Flash Forward

• United States,Sweden
• 2013
• 91min

In his striking and moving debut feature Bluebird, writer/director Lance Edmands explores the interconnectedness of a small town in the northern reaches of Maine. When Lesley, the local school bus driver, becomes distracted during...

Wide Angle

• China
• 2013
• 83min

In a film that has paved a new path for Chinese animation, adventurous young Boca decides he must do something after coming to the realization that his tribe is starving. Along with his friend Nipop, he heads out in search of a ma...

World Cinema

• Netherlands,Belgium,Denmark
• 2013
• 113min

On the run from murderous pursuers, Borgman, the leader of a spiritual cult looks for refuge among the houses in an upscale residential neighborhood. He tells the owner of the house that he is a good friend of his wife Marina, but...

• Cannes Film Festival (In Competition)

Wide Angle

• India,United States,Korea,South
• 2013
• 82min

Tibetan artist Tenzing is one of the many people who left Tibet for political reasons. When his father dies still longing for his homeland, he decides to fulfill his father’s wishes by organizing a massive project to bring Tibet’s...

Wide Angle

• China
• 2013
• 20min

Having long pursued his success, a brother returns to his hometown and is warmly welcomed by his sister. Like sunshine in winter, she embraces her brother who feels guilty and remorseful from having left their hometown alone. The ...

Flash Forward

• Australia,Singapore
• 2013
• 85min

Eschewing the jingoism that so often mars the efforts of many Australian film-makers tackling any aspect of World War II, Aaron Wilson’s debut feature Canopy is an intense depiction of the Asian theatre of war in eloquent and poet...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• India
• 2013
• 125min

Rajini says that she has just survived a civil war dispute and requests asylum. She starts to tell the tale of how she came from a rural orphanage, and what her living conditions there were like. Having begun his directing career ...

World Cinema

• Romania
• 2013
• 112min

Seeing a way to reassert control over her adult son’s life when he faces manslaughter charges, an affluent Romanian woman sets out on a campaign of emotional and social manipulation to keep him out of prison, navigating the waters...

• Berlin Film Festival - Golden Bear Award

Korean Cinema Retrospective

• Korea,South
• 2013
• 135min

Lee Mong-ryong, a local officer’s 16-year old son, loves Chun-hyang, the daughter of a former gisaeng, and promises her life-long companionship. After leaving home, Mong-ryong distinguishes himself in his studies and wins the titl...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Iran
• 2013
• 106min

Kamboziya Partovi and Jafar Panahi’s second project since Panahi’s governmental ban from all film related activities. The film begins in a villa by a quiet beach. A writer arrives with his dog and begins to write. Then one evening...

• 2013 Berlin Film Festival -AWARD FOR BEST SCRIPT (Competition)