Foreign Language

1h 45m · 2024 · Directed by Claire Burger · 3.3 / 5 on Letterboxd

Foreign Language (2024) runs 1h 45m, directed by Claire Burger. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal, Lena, a teenager eager to become politically active. Fanny is troubled. To win over Lena, she invents a life for herself, to the extent of becoming trapped in her lies.

Genres: Drama

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.