World Cinema

• Poland
• 2011
• 115min

The historic Battle of Warsaw, which broke out in 1920, is the first battle to be won by Poland without any help of other countries since the 17th century. By keeping enemy troops from moving toward Europe, Poland enjoys its newly...

Wide Angle

• China
• 2011
• 85min

The story of a master of the ordinary turning into an extraordinary Master of martial arts combines with a drama of betrayal and revenge. A farmhouse cook named Tu, a fat and humble rabbit and pancake cook, finds a dying Kung Fu m...

World Cinema

• Germany,France
• 2011
• 106min

One master meets another as Wenders, one of the world’s most critically acclaimed directors details the life of one of the greatest ballet choreographers of our time, Pina Bausch (1940~2009). Wenders, a long-time devotee of Bausch...

Special Programs in Focus

• Germany,France,UK,United States
• 2011
• 110

A new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s classic novel of same title comes to the 3D screen. Aspiring knight, D’Artagnan, is played by a newcomer Logan Lerman. The director and producer Paul W. S. Anderson, known for the [Resident Ev...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2011
• 98min

A [Fish] ranks, along with [The Passion of a Man Called Choe Che-u] of New Currents, among the truly great finds at this year’s festival. Shot entirely in 3D with a budget of about $70,000, the film is a ‘trans-mystery drama’ abou...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2011
• 80min

Another ambitious low-budget 3-D drama distinctive from [A Fish], Persimmon spent the budget of $350,000. The project had started as a cable TV movie that aired last year under the title [Restroom]. The TV movie went through a com...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• China
• 2011
• 120min

2007 APM (aka. PPP) Project [11 Flowers] is based on the personal experiences of Wang Xiaoshuai. In 1975, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, 11 year old Wang Han’s biggest worry is the new shirt he is going to wear during...

World Cinema

• the Netherlands
• 2011
• 86

19 year old Nick and 16 year old Evy are in love. Knowing that Nick is deaf, Evy’s parents do not consent totheir relationship. The young run away and move intoan abandoned submarine, hidden from judgmental eyes. Their runaway lov...

World Cinema

• Egypt
• 2011
• 125min

[18 Days] was the special Gala screening feature in Guest Country program, a newly established section of Cannes International Film Festival. This omnibus feature consists of ten short films about the Egyptian revolution that shoo...

Wide Angle

• Japan
• 2011
• 94min

2011 AND Busan Bank Fund On March 11, 2011, an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale hit Japan. After the catastrophic earthquake, the effects of the subsequent tsunami and nuclear meltdowns that shook Japan are still being...