When I finished the IMDB Top 250 I thought why not widen my perspective to include a more global selection. This is my personal diary & guidebook. The IMDB list is heavily slanted towards American movies and many of my favorites come from countries like Guinea-Bissau, Japan, Burkina Faso, Argentina, Taiwan, etc.
So why not see at least one movie from every country in the world. I think it will be inspiring and perhaps even insightful, especially looking at films from the small countries like my own Estonia. There’s 193 countries at the UN so this is my geographic definition — but obviously I’m open for movies from other areas and here I’m already including places like the Gibraltar and Greenland that are not countries per se but do have a distinct (film) culture. I'm also including short films and documentaries because features were never made in a bunch of countries. So here goes my list in an alphabetic order.
Others have attempted to select the best film from each country you can Google. I'm including at least one or more that I like. Where I have not seen a film yet (but you have) why not leave a suggestion on Twitter.
The List
Afghanistan
Emaan (2011; Dir. Haris Yosufi)
Albania
The Forgiveness of Blood (2011; Dir. Joshua Marston)
Dear Albania (2012; Dir. Eliza Dushku)
Algeria
Rachida (2002; Dir. Yamina Bachir)
Yema (2012; Dir. Djamila Sahraoui)
Andorra
Amor Idiota (2004), a Spanish co-production, Dir. by Ventura Pons.
Angola
Love Angola so I’ve tried to see everything that’s coming out of the country. It’s not that much.
Hollow City (Na Cidade Vazia) (2004; Dir. Maria João Ganga)
O Grande Kilapy (2012; Dir. Zézé Gamboa)
Cartas de Angola (2011; Dir. Dulce Fernandes)
Alambamento (2011; Dir. Mario Bastos)
Rostov-Luanda (1998; Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako)
O Miradouro da Lua
Angola: Saudades de Quem te Ama (2006; Dir. Richard Pakleppa)
Antigua & Deps
Nothing yet. Looking for a copy of The Sweetest Mango (2001; Dir. by Howard Allen)
Argentina
As a 17 year-old exchange student in Argentina, I spent a lot of my time watching Argentine movies. I love most of them for the heart-warming, human stories.
Bombón: El Perro
El mismo amor, la misma lluvia
El secreto de sus ojos
Tan de repente
Caballos Salvajes
Una noche con Sabrina Love
Diarios de motocicleta
Martín (Hache)
Nuts for Love (Nueces para el amor)
Avellaneda’s Moon (Luna de Avellaneda)
Intimate Stories (Historias mínimas)
Passionate People (Apasionados)
It’s Not You, It’s Me (No sos vos, soy yo)
Kamchatka
Valentín
A Less Bad World (Un mundo menos peor)
El método
Clouds (La nube)
Garage Olimpo (Garage Olimpo)
Armenia
Sunrise over Lake Van
Aruba
Abo So (2013; Comedy; Directed by Juan Francisco Pardo; Language: Papiamento). Available for rent on Vimeo.
Australia
I know Australia more for the TV-series Farscape than for movies but here’s a couple I’ve seen.
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Dark City
Samson and Delilah (2009; Dir. Warwick Thornton)
Austria
Darwin’s Nightmare (2004; Dir. Hubert Sauper)
Azerbaijan
Sahe (2010; Dir. Ilgar Safat)
Bahamas
I know Kareem Mortimer is making movies in the Bahamas but I haven't seen any.
Eric & Coletta by Conrad Knowles is available on YouTube.
Bahrain
Nothing.
Bangladesh
Mor Thengary (My Bicycle) directed by Aung Rakhine
Barbados
Hit for Six (2007) dir. by Alison Saunders-Franklyn and Payday (2014) dir. by Selwyne Browne are the only local productions I know of but haven't seen. Hollywood studios have used Barbados as a location for various films, including Island in the Sun (1957) and The Tamarind Seed (1974).
Belarus
No.
Belgium
Hummm.
Belize
Nope.
Benin
Nothing.
Bhutan
The country lends itself well for magical stories.
Travellers & Magicians (2003; Dir. Khyentse Norbu)
Phörpa (1999; Dir. Khyentse Norbu)
Bolivia
I've been to Bolivia but only in the Altiplano part so this only film I saw was a surprise for showing an urban story set in another part of the country.
