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Contest: ENTER SF&F Avatar Contest: Non-English Movies & Television: SF&F Edition

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So apparently the South Korean show Squid Game has taken the world by storm. I don't have Netflix, so I can't check out what all the fuss is about, but I hear it's big. And apparently with that success, questions have been raised about some questionable translation choices, which changed some of the meaning or tone when translated into English--which in turn led to broader questions around the translations of shows from one language to another.

So since the language of this board is predominately English, let's take this time to celebrate the science fiction & fantasy movies and television produced in languages other than English! Your entry can be from any SF&F movie or television show where the original language is predominately non-English. If there are minor occasional uses of English in the movie/show, that is OK, as long as most of the spoken language is non-English. Additionally, if an English dub was later produced for English-speaking markets, the movie/show is still acceptable, as long as its original language was non-English, and it was officially released using that original language. (Please note that English-lanaguage movies or shows produced in non-English speaking countries would not be allowed.)

Standard avatar contest rules apply: maximum size of 200 x 200 pixels, and 1 MB. All entries must be SFW. Each person may enter up to three avatars. Please identify the show/movie, as well as the main language spoken therein.

Contest will be open for about a week; I am planning to put the poll up on Sunday the 28th. And if you would also like to enter some non-SF&F non-English avatars, there's a contest for that, too!

Have fun! :techman:
 
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Gojira (Japanese)

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Astérix chez les Bretons (French)

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Santo y Blue Demon contra Dracula y el Hombre Lobo (Mexican)
 
Diableros - Mexican (Spanish language) Netflix series
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La Revolution - French (French language) Netflix series
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Tribes of Eurpoa - German (German & English language, this one might be borderline, because there is quite a bit of English, but the majority of the dialogue is in German) Netflix series
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If you like foreign SFF, I highly recommend all three series
 
Last call! If anyone else would like to join in, now's the time! I plan to post the poll in about 24 hours.

And here are my entries:

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Nochnoy Dozor (Night Watch) - Russian

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La Jetée ("The pier") - French
This short film is a little unusual, in that it is (mostly) composed of a succession of still images. It was the inspiration for the American movie 12 Monkeys.

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Los Cronocrímenes (Timecrimes) - Spanish
 
Then you should check those three out. I'm pissed that La Revolution didn't make it past the first season, it ended at a really interesting place. I'm holding out hope for a second season of Tribes of Europa and a third of Diablero.
Last call! If anyone else would like to join in, now's the time! I plan to post the poll in about 24 hours.

And here are my entries:

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Nochnoy Dozor (Night Watch) - Russian


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Los Cronocrímenes (Timecrimes) - Spanish
I'm happy to see another fan of these two movies on here, I like them both a lot.
 
Then you should check those three out.

I actually would, but you mentioned they are all on Netflix... which I don't have. (And depending on whether they are Neflix "originals" or not, they may not even be on Netflix in Canada.)

I keep saying "someday"... but some other financial drain always ends up coming up to prevent it. Right now, the list of Netflix shows I want to be able to see "someday" is probably as long as my arm... :)
 
I actually would, but you mentioned they are all on Netflix... which I don't have. (And depending on whether they are Neflix "originals" or not, they may not even be on Netflix in Canada.)

I keep saying "someday"... but some other financial drain always ends up coming up to prevent it. Right now, the list of Netflix shows I want to be able to see "someday" is probably as long as my arm... :)
Oh, sorry.
 
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