Tired of Hollywood? Us too! Our names are Nicolai and Nikola and we invite you to join us on our journey around the world through foreign language- and international films with the overall goal of watching a movie from every country. So sit back, relax and cue the subtitles!
”Those Whom Death Refused”, is how the title of today’s movie is often translater. Join us as we head to West Africa to discuss the 1988 war drama ’Mortu Nega’ from Guinea-Bissau, directed by Flora Gomes and written by Gomes, Manuel Rambout Barcelos and David Lang.
24 Apr 2026
E007 - 'Daratt - Dry Season' (Chad, 2006)
We head to Africa - more specifically the country of Chad - to watch the the 2006 drama ’Daratt’ or ’Dry Season’, written and directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Join us as we discuss this classic revenge/reconciliation story, inspired by themes found in Mozart’s ”La clemenza di Tito”.
9 Apr 2026
E006 - 'West Beyrouth' (Lebanon, 1998)
In this episode, we journey to Lebanon. Join us as we discuss the the 1998 war comedy drama ”West Beyrouth” (or sometimes written ”West Beirut”), written and directed by Ziad Doueiri. This is a fascinating and touching story of the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, told through the eyes of children. We hope you’ll enjoy it!
14 Mar 2026
SPECIAL - "And the Oscar goes to..." feat. Linda (Academy Awards - Best International Feature Film, 2026)
The Academy Awards are once again upon us! For this special episode, Nikola is out of the studio, so Nicolai is instead joined by his wife, Linda, to talk about this years nominees in the Best International Feature Film category.
12 Feb 2026
E005 - 'Christiane F.' (Germany, 1981)
Join us for our roughest watch so far, as we discuss the heartwrenching 1981 biographical drama film ’Christiane F.’ from Germany.
22 Jan 2026
E004 - 'Kontroll' (Hungary, 2003)
We journey undergound to the dark and twisted world of the Budapest Metro! Join us as we watch the amazing 2003 dark comedy/thriller ’Kontroll’ from Hungary, written by Jim Adler and Nimród Antal, directed by Nimród Antal, and with music by the Hungarian indie-electronic band “NEO”.
30 Dec 2025
E003 - '7 Boxes' (Paraguay, 2012)
We head to South America - Paraguay, more specifically - to watch the 2012 drama/thriller, 7 Boxes (7 Cajas), directed by Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori, written by Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tito Chamorro and Tana Schémbori, and staring Celso Franco, Víctor Sosa, Lali Gonzalez and many, many more!
17 Dec 2025
E002 - 'Pulgasari' (North Korea, 1985)
Join Nicolai and Nikola as they travel to North Korea to watch the 1985 (or 86?) Kanji-Monster movie “Pulgasari”, directed by Shin Sang-ok and written by Se Ryun Kim. While the movie itself leaves much to be desired, it's hard to find a movie with a more interesting and shocking backstory!
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2 Dec 2025
Introduction
This is just a short little introduction to the podcast to tell you what this is all about :)
1 Dec 2025
E001 - 'Man Bites Dog' (Belgium, 1992)
And we're off! First stop on our journey is Belgium! And for the first movie we start off HARD with the cult 1992 Black Comedy, Crime/Slasher, Mockumentary, “Man Bites Dog”, written by, produced by, directed by, and staring: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde.
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