Foreign Letters
Foreign Letters

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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, a... (Full plot summary below)

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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.

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Common Sense Media - 8/10 by Tracy MooreSubtitled coming-of-age drama explores girl friendship.
Spirituality and Practice - 8/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatA sensitive and lovely portrait of the slowly unfolding friendship of two preteen girls in America - one from Israel and one from Vietnam.
User Review - 8/10 by Bill DVery well told, from a child's perspective. I recommend.

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