Dependencia Sexual (2003; Dir. Rodrigo Bellott)
Bosnia Herzegovina
No Man’s Land (2001; Dir. Danis Tanovic)
Botswana
I've only seen these...
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Crazy Safari
Brazil
I speak Portuguese and Brazilian movies have always been a must to follow.
City of God (Cidade de Deus)
Central do Brasil (Central Station)
Bruna Surfistinha
Besouro
Do Começo ao Fim
Simonal — Ninguém Sabe o Duro que Dei
Noel: The Samba Poet (Noel — Poeta da Vila)
Nome Próprio
Tropa de Elite
Waste Land
A Suprema Felicidade
Pixote, the Law of the Weakest (Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco)
Carandiru
Brunei
Nothing yet.
Bulgaria
Nothing.
Burkina Faso
Love Burkinabe films.
Yaaba (1989; Dir.Idrissa Ouedraogo)
Samba Traoré (1992; Dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo)
Tilai (1990; Dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo)
Wend Kuuni (1983; Dir. Gaston Kaboré)
Buud Yam (1997; Dir. Gaston Kaboré)
Yeelen (1987; Dir. Souleymane Cissé)
Moolaadé (2004; Dir. Ousmane Sembene)
Sankofa (1993; Dir. Haile Gerima)
Burundi
Nothing.
Cambodia
Nothing.
Cameroon
Nope.
Canada
Probably a bunch more I can't remember and many US movies are shot in Canada.
Lie with Me (2005; Dir. Clement Virgo)
Cabo Verde
Cabralista (2011; Dir. Valerio Lopes)
Nha Fala (2002; Dir. Flora Gomes)
Central African Rep
Nothing.
Chad
Un Homme Qui Crie (2010; Dir. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun)
Chile
Machuca (2004; Dir. Andrés Wood)
No (2012; Dir. Pablo Larraín)
China
人再囧途之泰囧 (Lost in Thailand) House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
Hero (Ying Xiong)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long)
Colombia
Los Colores De La Montaña
Maria Full of Grace
El Páramo
Comoros
No.
Congo
Nothing.
Congo, D.R.
Viva Riva! (2010; Dir. Djo Munga)
Benda Bilili! (2010)
Congo in Four Acts (2010)
Juju Factory (2007; Dir. Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda)
Kinshasa Symphony
Costa Rica
Del amor y otros demonios
Croatia
Nada.
Cuba
Would love to see more.
7 Days In Cuba
Guantanamera
Soy Cuba (1964; Dir. Mikhail Kalatozov)
Cyprus
Probably somehthing..
Czech Republic
Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky) — (1966)
Denmark
Manderlay
Melancholia (Dir. Lars Trier)
Dancer in the Dark (Dir. Lars Trier)
Dogville (Dir. Lars Trier)
Djibouti
Nothing.
Dominica
No.
Dominican Republic
As DR was influential in my youth, I’ve made a point of watching every movie that comes out of the country.
East Timor
A Guerra da Beatriz
Ecuador
Probably..
Egypt
Yes, but what?
El Salvador
Nada.
Equatorial Guinea
I don't think so.
Eritrea
I guess not.
Estonia
My home country, here's a selection of a few.
Mandariinid (Tangerines)
Püha Tõnu Kiusamine
Disco and Atomic War (Disko ja tuumasõda)
Klass (The Class; Dir. Ilmar Raag)
1944 (2015)
The Fencer (2015)
Ethiopia
Town of Runners (2012; Dir. Jerry Rothwell)
Adwa (1999; Dir. Haile Gerima)
Fiji
That First Glide (2011; Dir. Mike Waltze, Duwayne Dunham)
Pear ta ma ‘on maf (2004; Dir. Vilsoni Hereniko)
Finland
Even though I’m from Estonia, and have lived for years 80km from the Finnish capital Helsinki, go there various time per year, the Finnish cinema tradition has bot been my cup of tea.
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (Menolippu Mombasaan)
Iron Sky (2012; Dir. Timo Vuorensola)
France
France I’ve seen far too many to mention. Here’s just a small selection of the most remarkable ones.
