ROAD TO BOSTON

+ Q&A with Director Kang Je-gyu

Dir. Kang Je-gyu | Korea | 2023 | 108 mins | 12

Thursday October 19, 18:00
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Road to Boston is a biographical sports film that tells the story of Korean athletes who participated in the Boston International Marathon in 1947, the first international marathon held since World War II.

KILLING ROMANCE

+ Q&A with Director Lee Won-Suk

Dir. Lee Won-Suk | Korea | 2023 | 106 mins | 12

Friday October 20, 18:00
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Yeo-rae is a top star who became a laughingstock because of her bad acting skills. To escape from reality, she heads to Qualla Island and is saved by Jonathan. Yeo-rae marries Jonathan and retires from show business. Meanwhile, Bum-woo is a long-time student who used to be part of Yeo-rae’s fan club, so when he learns that Yeo-rae has moved next door to him, he is delighted. Yeo-rae is tired of being Jonathan’s doll. The two of them start scheming to kill Jonathan and take back Yeo-rae’s life.

The BREAKING ICE

Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins | 18

Sunday October 22, 15:00
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In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China’s northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to Xiao, a personable but frustrated restaurant worker. The three bond quickly over a drunken weekend. Confronting their individual traumas, their frozen desires slowly thaw as they seek to liberate themselves from an icy world.

DAN DAN

Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins | 15

Sunday October 22, 20:00
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In the depths of the mountains, the poet Dandan finds solace in his creative process, immersing himself in the ethereal atmosphere of the hills. Yet, despite his longing for understanding and love, his desires remain unfulfilled. Through his poetry, he pays homage to the fading souls in his heart: the fervent yet humble love of a female news anchor, the nostalgic memories of youthful romance in the city, and the gradual waning of passion in a middle-aged woman's heart burdened by reluctant acceptance. As the imaginary realms woven by the solitary poet gradually dissipate, his love languishes and diminishes, ensnared within the mist-shrouded depths of his verses.

HIDDEN BLADE

Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong, China | 2022 | 128 mins | 15

Thursday October 19, 21:30
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At the height of China's war of resistance against Japan during World War II, a group of courageous citizens develops a top-secret underground espionage network right under the nose of the newly established puppet regime. At great peril to their own lives, the double-agents extract classified information from deep behind enemy lines.

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

Dir. Lawrence Kan | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 106 mins | 15

Saturday October 28, 17:00
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Based on true events, In Broad Daylight reveals a little-known truth about residential care homes for the disabled that hides beneath the headlines. A news organization’s investigative journalism unit receives a tip about the abuse of residents in Rainbow Bridge Care Home. To expose the home’s wrongdoings, reporter Kay goes undercover to expose the inhumanity inside, searching for the cruel truth under broad daylight.

IN OUR DAY

Dir. Hong Sang-Soo | Korea | 2023 | 83 mins | 12

Saturday October 21, 12:00
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A woman in her early 40s, is temporarily living at the home of a friend, who is raising a cat. Another person, a man in his 70s living alone, had his cat die of old age. Today each of them had a visitor -- a woman in her 20s for the woman, and a man in his 30s for the old man. Both visitors came with serious questions to ask. The woman answered them rather briefly while standing up, while the old man ended up giving longer answers in an extended conversation. Both of them had ramyun for lunch in front of their guests, and coincidentally enough, they both added hot pepper paste to their ramyun. It’s not a very common thing to add hot pepper paste to ramyun...

MAD FATE

Dir. Soi Cheang | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 109 mins | 15

Friday October 20, 21:00
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Can one stray from the path paved by fate? When a deranged fortune teller crosses path with a born psychopath who is destined to commit murder, the fortune teller uses every trick in feng shui and metaphysics to change fate. What is the price to pay for defying the forces of destiny?

#MANHOLE

Dir. Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Japan | 2023 | 99 mins | 15

Friday October 20, 17:00
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Kawamura is an individual with a successful job and engaged to the daughter of the company owner, enjoying a prosperous life. However, everything takes a turn after a night of celebration with a few drinks, just before his wedding, when he accidentally tumbles into a deep manhole.

MONSTER

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 2023 | 126 mins | PG13

Saturday October 28, 21:00
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When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.

PERFECT DAYS

Dir. Wim Wenders | Japan | 2023 | 123 mins | 12

Saturday October 21, 09:15
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Hirayama works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. He seems content with his simple life. He follows a structured everyday life and dedicates his free time to his passion for music and books. Hirayama also has a fondness for trees and photographs them. More of his past is gradually revealed through a series of unexpected encounters.

REVOLVER LILY

Dir. Isao Yukisada | Japan | 2023 | 139 mins | 18

Sunday October 22, 17:00
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Takes place in 1924 and centres on Yuri, who killed 57 people as a spy before going underground as the madam of a small brothel. There, she encounters an orphan whose family was murdered and holds the key to finding a large sum of money reported missing by the Imperial Japanese Army. But with an army of soldiers after them, they must fight to survive.

SNOW LEOPARD

Dir. Pema Tseden | Tibet | 2023 | 109 mins | 12

Tuesday October 24, 21:15
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This is a story about how people and animals finally get along. A snow leopard breaks into the sheep pen of a nomad and kills nine rams. Father and son then argue: the son insists on killing the snow leopard, but the father insists on releasing it.

THE SHADOWLESS TOWER

Dir. Lu Zhang | China | 2023 | 144 mins | 12

Tuesday October 24, 18:00
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Divorced food critic Gu Wentong finds out where the father he had lost contact with as a child is now living. Meanwhile, he begins a relationship with a younger colleague. People come close and move away, but the images and sounds remain to bear witness.

VITAL SIGNS

+ Followed by the Hong Kong-Korea Fim Dialogue between Actor Louis Koo and Producer Han Jae-Duk, the legends of film noir

Dir. Cheuk Wan-chi | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 100 mins | 12

Sunday October 29, 14:00
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After being reassigned to a new station along with his superior, Rock Sir, paramedic Wong Wai is assigned to ride with Jerry Ma. At first, Wai is worried that his work performance review would be affected because he doesn’t agree with Jerry’s way of working. But after some time, Jerry influences Wai to remember once again that the aim of paramedic work is to save every victim.

AS IT BURNS

+ Q&A with Actor Stephy Tang

Dir. Lee Po Cheung | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 102 mins | 15 | World Premiere

Sunday October 22, 17:30
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An explosion takes place in an apartment late at night, detective Ngai Wan arrives for the investigation and a charred woman body found on spot, her name is Yin Ching (starring Stephy TANG). Ching is getting married with Ng Lam who grew up in a wealthy family. Though it seems to be an accident, Wan feels that something is unusual.

CYBER HEIST

Dir. Wong Hing Fan | Hong Kong, China | 2023 | 110 | 15

Saturday October 21, 20:30
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A cyber security engineer (Aaron Kwok) develops an AI program that could bring down the entire network with catastrophic effects. He must prevent it from falling into the wrong hands and causing irreversible disaster.