New Currents

• Iran
• 2017
• 82min

Ghasem is a temporary worker who cracks down on illegal street stalls in Tehran. His hot temper always invites trouble, and recently, he was caught getting kickbacks from stall keepers, impeding his chance to resign the contract. ...

Wide Angle

• Taiwan,Myanmar
• 2017
• 96min

The documentary shows people working in the amber mines, deep in the forests of Myanmar. The region is ruled by Kachin Independence Army in Myanmar. Most residents dig the ground, hoping to escape from poverty by finding expensive...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2017
• 117min

An unsolved murder occurs in a new town. Seunghoon, a physician who, after opening a clinic in Gangnam, ended up bankrupt and divorced, gets a job at his friend’s hospital and moves into a studio apt in the new town. The building ...

Wide Angle

• France
• 2017
• 49min

Two families living in an isolated Siberian village are separated by a physical barrier. They refuse to speak, and each live individual lives. When a third community develops in the village, its arrival reignites a conflict rooted...

Special Programs in Focus

• Japan
• 2017
• 91min

In a world where killers are ranked, all snipers have their scopes focused on one another. Hanada is a gun-for-hire listed as the No. 3 hit-man of the underworld. During a job worth five million yen, he successfully takes out two ...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2017
• 29min

Company employee Eun-hyeok is sympathetic towards Hye-mi, a part time worker struggling with difficulties. Nevertheless, the situation takes an unexpected direction and the boss orders Eun-hyeok to kick Hye-mi out.

A Window on Asian Cinema

• China
• 2017
• 120min

In this prequel to Brotherhood of Blades (2014), Lu Yang continues to elaborate on the loyalty of those who find themselves caught up in an incident surrounding the Ming Dynasty. Shen Lian, played by Chang Chen, still appears as a...

Gala Presentation

• Korea,Japan
• 2017
• 110min

Director Jeong Jae-eun, known for her award-winning debut feature Take Care Of My Cat, shoots her first film in Japan with actress Nakayama Miho (Love Letter). Those who remember Love Letterwill again be mesmerized by Nakayama’s c...

World Cinema

• Germany,Belgium,Luxembourg
• 2017
• 101min

The camera stares at a three-lagged dog running toward it and turns to show a Jewish village. It is U.S. military-occupied Frankfurt after Hitler accepted his surrender. David and his Jewish friends go from home to home to sell be...

World Cinema

• France
• 2017
• 104min

Antoine Roca’s firm is going bankrupt. His rich father-in-law wants to take his wife and son away for their safety. In his desperation, Antoine hears from his lawyer that there is a way to buy and sell carbon tax on line. He earns...