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A Film Watcher's Guide to Multicultural Films (Year) The year stated follows the TPL catalogue, based on when the film was released in DVD format. DRAMA CONTINUED Young and Beautiful (2014) [French] La Donation (The Legacy) (2010) [French] Yureru (Sway) (2006) [Japanese] Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2010) FAMILY [Portuguese] Amazonia (2014) [no dialogue] Ekstra (2014) [Tagalog] Antboy (2014) [English] Everyday (2014) [English] A Film Watcher’s The Book of Life (2014) [English/Spanish/French] Force Majeure (2014) [Swedish/English/French] Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013) Gerontophilia (2014) [French/English] Guide To Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2015) [English/French] Khumba (2013) [English] [French/Hebrew/Arabic] Song of the Sea (2015) [English/French] Girlhood (2015) [French] Happy-Go-Lucky (2009) [English] HORROR The hundred year-old man who climbed out of a (*includes graphic scenes/violence) window and disappeared (2015) [Swedish/English] Berberian Sound Studio (2012) [English] The Hunt (2013) [Danish] *Borgman (2013) [Dutch/English] I am Yours (2013) [Norwegian/Urdu/Swedish] *Kill List (2011) [English] Ida (2014) [Polish] The Loved Ones (2012) [English] In a Better World (2011) [Danish/French] The Wild Hunt (2010) [English/French] The Last Sentence (2012) [Swedish] Les Neiges du Kilimanjaro (The Snows of ROMANCE Kilimanjaro) (2012) [French] All about Love (2006) [Cantonese/Mandarin] Leviathan (2015) [Russian/English/French] Amour (2013) [French] Like Father, Like Son (2014) [Japanese] Cairo Time (2010) [English/French] Goodbye First Love (2011) [French] Liverpool (2008) [Spanish] Lourdes (2011) [French/Austrian/German] I’m a Cyborg, But That’s Ok (2011) [Korean] The Lunchbox (2014) [Hindi] Iśakazāde (Ishaqzaade) (2012) [Hindi] Machuca (2007) [Spanish] Like water for chocolate (1992/2012) Mommy (2015) [French] [Spanish/English/French] Mausam (2011) [Hindi] A Most Wanted Man (2014) [English/French] Night Across the Street (2013) [Spanish/French] Sidewalls (Medianeras) (2012) [Spanish] What’s Your Raashee? (2010) [Hindi] The Notebook (2014) [Hungarian] Omar (2014) [Arabic] SUSPENSE/THRILLER Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) [Turkish] (*includes graphic scenes/violence) Ostatni Etap (Last Stage) (2009) [Polish] 7 Boxes (2014) [Spanish] Out in the Dark (2012) [Hebrew/Arabic] ’71 (2015) [English/French] Paradies. Hoffnung (Paradise. Hope) (2013) The Attack (2013) [Arabic/Hebrew] [German] Insomnia (2014/1997) [Norwegian/Swedish] Sarah Préfère la Course (2013) [French] Cell 211 (2011) [Spanish] Shanghai (2012) [Hindi]; Siddharth (2014) [Hindi] Double Hour (2012) [Italian/English/Spanish] Multicultural Simon and the Oaks (2014) [Swedish/German] Elephant Song (2015) [French/English] A Simple Life (2013) [Cantonese] Iśakazāde (Ishaqzaade) (2012) [Hindi] Teddy Bear (2012) [Danish/English/Thai] Kissed by Winter (2007) [Swedish] Films III Terraferma (2013) [Italian] *New World (2012) [Korean] Two Days, One Night (2015) [French] *Pieta (2013) [Korean] Three Worlds (2013) [French A Prophet (2010) [French/Portuguese/Spanish] Note: Films listed have either English subtitles and/or Viva Cuba (2007) [Spanish] *The Snowtown Murders (2011) [English] English dialogue (highlighted titles) and can be placed on Watchtower (2012) [Turkish] *Stranger by the Lake (2014) [French] hold through the TPL catalogue. Some of the titles are still considered new and cannot be placed on hold until 6 We Are the Best! (2014) [Swedish] Starred Up (2015) [English] Where Do We Go Now? (2012) months after being added to the system. *A Touch of Sin (2014) [Mandarin/Cantonese] [Arabic/Russian/English] Traitors (2015/2013) [Arabic/French/English] White Elephant (2013) [Spanish] White Ribbon (2010) [German] Compiled by: SD Winter Sleep (2014) [Turkish] (Year) The year stated follows the TPL catalogue, based on when it was released in DVD format. ACTION/MARTIAL ARTS CANADIANA Tulpan (2009) [Kazakh] (*includes graphic scenes/violence) Bestiaire (2013) [English] Documentary Wadjda (2014) [Arabic/French] Back to 1942 (2014) [Mandarin/English] Cairo Time (2010) [English] Romance Dragon (2013) [Mandarin] Copenhagen (2014) [English] Slice of Life DOCUMENTARY Drug War (2013) [Chinese] The End of Time (2013) [English] Documentary Bestiaire (2013) [English] Flame and Citron (2010) [Danish/German] Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Beyond the Edge (2014) [English] Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) [Mandarin] (2011) [English] Documentary Chasing Ice (2013) [English] Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) [Hindi] Gabrielle (2014) [French] Drama Colony (2011) [English] Gangs of Wasseypur II (2012) [Hindi] Home Again (2013) [English] Drama Cutie and the Boxer (2014) [Japanese/English] The Grandmaster (2014) [Mandarin/English/French] Jaloux Jealous (2011) [French] Drama The Dark Matter of Love: Science Can Change Painted Skin (2012) [Mandarin] La Donation (The Legacy) (2010) [French] Drama the Way You Love (2014) [English] Raid 2 [English/Indonesian/French] Mommy (2015) [French] Drama Duch: Master of the Forges of Hell (2013) Rebellion (2013) [French] Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar [French/Khmer] A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2011) Sands (2010) [English] Documentary The End of Time (2013) [English] Picture Day (2013) [English] Coming of Age [Mandarin/Portuguese/Spanish] Faith Connections (2014) [Hindi] Polytechnique (2009) [French/English] Based on True ANIMATION Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Events A Letter to Momo (2014) [Japanese/English] (2011) [English] Reel Injun Hollywood et les Indians (2010) The Book of Life (2014) [English/French/Spanish] The Gatekeepers (2013) [Hebrew] [English/French] Documentary Eleanor’s Secret (2014) [French/English] Girl Model (2013) [English/Russian/Japanese] Watermark (2014) [English/French] Documentary From Up on Poppy Hill [Japanese/English] Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here (2015) *The Wild Hunt Chasse Infernale (2010) La Legende de Sarila (The Legend of Sarila) [English/Russian/German] [English/French] Thriller (2013) [French/English] The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2015) Mary and Max (2010) [English] COMEDY [Japanese] Moon Man (2014) [English] Barfi (2012) [Hindi] The Last of the Unjust (2013) [French/German] My Dog Tulip (2009) [English] Happy-Go-Lucky (2009) [English] London: The Modern Babylon (2013) [English] Pirate’s Passage (2015) [English] Key of Life (2012) [Japanese] Men at Lunch (2012) [English] Song of the Sea (2015) [English/French] Le Havre (2012) [French] More than Honey (2013) [German/English] The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2015) Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2015) [Spanish] Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2014) [Russian] [Japanese/English/French] PK (2015) [Hindi] Revolution (2013) [English/French] Tokyo Godfathers (2004) [Japanese] Quai d'Orsay (The French Minister) (2014) [French] The Salt of the Earth (2015) [English/French] A Town Called Panic (2010) [French] Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) [Hindi] Storm Surfers (2013) [English] Waltz with Bashir (2009) [Hebrew/English/French] Soul Kitchen (2010) [German] This is Not a Film (2012) [Persian] The Wind Rises (2014) [Japanese/English] Nos Jours Heureux (2007) [French] The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2011) What We Do in the Shadows (2015) [English] [English] BASED ON / INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS Wild Tales (2015) [Spanish/English/French] Watermark (2014) [English] 9 Rota (9th Company) (2005) [Russian] Why Don’t You Play in Hell (2015) [Japanese] Burning Bush (2014) [Czech] DRAMA Hannah Arendt (2013) [English] COMING OF AGE/SLICE OF LIFE 11 Flowers (2011) [Mandarin] Jappeloup: l'étoffe d'un champion (The Ride to Attila Marcel (2013) [French] The Amazing Catfish (2014) [Spanish] Victory) (2013) [French] Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) [French] Abuse of Weakness (2014) [French] Kon-tiki (2013) [English/Norwegian] Distant (2005) [Turkish] Ajami (2010) [Hebrew/Arabic] Pride (2014) [English/French] Gloria (2013) [Spanish/English] Amour (2013) [French] Rosewater (2015) [English] Copenhagen (2014) [English] Applause (2009) [Danish] Manuscripts Don’t Burn (2014) [Persian] Girlhood (2015) [French] Barbara (2012) [German] Polytechnique (2009) [French/English] Goodbye First Love (2011) [French] Bird People (2014) [English/French] Shahid (2013) [Hindi] The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) Blancanieves (2012) [silent] *The Snowtown Murders (2011) [English] [English/French/Spanish] Breathing (2013) [German] *A Touch of Sin (2014) [Mandarin/Cantonese] Kid with a Bike (2013) [French] Brotherhood (2010) [Danish] Tracks (2014) [English] The Lunchbox (2014) [Hindi] Brothers (2006) [Danish] Unbroken (2015) [English/French/Spanish] Machuca (2007) [Spanish] Child’s Pose (2013) [Romanian] Violette (2014) [French] Million Dollar Arm (2014) [English] Code Unknown (2000) [French] Vincere (2010) [Italian] The Selfish Giant (2014) [English] Dersu Uzala (2000) 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