Foreign Language
Film2024105 min

Foreign Language

Taste attributes: dramacomedyteenromancewholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA simple comedy-drama that is small-scale, emotional and glossy. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal, Lena, a teenager eager to become politically active. Fanny is troubled. To win over Lena, she invents a life for herself, to the extent of becoming trapped in her lies.

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Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Lilith GrasmugJosefa HeinsiusNina HossChiara MastroianniJalal Altawil

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2024
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
Les Films de Pierre
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How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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