A Window on Asian Cinema

• Yeo Joonhan
• Malaysia
• 2008
• 110min

From its beginning, Sell Out! does not appear to be a common film. The protagonist Rafflesia interviews the character of filmmaker Joon Han Yeo himself. The film, which unfolds wit...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Brillante MENDOZA
• France,Philippines
• 2008
• 94min

The Pineda family is living in an old theater located amongst chaotic side streets and endless dark stairs. The people coming to the humble theater, decorated with women’s nudes an...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Yukio Ninagawa
• Japan
• 2008
• 124min

The collaboration between Hitomi Kanehara, a leading and controversial young Japanese writer, and the Japanese play director Yukio Ninagawa made the top news. The original novel, f...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Marat Sarulu
• Kazakhstan,France,Germany,Russia
• 2008
• 82min

Set in the steppes of Central Asia, the film is about the solitude and psychological wandering of humans. When Ivan’s son is born with black hair and dark skin, Ivan, who is a Russ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• CHANG Tso Chi
• Taiwan
• 2008
• 122min

To all appearances this is a gangster film. However, this film narrates the human tragedy of a person who is a slave of his cruel fate and can never be freed of it. After spending ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Johnnie TO
• Hong Kong,China
• 2008
• 86min

Sparrow may be a somewhat unexpected film to come from Johnnie To for those who know the director as the mastermind of Hong Kong crime cinema, especially for his bullet-buzzing bal...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• KORE-EDA Hirokazu
• Japan
• 2008
• 114min

The film starts on a day when Yokoyamas’ second son Ryota, accompanied by his new wife, visits the house of his parents. The family has not gathered together; after some small talk...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Santosh SIVAN
• India
• 2008
• 105min

It is the story of Tahaan, an eight-year-old boy who takes a long and risky journey to find his best friend and also an important asset to his family, their donkey, Birbal. The dir...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Yasmin AHMAD
• Malaysia
• 2008
• 87min

Sisters Ani and Ana escape from their violent father after their beloved mother dies. They love each other in their Islamic belief. One day, Ana gets beaten by a teacher on account...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Zhang Chi
• China
• 2008
• 98min

In The Shaft, director Chi Zhang tells a story of a family in a mining town in China. In the mining town where it is hard to follow one’s dreams, a father, daughter, and son each s...