A Window on Asian Cinema

• Iran,Germany
• 2009
• 87min

A psychological drama reflecting how an unstable mind can destroy one human being. Farid, who runs a jewel shop, has reported Mansour, a thief who came to sell stolen goods five years ago, to the police. Knowing that Mansour has b...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Malaysia
• 2009
• 80min

15 short films directed by 15 filmmakers in Malaysia. The filmmakers represent the core of what is known internationally as the Malaysian ‘New Wave.’ The cast consists of numerous celebrities, actors, and even high profile and oft...

Midnight Passion

• China
• 2009
• 93min

This film demonstrates the war happening in a muddy environment by fast cuttings and tells a cruel story in an ancient village in a profound way. In the Tang Dynasty, two robbers come to Bitter Bamboo Village. One of them, Xue Shi...

World Cinema

• Azerbaijan
• 2009
• 82min

Among the petty street thugs and young hustlers living in the far-flung outskirts of Baku is Rustam, a teenaged boy with aspirations to musical stardom. Upon hearing of his father’s death, Rustam is forced to find a way to provide...

Flash Forward

• Argentina
• 2009
• 77min

Three young teenage boys who love soccer, are troublemakers, and always lie to their teachers and miss class. They are always up to no good. And they aren’t alone. Their families are surrounded by restlessness. It almost seems lik...

World Cinema

• Mali
• 2009
• 84min

In the dark night of Mali, with the sound of Kora, the traditional musical instrument of Mali, the legend of “Fantan Fanga (The Power of the Poor)” begins. Prior to the presidential election, an albino is found decapitated. Fafa, ...

Wide Angle

• Brazil
• 2009
• 110min

United Nations statistics indicate that almost one-sixth of the world’s population suffers from chronic hunger, a concept often misrepresented or manipulated in the media. Jose Padilha removes hunger from the political arena to in...

World Cinema

• Belgium
• 2009
• 96min

Becoming successful doesn’t require a good rearing environment. The thirteen-year-old boy in this film is proof of just that. Although the boy grew up in an environment where his father behaved like a dog and lived in his grandmot...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2009
• 26min

An elementary school teacher Da-eun tells her boyfriend to break up all of a sudden. Meanwhile her sister Yoo-eun becomes absent-minded after her relationship split up by her boyfriend. Stragely, Da-eun follows her class student A...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2009
• 117min

Jo Pil-seong, a rural detective, is an unrecognized husband, often blamed by his older wife for gambling. Despite her being hard on him, he steals money from her to bet on bull butting. Fortunately, he chalks up an unexpected win,...