The Dreamers
Irreversible (Irréversible)
Paris, je t’aime
The City of Lost Children (La cité des enfants perdus)
Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain)
Léon: The Professional (Léon)
The Fifth Element
Colombiana
L’auberge espagnole
I Stand Alone (Seul contre tous)
The Intouchables
Breathless (1960)
Au hasard Balthazar
The 400 Blows (1959)
The Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont)
Gabon
No.
Gambia
No.
Georgia
Grdzeli nateli dgeebi (2013; Dir. Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß)
Germany
Downfall (2004) “Der Untergang”
The Lives Of Others
The Experiment
Ghana
Love Brewed in the African Pot (1981; Dir. Kwaw Ansah)
Kwaku Ananse (2013; Dir. Akosua Adoma Owusu)
The Nine Muses (2010; Dir. John Akomfrah)
Gibraltar
La Roca (2011; Dir. Raúl Santos)
Greece
Something but what?
Greenland
Nuummioq (2009; Dir. Torben Bech, Otto Rosing)
Grenada
No.
Guatemala
Granito (2011; Dir. Pamela Yates)
Guinea
No.
Guinea-Bissau
Flora Gomes is one of my favorite directors.
Udju Azul di Yonta (1992; Dir. Flora Gomes)
Mortu Nega (1990; Dir. Flora Gomes)
Po di Sangui (1996; Dir. Flora Gomes)
The Children’s Republic (2012; Dir. Flora Gomes)
A Batalha de Tabatô (2013; Dir. João Viana)
Guyana
No.
Haiti
Lumumba (2002; Dir. Raoul Peck)
Cristo Rey (2013; Dir. Leticia Tonos)
Assistance mortelle (2013; Dir. Raoul Peck)
Honduras
Amor y frijoles (2009; Dir. Mathew Kodath, Hernan Pereira)
Hong Kong
Isabella (Yi sa bui lai)
Yi dai zong shi (Dir. Kar Wai Wong)
Yip Man
Fa yeung nin wa (In The Mood For Love) — (Dir. Kar Wai Wong)
Hungary
Werckmeister Harmonies (Werckmeister Harmóniák)
Délibáb (2014; Dir. by Szabolcs Hajdu)
Iceland
Yes, I guess, but what?
India
Gandhi
Chennai Express
Indonesia
Merantau
I think nothing else so far… :(
Iran
Turtles Can Fly (lakposhtha ham parvaz mikonand)
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
Ta’m e guilass
The Stoning Of Soraya M
Iraq
Syn Babilonu (2009; Dir. Mohamed Al Daradji)
Ireland {Republic}
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Israel
Broken Wings (Knafayim Shvurot)
Vals Im Bashir
Italy
In general I love Italian movies.
Malèna
L’Avventura
Mediterraneo
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
The Legend of 1900 (La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano)
Ivory Coast
This one comes highly recommended and you can rent it online (don't pay attention to the low IMDB score).
Burn it up Djassa (Original title: Le djassa a pris feu; 2012; Dir. by Lonesome Solo)
Jamaica
The Harder They Come (1972; Dir. Perry Henzell)
Dancehall Queen (1997; Dir. Rick Elgood, Don Letts)
One Love (2003; Dir. Rick Elgood, Don Letts)
Countryman (1982; Dir. Dickie Jobson)
Shottas (2002; Dir. Cess Silvera)
Japan
Too many to mention but mostly Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki.
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007; Dir. Takashi Miike)
All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリシュシュのすべて; 2001. Dir. Shunji Iwai)
Hana and Alice (Hana to Arisu; 2004; Dir. Shunji Iwai)
Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru; 2000; Dir. Kinji Fukasaku)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004; Hayao Miyazaki)
Jordan
Lamma Shoftak (2013; Dir. Annemarie Jacir)
Kazakhstan
Tulpan (2008; Dir. Sergei Dvortsevoy)
Kenya
Soul Boy (2010; Dir. Hawa Essuman)
Nairobi Half Life (2012; Dir. David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga)
Something Necessary (2013; Dir. Judy Kibinge)
Pumzi (2009; Dir. Wanuri Kahiu)
From a Whisper (2009; Dir. Wanuri Kahiu)
Ikiru (1952; Dir. Akira Kurosawa)
Kiribati
There's very little local film production (if at all), however a few short films an documentaries have been produced by international teams. I've seen the films available online:
Levita (2013; Dir. Victoria Burns)
Paradise Found: The Phoenix Islands (2008; Dir. Kate Raisz)
Global Conservation Fund: 3 Stories
Looking forward to see:
Hangs Upon Nothing (2014; Dir. Jeremy Rumas)
La Horde (2014; Dir. by Colin Jerome)
Korea North
No.
