Open Cinema

• India
• 2023
• 169min

Rocky is the grandson of Dhanlakshmi, the matriarch of the Randhawa family, owners of a successful candy company. He learns that his amnesiac grandfather, Kanwal, misses a woman named Jamini. TV anchor Rani, the daughter of Englis...

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• China
• 2023
• 144min

Is politeness a virtue or a flaw? Is it enough to lead a shadowless life? Zhang Lu has returned with the story of a father and son, who have each come to lead a solitary life due to their different yet similar “excessive politenes...

• Berlin Competition

Special Program in Focus

• Korea
• 2023
• 148min

Based on Murakami Haruki’s short story, “Barn Burning,” Burning is about the enigmatic relationship between three people. Jongsu meets childhood friend Haemi, who seems to be lively but somewhat hollow, and falls for her. But Haem...

• Cannes FIPRESCI Award

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2023
• 97min

A Man of Reason depicts the struggle of a man who sacrifices everything to protect his loved ones. After being released from prison after ten years, Soohyuk (Jung Woosung) discovers that he has a daughter and decides to leave the ...

World Cinema

• United States
• 2023
• 75min

This is a story about our producer’s father, Jerry. Jerry is a retired, divorced Taiwanese immigrant living in Orlando. One day, he gets an urgent call from the Chinese police. They inform him that he’s the prime suspect in an int...

New Currents

• Korea
• 2023
• 101min

Youngjin, a public service worker, seems a bit quirky. The social welfare worker, Jinhyun, who is responsible for Youngjin, appears sarcastic at first glance but actually has a warm heart. When Jinhyun finds out that Youngjin has ...

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• France/Switzerland
• 2023
• 97min

In Philippe Garrel’s previous film, The Salt of Tears (2020), a woman’s question about the plough is met with the man’s dismissive response. This new film is perhaps an answer to her question. Familial themes are not unfamiliar in...

• Berlin Silver Bear for Best Director

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Canada/Pakistan
• 2023
• 98min

Medical student Mariam is unhappy about her family’s situation: her grandfather’s death leaves her family saddled with debt and having to accept financial help from her sleazy uncle Nassir, and her mother, Fariha, is all too compl...

• Cannes Directors′ Fortnight

World Cinema

• Bulgaria/Germany
• 2023
• 114min

To make ends meet after retirement with her meager pension, Blaga offers Bulgarian language tutoring to immigrants. One day, she falls victim to a voice phishing call, losing her lifelong savings. Faced with a crisis where she can...

• Karlovy Vary Grand Prix - Crystal Globe, Best Actress Award

World Cinema

• Switzerland/Georgia
• 2023
• 110min

Whether villagers gossip, calling her a spinster, or her friends pity her for not having a husband or children, Etero is content with just a piece of sweet pastry. One day, narrowly escaping a near-fatal accident while picking bla...

• Venice Competition