A Window on Asian Cinema
Silent MistIn a village in southern China, where a river passes through, some women are raped. However, rather than causing an uproar, the village is silent. Instead, the villagers whisper be...
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Sweating the Small StuffLittle body, stubby arms and legs, awkward gait: meet Yokohama-based 27-year-old Ryutaro (played by director Ninomiya Ryutaro himself), the laconic, heavy smoking and drinking prot...
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Samui SongWhile the film’s title may conjure up all sorts of “exotic” motifs, Samui Song reveals itself to be a multifaceted dark thriller and a biting social commentary on both the T...
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The TailorWhat if the movie The Devil Wears Prada were set in Vietnam? The vibrant fashion world of Saigon meets the Ao Dai, the traditional Vietnamese dress, in a movie that criss-cr...
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Birds without NamesBased on the novel of the same title by Numata Mahokaru, which received rave reviews for its remarkable aesthetic style and astute psychological descriptions, Birds without Name...
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WajibLiving in Italy, Shadi returns to his Palestinian hometown to attend his sister’s wedding. The film is the story of a day during which Shadi and his father, Abu Shadi, distribute w...
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The BrawlerThe newest movie by Anurag Kashyap, a director who has come to represent India by building a creative cinema world that swings back and forth between Bollywood and independent film...
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No Bed Of RosesMostofa Sarwar Farooki’s latest feature tells a somber and heart-wrenching story largely through flashbacks, ellipses, subtle silences and spot-on acting performances: A celebrated...
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Pigeon TangoHuman organ trafficking is modern cannibalism. This is a Taiwanese noir film mixed with ancient words and family drama, touching our hearts in its repeated twists that continue to ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
OmertaBased on the biography of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-born terrorist who kidnapped and murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002, Omerta exp...