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11 movies and shows

What the Waters Left Behind: Scars

Thu, 27 Apr 2023

An Anglo-American indie rock band winds up stranded in Epecuén, where their internal conflicts and the bad luck of their tour quickly lose importance before the hell that awaits them.

Twice Upon a Time

Mon, 01 Jan 1979

This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s 2 official languages. In Stereoville, each speaker of one language is tied to a speaker of the other, back-to-back. Into this two-stepping society stumbles a character whose very existence causes considerable consternation among locals: an unattached individual with command of both languages.

Taxidermia

Wed, 23 Aug 2006

Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a glutton who grows up to be a champion speed eater. He produces a child who becomes obsessed with taxidermy.

Bonjour Switzerland

Thu, 30 Nov 2023

A crazy referendum throws Switzerland into a state of emergency. By the acceptance of the initiative “No Bilangue” there should be from now on only one national language: French. Many German-speaking Swiss are therefore having a crisis.

Goodbye Solo

Fri, 27 Mar 2009

A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.

Pretend I'm Not Here

Wed, 23 Oct 2024

A non-binary Spanish-English phone interpreter hears a familiar voice on the other end of a call with a migrant detention facility.

Doe

Thu, 27 Sep 2018

John is a brilliant linguistic scientist with a loving wife and daughter but with a massive gap in his life. Eight years ago, he turned up out of nowhere, with no memories except a recurring dream. He is sent tumbling down the proverbial rabbit hole after meeting a man that shares a similar condition and learning that there are more like him, all amnesiacs with extraordinary abilities. He convinces his brother-in-law, private investigator Carl, to help him uncover his true identity before his past can rise up to destroy him and his family.