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1. Singing When We're Young (China)
long served as a behind-the-scenes documentary film director, Liu Juan finally set up her own film studio in 2010. This nostalgic film focuses on four high school boys and a girl who loves singing, set against a backdrop of the 1997 college entrance examination. Producer Andy Lau has called it as his biggest movie surprise.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Runtime: 90 min
Directed by: Liu Juan
Starring: Zhang Hanyun, Ran Xu
2. Very Ordinary Couple (South Korea)
Noh Deok's feature directorial debut tells the story of a recently separated couple who must still work at the same bank together. This leads to tensions but over time their feelings change. The film is characterized by bold hand-held camera work and the clever use of natural light.
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 112 min
Directed by: Roh Deok
Starring: Kim Min-hee, Lee Min-ki
3. How to Use Guys With Secret Tips (South Korea)
AN assistant director of commercials, Choi Bona ends up with all the hard and tedious work, and can't remember the last time she had a date. Then one day, she ends up with a book called "Man Manual," resulting in a movie star falling in love with her. Actress and boxer Lee Si-young and Oh Jeong-se, create a fresh, fun love story.
Genre: Romance
Runtime: 116 min
Directed by: Lee Won Suk
Starring: Lee Si-young, Oh Jeong-se
4. Sunlight at Fingertips (China)
SIblings Shi Xiaohe and Shi Xiaoyu live with their grandfather while their parents work in the city. Xiaohe and Xiaoyu find that Grandpa longs for the family to be together, so they try to talk their parents into coming home.
Genre: Children
Runtime: 89 min
Directed by: Huang He
Starring: Zeng Meiling, Wang Tao, Wang Jia
5. The Bright Day (India)
Yearning meaning in his life, a cosseted young from an affluent family sets out on a spiritual quest that takes him across contrasting landscapes. Along the way he encounters various people - some resolved in their path, others confused - as he journeys towards light.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Directed by: Mohit Takalkar
Starring: Sarang Sathaye, Rajit Kapoor
6. Innocents (Singapore)
It's monsoon season during the 1980s and 11-year-old Syafiqah is struggling to fit into society, instead discovering a friendship with an ostracized boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they create a private life of fantasy and freedom in this tone-poem about loss and about being found.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 88 min
Directed by: Wong Chen-hsi
Starring: Nammera Ashley, Cai Chengyue
Stepping on the Flying Grass (Indonesia)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 79 min
Directed by: Eugene Panji
Starring: Donny Alamsyah
Sleep in the Wind (China)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 96 min
Directed by: Liu Zhaodong
Starring: Qi Yunpeng, Xu Yang
The Coming Twilight (Iran)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 92 min
Directed by: Ali Sedaghat Karimi
Starring: Fereshteh Sadr Orafaei, Mahin Nazari
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear (Iran)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 94 min
Directed by: Narges Abyar
Starring: Gelare Abbasi
long served as a behind-the-scenes documentary film director, Liu Juan finally set up her own film studio in 2010. This nostalgic film focuses on four high school boys and a girl who loves singing, set against a backdrop of the 1997 college entrance examination. Producer Andy Lau has called it as his biggest movie surprise.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Runtime: 90 min
Directed by: Liu Juan
Starring: Zhang Hanyun, Ran Xu
2. Very Ordinary Couple (South Korea)
Noh Deok's feature directorial debut tells the story of a recently separated couple who must still work at the same bank together. This leads to tensions but over time their feelings change. The film is characterized by bold hand-held camera work and the clever use of natural light.
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 112 min
Directed by: Roh Deok
Starring: Kim Min-hee, Lee Min-ki
3. How to Use Guys With Secret Tips (South Korea)
AN assistant director of commercials, Choi Bona ends up with all the hard and tedious work, and can't remember the last time she had a date. Then one day, she ends up with a book called "Man Manual," resulting in a movie star falling in love with her. Actress and boxer Lee Si-young and Oh Jeong-se, create a fresh, fun love story.
Genre: Romance
Runtime: 116 min
Directed by: Lee Won Suk
Starring: Lee Si-young, Oh Jeong-se
4. Sunlight at Fingertips (China)
SIblings Shi Xiaohe and Shi Xiaoyu live with their grandfather while their parents work in the city. Xiaohe and Xiaoyu find that Grandpa longs for the family to be together, so they try to talk their parents into coming home.
Genre: Children
Runtime: 89 min
Directed by: Huang He
Starring: Zeng Meiling, Wang Tao, Wang Jia
5. The Bright Day (India)
Yearning meaning in his life, a cosseted young from an affluent family sets out on a spiritual quest that takes him across contrasting landscapes. Along the way he encounters various people - some resolved in their path, others confused - as he journeys towards light.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Directed by: Mohit Takalkar
Starring: Sarang Sathaye, Rajit Kapoor
6. Innocents (Singapore)
It's monsoon season during the 1980s and 11-year-old Syafiqah is struggling to fit into society, instead discovering a friendship with an ostracized boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they create a private life of fantasy and freedom in this tone-poem about loss and about being found.
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 88 min
Directed by: Wong Chen-hsi
Starring: Nammera Ashley, Cai Chengyue
Stepping on the Flying Grass (Indonesia)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 79 min
Directed by: Eugene Panji
Starring: Donny Alamsyah
Sleep in the Wind (China)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 96 min
Directed by: Liu Zhaodong
Starring: Qi Yunpeng, Xu Yang
The Coming Twilight (Iran)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 92 min
Directed by: Ali Sedaghat Karimi
Starring: Fereshteh Sadr Orafaei, Mahin Nazari
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear (Iran)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 94 min
Directed by: Narges Abyar
Starring: Gelare Abbasi
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