L'Etranger / The Stranger - BLU-RAY

In 1930s Algeria, young settler Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) met the passing of his mother with the same indifference as every other event in his existence. His getting caught up in the toils of oafish, racist neighbor Sintès (Pierre Lottin) leads to homicide, incarceration... and a trial to spare his life where he seemingly can't or won't aid in the defense. François Ozon's compelling read on the Camus novel also stars Rebecca Marder, Denis Lavant, Swann Arlaud. 122 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English. In French with English subtitles.

Having lost most of her family in a shelling, Aleppo hospital doctor Amira (Yasmine Al Massri) chose to leave civil war-torn Syria with her daughter Rasha (Massa Daoud). The legs of their bid for safety-as told through the multiple points of view of strangers, including a Syrian soldier (Yahya Mahayni), a Turkish human smuggler (Omar Sy), a Turkish refugee (Ziad Bakri) crossing the Aegean, and a Greek coast guard officer (Constantine Markoulakis)-are limned in this affecting drama. AKA InchThe Strangers' Case.Inch 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Strangers Kiss [BLU-RAY] Released 2024 product/publication from Fun City Editions