A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2003
• 79min

Since his debut film, DANGAN Runner, Sabu has pursued his own style and narrative structure. Hard Luck Hero stays consistent with his other works, yet has a little more sophistication. His formula for film is as follows: First, ch...

Wide Angle

• Japan
• 2003
• 115min

"Hibakusha′ is a term that originally referred to survivors of the atomic bombings. They are considered victims because they have long suffered from the aftereffects of the bombing. They survived, but failed to live a decent life ...

World Cinema

• France
• 2003
• 95m

Thomas is dying of a mysterious disorder that medical science is unable to identify despite numerous procedures and tests. Desperate and afraid, he contacts his younger brother Luc, whom he has not seen for a long time. Tentativel...

Korean Panorama

• Korea
• 2003
• 110m

Six directors made this omnibus film based on human rights issues. The main characters of each episodes are: soon to graduate high school girls who have plastic surgery or enter weight loss centers in order to get employed; a youn...

Special Programs in Focus

• China
• 2003
• 96min

In Expectation won the "New Currents Award′ at the 1st PIFF in 1996 and received critical acclaim for improving the quality of Chinese independent films during the mid 90s with the exquisite combination of realist style and in-dep...

Wide Angle

• Thailand
• 2003
• 14min

A boy and his mother trapped in silence and conflict. Their relationship is uncomfortable and uncommunicative. She always represses his thoughts and feelings. He longs to be free, to be able to do what he wants. One day, when ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• India
• 2003
• 83min

In the Forest Again can be seen as a sequel to Days and Nights in the Forest (1969) by renowned Indian director Satyajit Ray. It was when Goutam Ghose was making a documentary about Satyajit Ray that he got an idea for a sequel to...

World Cinema

• Switzerland
• 2003
• 80m

At the grand old age of 70, Adrien is about to have a life-transforming experience. Until now, he has never moved from his patch on the Cotter Mountain, where he lives with his cows. From this high vantage point, he likes to surve...

World Cinema

• England
• 2003
• 90min

Jamal and Enayatullah are cousins, young Afghanis who live in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, right on top of the Afghan border. Jamal, an orphan, scrapes a living in a brick factory and lives in the sprawling Shamshatoo refugee c...

Wide Angle

• Japan
• 2003
• 65min

A four-member rock band singing on a stage of a green alien planet is kidnapped. The members are brain washed into becoming ′humans′, and become superstars on Earth. But, thanks to a hero, they find their way back to their home pl...