Foreign Letters

Foreign Letters

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 22, 2012

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.

Foreign Letters

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 22, 2012

Foreign Letters
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers NBTV Studios, Thier Productions
Original title Foreign Letters
Directors Ela Thier
Writers Ela Thier

Cast

Noa Rotstein

as Ellie

Dalena Le

as Thuy

Ela Thier

as Ellie's mother

Udi Razzin

as Ellie's Dad

Daphna Thier

as Dalia

Laura Camien

as Mrs. Carol

Uri Thier

as Ellie's Grandfather

Virginia Hastings

as ESL Teacher