Korea South
3-Iron (Bin-Jip)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul Geurigo Bom)
The Way Home (Jibeuro)
Oldeuboi (2003; Dir. Chan-wook Park)
Bakjwi (2009; Dir. Chan-wook Park)
Kosovo
No.
Kuwait
No.
Kyrgyzstan
No.
Laos
No.
Latvia
Yes...
Lebanon
Sukkar Banat (2007; Dir. Nadine Labaki)
The Prophet (2011; Dir. Gary Tarn)
Lesotho
No.
Liberia
Johnny Mad Dog (2008; Dir. Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)
Small Small Thing (2013; Dir. Jessica Vale)
Libya
No.
Liechtenstein
No.
Lithuania
I guess maybe I've seen something.
"Aurora" also knowns as "Vanishing Waves" (2012)
Luxembourg
No.
Macau
A Última Vez Que Vi Macau (2012; Dir. João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata)
Macedonia
Jas sum od Titov Veles (2007; Dir. Teona Strugar Mitevska)
Before the Rain (1994; Dir. Milcho Manchevski)
Senki (2007; Dir. Milcho Manchevski)
The Piano Room (2013; Dir. Igor Ivanov Izi)
Bal-Can-Can (2005; Dir. Darko Mitrevski)
Treto poluvreme (2013; Dir. Darko Mitrevski)
Majki (2010; Dir. Milcho Manchevski)
Madagascar
Malagasy Mankany (2012; Dir. Haminiaina Ratovoarivony)
Malawi
William and the Windmill (2013; Dir. Ben Nabors)
Malaysia
Would love to see something.
Maldives
Sazaa (2011; Dir. Hussain Munawwaru)
Ingili (2013; Dir. Ravee Farooq)
Mali
Bamako (2006; Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako)
La Vie Sur Terre (1998; Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako)
Finye (1982; Dir. Souleymane Cissé)
Waati (1995; Dir. Souleymane Cissé)
Yeelen (1987; Dir. Souleymane Cissé)
Baara (1978; Dir. Souleymane Cissé)
Den muso (1975; Dir. Souleymane Cissé)
Malta
Adormidera (2013; Dir. Raymond Mizzi)
Marshall Islands
Ainikien Jidjid ilo Boñ (2012; Dir. Suzanne Chutaro, Jack Niedenthal)
The Undiscovered Country: A Tale of Color and Development (2012; Dir. Peter Sutoris, Nuith Morales)
Martinique
Passage du milieu (2000; Dir. Guy Deslauriers)
Biguine (2004; Dir. Guy Deslauriers)
La ultima rumba de papa Montero (1992; Dir. Octavio Cortázar)
Mauritania
Soleil O (1967; Dir. Med Hondo)
Sarraounia (1986; Dir. Med Hondo)
West Indies (1979; Dir. Med Hondo)
Mauritius
Les Enfants De Troumaron (2012; Dir. Harrikrisna Anenden, Sharvan Anenden)
La cathédrale (2006; Dir. Harrikrisna Anenden)
This year looking forward to see Lonbraz Kann by David Constantin.
Mexico
Very respectable film industry, a bunch of great films.
Y tu mamá también
Amores perros
Alamar
Frida
Biutiful
Voces Inocentes (Innocent Voices)
El laberinto del fauno
Micronesia
Nope.
Moldova
Tabor ukhodit v nebo (1976; Dir. Emil Loteanu)
La limita de jos a cerului (2013; Dir. Igor Cobileanski)
Monaco
No.
Mongolia
Mongolian Ping Pong (Lü Cao Di)
Price of Gold (2012; Dir. Sven Zellner, Tschingunshaw Borchu)
Big Fish (2012; Dir. Banzragch Batbold)
A Pearl in the Forest (2008; Dir. Agvaantseren Enkhtaivan)
Mongolian Bling (2012; Dir. Benj Binks)
State of Dogs (1998; Dir. State of Dogs)
The Men with Blue Dots (2012; Dir. Dorjsuren Shadav)
Montserrat
No.
