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Send Me to the Clouds
Send Me to the Clouds (送我上青云) is Teng Congcong's 2019 Chinese drama debut, starring and produced by Yao Chen as journalist Sheng Nan, who seeks desire and money before ovarian cancer surgery; a landmark but contested Chinese feminist film.
So Long, My Son (地久天长)
So Long, My Son (地久天长) is Wang Xiaoshuai's 2019 Chinese drama about two families spanning the one-child policy era; it won Silver Bears for Wang Jingchun and Yong Mei at the 2019 Berlinale.
Sorry We Missed You
Sorry We Missed You is a 2019 Ken Loach drama, written by Paul Laverty, about a Newcastle family trapped by gig-economy delivery work; it premiered in Competition at Cannes 2019 and won San Sebastián's Audience Award for Best European Film.
Sound of Metal
Sound of Metal is Darius Marder's 2019 debut drama starring Riz Ahmed as drummer Ruben Stone, who loses his hearing. Premiered at TIFF 2019, released by Amazon in 2020, it won Oscars for Best Sound and Best Film Editing.
System Crasher
System Crasher (Systemsprenger) is Nora Fingscheidt's 2019 German drama debut about Benni, a nine-year-old expelled from every care placement, starring Helena Zengel; it won the Berlinale Alfred Bauer Prize and eight Lolas.
The Aftermath (2019 film)
The Aftermath (2019) is a post-WWII romantic drama directed by James Kent, starring Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, and Jason Clarke, adapted from Rhidian Brook's 2013 novel about a shared Hamburg house; it earned 26% on Rotten Tomatoes and $1.6 million US gross.
The Assistant (2019 film)
The Assistant is Kitty Green's 2019 workplace drama starring Julia Garner as Jane, assistant to an unseen film mogul inspired by Harvey Weinstein; premiered at Telluride, released by Bleecker Street, 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is Joe Talbot's 2019 A24 debut drama, co-written with Jimmie Fails, about reclaiming a Fillmore Victorian house; Sundance award winner, 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Song of Names
The Song of Names is a 2019 François Girard drama, also called Le chant des noms, adapted from Norman Lebrecht's novel, starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen as a man searching for a violin prodigy who vanished before his 1951 debut.
Waiting for the Barbarians (film)
Waiting for the Barbarians (2019 film) is Ciro Guerra's English-language debut, adapted by J.M. Coetzee from his 1980 novel, starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, and Robert Pattinson; it premiered in competition at Venice 76 and earned mixed reviews (53% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Waves (2019 film)
Waves (2019) is an American drama written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, released by A24 on November 15, 2019. It stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Sterling K. Brown, and Taylor Russell as a South Florida family facing loss; scored by Reznor and Ross.