World Cinema

• Iraq,France,Germany,Kurdistan
• 2007
• 90min

The world’s pre-eminent examiner of the plight of Iraqi Kurdistan follows up the acclaimed Kilometre Zero with this metaphoric political journey. When Azad’s wedding ceremony disintegrates into an armed conflict with the provocati...

New Currents

• Philippines
• 2007
• 95min

A shocking exposure of a Tondo, a slum of Manila, this film displays the raw truth about drug, violence, sex and organized crime by teens from the point of view of 10-year-old Ebet. Ebet is a premature child who has been exposed t...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• China
• 2007
• 96min

Set in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, Tuya is leading a hard life, burdened with the sole responsibility to make a living for her family since her husband us paralyzed as a result of attempts to drill wells for water. Her burde...

Midnight Passion

• Hong Kong
• 2007
• 101min

Life has not been kind to Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet. That is until a mysterious old man informs them that an ancient treasure is buried under a government building. They agree to make a run for the treas...

World Cinema

• UK
• 2007
• 80min

Jim Threapleton’s debut film turns a timely spotlight on a sadly current topic: illegal torture. In the wake of the War on Terror, dozens of people across the globe have been arrested, detained, tortured, and sometimes released wi...

World Cinema

• Portugal,Spain
• 2007
• 93min

Fifteen years ago, Carlos Saura began looking at music and dance, its history and identity in Sevillanas (1992), Flamenco (1995), Tango (1998), Salome (2002) and Iberia (2005). The subject of his latest film is the Portuguese Fado...

World Cinema

• France,United States
• 2007
• 90min

Once again employing non-professionals in lead roles, Gus Van Sant returns to the territory of disaffected youth as seen in the more political Elephant, and infuses it with the easy charm of his earlier work like Drugstore Cowboy....

Wide Angle

• Malaysia
• 2007
• 13min

Albert’s unique pleasure in his routine as a security guard is to enjoy the view of the world on the blue roof of the apartment. But one day, a burglar slips away and he gets fired.

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2007
• 92min

Three fantastic commotions about people who dream of suicide. Hanging Touch is an adventure of a high school girl who failed in her suicide attempt as she meets a school health nurse who is in conflict over her sexual identity, an...

Wide Angle

• Iran
• 2007
• 120min

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran’s National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors contributed films on the subject of Persian carpet. Carpets are the reflection of the cul...