Montenegro
Doktor Rej i djavoli (2012; Dir. Dinko Tucakovic)
Morocco
Le Sac de Farine (2012; Dir. Kadija Leclere)
And there's one recent international production I haven't seen.
Atlantic. (2014; Dir. Jan-Willem van Ewijk)
Mozambique
Kuxa Kanema: O Nascimento do Cinema (2003; Dir. Margarida Cardoso)
Terra Sonâmbula (Sleepwalkers Land) — (Dir. Teresa Prata)
Virgem Margarida (2012; Dir. Licinio Azevedo)
O Último Voo do Flamingo
O Gotejar da Luz (2002; Dir. Fernando Vendrell)
Myanmar / Burma
Kayan Beauties (2012; Dir. Aung Ko Latt)
Qiong ren, liu lian, ma yao, tou du ke (2012; Dir. Midi Z.)
Gui lái dí rén (2011; Dir. Midi Z.)
Namibia
Taste of Rain (2012; Dir. Richard Pakleppa)
Nauru
No.
Nepal
Soongava (2012; Dir. Subarna Thapa)
Netherlands
Episode 3: ‘Enjoy Poverty’
Only Decent People
Tula: The Revolt (2013; Dir. Jeroen Leinders)
New Caleodonia
Les deux pirogues de Salomon (1992; Dir. Marc-Arnaud Boussat)
New Zealand
I haven’t seen indie productions from NZ, just the blockbuster American co-productions.
The Hobbit
Nicaragua
La Yuma (2009; Dir. Florence Jaugey)
Niger
Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion (2010; Dir. Ron Wyman)
Nigeria
The latest productions coming out from Nigeria and directed towards International markets are very good. Love it.
Last Flight To Abuja (2012; Dir. Obi Emelonye)
Phone Swap (2012; Dir. Kunle Afolayan)
Black November (2012; Dir. Jeta Amata)
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013; Dir. Biyi Bandele)
The Lost Number (2012; Dir. Kester Nsirim)
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013; Dir. Biyi Bandele)
Niue
Niue: This Is Your Land (2005; Documentary; Dir. Mella Lahina). Check it out for free on Vimeo.
Norway
Kon Tiki
Limbo
Oman
Al-boom (2006; Dir. Khaled Abdul Raheem Al-Zadjali)
Pakistan
Hum... I guess I've probably seen something I've forgotten.
Palau
Again, very little local film production. Foreign productions: You can see the Palau seas in the 40min 1995 IMAX documentary The Living Sea Dir. by Greg MacGillivray. There's also 1968 WW2 drama Hell in the Pacific Dir. by John Boorman.
Palestine
Paradise Now (2005; Dir. Hany Abu-Assad)
Shilton Ha Chok (2011; Dir. Ra’anan Alexandrowicz)
Panama
Chance (2009; Dir. Abner Benaim)
Papua New Guinea
Mr. Pip (2012; Dir. Andrew Adamson)
Sun Come Up (2011; Dir. Jennifer Redfearn)
Marabe (1978; Dir. Alan Harkness)
Paraguay
7 Cajas (2012; Dir. Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori)
18 cigarrillos y medio (2010; Dir. Marcelo Tolces)
Peru
Mariposa negra
Pantaleón y las visitadoras
No se lo digas a nadie
Dioses
Contracorriente
La Teta Asustada
Días de Santiago
Philippines
Captivve (2012; Dir. Brillante Mendoza)
Metro Manila (2013; Dir. Sean Ellis)
The Road (2011; Dir. Yam Laranas)
Poland
Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993; Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski)
Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994; Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski)
Trois couleurs: Blanc (1994; Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski)
Portugal
O Fatalista (2005; Dir. João Botelho)
Viuva Rica Solteira Nao Fica (2006; Dir. José Fonseca e Costa)
Mistérios de Lisboa (2010; Dir. Raúl Ruiz)
Puerto Rico
200 Cartas (2013; Dir. Bruno Irizarry)
Qatar
Cruel Summer (Dir. Kanye West)
Romania
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007; Original Title: 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile; Dir. Cristian Mungiu )
Beyond the Hills (2012; Original Title: Dupa dealuri; Dir. Cristian Mungiu)
Russia
Many Russian movies have a certain grittiness to them. It’s an aquired taste but cool.
