The Movie Passport Podcast

The Movie Passport

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The Movie Passport is a podcast about world cinema. Each episode, Duncan (aka Valkyrist) and his guests travel to a different country to learn about the local film industry. They explore a diverse range of films and discuss how the people, cultures, environments, and histories of different nations are depicted on the big screen. If you have any questions or feedback for the podcast, please send them to moviepassportpodcast@gmail.com

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Ep.23: Cuban Cinema – Strawberry and Chocolate / Buena Vista Social Club / Una noche 01.06.2026 1:00:25

¿Qué bolá?! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Zach (Alias) and Alex (LuckyCharms) travel to the country of Cuba to discuss the following films: 12:42 – Strawberry and Chocolate / Fresa y chocolate (Tomás Gutiérrez and Alea Juan Carlos Tabío, 1993) 29:16 – Buena Vista Social Club (Wim Wenders, 1999) 38:00 – Una noche (Lucy Mul...

Ep.22: South Korean Cinema – The Handmaiden / Oldboy / Past Lives / Extreme Job 02.03.2026 1:45:54

Annyeong-haseyo! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Sarah (Lady Weaver), Bina (Bina007), Matt (Blu3arm0r), and Zach (Alias) travel to the country of South Korea to discuss the following films: 13:00 – The Handmaiden / 아가씨 (Park Chan-wook, 2016) 35:15 – Oldboy / 올드보이 (Park Chan-wook, 2003) 54:07 – Past Lives (Celine Song...

Ep.21: Irish Cinema – The Banshees of Inisherin / The Magdalene Sisters / The Butcher Boy / The Crying Game 01.12.2025 1:24:10

|| CONTENT WARNING || This podcast contains references to child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Dia duit! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), and Neil (Valyrian Neil) travel to the country of Ireland to discuss the following films: 11:30 – The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) 24:48 – The...

Ep.20: Indian Cinema – RRR / Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… / Charulata / Mela / Dangal 06.10.2025 1:49:07

Namaste! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Tanja (Scilens), Matt (Blu3arm05), Alex (Lucky Charms), and Zander (The Lord Baron) travel to the country of India to discuss the following films: 13:14 – RRR: Rise Roar Revolt / RRR: Roudram Ranam Rudhiram (S. S. Rajamouli, 2022) 37:52 – Sometimes Happiness Sometimes Sadness… / Kabh...

Ep.19: German Cinema – Run Lola Run / All Quiet on the Western Front / The Zone of Interest / Good Bye, Lenin! 04.08.2025 2:16:13

Guten tag! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Tanja (Scilens), Pukar (raptureatlas), and Stephanie (gsdg) travel to the country of Germany to discuss the following films: 19:51 – Run Lola Run / Lola rennt (Tom Tykwer, 1998) 44:19 – All Quiet on the Western Front / Im Westen nichts Neues (Edward Berger, 2022) 57:46 – The Zone o...

Ep.18: Japanese Animation – Akira / Grave of the Fireflies / Your Name / Howl’s Moving Castle / Perfect Blue 02.12.2024 2:07:49

Kon’nichiwa! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), and Jock (Munrojock2) return to the country of Japan to discuss the following films: 29:37 – Akira / アキラ (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988) 50:25 – Grave of the Fireflies / 火垂るの墓 (Isao Takahata, 1988) 1:05:43 – Your Na...

Ep.17: Japanese Cinema – Go / Shoplifters / Cure / Yojimbo 05.08.2024 2:07:01

Kon’nichiwa! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), Zach (Alias), and Jock (Munrojock2) travel to the country of Japan to discuss the following films: 21:59 – Go (Isao Yukisada, 2001) 48:30 – Shoplifters / 万引き家族 (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2018) 1:19:34 – Cure / キュア (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997) 1:42:00...

