Foreign Letters
22/04/2012
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.
Movie Information
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