Man With a Movie Camera (Chelovek s kino-apparatom)
Bumer (Бумер)
Rwanda
Grey Matter (Matière Grise) — (Dir. Kivu Ruhorahoza)
Munyurangabo (2007; Dir. Lee Isaac Chung)
Rising from Ashes (2012; Dir. T.C. Johnstone)
Réunion
The Monkeys Island (2011; Dir. Emmanuel Dinh)
Bienvenue au Paradis (2011; Dir. Emmanuel Dinh) FB Trailer
St Helena
Sathima’s Windsong (2010; Dir. Daniel Yon)
St Kitts & Nevis
No.
St Lucia
Nothing.
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Not yet.
Samoa
O Le Tulafale (2011; Dir. Tusi Tamasese)
San Marino
Scuderia Filibusta (2012; Dir. Francesco Ceccoli, Jeffrey Zani)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Little Fruit (1998; Dir. Herbert Brödl)
Sea & the Jungle (2009; Dir. Angelo Torres)
Contract (2010; Dir. Guenny Pires)
Saudi Arabia
Wadjda (2012; Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour)
Faisal, Legacy of a King (2011; Dir. Shems Friedlander)
Senegal
Moolaadé (2004; Dir. Ousmane Sembene)
Ceddo (1977; Dir. Ousmane Sembene)
Xala (1975; Dir. Ousmane Sembene)
Borom Sarret (1969; Dir. Ousmane Sembene)
Hyènes (1992; Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty)
The Pirogue (2012; Dir. Moussa Touré)
Touki Bouki (1973; Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty)
Aujourd’hui (2012; Alain Gomis)
Grand Comme Le Baobab (2012; Dir. Jeremy Teicher)
Serbia
Black Cat, White Cat — (1998; Original Title: Crna macka, beli macor; Dir. Emir Kusturica)
Parada (2011; Dir. Srdjan Dragojevic)
Karaula (2006; Dir. Rajko Grlic)
Profesionalac (2003; Dir. Dusan Kovacevic)
Krugovi (2013; Dir. Srdan Golubovic)
Klip (2012; Dir. Maja Milos)
Srpski Film (2010; Dir. Srdjan Spasojevic)
Seychelles
The island served as a location for a few international productions. Can't wait to see something locally-produced though.
Amore libero - Free Love (1974; Dir. by Pier Ludovico Pavoni)
Sierra Leone
Cry Freetown (Dir. Sorious Samura)
Ezra (Dir: Newton I. Aduaka)
The Language You Cry In (1998; Dir. Ángel Serrano, Alvaro Toepke)
Singapore
Singapore Dreaming (美满人生)
As I’m moving to Taiwan, I’ll be sure to watch some movies from Singapore as well.
Slovakia
Probably something I've forgotten.
Slovenia
Slovenka (2009; Dir. Damjan Kozole)
Solomon Islands
As with most of the small island countries, there's next to no local film production. However, as it's an attractive location, we have a couple of films by foreigners.
A Passage to Anuta (2014; Dir: Jacob Ells) -- Made by a dude from California this is short film of a passage from Majuro in the Marshall Islands, to Anuta, the eastern most island of the Solomon Islands.
Broken Wind Chime (2014; Dir. Regina Lepping)
Le Test, chronique d'une initiation (2015; Dir. Adilah Dolaiano)
Somalia
Dan Iyo Xarago (1973; Dir. Idriss Hassan Dirie)
Godka Cirka
South Africa
Tsotsi
Alive in Joburg
District 9
South Sudan
Ten Minutes Is Two Hours (2010; Dir. Patrick Kennelly)
The World’s Youngest Nation: South Sudan (2010; Dir. Viktor Pesenti)
Spain
There’s a bunch of Spanish movies that I love.
Volver
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
Bad Education (La Mala Educación)
The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro)
Abre Los Ojos
Butterfly (La Lengua de las Mariposas)
Sri Lanka
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012; Dir. Balaji Shaktivel)
Sudan
There's 2 recent documentaries made by international teams. I haven't seen them yet.
