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Foreign Letters(2012)
Status: Released
Date: 2012-04-22
61%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
A story of friendships without borders
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Hebrew, Vietnamese.
Countries:
Israel,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Thier Productions
Movie: Foreign Letters
Top 8 Billed Cast
Daphna Thier
Dalia
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