One associates racism with malevolent intent. The Canadian film “Foreigner” acknowledges malevolent racism also suggesting racism can possibly be “polite”, based more in ignorance than malevolence. Yasamin (Rose Deghan) is a newly arrived Iranian teenager to British Columbia living with her widower father (Ashkan Nejati) and her grandmother Zoreh (Maryam Sadeghi). There are hints Yasamin’sContinue reading “RKS 2025 Canadian Film: “Foreigner”: Polite Racism or Ignorance?”
