A Window on Asian Cinema

• Kazakhstan
• 2020
• 81min

The main character in Farkhat Sharipov’s previous film The Secret of a Leader enters a world enslaved in capitalism; however, the lead characters of 18 Kilohertz enter the world of drug addiction. In the chaos and darkness of the ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Palestine,Jordan,Qatar,Italy,Sweden
• 2020
• 97min

Every night, Mustafa stands on the balcony and greets his wife and children in another house 200 meters away, turning the lights on and off. Although they are physically close to each other, the barriers installed across Palestine...

• Venice International Film Festival Venice Days

World Cinema

• France
• 2020
• 98min

Youri, 16 years old, grew up in Gagarine, the huge red brick city of Ivry-sur-Seine, where he dreams of becoming a cosmonaut. When the city is threatened with demolition, everyone leaves, but Youri remains. Gagarine city is more t...

• Cannes 2020

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2020
• 142min

President of South Korea (Jung Woo-sung), North Korean leader (Yoo Yeon-seok), and U.S. President (Angus Macfadyen) gather in Wonsan, North Korea, to sign a peace treaty between the U.S. and North Korea. But negotiations are slow....

New Currents

• Myanmar
• 2020
• 98min

Wai Bhone, a young film director, has to overcome the tough realities in order to direct his debut film. The hard worked scenario is criticised and undermined by the unpretentious censorship of the authorities. The film producers ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Iran
• 2020
• 97min

Saeed, the most common man in his 40s, has a devout devotion. One day, when his wife is mistaken for a prostitute by a taxi driver, and is sexually harassed, he is caught in anger and decides to take revenge. While searching for a...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Taiwan
• 2020
• 124min

On Shoying’s 70th birthday, her long-lost husband Bochang returns home, dead. Shoying has no intention of postponing a birthday party with her three daughters and their families; however, she wants to save face by holding a decent...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2020
• 118min

After losing her parents in an accident, Naomi, an editor at a small publishing house, moves into a luxury apartment thanks to her uncle. She starts a new life with her cat Haru in a home overlooking Tokyo. One day, she runs into ...

Wide Angle

• Malaysia
• 2020
• 19min

Xiao Le, a young determined Christian woman tries to save her dying grandfather’s soul by converting him. However, her mother in the traditional Taoist family cannot understand her daughter’s behavior. (PARK Sungho)

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2020
• 61min

Gunsan is a city of outlanders that has experienced waves of deterioration and revivals. Gunsan, a sparse area prior to 1910, opened doors for workers from all over Korea after it was exploited for rice harvesting during the Japan...