Ep.16: French Cinema – Eyes Without a Face / Queen Margot / La Haine / The City of Lost Children / Amour 03.06.2024 1:49:07

Bonjour! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Abby (Daceymormont), Stephanie (gsdg), Alex (Lucky Charms), and Jock (MunroJock) travel to the country of France to discuss the following films: 13:43 – Eyes Without a Face / Les Yeux sans visage (Georges Franju, 1960) 37:07 – Queen Margot / La Reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau, 1994) 57...

Ep.15: Egyptian Cinema – Cairo Station / The Night of Counting the Years / The Kit Kat / The Square 01.01.2024 1:24:06

Asalam alaikum! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Abdullah (Quaithe from Asshai) travel to the country of Egypt to discuss the following films: 11:05 – Cairo Station / Bāb al-Ḥadīd (Youssef Chahine, 1958) 31:05 – The Night of Counting the Years / Elmomya (Shadi Abdel Salam, 1969) 52:58 – The Kit Kat / al-kīt kāt (Daoud Abd...

Ep.14: Canadian Cinema – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World / Goon / I Killed My Mother / The Sweet Hereafter 04.12.2023 2:11:13

Hello and bonjour! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Scott (skywaltzer), Abby (Daceymormont), and Steven (SJLee) travel to the country of Canada to discuss the following films: 34:06 – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Edgar Wright, 2010) 53:42 – Goon (Michael Dowse, 2011) 1:27:42 – I Killed My Mother / J’ai tué ma mère (Xavier Do...

Ep.13: Mexican Cinema – Maria Candelaria / Rudo y Cursi / Roma / Y tu mama tambien 06.11.2023 1:17:24

Hola! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Varley), Matt (Blu3arm0r), and Zander (The Lord Baron) travel to the country of Mexico to discuss the following films: 15:10 – María Candelaria (Emilio Fernández, 1943) 29:54 – Rudo y Cursi (Carlos Cuarón, 2008) 39:54 – Roma (Alfonso Cuarón, 2018) 57:40 – Y tu mamá también (Alfons...

Ep.12: Kuwaiti Cinema – The Cruel Sea / Swarm of Doves / Fires of Kuwait 02.10.2023 1:07:49

Marhaba! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Abdullah (Quaithe from Asshai) travel to the country of Kuwait to discuss the following films: 10:24 – The Cruel Sea / Bas Ya Bahar (Khalid Al Siddiq, 1972) 36:58 – Swarm of Doves / Sirb Min Alhamam (Ramadan Khasrouh, 2017) 52:05 – Fires of Kuwait (David Douglas, 1992)

Ep.11 (Bonus): Australian Cinema (Take 2) – A History of Victorian Films (public lecture) 05.06.2023 35:50

G’day! In this bonus episode of The Movie Passport, Duncan (Valkyrist) continues to explore Australian cinema, delivering a lecture about the history of Melbourne and Victorian filmmaking. Learn about ground-breaking and acclaimed movies, including The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), On the Beach (1959), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Mad Max (1979), The Man from Snowy River (1982), The Castle (19...

Ep.11: Australian Cinema – Wake in Fright / The Adventures of Priscilla / Strictly Ballroom / The Babadook 01.05.2023 2:24:23

G’day! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Dana (Taindana), Sara (Lady Weaver), and David (davidhhh) travel to the country of Australia to discuss the following films: 25:16 – Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971) 58:16 – The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, 1994) 1:28:22 – Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luh...

Ep.10: Nigerian Cinema – Eyimofe: This is My Desire / My Friend Fela / Confusion Na Wa 03.04.2023 55:38

Ẹ Ǹlẹ́ o! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Nigeria to discuss the following films: 12:33 – Eyimofe: This is My Desire (Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri, 2020) 26:52 – My Friend Fela / Meu Amigo Fela (Joel Zito Araújo, 2019) 38:20 – Confusion Na Wa (Kenneth Gyang, 2013)

Ep.9: Thai Cinema – Bad Genius / Ong-Bak / Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 06.02.2023 1:11:28

S̄wạs̄dī! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Abby (Daceymormont), and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Thailand to discuss the following films: 5:04 – Bad Genius / Chalard Games Goeng (Nattawut Poonpiriya, 2017) 26:51 – Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Prachya Pinkaew, 2003) 46:52 – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past...

