Tell me about little known movies from your country (Train Ended)

Mortadelo and filemon: a animated movie based on comics of the same name, drew by an spanish artist, i think there was a trailer in english at some point, but the movie itself was never translated, surely because a lot of the jokes rely on Spanish culture or things that are popular here

the movie its about Two agents of a detective agency named T.I.A Mortadelo has the ability of instantly changing into costumes and to use abilities related to what the costumes represent, but he is incompetent, Filemon is just sligthy less dumb than Mortadelo, but still he is an idiot who puts a bold face but when things get dangerous for him he shows how much of a coward he is

both have to catch a criminal named "Jimmy" but very soon another one, bigger and more brutish gets out of prison, one with a big grudge to filemon, and here is where my favourite gag of the movie comes, the news cover that said criminal wants to do the "that"(yes,the "that" it it named like that in the movie) , and the local population dislikes Filemon so much that a cop is interviewed and asked what the "that" is and he gleefully explain what it is, the "that" is instantly viralized and Filemon cannot escape thinking about it because in every channel and in social media people start to reference what the "that" is (i wont say what the "that" is, i dont think is a big deal specially given how carituresque it is presented, the entire movie and comic series is very carituresque, child friendly and parodies basically nearly everything that exist at some point but for some reason there are people who think it is very inapropiate)

I know the movie "Hobo with a shotgun" not too well known Canadian movie, and the character "Ricky" from Trailer Park Boys is actually in it i believe he gets killed too. So if your a fan of that Canadian show this could be a good watch.

Ukrainian films:

1. My Thoughts Are Silent
   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7876510/
2. Pamfir
   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9455468/
3. Atlantis
   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10749786/
4. The Wild Fields
   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5890460/
5. Luxembourg, Luxembourg
   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19783714/

Best polish humor:

Miś - eng: Teddy Bear (1980 or 1981)
Nic śmiesznego - eng: Nothing funny (1995 or 1996)
Dzień Świra - eng: Day of the Wacko (2002)

Do you mean little known outside my country or in my country?

Some excellent Czech films that are little known outside Czech Republic:
Obecná škola
Vesničko má středisková
Pelíšky
Samotáři
Spalovač mrtvol

Some excellent Czech films that are little known even in Czech Republic:
Domestik
"#annaismissing"

Overall I don't watch movies made in my country. I am not a fan of acting from our actors. The directing is usually very old fashioned and acting is overly theatrical.. which is usually fine as many actors come from theater... but it differs in the end IMO.

But some movies have made it bigger and been shown outside of Latvia as well. So these actually might be the best known movies from my country, but still I would consider little know on overall scale.
Well.. at least these would be the ones I would like to share:

Blizzard of Souls is one of them - https://www.dveseluputenis.lv/en/ ; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6084202/

January is another one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YkXZbreqis ; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14326086/

https://www.filmas.lv/en/ - we have a lot of classics that obviously are little known to anyone outside of Latvia, but those are pretty much rooted in and about our culture. Lately we have had some more newer dramas being made same as the ones I shared. Probably better ones then January, but as I said - I don't follow our cinema much.

And that is purely due to the fact that people on youtube are able to make much better looking movies then some popular directors can. But somewhat we are fixated on the fact they are legends and had made some old movies in the previous century. I have worked in a filming studio, been doing some side hustles filming events. And Ive met along th way some horrible camera operators that literally cant film for shit, but they work in TV studios. We have a bit of a problem old people feeling they deserve respect just because they are old. Yet many of them are shit at their jobs, included these old directors and filmmakers. And sometimes it goes in the other direction - some aspiring new people start making movies but they seriously lack any artistic style or skill. They make generic hipster movies with cringe stories and acting. In this sense I think the Blizzard of Souls was a really great ice breaker in our movie industry. While cheap run of the mill local TV movies and TV shows are obviously filmed more horrible then I do home movies with my phone, at least we are seeing some more dedicated film makers who aim for international stage

Not from my country but recently I watched a korean movie name The Childe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Childe

There are many movies, but i'll recommend 2 from the Indian subcontinent:

1. Parched : An Indian movie about cultural struggles in rural Northern India. I feel its an underrated gem of a movie. The women in the movie do an amazing job in their portrayal.
2. Joyland : This is a recent Pakistani movie that I didnt expect to be blown away by. Heavy and engaging. Its about Pakistani culture, lgbtq themes and patriarchy. The acting is really really powerful.

Both are emotionally packed and grounded movies, that I had initially thought of fast forwarding my way through. But I ended up watching them with anticipation.

terrrible thread. stuck, since days, at Golwar first comment.

what about this last comment about India...

just out of curiosity, is there someone that's making a list, where to whatch them (legally), curating this a w e s o m e thread... ?

