8 Movies From 8 Different Countries To Watch This Christmas 2024

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Dec 25, 2024

City of God (Brazil)

Adapted from the 1997 novel, follows two boys who are brought up in the slums of Rio. However, the two part ways as they are adopted, one becomes a photographer and the other a Kingpin.

Fallen Leaves (Finland)

A romantic comedy-drama film directed by Aki Kaurismäki follows two lonely souls who accidentally meet at a karaoke bar and try to build a relationship. However, their happiness is cut short.

Capernaum (Lebanon)

Nadine Labaki's drama film follows a poor little boy who flees his home after his parents divorce his younger sister. For bringing him into the world, he later files a lawsuit against them.

Navrang (India)

The story is about a poet named Divakar who loves his wife Jamuna but soon begins to see her as a muse in his own imagination and names her Mohini. His obsession with Mohini destroyed his life.

Joyland (Pakistan)

Directed by Saim Sadiq follows a young son of a traditional Pakistani family who takes the job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque and quickly falls for a trans woman who runs the show.

Jaari (Nepal)

A social drama film and is based on the Limbu community and their Jaari tradition, which was historically one of the most significant parts of their culture; the Jaari tradition was also relevant in many other communities of Nepal.

The Hunt (Denmark)

The plot revolves around a man named Lucas, a divorced kindergarten teacher who becomes the target of mass hysteria after being wrongly accused of sexually abusing a child in his class.

The monk and the Gun (Bhutan)

A drama film by Pawo Choyning Dorji follows an American who travels to Bhutan in search of treasures, and meets a young monk who was wandering in the mountains and instructed by his teacher to make things right.

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