LEAFF 2023

Programme

LEAFF 2023 brings a diverse programme from East and Southeast Asia, including international and UK premieres. This year, our programme will be showcased through these strands: Retrospective: Director Chung Ji-Young, LEAFF’s Official Selection, Competition, Stories of Women, Halloween Horror Special, Cherish the World, LGBTQIA+ and Classics Restored.

The festival will open and close at ODEON Luxe Leicester Square. Other screenings and Q&As will take place at Odeon Luxe West End and the Cinema at Selfridges.

For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets

OPENING GALA

The Boys + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins 

CLOSING GALA

Concrete Utopia + Q&A with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins

LEAFF OFFICIAL SELECTION

The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins 

Cyber Heist | Dir. Hing Fan Wong | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 110 mins

Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins 

Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong, China | 2022 | 128 mins 

In Broad Daylight | Dir. Lawrence Kan | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 106 mins 

In Our Day | Dir. Hong Sang-Soo | Korea | 2023 | 83 mins 

Killing Romance + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Lee Won Suk | Korea | 2023 | 106 mins

Mad Fate | Dir. Soi Cheang | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 109 mins 

#Manhole | Dir. Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Japan | 2023 | 99 mins 

Monster | Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 2023 | 126 mins 

Perfect Days | Dir. Wim Wenders | Japan | 2023 | 123 mins 

Revolver Lily | Dir. Isao Yukisada | Japan | 2023 | 139 mins 

Road to Boston + Q&A with Director | Dir. Kang Je-gyu | Korea | 2023 | 108 mins 

Snow Leopard | Dir. Pema Tseden | Tibet | 2023 | 109 mins 

The Shadowless Tower | Dir. Lu Zhang | China | 2023 | 144 mins 

Vital Signs | Dir. Cheuk Wan-chi | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 100 mins 


RETROSPECTIVE: DIRECTOR CHUNG JI-YOUNG

The Boys | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins 

Black Money | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2019 | 113 mins 

Ari Ari The Korean Cinema | Dir. Heo Chul, Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2012 | 83 mins 

National Security | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2012 | 106 mins 

Unbowed | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2011 | 110 mins 

Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 1994 | 120 mins 

White Badge | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 1992 | 124 mins 

North Korean Partisan in South Korea | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 1990 | 157 mins 


STORIES OF WOMEN

Her Hobby + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Ha Myung Mi | Korea | 2023 | 118 mins 

Her Locket + Q&A with the Producer/Actor Rebecca Chuaunsu Shangkuan | Dir. J E Tiglao | Philippines | 2023 | 119 mins 

Little Blue | Dir. Lee Yi-fang | Taiwan | 2022 | 96 mins 

Lonely Eighteen | Dir. Tracy Hsu | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 91 mins 

Untold Herstory | Dir. Zero Chou | Taiwan | 2022 | 102 mins


COMPETITION 

Amiko | Dir. Morii Yusuke | Japan | 2022 | 104 mins 

Coo-Coo 043 | Dir. Chan Ching-Lin | Taiwan | 2022 | 135 mins 

Cord Of Life | Dir. Sixue Qiao | China | 2022 | 96 mins 

Day Off + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Fu Tien-yu | Taiwan | 2023 | 106 mins 

Double Thomas | Dir. Yang Tianshuo | China | 2023 | 81 mins 

GAGA | Dir. Laha Mebow | Taiwan | 2022 | 112 mins 

Hopeless + Q&A with the Director, Actor Hong Xa-bin | Dir. Kim Chang-hoon | Korea | 2023 | 133 mins 

Iron Mask | Dir. Kim Sung-hwan | Korea | 2023 | 100 mins 

Kissing the Ground You Walked On | Dir. Heng Fai Hong | Macao | 2023 | 93 mins 

Stand Up Story | Dir. Au Cheuk Man | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 105 mins 


CLASSICS RESTORED

Ah Fei | Dir. Wan Jen | Taiwan | 1983 | 115 mins 

Dust of Angels | Dir. Hsiao-Ming Hsu | Taiwan | 1992 | 110 mins 


HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL

Home Sweet Home | Dir. Takumi Saitoh | Japan | 2023 | 113 mins

Immersion | Dir. Takashi Shimizu | Japan | 2023 | 109 mins 


CHERISH THE WORLD

Where Has All The Pollution Gone? | Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 1991 | 47 mins 

Sura: A Love Song + Q&A with the Director | Dir. Hwang Yun | Korea | 2022 | 108 mins 


LGBTQIA+ 

Egoist | Dir. Daishi Matsunaga | Japan | 2022 | 120 mins 

Green Night | Dir. Shuai Han | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 92 mins

LEAFF 2023 Official Poster