Open Cinema

• Luc BESSON
• France
• 2023
• 114min

Luc Besson revives the distinctive style of his early masterpieces Nikita (1990) and Leon (1994) with his latest dark thriller, Dogman. The movie manages to be...

• Venice Competition

Jiseok

• Nontawat NUMBENCHAPOL
• Thailand/Cambodia
• 2023
• 99min

Living in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Sorn occupies the lowest rungs of every social hierarchy ? belonging to the Shan ethnic group, having an undocumented immigrant status, and...

• 2017 APM Project

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• Ann HUI
• Hong Kong, China
• 2023
• 102min

Ann Hui, a director known for vividly depicting the dynamic lives of the people of contemporary Hong Kong society, brings to life a long-cherished project: an examination of contem...

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• Lav DIAZ
• Philippines/France/Singapore/Portugal/Italy/Switzerland/United Kingdom
• 2023
• 215min

“We follow orders, not laws.” Hermes Papauran is disillusioned with the irrationality of the Philippine government and police organization. To make matters worse, he finds himself ...

• Locarno Competition

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• Lisandro ALONSO
• France/Argentina/Germany/Portugal/Mexico
• 2023
• 146min

Eureka starring Viggo Mortensen begins as a black-and-white Western. However, the screen soon transitions to color, and from the perspective of a police officer, we are conf...

• Cannes Premiere

Wide Angle

• Sein LYAN TUN
• France/Myanmar/Indonesia
• 2023
• 15min

Two months after fleeing Myanmar and arriving in Paris, Phyo, whose status is uncertain, dreams of romance with another man. He dances freely with a sensual dancer in front of the ...

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• Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
• Japan
• 2023
• 106min

A collaboration with Eiko Ishibashi, who composed the music for Drive My Car (2021), to create a performance video accidentally became a feature-length film, Evil Does No...

• Venice Grand Jury Prize

World Cinema

• Gábor REISZ
• Hungary/Slovak Republic
• 2023
• 152min

As graduation exams approach, Abel finds himself unable to concentrate on his studies. Janka, a fellow student whom he secretly admires, has a crush on their teacher Jakab. Meanwhi...

• Venice Orizzonti Best Film Award

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• Aki KAURISMÄKI
• Finland/Germany
• 2023
• 81min

Returning from retirement, Aki Kaurismaki continues his proletarian trilogy Shadows in Paradise (1986), Ariel (1988), and The Match Factory Girl (1989) in his ...

• Cannes Jury Prize

Korean Cinema Today

• Da-min KIM
• Korea
• 2023
• 92min

Dong-chun is a tired elementary school student who has been shuttled from one school to the next with enthusiasm by her mother, but finds that she does not perform well at any of t...