A massacre initiated by the followers of an apocalyptic religious sect, the Ark of Truth, leaves more than a hundred people dead - including the self-appointed executioners, slain by fellow cult members. Three years pass. On the anniversary of the slaughter, four friends who lost loved ones in the tragedy seek solace by journeying to the secluded lake where it all began.
The young widow Yu-Chin works for a rich family as a nanny. She is profoundly admired by the youngest son who keeps a secret of her affair. When Yu-Chin’s lover cheats on her over an actress, she decides to fight for her love.
A senior college student goes on a bicycle tour up the mountains without any particular destination. When he causes an accident and his bike gets smashed, a local takes him to the next drive-in which is run by Seiji. While recovering, the student decides to stay for the summer in this peaceful atmosphere with a handful of easy-going locals. Then a sudden act of violence changes everything.
A group of affluent kids who do the things kids do at that age: mess with girls, hang around in bars, and spend a lot of time consuming too much drink and drugs. One of them is persuaded by Yakuza to buy a vast quantity of drugs to sell. However, stoned as he is, he loses them at once. This is the start of a hysterical quest for the lost narcotics.
This is a documentary about the director and artist Chang Yi. After 25 years of Liuligongfang, Chang is making a new animated feature Black Bum at the 30th anniversary of Taiwanese New Cinema to continue his vigorous creativity.
The story lays bare the sorrows and triumphs in the life of Nieh Hua-ling, Chinese novelist and essayist. From her struggles during WWII to persecution under Taiwan’s Kuomintang, Nieh was the constant outsider. But her work has inspired generations of Chinese writers.
Xue is a divorced woman with two children from Quanzhou who fights for her right to live in Hong Kong. Back in her hometown, Ms Wang and Ying, her two old mates, are in the same situation more or less and memorizing the dreams they once had.
In central China, a Master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions. The top students face dramatic choices as they graduate – should they fight for the collective good or for themselves? A metaphor for the choices everyone in the New China faces now.
Catching sight of a UFO by chance with his classmates,high school student Soon-kyu is determined to fnd it and leaves for the so-called “UFO mountain”. On arriving there, they meet a girl who tells them to leave, but they refuse to turn back and keep on their journey….
This is a brand new shorts collection from four iconic Asian directors: My Way from Ann Hui; Walker from Tsai Ming-Liang; You Are More Than Beautiful from Kim Tae-yong; Long Tou from Gu Changwei.
The Film is a detailed and humorous account of a failed bank robbery that took place in Stockholm in June, 2006. Shot in a single take, in which over 96 people perform a meticulous choreography for the camera, the film vividly simulates the actual event happening in real-time.
A man with his arm in a cast who thus resembles Napoleon and a well-dressed woman are making their way through a war-torn mountainous region in an SUV. The boot of the car contains plastic bags filled with money to distribute to the needy people they encounter on their journey….
A three-timing 29 year-old man loses part of his memory after taking a nasty fall at a skating rink. The man, who works as pharmaceutical salesman, then discovers an engagement ring in his briefcase. Later, he comes across three different women who all claim to be his girlfriend….
Leffe likes to show off and play salacious pranks after his drinking. Meanwhile, a righteous grade-school teacher who doesn’t know where to draw the line reports her colleague for child-abuse. Another two party-loving teenage girls like to pose for sexy photos, but in one night, one of them is found passed-out drunk in a park….
Jocelyn, Rainier, and Bingbong are three film school graduates who are resolute in making an Oscar-worthy film. They set out to do a quick pre-production as a courtesy call to their lead actress, and a thorough inspection of their film’s major location, the Payatas dumpsite. They believe they have a winning script and the energy and drive to make their dreams come true.
