"Glue" is a very interesting, stylized film by Alexis dos Santos. It's the story of Lucas who is just bored and filled with all the angst and desire that defines being 16. The fact that he deals with it in a little forgotten town on the barren plains of Patagonia is both irrelevant and profound. In our glimpse into his life, we see his passions, his fucked up average family, his two friends--Nacho and Andrea in the lens of his bordem and desire. It's a really interesting film about almost nothing at all, and what carries it so well are the performances of the 2 teenagers. When you think of foreign films you usually think to Europe, Canada, India's Bollywood franchise or Australia, but there are some really amazing, powerful, courageous films being made in other places. Here's my top "Look To" non-European countries in no particular order: Thailand, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, and most definitely Argentina, and I would give South Korea and South Africa both honorable mentions.
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