyday life with a sense of bewilderment and wonder. With both emotion and abundant laughter, Silverio grapples with universal yet intimate questions about identity, success, mortality, the history of Mexico and the deeply emotional familial bonds he shares with his wife and children. Indeed, what it means to be human in these very peculiar times.

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Writers:
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone
Starring:
Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid
Country:
Mexico
Box office:
$38 000

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19 Gangubai Kathiawadi

Gangubai Kathiawadi

A little girl is sold to brothel of Rashmibai who is forcefully asked to enter the business of flesh trade.When the girl doesn’t agree Rashmibai is finally forced to take help of Gangubai Kathiawadi.Gangubai Kathiawadi aka Ganga who wanted to be an actress and years back eloped to Bombay with her boyfriend Ramnik who sold her at brothel of Shelia Masi.

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writers:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Abhiruchi Chand, Prakash Kapadia
Starring:
Alia Bhatt, Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz
Country:
India
Box office:
$3 271 000

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18 Holy Spider

Holy Spider

In Holy Spider, we follow family man Saeed as he embarks on his own religious quest to «cleanse» the holy Iranian city of Mashhad of immoral and corrupt street prostitutes. After murdering several women, he grows ever more desperate about the lack of public interest in his divine mission.

Director: Ali Abbasi
Writers:
Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Jonas Wagner
Starring:
Mehdi Bajestani, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Arash Ashtiani
Country:
Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
Box office:
$1 700 000

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17 Four to Dinner (Quattro metà)

Quattro metà

A happily married couple argues for the existence of soulmates, and what that term really even means. By pairing up four of their single friends and telling different variations on the same stories, we see how the many seasons of life call for various partners, and how the idea of «soulmates» really plays into who we end up with.

Director: Alessio Maria Federici
Writer:
Martino Coli
Starring:
Ilenia Pastorelli, Matilde Gioli, Giuseppe Maggio
Country:
Italy

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16 Das letzte Opfer (Klienten)

Klienten

When the experienced and well-reputed psychologist Susanne greets the last client of the day, Mark, she is expecting a meeting like any other. But when Mark turns out to be a notorious serial killer, Susanne realizes that the next hour will change her life forever. Mark gives her an ultimatum: Unless she cures him, she will be his next victim. For every grain of sand that passes through the hourglass, the noose tightens, and an intense life-and death race commences.

Director: Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Writers:
Anders Rønnow Klarlund, Jacob Weinreich
Starring:
Signe Egholm Olsen, Anton Hjejle, Dan Zahle
Country:
Denmark
Box office:
$35 000

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15 Broker (Beurokeo | 브로커)

Beurokeo

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.

Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer:
Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring:
Song Kang-ho, Kang Dong-won, Bae Doo-na
Country:
South Korea
Box office:
$18 789 000

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14 The Passengers of the Night (Les passagers de la nuit)

Les passagers de la nuit

On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home. With them, Talulah experiences the warmth of a family for the first time. Although she suddenly disappears, her free spirit has a lasting influence. Elisabeth and her children grow in confidence and begin to take risks, changing the trajectory of their lives.

Director: Mikhaël Hers
Writers:
Maud Ameline, Mariette Désert, Mikhaël Hers
Starring:
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Quito Rayon Richter, Noée Abita
Country:
France
Box office:
$1 665 000

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13 Waiting for Bojangles (En attendant Bojangles)

En attendant Bojangles

A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents Camille and Georges, and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment each night, Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their favorite song, «Mr. Bojangles.» At home, there is only room for fun, fantasy and friends. But as his mesmerizing and unpredictable mother descends deeper into her own mind, it is up to Gary and Georges to keep her safe.

Director: Régis Roinsard
Writers:
Romain Compingt, Régis Roinsard, Olivier Bourdeaut
Starring:
Romain Duris, Virginie Efira, Grégory Gadebois
Country:
France, Belgium
Box office:
$4 550 000

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12 Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita)

Tori et Lokita

From two-time Palme d’Or-winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Tori and Lokita is a heart-stopping thriller that casts an unflinching eye on the trials of the young and dispossessed.

Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Writers:
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Starring:
Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj
Country:
Belgium, France
Box office:
$678 000

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11 No Bears (Khers nist)

Khers nist

Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.

Director: Jafar Panahi
Writer:
Jafar Panahi
Starring:
Naser Hashemi, Reza Heydari, Mina Kavani
Country:
Iran
Box office:
$1 083 000

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