Open Cinema

• Japan
• 2003
• 112min

Get Up deals with the hilarious happenings related to a James Brown, ′the King of Soul′, concert. The director Izutsu Kazuyuki, famous for Nodojiman, which portrayed the contestants for a TV singing contest, has wished to make a f...

Open Cinema

• Denmark,France
• 2003
• 76m

A poignant and touching drama The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear is the eighth feature-length animated film by prolific producer and director Danish grand master Jannik Hastrup. In the polar bear′s den which acts as a sanctuary from ...

Open Cinema

• Germany
• 2003
• 118m

October 1989 was a bad time to fall into a coma if you lived in East Germany and this is precisely what happens to Alex′s proudly socialist mother. Teenage Alex has a big problem on his hands when she suddenly regains consciousnes...

Open Cinema

• India
• 2003
• 90min

In the ancient 10th century Indian Kingdom of Mala, the King and Qieen are asked to carry out an unpleasant ′request′ of the senate committee. Due to the King′s impotence, the Queen is ordered to sleep with another man to conceiv...

Open Cinema

• Thailand
• 2003
• 105min

A challenging spirit lies beneath the rapid rise of recent Thai films. Take the action film genre as an example. To add Thai traditional action style to Hollywood and Jackie Chan-ish action films is what Prachya Pinkaew′s tried to...

Open Cinema

• NewZealand,Germany
• 2003
• 101m

In one New Zealand coastal village, the Maori people claim descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider. A first-born male has assumed the title of Whangara chief for nearly a thousand years. What would happen if a female tried to enter t...

Open Cinema

• Japan
• 2003
• 115min

Takeshi Kitano is back in town, this time with a historical film. An encounter with the legendary director is enough to make Zatochi worth watching. Takeshi Kitano made his way into Japanese film history, etching himself into it. ...

Open Cinema

• Hong Kong
• 2003
• 102m

The expression that ′there is nothing new under heaven′ might be a perfect fit for melodramas. Johnnie To′s Turn Left, Turn Right also tells a similar story, like other melodramas, but nevertheless impresses us with its unique nar...