Beats of the Antonov (2014; Dir. by Hajooj Kuka)
Madina's Dream (2015; Dir. by Andrew Berends)
Suriname
Paramaribo Papers (2002; Dir. Ger Poppelaars)
Wan Pipel (1976; Dir. Pim de la Parra)
Lost in Hustle (2012; Dir. Didier Chabi)
Between Two Worlds (2012; Dir. Ruud Lenssen)
Swaziland
Never a Neverland (2010; Dir. Ricky Norris)
Sweden
Jagten (2012; Dir. Thomas Vinterberg)
Lilja 4-ever (2002; Dir. Lukas Moodysson)
Mammoth (2009; Dir. Lukas Moodysson)
Persona (1966; Ingmar Bergman)
Show Me Love (1998; Original title: Fucking Åmål; Dir. Lukas Moodysson)
Switzerland
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Night Train to Lisbon
War Photographer (Dir. Christian Frei)
Syria
Dimashq ma’a hobee (Damascus with Love)
Ladder to Damascus (2013; Dir. Mohamed Malas)
Taiwan
You Are The Apple Of My Eye (那些年, 我們一起追的女孩)
Cape No. 7 (海角七號)
Many-many more. Have to update this one :)
Tajikistan
Sokout (1998) Written & Dir. by the Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf but shot in Tajikistan.
Tanzania
A Lot Like You (Dir. Eliaichi Kimaro)
Thailand
Ong-bak
Togo
Ashakara (1991; Dir. Gérard Louvin)
Tonga
Tongan Ark (2012; Dir. Paul Janman)
Trinidad & Tobago
Between Friends (Dir. M. Omari Jackson)
Girl from India (1982; Dir. Harbance Kumar)
Tunisia
Asfour Stah (1990; Dir. Férid Boughedir)
Le chant des mariées (2008; Dir. Karin Albou)
Le Fil (2009; Dir. Mehdi Ben Attia)
Turkey
Gegen die Wand (2004; Dir. Fatih Akin)
Eskiya (1966; Dir. Yavuz Turgul)
Turkmenistan
Karakum (1994; Dir. Arend Agthe, Uzmaan Saparov)
Tuvalu
ThuleTuvalu (2014; Dir. Matthias von Gunten)
Uganda
Call Me Kuchu (2012; Dir. Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall)
Ukraine
La terre outragée (2011; Dir. Michale Boganim)
Feathered Dreams (2012; Dir. Andrew Rozhen)
United Arab Emirates
City of Life (2009; Dir. Ali F. Mostafa)
Sea Shadow (2011; Dir. Nawaf Al-Janahi)
Djinn (2013; Dir. Tobe Hooper)
United Kingdom
Obviously a huge film country. Here just a selection of my personal favorites.
My Summer of Love
United States
Obviously there ‘s hundreds or eventhousands of American movies we’ve all seen. So I’m just going to list a couple that I really like and deserve more attention.
The Bling Ring (2013; Dir. Sofia Coppola)
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012; Dir. Terence Nance)
Uruguay
Whisky
La casa muda (2010; Dir. Gustavo Hernández)
Uzbekistan
The Desert of Forbidden Art (2010; Dir. Tchavdar Georgiev, Amanda Pope)
Vanuatu
There's very little film production in Vanuatu and the movies that have been produced are foreign productions like Randal Kleiser's 1980 drama The Blue Lagoon, french 2007 pseudo-anthropological documentary God Is American (Dir. Richard Martin Jordan) and Australian 1990 drama Till There Was You (Dir. John Seale). I'm waiting for movies from local writers, directors and producers.
Vatican City
Nope.
Venezuela
Secuestro Express (2005; Dir. Jonathan Jakubowicz)
Vietnam
The Scent of Green Papaya (Mùi du du xanh — L’odeur de la papaye verte)
Mua he chieu thang dung (2000; Dir. Tran Anh Hung)
Western Sahara
Wilaya (2012; Dir. Pedro Pérez Rosado)
Yemen
A New Day in Old Sana’a (2005; Dir. Bader Ben Hirsi)
Janapar (2012; James Newton)
Zambia
The Cola Road (2013; Dir. Claire Ward)
Mwansa the Great (2011; Dir. Rungano Nyoni)
Zimbabwe
Jit (1992; Dir. Michael Raeburn)
That's it! If you remember any film I should watch, don't forget to email me or send a tweet.