A North American woman named Kathy suddenly wakes up speaking with a thick Bosnian accent. The change transforms her overnight into an outsider within her own world. The story uses comedy and magic realism alongside emotional honesty to examine identity, belonging, and perception. Kathy’s altered speech reshapes how others understand her and how she understands herself. The film frames the accent as a lens for exploring social belonging and personal identity. The experience highlights the gap between internal self-perception and external interpretation, showing how language can redefine a person’s place in everyday life.
"With Foreign Tongue, filmmaker Boris Mojsovski delivers a deeply original exploration of identity, belonging, and perception through the unlikely lens of Foreign Accent Syndrome."
"the film follows Kathy, a North American woman who suddenly wakes up speaking with a thick Bosnian accent - transforming her overnight into an outsider within her own world."
"Blending comedy, magic realism, and emotional honesty, the film follows Kathy, a North American woman who suddenly wakes up speaking with a thick Bosnian accent - transforming her overnight into an outsider within her own world."
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