And then we danced (2019) rating: 9/10

A modern film about the country of Georgia, but about the traditional dance form and the young men and women training to be dancers of that form. 

There is embedded a gay romance.

Story is well done though in some ways not very novel for folks in the US, but groundbreaking for that country.

End of the Century (2019) rating: 9/10

Beautiful shots of the city of Barcelona. The first few minutes could serve for Board of Tourism. One lone traveler seems to be taking in the city alone. Another man catches his eye from the balcony of his Airbnb. He later sees the same man again at the beach. It seems serendipitous, but they don't connect. 

The story moves on from there. 

The two leads are attractive. 

You might be surprised that it was filmed in the course of less than two weeks, and that it is the director's first feature length film.

In a way it is an investigation of alternate universes.

The Cakemaker (2017) rating: 8/10

Taking place in Berlin and Jerusalem, the movie finds the protagonist silently grieving his lover who was killed in an accident. He is a baker that runs his own shop and seems to love what he does.
He strangely wants to see and even get to know this family of his lover that he was sharing time with. This tricky part of the story is deftly handled.
The lead actor does a great job with the somewhat introverted role displaying many emotions on his face while the protagonist is alone, but concealing them completely or partially otherwise. Overall well done with a fine music score also.

Jess & James (2015) rating: 8/10

There is also a three way sexual encounter in this film (it is very dark and can't see it), but the story and characters at least here are very well developed as compared to "The Third One". I liked the characters, they are different and unique, though the two short/dark haired actors cannot be easily told apart physically. They almost seem like brothers (they are not in the story). Still, one nice thing is that there is the feeling of a real love story here. No messed up characters or sociopaths. It does make the movie less dramatic though, with less real conflict. Nevertheless, there is the un-accepting family dynamic. And in the case of all of the three main characters, the desire to remove themselves from very unappealing home situations and create something like a new family situation.

The Third One (2014) rating: 5/10

Poor to non-existent plot, this movie only gets a reasonable rating from others I think because of the 3-way non-explicit sex scene. The only character building is like one dinner they have before the 3-way encounter. It is kind of an advertisement for non-monogamous paired relationships which I think is ok, and not necessarily a bad thing to think about or consider.

Xenia (2014) rating: 7/10

A young, eccentric Eastern European gay guy's mother dies, and he finds his way to meet his straight older brother in Athens. They have crazy adventures together to find their long lost father. On the way, they meet with their gay uncle who tells what he knows of their missing, but rich and famous father.

Dreams of Strangers (2015) rating: 5/10

Looks like about 15 minutes of content expanded to a 75 minute film. The 15 minutes of content are acted alright, but the script is nothingness as far as content.

The companion film on the DVD, Polaroid, is actually the right length, but also contains roughly nothing.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4456774

Borgen (2013) rating: 7/10

A Danish TV series about a female prime minister.
An interesting look at Danish life with its Northern European perspective. Like the ministry of gender equality etc.
Also, there is a bit on Greenland.