My Name is Yu Ming (2003)
Directed by Daniel O'Hara
A bored Chinese shopkeep learns Gaelic and moves to Dublin only to find the locals no longer speak their mother tongue. Follow Yu Ming as he pursues his dream of life in the Celtic world.

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Orphans (1997)
Directed by Peter Mullan
Four siblings gathered for their mother's funeral in Glasgow face individual torments overnight during a tumultuous storm.

The Year of Languages Film Festival - Speaking Across the Frame: Language and Culture in European Cinema - is an exploration of questions of cross-cultural integration and identity within modern Europe. The constant evolution of language and culture in general, due to the growing globalization of the area, is reflected in these films, which tackle representative countries.