# Name a country and recommend a movie from there. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605 "2016-03-11T01:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/21 "2016-03-11T15:12:30Z")
Italy: _Amarcord_. 1974. Didn’t get into Fellini until I was in my '40s. This made me admit I was missing out… Japan: _Onibaba_. 1964. 14th century period war drama, except from the point of view of two women who live among a wilderness of 10-foot grasses and murder samurai for their armor. There are also demons, and a bottomless pit. Really more of a horror movie than a war movie, stunning in originality. Australia: _Picnic at Hanging Rock_. 1975. Yeah, an obvious choice for Australia, but as spooky and eerie and nightmarish as ever. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/22 "2016-03-11T15:16:00Z")
England: _The Ladykillers_. 1955. I love the Ealing comedies, and I love Alec Guinness, and this is my favorite performance of his. Even his teeth are funny. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/23 "2016-03-11T15:17:59Z")
Poland: **Katyn** A film about the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn Forest in 1940. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/24 "2016-03-11T15:25:19Z")
Bhutan, [The Cup](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201840/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_3) (1999). Young Tibetan refugees at a monastery in India are desperate to watch the World Cup being played in France. ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/25 "2016-03-11T15:28:33Z")
Bhutan: Travellers and Magicians, 2003. I don’t remember much about this movie, but I remember liking it when I saw it. So, sort of a recommendation? Poland/French: The Double Life of Veronique, 1991. My favorite movie of all time, great movie by a great director (Kieslowski). Nigeria: Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Bit of Red In It, 2015. Nigerian re-make of Purple Rain, kind of brilliant actually. On edit: Dang, I was too slow and two of my countries were taken! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/26 "2016-03-11T15:28:47Z")
Ireland - _The Commitments_. Really a three country production, but since Jameson declared it the greatest Irish film of all time, we’ll go with that. 😉 Australia - _The Odd Angry Shot_. An often overlooked movie about Australian involvement in Vietnam. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/27 "2016-03-11T16:07:53Z")
> [@infinitii](#): > > On edit: Dang, I was too slow and two of my countries were taken! I don’t think the OP’s intent was to only have one film from each country, but rather one film per country from each poster. Otherwise, it’s going to be a short thread. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/28 "2016-03-11T16:14:33Z")
New Zealand: Dead Alive > **[Dead Alive (1992) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/reference)** > > Braindead (1992) Reference View ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/29 "2016-03-11T17:22:56Z")
New Zealand - [What We Do In The Shadows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2w3H_oLSIU) I’ve linked the opening 6 minutes, but the movie is far funnier throughout. I’ve rarely laughed so hard. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/30 "2016-03-11T17:26:32Z")
Germany: Die Wand (The Wall) [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die\_wand/](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die_wand/) It’s breathtaking and heart wrenching and absolutely brilliant. I suppose if you can’t suspend disbelief, the “invisible wall” thing will bother you, but I encourage you to try. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/31 "2016-03-11T18:11:32Z")
Colombia: **Embrace of the Serpent** , which was given an Oscar. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/32 "2016-03-11T18:13:57Z")
> [@MoonMoon](#): > > Germany: Die Wand (The Wall) [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die\_wand/](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die_wand/) > > It’s breathtaking and heart wrenching and absolutely brilliant. I suppose if you can’t suspend disbelief, the “invisible wall” thing will bother you, but I encourage you to try. It was on Netflix at some point. An…OK movie. I had loved the trailer, but found the movie to be less than it should be. I actually recommend **Z for Zacharia** more. Similar, but better. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/33 "2016-03-11T19:30:20Z")
Australia - “Cane Toads: An Unnatural History” [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130529/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130529/) Freaking _hilarious_. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/34 "2016-03-11T19:34:20Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Australia: _Picnic at Hanging Rock_. 1975. Yeah, an obvious choice for Australia, but as spooky and eerie and nightmarish as ever. Obvious choice? Ahem… _Mad Max_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/35 "2016-03-11T19:34:26Z")
Australia: The Dish. It’s about coverage of the first moon landing. It’s funny, especially the scene where a local band tried to play the U.S. national anthem. ---
**Author:** ![Chihuahua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/36 "2016-03-11T19:51:54Z")
I liked Norway’s “Troll Hunter.” ---
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There’s a little known film I saw that is form NZ, mostly. Some of you may have heard of it: _The Lord of the Rings_ Trilogy. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/38 "2016-03-11T20:52:15Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Obvious choice? Ahem… _Mad Max_. 😉 Australia : Mad Max Fury Road Even more obvious, to me. It is the best Australian movie I’ve seen, despite being filmed elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/39 "2016-03-11T21:10:36Z")
France - _La Femme Nikita_ Sweden - _Montenegro_ Movies _I_ love not necessarily great “films” ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605/40 "2016-03-11T21:16:41Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Australia : Mad Max Fury Road > > Even more obvious, to me. It is the best Australian movie I’ve seen, despite being filmed elsewhere. I still say _Cane Toads_. 😉 Nothing more Australian than that! Plus, you just know those toads would survive an apocalypse better than Mad Max would. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-country-and-recommend-a-movie-from-there/748605.md?page=3)