Sunday, November 21, 2010

Soko's Pick: Movies That Make You Think as You Enjoy

As the weather changes, you might get couped up inside and catching cabin fever. Not to worry; Soko is here to help. My collection of extensive great world movies that usually don't  get headlines might do the trick. They are out there: rent, buy, borrow or steal.

City of God. From the Rio's slums comes 130 minutes that will keep you engrossed in high tension. Violence, drugs, disoriented kids, and corrupt police. You are lucky if you lived to your twentieth birthday. Be careful what you put in a kid's heads. In the midst of all that, how comes some can be human and others escape their circumstance and prosper?


Day Break. What if you were the one who should pull the chair to hang someone who has killed your child or wife? In Iran you go to the jailhouse and decide whether you want to do it or not: Retribution? Mercy?


The Secret of the Grain. If you are an immigrant somewhere in the West, check this one out. Slimane has been forcebly retired, and want to fullfil a dream of opening a restaurant. The family drama and community dynamics are the staple. Belly dancing, anyone?

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