I don't know if you like the genre, but this is one of Germany's Pearls 😍
Garden of Love

I also recommend Abgeschnitten which is a thriller from Germany.

Austria here (Central Europe):

• The Counterfeiters (orig. "Die Fälscher", 2007): This well written WW2 drama fictionalizes Operation Bernhard, a secret plan by Nazi Germany to destabilize the United Kingdom by flooding its economy with forged Bank of England pound notes.

• The Bone Man (orig. "Der Knochenmann", 2009): Private Investigator Brenner is handling a case at the grill-station. There he finds - besides some chicken - also other meat...that doesn't belong in a good meal.

• Goodnight Mommy (orig. "Ich seh, ich seh", 2014): Two twin brothers move into a new home with their mother, who is undergoing facial plastic surgery. But under the woman's bandages is someone the children don't recognize.

• The Dark Valley (orig. "Das finstere Tal", 2014): A lonely rider reaches a small village high in the Alps via a hidden path. Nobody knows where the rider comes from, nor what he wants. But everyone agrees that he should not stay.

Best Regards Sir Myr the 13th.

Bosnia:

No Man`s Land (Ničija Zemlja) (War/Drama) - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Two wounded soldiers - a Bosnian and a Serb, have a confrontation in a trench in the no man's land between their line, until the Bosnian finds himself on a bouncing mine and they call for truce.

Summer in the Gold Valley (Ljeto u Zlatnoj Dolini) - Crime/Drama
The movie is about a 16-year-old boy who has to repay his dead father's debt. In order to collect money, he and his friend get involved in Sarajevo's underground crime.

Skies Above the Landscape (Nebo Iznad Krajolika) - Comedy
At the top of the rugged Bosnian mountain, young shepherd Mehmed patiently watches over his cows and lovingly carves the figure of a woman in a piece of wood. Almost on cue, a novice para-glider unexpectedly falls from the sky. Deborah speaks only French and he speaks only Bosnian, but they tentatively communicate, and she accepts the hospitality offered by Mehmed's mom: a bed and a meal of "mountain-style" tripe. Love soon bridges the cultural divide, and the story develops into a series of hilarious escapades showcasing the beautiful landscape and local sounds.

Remake - Drama
With an interval of fifty years in between (1943-1993), the film brings experience of World War II and the Siege of Sarajevo during the 90s,. Remake tells two tragic stories, the fathers during the WWII, and his sons during the 90s..

Fuse (Gori Vatra) - Drama/Comedy - European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
A few years after the Balkan wars, President Bill Clinton plans to visit to the town of Tesanj, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to observe the country's progress. Hearing the news, alcoholic former police chief Zaim hatches a wacky plan to avenge the wartime death of his son. As the town's corrupt cops and mobsters work to cover up their crimes and present the United States with a sanitized and harmonious version of Tesanj, Zaim schemes to kidnap Clinton and hold him for ransom.

Nafaka ("Nafaka is something strange in Bosnia. It is luck; and it isn't. It is fate; and it isn't. It is God's giving, and yet may not be.") - Action/Comedy/War
Sarajevo, 1992. They are called Ahmed, Lana, Sado, Saba, Sahbey, Beba, Nemanja, Marx, Matan. They live in and between wartimes. They have "nafaka", the destiny which was bestowed on them by God Almighty. They have enough gallows humor and courage to believe in freedom and happiness.

Most of these are Drama/War movies, we actually have a lot of great comedy movies (not even going to mention TV-Series), but the thing is, without speaking Bosnian most of the jokes would be lost in translation, and most of them don´t even have a translation, that is the reason I listed mostly "serious" movies, which are also great. And all of the movies listed above have English subtitles.

When I went to Mexico to visit my grandparents, we went to the movie theater and we saw "The Beast in the River", it had Spanish subtitles, but the audio was only in Chinese. Overall, it was a good movie about a legend in China that a beast lives inside a river.

As a french people, can't help you with that.

However, can recommended you the short movie Kung Fury, totally over the top, but funny because of that. (but not for kid)

Whenever someone asks this question, two films come to mind: One is literally called "American Movie", and while it got a good amount of attention (for a documentary) when it came out and has since become something of a cult classic, I don't think most people over here even know of it, let alone overseas. The other is "A Simple Plan", a masterpiece which was critically acclaimed but criminally overlooked by audiences and for major awards.

"The House at the end of time" Nice horror movie.

Ok, so mini update about this thread.

I will still keep it active and hope you guys will still share movies that you find interesting and worth watching. In like a few days I will also add a link in description for a list consisting all of the movies and links for the VODs where to find them (and besides that "national" VOD sites that offer movies for free). I want to make it as complete as it could be so this is why I don't make the list without any links and of course, this is why the list will be up in a few days :D

Spain -spanish films-: (There are a lot of films i'd recommend and talk 1 hour about them, but here I show you some)

1. Viridiana-> If you like art and essay cinema, black and white with a lot of symbolism and complex scripts, you will like this movie (it can get boring). In addition, it is also based on a Spanish novel and is directed by Luis Buñuel (one of the best directors in Spain, France, and in general, in the classic history of cinema.

