Midnight Passion

• Brazil
• 2011
• 115min

Nascimento has risen in his career, having become the commander-in-chief of Rio de Janeiro’s BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) and later, a populist choice as the Sub-Secretary of Intelligence. In his new post, Nascimen...

Wide Angle

• Thailand
• 2011
• 20min

A man cleaning an upscale house is joined by his mother and girlfriend for lunch. The women later help him clean, watching him with unease when he takes a phone call. Aditya Assarat’s short film unravels restless and insecure emot...

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...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Thailand
• 2011
• 129min

Does eternal love exist? What is true love? M. L. Bhandevanov Devakula’s Eternity poses fundamental questions about love. This film is an adaptation of a short story by renowned Thai author Malai Chupinit. Devakula’s film is the f...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2011
• 39min

An insipid joke shared between old friends gradually evolves from being a jokey truth into a truthful joke as personal secrets seep into their conversation. Literary dialogue, minimalistic framing, exploiting camera angles, and fo...

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2011
• 80min

[The Legend of Shin Film] begins with Shin Sang-ok saying,“ I’ve never considered film as an art form. Film is an industry. Film is both a social medium and a form of entertainment…” This movie follows his life and the history of ...

Gala Presentation

• Korea
• 2011
• 119min

Director Lee Jung-hyang returns nine years after The Way Home. Comparison with her previous films reveals a perspective on cinema and the world that has deepened and broadened. [A Reason to Live] revolves around the wounds of two ...

World Cinema

• Argentina
• 2011
• 122min

The film is divided into two parts: The first part revolves around the sisters Ara and Marian, their friend Belen, and Belen’s dog Lulu. The second part adds a variety of other characters, a dog and a festival before turning the c...

Korean Cinema Retrospective

• Korea
• 2011
• 110min

The family of Wang Bal-san, a businessman based in Busan, has never seen a peaceful day. While Wang Bal-san has earned the respect befitting a prominent man of character, he has never been understood by his sons. The film follows ...

Wide Angle

• India,Korea,United States
• 2011
• 72min

2009 AND Busan Bank Fund A drama-filled documentary chronicles one man’s life over 20 years. He begins his day, not much different from any other day 20 years ago. Outside noise wafts through the window and his mother nags. He go...