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Mekong HotelIt is believed there is a broad range of ghosts In Thailand, one of them being Pob, which lives on human organs. Near the Mekong River at the Thailand-Laos border, there is nothing...
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MysteryDespite the Chinese government’s control, independent film director Lou Ye continues to produce unconventional, provocative films. The modern Chinese characters he chose for his fi...
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Fly with the Crane
A newcomer to the Chinese indie film scene, Li Rui Jun’s third film is based on Su Tong’s novel
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The Empty HomeAscel lives in a remote little village in Kyrgyzstan, where the young woman cares for her drunkard father and siblings in the wake of their mother’s death. Ascel is clever and reso...
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TalgatAlmaty means a city full of apples. In a market of Almaty, a boy sells plastic bags instead of delicious apples. He takes care of his little sister and invalid uncle while his pare...
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Taboor
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EDENEvery night in Eden, a gay nightclub in Shinjuku, a group of drag queens put on performances. At the core of this group is Miro, the club’s madame and choreographer. He leads his r...
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KalayaanJulian, a soldier, is stationed on a deserted island in the Philippine archipelago while in the capital city of Manila a coup d’etat ensues. The island is far removed from the chao...
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If It′s Not Now Then When?The family of a widowed mother comprises her and her three grown children. The widow is secretly seeing another man. The older daughter, who is married with two children, dreams of...
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Gf*BfIn the latest from Taiwanese filmmaker Yang Ya-che, Kaohsiung high schoolers Aron, Mabel and Liam are best friends and three sides of a love triangle. Spurned by Liam, Mabel has se...