Ep.8: Brazilian Cinema – City of God / Elite Squad / Central Station 02.01.2023 1:23:38

Olá! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Blu3arm05), and Alex (Lucky Charms) travel to the country of Brazil to discuss the following films: 9:52 – City of God / Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002) 35:47 – Elite Squad / Tropa de Elite (José Padilha, 2007) 1:04:19 – Central Station / Central do Bras...

Ep.7: Danish Cinema – Flickering Lights / Another Round / Ordet 05.12.2022 1:17:29

God morgen! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall), and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Denmark to discuss the following films: 11:38 – Flickering Lights / Blinkende Lygter (Anders Thomas Jensen, 2000) 34:08 – Another Round / Druk (Thomas Vinterberg, 2020) 56:01 – The Word / Ordet (Carl Th...

Ep.6: South African Cinema – District 9 / Spud / Zulu / Tsotsi 06.06.2022 1:18:57

Sawubona! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Bina (Bina007), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), and Jock (MunroJock2) travel to the country of South Africa to discuss the following films: 5:55 – District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009) 28:59 – Spud (Donovan Marsh, 2010) 45:15 – Zulu (Cy Endfield, 1964) 1:04:15 – Tsotsi (Gavin Hood, 2005)

Ep.5: Nepali Cinema – White Sun / Soongava: Dance of the Orchids / Sherpa 02.05.2022 2:12:27

Namaste! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Pukar (raptureatlas) and Tanja (scilens) travel to the country of Nepal to discuss the following films: 9:01 – White Sun / Seto Surya (Deepak Rauniyar, 2016) 40:53 – Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (Subarna Thapa, 2012) 1:20:43 – Sherpa (Jennifer Peedom, 2015)

Ep.4: Polish Cinema – Kanal / Cold War / The Painted Bird / Day of the Wacko 04.04.2022 1:27:02

Dobry dzień! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Alex (Lucky Charms), Bina (Bina007) and Matt (Blu3arm05) travel to the country of Poland to discuss the following films: 9:13 – Kanal (Andrzej Wajda, 1957) 28:00 – Cold War / Zimna Wojna (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2018) 40:31 – The Painted Bird / Nabarvené Ptáče (Václav Marhoul,...

Ep.3: Argentine Cinema – The Secret in their Eyes / Lion’s Den / Wild Tales 07.03.2022 1:27:12

Hola! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a new podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Tanja (scilens), Bina (Bina007) and Pukar (raptureatlas) travel to the country of Argentina to discuss the following films: 6:12 – The Secret in their Eyes / El Secreto de sus Ojos (Juan José Campanella, 2009) 27:49 – Lion’s Den / Leonera (Pablo Trapero, 2008) 50:44 – Wild Tales...

Ep.2: Indonesian Cinema – Marlina the Murderer / The Raid / The Act of Killing / The Dancer 07.02.2022 1:32:35

Selamat pagi! Welcome to The Movie Passport , a new podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Silvana (silvaubrey), Matt (Blu3arm05) and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Indonesia to discuss the following films: 7:59 – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts / Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak (Mouly Surya, 2017) 28:34 – The Raid / Serbuan Maut (Gareth Evans...

Ep.1: Scottish Cinema – Sunshine on Leith / Dog Soldiers / Red Road / Trainspotting 03.01.2022 1:07:17

Beannachdan! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a new podcast series about world cinema. In this inaugral episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), Jock (Munrojock2), and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Scotland to discuss the following films: 2:51 – Sunshine on Leith (Dexter Fletcher, 2013) 14:56 – Dog Soldiers (Neil Marshall, 2002) 22:23 – Red Road (Andrea Arnold, 2006) 37:36 –...