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Foreign Letters

A story of friendships without borders

6.1 average rating
6.1
English / 100 MIN. / 2012

The Genres

The Synopsis

A bittersweet coming-of-age film, Foreign Letters is itself a love letter to the unshakeable bond between friends. Set in the pre-email era of the 1980s, young Ellie, newly arrived to the US from Israel, anxiously waits for letters from her best friend back home. Suffering from homesickness, language difficulties and rejection at school, life brightens when she meets Thuy, a Vietnamese refugee her age. As the two bond and become inseparable, they eventually hurt each other, and Ellie must find a way to restore their trust. Based on director Ela Thier's personal immigration experience, Foreign Letters is a film about poverty, prejudice, shame, and the healing power of friendship.

The Cast

Noa RotsteinDalena LeEla ThierUdi RazzinDaphna ThierLaura CamienUri ThierVirginia Hastings

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