If you're in the mood for a war movie action thriller, Le Chant du loup is one of the best releases in recent years. The heart-pounding film follows a submarine's Sonar officer. Against the clock, he hunts down a French ballistic missile submarine, using his keen sense of hearing to put an end to a nuclear war threat.
Anelka: Misunderstood – 2020
Tomatometer: 76%
Genre: Sports Documentary
Director: Franck Nataf, Eric Hannezo
Country of origin: France
Anelka: Misunderstood profiles the career of French football’s one-time bad boy Nicolas Anelka, and has him weigh in on his own rise and fall. One of Netflix’s French-language original offerings, fans of The Last Dance looking for another sports doc about a highly spain email list competitive and capable player will find an interesting profile of a controversial yet talented football player.
Also available on the British version of Netflix
Atlantics-2019
Tomatometer: 96%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Mati Diop
Country of origin: Senegal, France, Belgium
Performed in a combination of Wolof and French, Atlantics takes place in a suburb of Dakar, following a pair of young lovers and the impending construction of a new high-rise tower. A rare drama that successfully combines themes of romance, revenge, migration, and a touch of the supernatural, Atlantics made waves (no pun intended) both for its universal acclaim and for being the first film made by a black woman to be presented in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.