Open Cinema

• UK
• 2004
• 104min

Cacim is a second generation Pakistani from Glasgow. Working as a DJ in Glasgow′s coolest venues. Casim dreams of buying his own club one day. His parents, Tariq and Sadia, are devout Muslims and plan for him to marry his beautif...

Special Programs in Focus

• Indonesia
• 2004
• 3min

Wide Angle

• Korea
• 2004
• 21min

Noh Jae-won, an elite professional with an MBA from the US, is now debating: which musical composer should I say is my favorite for the girl I′ m going to meet today? Along with a simple plot, daring jump-cut images of modern lif...

Korean Cinema Retrospective

• Korea,Hong Kong
• 2004
• 113min

A wide, endless field. Hundreds of horses and thousands of extras fill the screen. The music is equally grand and the cameras move about as if they′ re flying. This is the battle scene from the first co-production between Shin Fil...

World Cinema

• Albania
• 2004
• 77min

16-year old Rudina and her enigmatic grandfather leave their village to emigrate to the West. On the train is an entire population of travellers with the same ambition. Rudina meets Gjergj, a young man travelling with his friend M...

Wide Angle

• Romania
• 2004
• 13min

Mr. Tomescu gets off a bus in front of Graceland restaurant in downtown Bucharest. He goes in and meets his son, Vlad. Mr. Tomescu is seeking Vlad′s help and advice on finding a new job - having lost his just two years short of r...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Iran
• 2004
• 137min

Duel is a film completely different from conventional movies in terms of style. Most other Iranian films that have gained international recognition are documentary films focusing on the marginalized people of Iranian society, such...

Open Cinema

• Hong Kong
• 2004
• 90min

Breaking News by Jonnie To is nothing outstanding. The film is about a war between the police and a crime syndicate via the media, and it features many gunfights. It proves how much know- how Hong Kong cinema has for this kind of...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Afghanistan,France
• 2004
• 105min

An elderly man sets out to reach his son with his grandson. The great wind of dust filling the screen seems to stifle the viewers. In the mountains of northern Afghanistan, Dastaguir and his grandson Yassin start their journey to ...

Korean Cinema Retrospective

• Korea,Hong Kong
• 2004
• 107min

The King Myojang is a violent, belligerent tyrant that destroys neighboring countries. His third daughter, Princess Myosun converts to Buddhism and helps prisoners of war escape. wient told that her ailing father will only live if...