Gala Presentation

• Taiwan
• 2010
• 107min

To director Chang Tso-chi, the ‘family’ is a miniature version of Taiwanese society, and the most important element in finding the true meaning of life. Thus his films have consistently told stories of family problems. He does it...

World Cinema

• NewZealand
• 2010
• 82min

Jenny, a Korean woman in her late twenties, lives with her New Zealand boyfriend, James, in a small apartment in Auckland. When they find out Jenny is pregnant, James seems eager to get a marriage certificate to put Jenny’s fears ...

World Cinema

• Sweden,France
• 2010
• 98min

A veteran police officer is allergic to music, and a gang of sonic terrorists join together to create this first musical cop movie. Veteran police officer Amadeus Warnebring hates all forms of music and has been tone-deaf since bi...

Opening Film

• China,Hong Kong,China
• 2010
• 115min

Zhang Yimou returns to the humble style of his early films after many years of large-scale projects like Lovers, House of Flying Daggers, Hero, Curse of the Golden Flower, and the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games...

World Cinema

• Russia
• 2010
• 95min

A god-forsaken town that can’t be found on most maps; that’s where Egor Matveev is headed. It’s his hometown. He wants to live, love, maybe find a wife. Egor is a trucker who shares company-owned accommodations in an apartment bui...

World Cinema

• Russia
• 2010
• 88min

Old Sadiq has lived a life filled with major losses - the war, the camp, the death of his wife, the early death of his son. As a result he subsequently turned his back on his life. He lives as a vegetable, waiting for death. Until...

Wide Angle

• China
• 2010
• 14min

A man pitches a story for an editor in 10 minutes: A story of fat Mars, who has peculiar table manners and marries a beautiful woman contrary to everyone’s expectations. While their marriage fails in no time, the pitcher turns thi...

New Currents

• Philippines
• 2010
• 78min

Anyone who has visited the Philippines knows the street-children who besiege motorists, taxi passengers and pedestrians with requests to buy small garlands of scented sampaguita flowers. Sociologically, the kids are a symptom of e...

Wide Angle

• China
• 2010
• 138min

[I Wish I Knew] is Jia Zhangke’s visual poem that rereads the history of Shanghai from a contemporary point of view. The heavy sound of boat engines follows the tranquil, dream-like camera eye, passing the cityscape of Shanghai an...

Wide Angle

• China
• 2010
• 112min

In a declining mining town, the daily quota for miners increases as their wages decrease. Safety measures fall short of standards but there is no sign of improvement. Workers have no choice but to leave the mines. The young have l...