Special Programs in Focus

• Iran
• 2007
• 95min

Dariush Mehrjui shows different ways in each of her films and has extraordinary talent in film adaptations of literature. The Pear Tree is also an adaptation of a novel by famous Iranian writer Goli Taraghi. A middle-aged man wh...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Indonesia
• 2007
• 94min

This PPP project of 2001 took 6 years to complete. Sita who sings at a Karaoke bar also works as a prostitute to send money to her daughter in her hometown. Looking for a new place to stay, she comes to rent a room at the house of...

Open Cinema

• Japan
• 2007
• 101min

A piano in the middle of a quiet forest shines in the moonlight. As a boy touches the keys, a beautiful melody echoes through the woods like magic. A genius, Kai, is blessed with a God-given talent. Syuwue, however, can be an elit...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2007
• 20min

A poor boy from a small mountain village is secretly devoted to painting. One day, he meets a photographer who is looking for the right scenery.

World Cinema

• Brazil,France,Uruguay
• 2007
• 97min

“The story ends with a broken dream, but not with the end of hope. And it’s like that because the daily struggle of Beto, like that of all the poor around the world, is a daily task that has to be carried out with conviction and c...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2007
• 25min

Dae-gyu, the starting goalkeeper at school, and Min-suk, the reserve keeper, are best friends and rivals. But their friendship starts to fall apart as Dae-gyu attracts all the attention of the scouts. Finally, Dae-gyu and Min-suk ...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2007
• 14min

At a post office in a quiet rural area, two female employees take pleasure in seeing a young man who visits every day. One day, he comes to send a postcard written of his love. The wo girls at the post office, both believe it is m...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2007
• 102min

The Rebirth is a story of despair and renewal by director Masahiro Kobayashi based on a true murder case in Japan. A young girl gets stabbed to death by her classmate. The mother of the offender cannot get over the guilt and the f...

New Currents

• China
• 2007
• 101min

This is the feature debut of Shangjun Cai as a director, after writing scripts like Shower and Sunflower, which were directed by ZHANG Yang. The film describes the conflict and reconciliation between a father and son. The father, ...

World Cinema

• Romania
• 2007
• 140min

It′s tough to have a famous daddy. 19 year old GRIG is the son of an enormously popular Romanian actor at the beginning of the past century. But his own record is somewhat disappointing… Too short for the stage, too shy with women...