2. As Bestas-> A dramatic thriller in the style of Hollywood, one of the best current productions in Spain (it came out in 2022). It is based on true events and highlights the talent of the actors. You may know Denis Menochet, he's the one at the beginning of Inglourious Basterds

3. Mar adentro-> A classic of the country, a totally dramatic film, very hard. It is a biopic and recounts the life of a man who has been on a stretcher for 30 years trying to live life. The ending is harrowing. (2004)

4.También la lluvia-> It's like Apocalypto, from Mel Gibson. It's about some movie directors who go to Bolivia to shoot a movie. There are many economic and social problems. It is worth it to view cinema from within and also the situation of some underdeveloped countries. (2010)

5. Abre los ojos-> It is a film that combines romance, thriller and science fiction. Very entertaining. The acting is worse. (1997)

6.Los otros-> Spanish production under the Hollywood stamp. A horror and suspense film with Nicole Kidman as the protagonist. It is a remake of the classic "Suspense" (from Jack Clayton). (2001)

LAST ONE I PROMISE
7.Tarde para la ira-> Another case like the one above, a movie more similar to Hollywood. Similar to "straw dogs" but in Spanish. It is a thriller in which the protagonists seek revenge, many tense moments, deaths and a couple of actors with a lot of synergy. (2016).

I could recommend more but I don't know your tastes, I have put movies that the general public might like (except for 1). If one day you see one we can talk about it :-)

Hey guys!
It's been a while but finally I made a list :D At this point, probably most of you have their own watchlists but if you still don't, I came to help :D
It is still open to new recommendations and in next 2-3 days I will add links for free and legal websites that offer those movies (if it is possible).
So here you go! I'll also add the list in the description of the thread

SG International Movie List

Nóż w wodzie is one of the best films I have ever seen, just plain awesome. I would like to list all the good Polish films I have seen but I simply don't have that few hours it would take. Let's just say that at least everything by Kieślowski is pure gold, especially Krótki film o zabijaniu which is... well, horrible. But that's the point, violence is not pretty.
I have also seen a lot of Czech films (Jan Svěrák is very talneted), German films (Der bewegte Mann by Sönke Wortmann is hilarious and proves once and for all Germans really do have a sense of humor), Italian films of course - world would be nothing without De Sica, Fellini or Leone.
I could go on forever but I'll stop here by saying I'm a film freak, used to make my living by showing mostly European films in a small indie cinema and I adore "Cinema Européenne".
Myself I'm from Finland and while most people know Aki Kaurismäki and some have even seen his films, it would be a worthy idea to see also films by Markku Pölönen and Matti Ijäs, though I admit they can be pretty hard to find outside Finland.

Finnish Broadcasting Co has an on-demand service for films at https://areena.yle.fi/tv/ohjelmat/elokuvat - but the trick is that you'll have to use VPN and claim you're inside Finland to access it. No registration needed. Of course knowing Finnish and/or Swedish language is highly recommended :)

Baumbacher Syndrome (2019) is a fun indie about a guy who wakes up one morning with an unnaturally deep voice. Problem is, he's a tv show host.

Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020) is a biopic about German rock legend Udo Lindenberg, but because he's not very well known outside of Germany I'd still classify it as "little known".

Blood & Gold (2023) is a good action drama about German deserters during WWII fighting against gold-hungry Nazis.

Algol. Tragödie der Macht (1920) is a great sci-fi movie about a guy who's life is completely changed when an alien gives him an unlimited power source.

Ach du Scheiße! (2022) is a very suspenseful action comedy thriller about a guy who wakes up in a fallen-over porta-potty with a big metal rod through his arm.

Rumspringa (2022) is a surprisingly deep culture shock story about a young Amish guy travelling to "the old country" aka Germany for his "Rumspringa", an Amish coming-of-age ceremony where they're sent out into the world to experience other stuff and find out if they really want to live like that.

Messer im Kopf (1978) is a really good character-driven drama with great performances about a guy who gets shot at a razzia and when he wakes up he has neither memory nor voice. Some people tell him he's a dangerous terrorist, others tell him he's just an innocent scientist who by shere coincidence happened to become a victim of police brutality.

Finsterworld (2013) is a captivating slice-of-life drama about... well, life.

Der Goldene Handschuh (2019) is a really fucked up horror drama based on real events.

And there are so many more that don't come to mind (wait, here's another one: Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974)) because my mind is always full of movies but yeah, these are, I feel like, some little known movies from (you guessed it) Germany.